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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1906
Page
3
Washington dispatch notes a predicted expansion of food product inspections beyond meats, aiming for an American guarantee of purity. The piece cites opposition to paternalistic controls, discusses tariffs and agricultural bills, and recounts anecdotes on Quorum, Indian affairs, and historic preservation efforts.
Governor Higgins signs Hook Mountain bill securing Palisades park. The New York Tribune notes west bank camping will surge this summer with permits issued by Palisades park commissioners. Marshals and camper volunteers patrol the shore from Fort Lee to Piermont to keep order as spectators, canoe clubs, and visitors flock to the riverfront. The 20 mile strip offers ideal camping along shaded, well‑wooded banks with safe shallow waters for canoeing and swimming, close to the city for holidays.
The Rio de Janeiro government will arrange a musical welcome for delegates opening July 20. Brazilian officials in New York are collecting national hymn scores to feature during the Pan American Congress, including The Star Spangled Banner for the American delegation, Hymne Bayamo for Cuba, and Viva, Bra y Pueblo for Venezuela.
The Chicago Esperanto study group forms under F G Morin to promote the new universal language. It is described as an aid for tourists and traders, enabling business across tongues without mastering many languages. A specimen of Esperanto shows its structure with a translation of the opening lines.
A McPherson county farmer in Kansas uses a daytime automobile to run errands and manage farm tasks, then at night lifts the car, attaches a small dynamo, and powers his home with electric lights, as reported by the Kansas City Journal.
A fashionably run boarding house hides a dramatic theft and a web of deception. A stenographer Miss Bierce, a bank clerk Tillman, and actress Miss Delamar navigate suspicion, deduction, and a tense confrontation as the diamonds vanish and return. The tale climaxes with competence and a blush revealing truth.
Pepper, native to the East Indies and now grown across the tropical belt, is cultivated on poles or shade trees. The elipiber plant bears fruit pea sized. ripe berries turn red and are harvested promptly. Two crops yearly for about twelve years, dried and winnowed for market. pepper was costly in ancient and medieval times.
William B H Curtis describes new bronze medals for regular army veterans of the Spanish war Philippine insurrection and the Peking relief expedition to be worn on dress parades. The certificate of merit badge and extra pay are noted along with design work by Frank D Miller and approval by Secretary of War.
The article compares the Russian Douma with the U.S. House, noting the Douma’s 444 members (potentially 520) and occupations including peasants, workingmen, professors, and lawyers. It argues the Douma is more democratic, with peasants and workers near half the seats, and lists faiths and professional breakdowns amid direct government interference and boycotts.
German chemists unveil banana essence a caustic bitter sweet syrup. Dr. J. Gigli reports analysis showing 54 percent saccharin in a pyridine base, though saccharin in pyridine alone failed to yield the same substance.
Harper's Weekly cites Colonel Roosevelt recalling Chicago canned meat at Santiago Joubness. The anecdote prompts him to say uncanny things sometimes end up in the cans, reflecting wartime humor and skepticism.
Chicago dispatch reports Mayor Dunne joked that any man who has served as mayor of Chicago is entitled to eternal bliss after death. He smiled at piles of petitions and jobs on his desk and said he hopes to meet other mayors and even Carter Harrison in heaven as their deserved reward.
Honolulu via New York Herald reports a steamer Claudine attacked by flying fish in the Hawaii channel. A fish shattered a searchlight, several struck the man on watch, and captains note light-admiring fish behavior. Also noted is a novel ten foot diameter clock at the University of Pennsylvania gymnasium using letters for numerals, a gift from the class of 1895.
A summary of how hundreds of English words derive from body parts like hand and head, tracing roots to Greek and Latin terms. The piece links terms such as oracle, audience, spirited, impediment, and captain to mouth, ear, breath, foot, and head, illustrating how language mirrors bodily functions and social roles.
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