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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1907
Page
14
An extended temperance piece argues alcohol and stimulants destroy health and race vitality. It cites Dr Kellogg, historic quotes, and examples from Archbishops and soldiers, urging youth education, “Touch not Taste not Handle not” and public school instruction to prevent drunkenness and premature death.
Farmer Duckworth, president of a Georgia Farmers Union, denounces immigration as a scheme by factory owners to profit at the farmer's expense. He links Eastern manufacturers to farmer hardship and urges farmers to unite and resist political rhetoric, echoing historical regional arguments.
The piece discusses the aging Grand Army of the Republic forming a daytime post as veterans dwindle and the last survivors approach. It notes Iowa legislators moderating railroad policy after Governor Cummins warned against radical curbs. It also criticizes the concept of emotional insanity as a defense for violence and urges caution about violence and accountability.
The New York Sun highlights N H Darton’s five year geological survey of northern Wyoming’s Big Horn range. It describes canyons up to 2 000 feet high, glaciers on slopes, lime stone castles, a long red sandstone wall, high altitude lakes, abundant trout and game, plus two summer resort areas opening to hunters prospectors and herders.
The Baltimore Sun argues that the defense of emotional insanity for crime has too much latitude and elasticity and may endanger public safety. The piece urges overhaul of the concept to curb potential misuse.
The Kansas City Star argues President Roosevelt seeks only standard measures for railroads as applied to all industries. It says railroad opposition reveals a misunderstanding of policy and a failure to grasp government supremacy, painting the clash as a fight over reasonable regulation and public sovereignty.
An American woman observer praises the honesty of Japanese people she met in Japan. She notes trust in hotels homes banks and rickshaws, with scrupulous dealings and reliable money handling across age groups and trades.
General Wint was among the last Civil War regulars who served from the ranks. A Pennsylvanian, he rose to officer in the Sixth Cavalry, then rejoined as a regular enlisted man and became a second lieutenant. He fought Indians, Cuba, and the Philippines, and helped deploy the expeditionary force to Cuba before health forced his return home.
A brief exchange quoted from Tatler features a lawyer pressing a bewildered witness in a courtroom-like dialogue. The lawyer asks for a binary answer about the significance of a disputed statement, and the witness replies with confusion, yielding a terse moment of legal brinkmanship.
The Missouri River is famed for shifting course and reshaping land. A Kansas City tale shows land evaporating then reappearing as banks erode and rebuild, transforming a 160 acre plot into 500 acres, amid buyers chasing gain while the river acts like a shifting, opinionated agent.
A traveler questions a man about a label on a trunk at Union Station. The label recounts a previous incident where a careless handling caused a trunk to explode, injuring a baggage man and damaging the station. The two men discuss obtaining similar slips.
A shortcut for cleaning windows warns against washing machines and starch heavy Chinese laundry methods. It advocates boiling with white goods, rinsing, using three waters, and drying on a curtain stretcher for best finish.
A wife brings home old fly papers to her husband before a week of trout fishing. He humorously questions why she saved the papers from last summer instead of buying new flies. The scene centers on patience and anticipation for the fishing trip.
Baltimore American notes Rockefeller raises labor wages and oil prices to invite public collaboration in his philanthropic ventures. The piece frames this as simultaneous generosity and calls for public participation in his programs.
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