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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
2
The piece surveys changing female standards from Lydia Languish's melodrama to the athletic modern woman with short skirts and quick wit. It laments loss of gentleness and old age dignity while noting migrations of Utes and past Indian conflicts, contrasting past wars with current assimilation.
Phelps of Yale asserts that testing all American undergraduates on Old Testament stories would yield humorous results. He argues many educated individuals exhibit vast ignorance of the Bible, labeling the general literacy in sacred texts as troubling.
Michigan high court allows phonograph testimony in a lawsuit over property value loss due to railroad proximity and whistle noise. The Utica Observer questions the ruling as a novelty and warns higher courts may overturn. The Cincinnati minister’s wife receives a salary from his congregation, a point the Minneapolis Journal notes as typical yet sometimes unsettled.
The Topeka Capital laments Hetty Green’s purchase of a hay oil venture, calling the act a cultural misstep and questioning the financier’s winter hut trend.
Sam Blacklock exposes that House Bill 427 granting the canal commission power was hidden in the filing system. he confronts broker Langdon and lawyer Saxe as he realizes Roebuck and Langdon control his canal and coal fortune, forcing a dangerous power shift.
In a tense office scene Matt confronts Sam Dersly about his rise and the club. The exchange reveals distrust of his rapid wealth and hints at marriage as a route to stability. Matt boasts of his status and property while Sam cautions him about the crowd and potential missteps.
The speaker dismisses public attacks as amusing and grateful, noting rumors that he manipulated Bromwell Eller and urged a marriage. He recalls helping Eller over burdens, hoping to aid him, while denying cruel schemes and claiming only late social invitations followed his actions.
A Washington scientist notes that some animals show a second childhood in age, with cephalopod shells becoming ornate and resembling the young as the old age deepens. The observation links aging in humans to shell changes and suggests a common pattern across species.
Despite some improving gun records on a British warship, the admiralty shows low confidence. The plan to target the wrecked battleship Montague on Lundy Island is abandoned due to fears gunners could damage a nearby lighthouse.
A customer in a Yonkers department store declines to carry goods and asks to have change sent home instead. The girl at the counter asks if the items can be sent, as the purchaser hurries and offers a quick solution.
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