27 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
1
A series of editorials covers misgivings about Roosevelt and Bryan, civic honesty calls by Governor Cummins, and critiques of journalism's role. It notes a prisoner freed after two decades without sentence, Russia's stance on indemnity, and potential Cuban bond debt and repudiation risks.
A gunboat named Bennington exploded in San Diego harbor killing and wounding over 130 officers and sailors. Defective boilers were recently inspected and blamed on naval red tape delaying repairs, with calls for greater command control and swifter maintenance to prevent such losses.
The author and Bidwell tour Holland from Rotterdam to Scheveningen and Leyden noting canals windmills dykes and flat land. They describe old crooked buildings and Dutch customs, visit The Hague Huis ten Bosch Rembrandt Rubens works and Marken Isle figures. They recount WWI era reflections and a July Fourth scene in the Hague.
A Philadelphia Record anecdote notes two blind men from a home for the blind meeting on a street corner. One man explains he can identify another by the sound of his cane from five yards away, claiming he can tell at half a square the top of any cane.
The account notes Tenry 11. of Na varre growing partially white within hours after learning of the Nemours edict. An English banker, facing business reverses, gray within three days. A man about forty, whose hair dark at marriage, returned from his wedding trip with hair turned entirely snow white up to the eyebrows, shocking his friends.
A reflection on judging a person by inner worth rather than outward appearance. It warns that poverty may mask noble spirits and a flashy exterior can hide a villainous character.
The quote notes that defaming certain individuals can rival the approval of others, suggesting reputation operates through both negative and positive judgments. It highlights how public opinion and character assessments gain influence when echoed by others.
A Chicago Record Herald quotation discusses Cupid’s arrows causing little pain as a man becomes senseless only for a time.
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