New Ulm Review and its 1907 editorial reflections
A scan of the New Ulm Review dated May 1 1907 contains long editorials criticizing criminal and city governance, reflections on industrial wealth philanthropy, reactions to peace congress discourse by Rev Dix and Bishop Potter, Belgium's police women plan in Ghent, fuel receipt hoax, New York road funding, Tawney on the isthmian canal, and Democratic party identity debates with Harriman and Bryan cited from multiple sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
de. Morgan Dix
Trinity Church
Loyal Legion
Dix
Potter
Belgium
Ghent
Views of Roosevelt Hearst and others on public policy
A compilation quotes President Roosevelt James town speech on wrongdoing and mercy, William Randolph Hearst on Jefferson and Lincoln principles, Henry Watterson on Roosevelt’s leadership, Gov Durbin on Fairbanks, Rep Burton on reforms, and Theodore Roosevelt defending a republic free from plutocracy with equal opportunity for all. The piece paints varied opinions on governance, morality, and political integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Hearst
Jefferson
Lincoln
Ladmit
Argand Lamps Invention Explained By Doctor EB Forman
The article explains how Argand improved lamps by introducing a chimney and a thin wick that drew abundant air. This created a white flame with less smoke and improved lamp design, noting major progress after 1783 with new burners oils and wicks, all patterned after Argand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argand
St. Nicholas
Ruling Passion and a Failing Business Proposition
A Detroit man famed for daily letters to public leaders is courted by a railroad president who offers money to halt the correspondence. A broker promises half the sum for a year of silence, but a wreck prompts the writer to resume critiques. Ledyard notes this as the loss of 3000 dollars. It appeared in the Saturday Evening Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ledyard
Michigan Central Railroad
Russell
Saturday Evening Post
Power to reform court made ethics in American law
The New York World argues that most criminal law comes from courts and the code merely bundles it. It criticizes judges and lawyers for abusing procedure as a stage for eloquence, sees ethics powers in bar associations, and claims only that power can destroy entrenched wrongs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Court of Justice
Bar Association
New York World
Roosevelts Silent Visit Amid Capitol Scandals
The Florida Times-Union notes President Roosevelt said nothing about Capitol scandals during a Pennsylvania ceremony. Friends say he avoided interfering in local affairs, while as a guest he criticized Harvard President Eliot and the university administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
California
Harvard
Eliot
Florida Times-Union
Absinthe cited as a temperance warning by a Paris paper
A Paris correspondent cites St John the Evangelist to claim absinth as a portentous evil. The letter links the eighth chapter of Revelation to Wormwood, saying a star pollutes waters and causes thirst and death. The piece notes Wormwood translates absinth in the French Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cause of Temperance
Mis taken and the burden of owning error
A witty note recalls that mis pronunciation masks a truth about learning from mistakes. Citing Goldsmith on Frederick the Great, the piece argues genuine perfection lies not in flawless deeds but in acknowledging faults and correcting them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsmith
Frederick the Great
Jay
Do Not Stare at the Officers
A Travel Magazine note warns against staring at army officers in uniform abroad. It cites German officers resenting attention and sometimes adopting threatening stances in response. It reminds readers that soldiers may shoot civilians on provocation and that officers may not yield to pedestrians, including women.
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Germany
Travel Magazine
Learning the Rules in Little House Play
A brief snippet from a Chicago News piece shows dialogue where Little Hisie names roles in a pretend house play. Margie asks what she will be and Hisie says she will be another visiting lady while Hisie feigns glad welcome.
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Hisie
Margie
Chicago News
The Drawback Scene Notes and Proverbty Concluding
A brief exchange from the play The Drawback shows Mrs Meeker urging attention to the performance. Mr Meeker dozes and complains the orchestra interrupts between acts. A closing German proverb compares thistles to a neighbor’s garden, implying personal value over others.
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Mrs. Meeker
George
Mr. Meeker
Puck
Modern Fairyland and the rise of electric light
The piece contrasts Aladdin's lamp with modern electricity, praising electric lighting and power for light and heat. It notes the telephone and mirror as imperfect yet progressing technologies, imagining a future of electric vehicles and even flying machines as the next advances.
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Aladdin
A Real Distinction in Who's Who Family
A West End matron, only non entrant in Who's Who, faces family fame as her clergyman father and writer siblings gain renown. Her literary sister consoles by noting she is the sole family member in the telephone book, a costly distinction. New York Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Avenue
Belle
New York Press
Your Eyes and Your Stomach Health Note
A Health Record item quotes De Quincy on how eye depth and sweetness depend on stomach state, noting the transformative effect of a few weeks of effort. It suggests young ladies could change habits for the better by aligning health and gaze through regimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
de Quincy
We Don’t Like Cannes Milk Says Wealthy Winter Guest
A Louisville Courier Journal note quotes a millionaire abroad complaining about Cannes milk and joking to source dairy from Cowes. The exchange is part of a light anecdote about talkative and taciturn people as illustrated by a burlesque remark from Richter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannes
Cowes
Louisville Courier-Journal
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New Ulm Review
The
New Ulm Publishing Company
Hodges & Brooks
New Ulm
Minn
England
France
Portland
Oregonian
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Tawney
Bryan
Harriman
Atlanta Constitution
Jamestown
Henry Watterson
Tyler
Fillmore
Johnson
Arthur
Jordana
Gov. Durbin
Indiana
Fairbanks
Burton
Ohio
Philadelphia Ledger
Theodore Roosevelt
Republic
Gunella Nelson
Anna Jacobsen
Vera Nagel
Hilda Peuser
Walter Diepolder
Cora Johnson
William Diepolder
R. A. Plefterle
Edward Larson
Alice Mueller
Wa, Lindemann
Tila Flor
Frances Haubrich
Leroy Alwin
Howard Klossner
Edgar Zelle
Thea, Steffen R. O. Pletlerle
Vera Strickler
Mich. Schmitt
Oscar Baltrusch
Chas. Schorregge
Herbert Huevelmann
Mich
Schmity
Edgargvelle
Heath and Milligan and Harrison
Andrew J. Eckstein
Oneer Drug Store
the Home Bakery
Wo. Eibner
Bfallmann
Richter
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