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Newspaper
Norfolk Weekly News Journal
Location
Norfolk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
4
A small La Follette boom is reported lost somewhere in Nebraska. Balloon operator Frank Harrison in Lincoln asks the finder to return the item.
The speaker asks what parent countries will do with criminals and the insane to be deported. They note Russia and Spain seem to have limits on anarchists already, suggesting international strain on such policy.
The article argues for continued and enlarged national prosperity driven by farm and factory output in the central west. It notes steady domestic buying, rising exports of 206 million in January, and a $58 million favorable balance of trade, with Nebraska and Norfolk poised to share in revival and growth.
A government study finds average money carries thousands of bacteria with some bills harboring disease germs. The piece argues for clean money and proposes a costless method to exchange old bills for new to improve public health and curb contamination.
The piece reflects on James A. Garfield’s idea that a man outgrows his role when the job is too large for him and notes a national demand for greater opportunity and progress.
The speaker cites Wussel Conwell urging young men to seek opportunity under their feet and not settle for routine work. Business leaders seek men who master their roles and pursue achievement with intense effort and enthusiasm, earning praise only through strenuous, sustained labor.
Anarchists misjudge America’s respect for police, noting that in Europe kings are venerated. The piece praises the policeman as the true king, guarding against crime, securing doors, thwarting burglars, and risking life to preserve community peace.
A Fort Worth Star excerpt praises optimism as a force for state prosperity. It urges persistent hopeful messaging to spur growth and community pride.
The editorial urges Nebraska to push ahead like Texas, praising Norfolk as a central, growing hub. It extols climate, resources, and a thriving agricultural economy, urging vigilance in public safety and fire exits while warning against negligence and urging civic responsibility for widespread progress.
A stark account of the Cleveland school fire and the escape drama underscores a national sense of loss. The piece then shifts to Iowa politics, praising Senator William Boyd Allison as he nears eighty, detailing a career in which he shaped reconstruction and national policy with steady, respected leadership.
A venerable tribute lauds William Boyd Allison, urging withdrawal from the race to allow him to continue his exemplary legislative work. The author praises his long career, national service, and enduring fame, arguing no higher mission exists than serving as a great senator during an era of national achievement.
Ohio delegates at the Republican state gathering vow Taft as the nation’s ideal leader. They hail his legal and governmental experience, world peace aims, and steadfast Republican principles, predicting a second ballot Taft nomination with broad support across states and districts.
The Republican party faces a historic privilege in endorsing the candidacy of William toward Taft for the presidency and pledges to meet that privilege with royal and wholehearted support.
A Norfolk column blends local humor and observations on neighbors politeness and small-town life. It mentions Lent, a mis-said order in a grocery store, clubby society critiques, and moving from Norfolk to brighter places as well as playful takes on skating birds and the St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Dublin and Norfolk.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for deafness caused by catarrh and inflammation of the Eustachian tube. Offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured, claims a constitutional approach, and promotes a circular from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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