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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1908
Page
2
A town tale contrasts civic virtue with selfish voting while an English paper retells a cat incident at Aldershot. A colonel kills a cat after a clash with guarding dogs, sparking mild outcry from the Society. The piece ends by asking who would be the aggressor if a drummer killed the colonel's fox terrier.
A Sam shovel operator in the Panama Canal work crew lifted a quantity of dynamite described as more than a bushel in an official report. The explosive, about three quarters of an inch in diameter and five inches long, bore a French manufacturer’s trade mark and a date likely November 29, 1887. It seems the dynamite was placed by the French and either failed to explode or was abandoned when that work section stopped.
A Philadelphia doctor filed a bill of 21000 for services to a Pittsburg industrialist, who opposes the amount. The physician, a specialist, says 600 is a reasonable charge. The case is in court and both sides’ lawyers are expected to seek high fees.
Secretary Cortelyou opened the conference with a warning that tuberculosis claimed more American lives in the last four years than Civil War fatalities, underscoring the disease’s vast impact and the Congress on Tuberculosis aims to address it.
The text notes President Garfield's son taking the Williams College presidency after Mark Hopkins' successor. It recalls Garfield's remark about Mark Hopkins on one end of a log with a student on the other and states Harry Garfield began on the right end of the log and now holds his seat on the wise end.
An editor notes Turkey imported over 6,000,000 pounds of soap last year and hints at possible political uses of toilet, washing or soft soaps in an exchange.
A roundup of festive crafts includes Paper Owls made from brown paper and crepe, mounted on twigs with yellow buttons, and filled with wadding. Also described are a Snap-Shot Album on gray paper, a Box for Ball of Twine from leather boxes, and velvet-equipped miniature matchbox booklets for men’s tables.
Cut a five point star from cardboard five inches long and cover with gold or silver leaf. For the rays use about 16 broom straws dipped in metallic paint and pasted in batches of three at the back. Attach a rolled writing paper as a stem to a twig and fix to the star. Arrange the star at the tree top.
A holiday table concept features a Jock Horner bell hung from the chandelier by scarlet ribbon. The bell is made of red tissue paper with a pasted decorative bottom. Ribbons extend to plates and are pulled by the host at a signal to reveal a souvenir on each end.
A feature on decorating the Christmas tree with tips for materials colors and lighting. It describes natural and synthetic options then notes many dollars are spent on ornaments while proposing homemade adornments like popcorn strings and paper flowers to add festive appeal.
A new way of wrapping gifts uses white tissue paper and small edge seals instead of ribbons. Seals feature holly sprays and add festive charm for children. For Christmas boxes, place tissue or cotton atop packages and layer holly or mistletoe sprigs over it.
A large box is placed for children to drop in pictures fancy papers scraps of ribbon and more to craft homemade Christmas cards. Their ingenuity will surprise you as they use available materials to create festive greetings.
During Taft’s North Dakota campaign a Fargo county official secured a 340 pound Finn Leech overcoat valued at 175 dollars for Taft. The coat accompanied the candidate to a barbecue and meetings, then vanished after leaving Fargo with no trace of its whereabouts. Senator McCumber asks for an investigation into the missing garment.
The article discusses a push to replace the current three member commission with a centralized district government. It notes criticism of the commission plan, calls for unified authority to reduce bickering, and cites citizen and taxpayer support for a single headed administration. The debate centers on improving efficiency for the District of Columbia where suffrage is denied.
Police inspector H L Gessford enforces a ban on Salome dance posters in Washington. Gertrude Hoffman’s planned venue is barred from city streets and theater lobbies display the posters only inside. Actors and managers lament the censorship as posters are removed from public view.
Twenty five thousand government clerks cheered President Roosevelts pledge not to force an extra 230 minutes of daily work. He added a postscript banning salary increases by department heads, preventing raises in the civil service while promotions may still occur.
It is evident these datn that bringing up one's parents is a concern to many children of best families. Parents show growing inclination to assert themselves regulate hours and occupations, prescribe life regimens, and dictate amusements and friends. If not addressed the power will shift from child to parent.
Children read their compositions aloud in class. Willie Doran G offered a short piece describing a giraffe as a dumb animal whose long neck prevents it from expressing sound because its voice tires before reaching its mouth.
Mrs Lucy Quebeck of Mechanics Valley reports severe kidney trouble with back pain irregular secretions and vision disturbances. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with prompt relief and gradual disappearance of symptoms after use, as sold by all dealers for 50 cents a bar.
The piece contrasts the modern smile with its old perceived currency and notes the historic esteem of a woman's smile alongside mentions of England maintaining over 20 000 hounds for hunting breeds such as sag hounds foxhounds otterhounds harriers and beagles. It alludes to powder and relief themes and ends with a remark on natural bent and moral straightness.
Mrs A Gregory of Denver writes that after six years of female troubles and an operation she regained health in months using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter promotes the remedy, noting relief from backache and bearing down pain, and invites others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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