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Newspaper
Orland Zenith
Location
Orland, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1904
Page
8
A critique of low pay for workers with high stakes in safety and reliability. It cites weather bureau observers, powder mill watchmen, railroad switchmen and crossing watchmen as essential but underpaid, noting how a single error can cascade into disaster and cost lives and property.
A carved reindeer horn bas relief with two verses is dated at about 288000 years old. The scene shows a wild horse and large cave bears, found with human bones beneath a cavern floor in chalk. The work, amid traces of the last ice age in Europe, survives as a remarkable ancient artifact.
The South shows rapid growth in iron and coal, cotton and textile industries, and cotton seed oil mills. Pig iron output rose from 897,200 tons in 1880 to 3,503,000 in 1908, while cotton mill investment climbed from 21 million to about 175–200 million. Cotton consumption shifted toward Southern mills, surpassing Northern use by 1903.
Air famine is the common cause of pneumonia. Ohio centers the nation’s manufacturing. Argentina’s wool clip equals a quarter of world supply. Rio Janeiro begins harbor work at 30 million dollars. Japan’s mercantile fleet ranks seventh globally. France and England own areas in Africa comparable to the United States. Wheat yield in Russia is under half of the U.S. average. A New York life company holds 8 million in Russian railway securities. Harbin flour drives U.S. exports. cottages ship to the Amazon from New York. Seventeen in New York live past seventy. U S nava vessels under construction exceed afloat tonnage. Pacific lumber revenue surpasses all other industries. Through the Soo in 1903 freight reached 85 million tons. France grows more potatoes than the United States. price per bushel about 25 cents. Radium-bearing earth found near Llano Texas.
A Brooklyn Eagle item captures a couple gazing at the moon and stars as they riff on Emerson and a joked reference to neighborhood gossip. The scene ends with a quip about white crepe on a door implying sadness.
Superintendent David P. Leichardt reports the dead letter office handled 10 153 528 pieces last year. Opened mail included 27 708 letters with money and 2 001 633 with writing of value and final deliveries totaled 48 684.04 dollars in money and 1 493 563.65 dollars in instruments. Two undelivered merchandise sales yielded 7 146.88 dollars net, with 13 812.39 washues into the treasury.
Talbot J. Taylor son in law of James R. Keene is accosted by a one legged graybeard on Broadway. He pleads and the broker scolds him then slips his hand into his pocket, with the beggar warning it will be his fault if he uses the Lord's name in vain.
Fool defined as one who is and does not know it. Forgiveness praised as the noblest virtue. Wise man is one who is and does not show it. Jealousy as homage paid by failure to success. Ambition ungrateful for past achievements. Money as the wise man's tool, fool's need. Success means satisfaction with one’s achievements. Conversation as idle work for some and business for others. Charity shown cold to the giver, warm to the receiver.
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