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Newspaper

Petersburg Weekly Report

Location

Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1916

Page

2

Loyal Orders Meet Weekly in Local Halls

Lose L Order of Moose Petersburg Lodge 102 meets Tuesdays at 8 pm in Sons of Norway Hall with Char. Greenar as Dictator. Norway Lodge meets Thursdays at 8 pm in the hall led by L. Steberg as President and Olap Hanseth as Secretary. Arctic Brotherhood AMP No. 30 holds Wednesdays at 8 pm in AB hall with I. Pryer as A.C. Visiting brothers invited.

Order OF Mooske— Petersburg Sons of Norway Hall Chas. Greenar ONS OF Norway Lodge L. Steberg Olap Hanseth Arctic Brotherhood A. B. Hall I. Pryer A.C

One Year and Six Months Notice in Advance

A brief notice states actions or deadlines are set for one year and six months in advance. The item emphasizes planning timelines and future dates without detailing specific events or entities.

License Elections In First Division Towns Questioned

The article discusses upcoming votes on liquor licenses in First division towns. It notes the ballots may be counted for the opposite side if the voter cannot be present. Citizens are urged to vote or leave sealed ballots with the U S commissioner. Reports suggest most towns favor licenses though concerns about tax impact and bootlegging amid broader prohibition plans are raised.

U. S Petersburg

Names Behind the Units of Electricity

The article explains that units such as volt ampere ohm and watt were named after pioneers Volta Ampere Ohm and Watt though these men did not know the exact unit definitions in their lifetimes. Faraday’s work on magnetic currents led to the unit named sarad for electrical capacity.

Alessandro Volta Andre Marie Ampere France George Simon Ohm Ohm James Watt Michael Faraday St. Paul Pioneer Press

Old Time Punishment and Music Definition Essay

A Boston stocks tale recounts Hubbard's ill temper punished by taunts and a charging bull, amid sleet on a November day. The passage shifts to a New York American note defining music as art using sound to express inner feelings beyond other arts.

Library of ‘Congress Hubbard Boston New York American

Judge Jennings Rules Voter Rights In Petersburg Licenses Vote

The judge states any person with full American citizenship residing in Petersburg qualifies to vote regardless of length of residence and must cast a ballot either for or against licenses. The ruling emphasizes the right to participate in the license decision in the town.

Jennings Petersburg Alaska

Alaska Ship Restoration Venture Targets Sunken Vessels

A new company forms to raise sunken ships amid high vessel prices, with Alaska coasts offering abundant targets. The Alaska pinnacle rock is noted as a dangerous hazard compared with submarines.

Valdez Prospector Alaska

Untainted Americanism and the Mayflower Link

A Tacoma News item notes the president’s depositary of expressions defining untainted Americanism as a state of mind. It contrasts loyal citizens with others who claim Mayflower ancestry to claim virtue.

Tacoma News

Tuer Democrats Target Delegate Wickersham

The Tuer Democrats vow to defeat Delegate Wickersham this year, a claim they repeat in alternating two year cycles, reflecting a long standing electoral habit.

Tuer Democrats Wickersham

Joaquin Miller's Retort At San Diego Lecture

A would be heckler at a hotel counter throws a fifty cent piece and demands a ticket. Joaquin Miller accepts the coin, offers a ticket, and discounts the insult by declaring "Children and fools, half price" before turning away.

Joaquin Miller San Diego Smarty Joaquin

Unprofitable Cows on U S Farms

A Farm and Fireside writer notes that at most a third of US dairy cows yield profit. About ten million cows are milked for more than their value, kept for the routine of milking and care rather than production.

United States

Early dollmaking shifts after empire fall

The ivory doll of the Roman child proved costly for future generations. For centuries dolls were mainly home made. The first shop made dolls after the middle ages were jointed wooden dolls from the Netherlands, known in England and colonial America as Flanders babies.

Netherlands England Flanders

Highest River Elevations Desaguadero and Indus Listed

The Desaguadero in Bolivia is described as the highest river valley at about 13,000 feet above sea level with a length near 180 miles from Desa guadero to Aullagas. The Indus river source lies higher at about 22,000 feet above sea level on Kailas Parbat in Tibet.

Desaguadero Bolivia Titicaca Aullagas Indus Kailas' Parbat Tibet

Umbrella Surprise Snags Hidden Items in City Store

A shopper witnesses an odd rain scene as a woman steps out of a store and her umbrella dumps a jeweled hatpin, gloves, and two men’s handkerchiefs. The woman then claims the items are from Mary and George, joking she found them in the umbrella.

Mary George New York Sun

The True Education Worth Beyond Sums and Vergil

A quote from the Ohio State Journal extols education beyond academics. It argues that loving beauty, kindness, books, and music shapes character more than mastery of algebra, urging parents and educators to value these experiences as essential to true life.

Vergil Ohio State Journal

Why She Wept and a Turbulent Meeting Moment

A wedding scene shows tears from the mother, bride, and bridesmaid with a witty exchange about whose wedding it is. The second fragment recalls Sir Charles Hammond addressing a Newcastle meeting during a general election, interrupted by a heckler. the magistrate calmly redirects the crowd.

Sir Charles Hammond Newcastle 4Dman Charlie Baysing

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