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Newspaper
Petersburg Weekly Report
Location
Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1916
Page
2
Ons of Norway Lodge meets every Thursday evening at 8:00 at their hall. President K. L. Steberg and Secretary Olaf Hanseth are listed.
A brief notice notes options for payment or booking windows labeled as one year in advance and six months in advance. The text emphasizes planning and scheduling ahead of time without detailing offerings or recipients.
The Republican press expresses satisfaction with the nominations for president and vice president and with the declaration of American policies at home and abroad. Roosevelt’s self-elimination leaves the GOP with a solid front and little doubt about the November 7 election outcome.
A Washington exchange argues that militarism corrupts democracy in England as cherished institutions dim daily. It adds that Irish executions illustrate how democracy and liberty suffer when military rule prevails, asserting they will not mix.
Samuel O Dunn, expert statistician, notes 1910 saw the fewest miles of railroad laid since the Civil War, arguing that railroad building better reflects industrial prosperity than hastily erected war material plants, per the Concrete Herald of Washington.
Democratic papers claim the Chicago gathering had no option for head or tail of the ticket or platform, and assert reports of the proceedings were markedly inaccurate regarding the St. Louis convention.
The Tacoma News notes the Presbyterian church again refuses to admit women to pulpit roles, arguing it would disrupt piety. It reflects on church finances and women’s sacrifices in church activities while questioning who instigated the move toward pies and piety.
A Parisian inventor proposed laying vast suction tubes from the coast to sea. When attacked, shore machinery would activate the tubes to trap enemy fleets and hold ships in place. A crucial missing piece was the system to pull a 25 000 ton warship backward at full steam.
A Joseph Parker meditation questions personal growth over a decade asking if society has improved in goodness strength patience and charity. It urges private reflection rather than public confession and suggests a deep quiet judgment of one’s own conduct.
The Los Angeles Times reports a cassowary display of boxing-like forward kicks and a war dance over a ribbon in a zoological garden enclosure. A smaller cassowary toppled a larger rival with a swift kick using the inner toe claw, though no serious injuries occurred.
The New York American recounts historical naval exploits where ships hunted sea creatures and monsters. It recalls French warships battling porpoises in the Mediterranean, a British Australian fleet chasing a sea monster near the Falklands, later revealed as a sea elephant, and a Norwegian effort against a vast seal population, ending disastrously for the fleet.
The article describes how different regions symbolize grief through color. Europe uses black for mourning, Persia favors pale brown, the south seas employ black and white stripes, Ethiopia wears grayish brown, French royalty favored purple and violet, China uses white, Syria and Armenia use sky blue, and Egypt and Burma choose yellow to signify dryness and stillness after death.
A London Mail item recalls a country clergyman aiding workhouse girls. He placed a girl with a tradesman family in the east end as a general servant and planned a town visit. She replied with a curt note that Amelia Jones would be pleased to see him but no followers are allowed.
On April 21, 1821 Dr I P Frank the Vienna University hospital governor lay dying as eight doctors gathered. He suddenly laughed recalling a French soldier saying it takes eight bullets to kill a French grenadier and then died, remarking there are eight of you too.
The text explains irritation as a precursor to pain, with examples from the larynx and eye. It notes how finger tips and tongue tips are highly sensitive, making surface injuries painful, while deep wounds are typically less painful except for surface injury.
Describes the king snake as a fearless predator that defeats rattlesnakes by speed and constriction. The article notes the rattler's poison proves ineffectual and both snakes react swiftly, with the king snake swiftly wrapping around and choking the foe.
Ancient writers praise the rose above all flowers. Greek, Roman, and Egyptian accounts show roses as a symbol of luxury and beauty. Athenaeus notes Cleopatra spread roses thick on floors, Nero spent vast sums on roses for a single feast, while Anacreon recalls roses perfuming Olympus and the Graces entwining with them.
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