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Newspaper
Preston News
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
3
A humorous examination of Leap Year proposals and the dynamics between women and men. The author argues women should propose when appropriate but warns of social risk and male hesitation, envisioning a world where women set marriage terms while noting potential shifts in gender roles.
A church column urges couples to cultivate unselfish love patience humor and mutual respect for a happy home. It stresses equality, honesty, and shared duties, warning against selfishness, secrecy, and external obligations. Religion is cited as essential, guiding daily life and family training.
A narrator recalls Morgan the resort caretaker who was wounded while cleaning a gun and asks for Pickering’s address. Morgan directs a wire to Mr. Pickering, owner at the colony’s far end, as the two men part after a brief, sardonic exchange about ducks and Hoosier hunters.
Mr Glenarm pursues hidden passages beneath Glenarm House and discovers a secret tunnel to St Agatha's crypt. He meets Olivia Armstrong in the chapel and faces social risks as he pursues a chance at companionship amid danger and secrecy.
The president's address to Congress on employers and labor law was read in the Senate. Members applauded the denunciation of wrongdoers and defense of federal judges, then proceeded to refer the message to the committee on the state of the union.
The Chesapeake flag from the 1813 clash with the Shannon sold for 4250 to a London air dealer who also bought the Balaklava bugle for 500. The relics from T. G. Middlebrook’s collection drew strong bidding, with provenance traced to Midshipman Grundy of the Royal Navy.
A dynamite blast at the residence of four Alexander, superintendent of the Frederick mine for Colorado Fuel and Iron, twenty miles west of Trinidad, partially wrecks the house. Three children slept in a bedroom targeted. all occupants escaped with slight injuries. Authorities believe discharged miners staged the attack.
At a sectional committee meeting in Tokyo on Friday Minister of War Tarauchi stated Japan’s military preparations are not aimed at any single nation but at probable events in the Pacific. He cited Japan’s long coastlines from Saghalien to Formosa as the context.
Goldfield Nevada mining engineer Charles F. Hine was knocked on the head with a gun, assaulted, and robbed Friday night on Miner street near the Hotel Casey. He could only give a vague description of his attackers. the unlit street complicates detection.
A Portland dispatch reports Governor George E. Chamberlain received an anonymous letter demanding the release of John Branton from the Oregon penitentiary. The threat claims actions against the governor and cites named figures Steunenberg Harvey Brown and Baker County officials in a tense political context.
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