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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1905
Page
8
A public trust is abused when officeholders pursue personal gain through trust funds and insurance assets. The text warns of insidious graft amid insurance upheaval, noting large capital temptations and the risk borne by companies and policyholders. It condemns private gain at public expense and stresses honesty to protect shareholders and customers.
Mrs Hannah Kent Schoffe argues mothers must actively teach honesty and respect for others' property to children. She links moral instruction to purity of life and thought as foundational for a happy marriage and well directed childhood, urging mothers to instill divine commands against theft and deceit.
Clark University president Carroll D Wright argues colleges must adapt to longer professional training and extended high school curricula. He envisions a future where student responsibility rises, entrance is easy, but staying in requires sustained effort, to ease pressure from high schools and professional schools. He suggests shortening the college term.
Editorial argues locally sourced goods keep money in the community and boost growth. It notes editors may tout patriotism but urges readers to patronize home merchants, financiers, doctors, and laborers to strengthen the town’s economy and wages.
The June Atlantic urges towns to adopt a clear, comprehensive plan before any improvement. Plans should be regularly updated with deliberate, not haphazard, changes, recognizing that choices affect many years and must fit past and future local needs.
The Baltimore American notes that many progressive towns tout their advantages both for business and private life. They have offered substantial incentives to railroads and manufactories and benefited from efforts to expand awareness of local attractions to attract capital and people.
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