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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
3
The Toledo Blade argues for a strict two story limit on school buildings and for pre resistant construction with multiple exits and wide stairways. It warns against cost savings that endanger children, insisting safer, though pricier, structures protect lives over penny pinching.
The Washington Post argues that unemployment among able bodied men and rural labor shortages demand federal aid to move workers from cities to farms. It condemns idleness and urges vagrancy laws to compel rural work, warning against feeding the unemployed in cities while farms lack labor.
Public authorities push for stricter building codes and fire resisting standards after the Collinwood disaster. Engineer Richard L. Humphrey warns such fires are common in public structures and calls for laws limiting height and improving enforcement. Superintendent Van Cleve of Toledo schools adds emphasis on safety measures.
The Des Moines News argues that vast land in Louisiana and nationwide farm opportunities can end unemployment. Planters offer to sell land on ten year credit or allow farming on shares with homes, livestock, seed, and implements. The piece cites cities unable to provide work and urges utilization of farmed lands as a national solution.
The New York Tribune argues Pearl Harbor deserves urgent development as an impregnable Pacific naval base. It cites its strategic value for commerce and war, urging prompt, consistent planning for coastal defenses and naval auxiliaries to deter war and honor national policy.
A young man confronts jealousy over playful affection shown by his partner to an older married acquaintance. The woman defends the friendly rival, while the man insists on limits, threatening to end their evening and their relation if he suspects further flirtation. Tense dialogue centers on propriety and control.
A New York Sun description of an uptown market featuring a butcher’s department staffed by many young women. Shoppers view long glass showcases with ready cut meats including turkeys, chickens, sirloin steaks, roasts, ribs, soup meats, and chopped meats. Saleswomen hand items to customers, pricing shown for exact selections.
Describes the Providence market’s practice of hiring thirty to thirty five saleswomen in the cut meat section with an extra twenty five on Saturdays. notes about black dresses with white aprons and market supply of aprons. remarks on envy of old fashion and comfort, and a breezy aside about long ago attire and modern styles. includes a brief humorous cartoon caption about Mary and her husband’s cooking.
The speaker reflects on changing habits from begging for a kiss to taking one and apologizing for the time spent. The piece contrasts past longing with present restraint and self-critique in intimate moments.
Daily Thought urges keeping olive oil in a cool dark place after each meal to maintain quality. The piece ties cheerful outlooks on life to forming good habits, suggesting optimism can grow like any habit.
In a Sunday supper tale from Youth's Companion, Deacon Black invites a minister home. Mrs. Black warns him about the salad in the narrow dining passage. The minister shows restraint, drinks tea, and departs after a brief meal amid family kitchen bustle.
A brisk roundup notes rail mileage in the Philippines, a surge in harnessed animals, flounder reaching Rhine waters, Henry J. Daveen’s art-deal fortune, and crude oil finds near Boonab Queensland. It also mentions high meat prices in Chile, a Great Barrington water bug incident, Ceylon tea export gains, Calaveras skull research, and a governess remark about a noblewoman’s daughter’s foot ailment.
A reflective note on edible plants including cacti and eggplant, arguing many nonfood items could serve as nourishment. The Kansas City Star voice questions strict food rules and hints at broader culinary openness.
The piece highlights Mary Johnston's Virginia novel Lewis Rand, Dr. W J Rolfe's Shakespeare volume with notes, Caroline Corner's Ceylon portrait, and praise from the Earl of Rosebery for Tinayre and Dickens. It notes copyright shifts and a humorous poem on spelling.
A brief exchange recalls a witty remark about beginnings in life and journalism. The lines suggest a playful, self reflective conversation quoted by the Boston Transcript. The dialogue contrasts a newsboy past with an infant origin retort.
A Washington Star line laments how libraries erase cherished plans and ideas, noting that meaningful thoughts often precede such closures. The piece contrasts beauty with intellect, echoing a sentiment that true value outlives surfaces.
Roy Grout an 18 year old Spencer Mississippi high school student says he has mastered wireless transmission of electric power with a lever operated device. He claims to light bulbs in several rooms without wires and to power a motor at 900 feet, with plans to test aboard a motor boat and eventually torpedoes. He cites the support of a Connecticut weather official and visits from electricians as verification.
In a quaint tale from Our Autumn Buning on French Rivers, a fat man in bathing attire is strapped by swimming masters to a wooden stump and forced to swim while spectators marvel at his tenacious effort. The scene ends with the remark that his perseverance finally earned him a dressing room exit and a proud grin.
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