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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1910
Page
3
Harvard professor Baker advocates teaching plays in colleges to nurture future writers. The idea, though lacking proof of his own authorship, is praised as a method to cultivate genius and create new writers, similar to story courses already offered by several schools.
France shows recovery of naval strength under Admiral de Lapeyrere the new minister of marine. Deputies and senators acknowledge past naval errors and push for efficient sea power aligned with the nation’s traditions and vast interests.
The rat-catcher asks to be relieved from jury duty claiming it interferes with his work. He argues a professional rat-catcher should be suited to hunt what grand juries seek, calling for a defense of his occupation against civic demands. The passage also critiques economic unhappiness and mentions overworked storage plants affecting egg quality.
Myron T. Herrick, ex governor of Ohio and Cleveland banker, is spotlighted as a potential Taft cabinet appointee. He argues government waste is excessive and cites Aldrich on possible savings of 300 million dollars yearly if the government were run like a big business. He links tariff costs to public administration waste rather than to the tariff itself.
Charles Evans Hughes, governor of New York, leaves Albany in October to join the U S Supreme Court. The life and career details cover his studies at Brown and Columbia, roles as professor and governor, the insurance probe that raised his profile, and his path toward the presidency before the Supreme Court appointment.
The St Louis board of police commissioners selects Col. William Young as chief of police. After 32 years on the force he earns a $5,000 salary plus an automobile and benefits. He supported inclusive play and boxing, and his wealth reportedly totals $100,000, with aid to needy families in Soulard.
James Havens, a New York Democrat and former Yale graduate born 1859 in Weedsport, Cayuga County, won the thirty second district seat. A lawyer by trade and longtime Democratic activist, he succeeds the late James Breck Perkins and vows to fight high living costs, aligning with Governor Hughes' ideals.
A detailed look at the cedar pole industry serving U S telegraph and telephone needs. It covers supply sources from Idaho Oregon and Washington, pole-cutting crews and road ice roads, seasonal cycles, and the dangers from woodpeckers to poles and potential protections like creosote treatment.
An anecdote about reform spellers and Brander Matthews notes a hen dropping the final g in egg and a cat purring with one r. He counters that a hen would not stand on a leg with two gs and a cat would resist being stroked with two rs.
Booth Tarkington warns against frankness at a New York dinner before Europe trip. He contemplates opinions on his plays and recalls a bridge club anecdote where a hostess’s daughter responds with a humorous, literal riddle about eye color, ending the evening with a choral, innocent mischief.
The Messina straits, noted for deep channels and whirlpools, yielded a fresh water eel as a rare deep sea find. This discovery illuminated the life history of a mysterious fish and was reported by the London Daily Telegraph.
A quip notes a man earning two million a year often lacks principle, while a student quips the same man would be seen as lacking a principle. The joke pivots on a pun between income and integrity in a social mock.
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