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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1906
Page
4
Washington reports a deficit exceeding 18 million dollars for the current fiscal year though revenues stay strong. Officials expect fall imports to boost duties while navy and army spending rise year over year, with July noted as a heavy month before an anticipated recovery.
Vienna reports the Russian foreign ministry agency claims Prince Ferdinand aims to elevate Bulgaria to a kingdom on his accession anniversary. He would seek Western support for an autonomous government in Macedonia with a Christian governor, backed by an Anglo French demonstration in Asia Minor ports. Ferdinand recently toured London and Paris.
Gen. T. Coleman du Pont, head of the Du Pont Powder Co, acted as conductor for the Wilmington City Railway to help a green conductor. He helped passengers, signaled the car at Madison Street, assisted an old woman with a market basket, and finally waved goodbye at Market Street.
The article notes a shift in Japan from minimal English exposure 40 years ago to English now common among the public. German and French attract scholars, with a language school in Tokyo teaching nearly a dozen languages and high curiosity about foreign literature and study.
The passage notes major English poets such as Tennyson Longfellow Wordsworth Byron and Milton as popular in Japan. It cites critics and translators like Hanvaku and Oikeile and mentions Bellamy s Looking Backward as recently translated into Japanese. Mill and Albert Spencer are said to have influenced modern Japanese thought.
The article discusses the tune The White Cockade as a historic American melody tied to Captain Davis' company at Concord and the Brelish Patriots. It notes its origins as a neobolite tune adapted for marching and highlights its status as the oldest melody of the American arms sung apr 19 1778 by American forces advancing to battle.
The article traces rose history from ancient times, noting mentions in early Coptic manuscripts and ties to Indian and Egyptian traditions. It highlights wild roses and cultivation across civilizations, from Rome to later periods, underscoring long human fascination with roses.
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