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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
2
A dated note surveys Lincoln's birthday as a legal holiday and its observance nationwide. It critiques steamboat sounds, orange ads, and anger at liquor advertising. It notes 102 employees serve 156 legislators at a daily $414 salary, questioning public spending waste.
The statement urges residents to boil drinking water, arguing its value to Steubenville residents for every repetition. It emphasizes the duty to repeat the guidance as a public safety measure for the community.
A communication from Sanitas discusses the pure water issue and urges careful consideration. The brief urges readers to read and reflect on the topic before forming an opinion.
A reflective, concise remark on equality and reciprocity, noting how the statement inverts common judgment and invites thought about merit and virtue.
Editor Arnold recalls Col. Arnold of the Sentinel gratefully accepting a $150 check from Col. Scott and retiring with thanks. The Steubenville Herald-Star cites a killed River Improvement project, while Burton is praised as a "Machine" for a peanut. The Cadiz Sentinel notes immediate use of about 32,000,000 dollars and urges reflection.
The senator Tod shows both push and brains in a few weeks in the Senate. He has impressed the body and the public more than many veterans, signaling he may be a notable rising figure.
The Republicans have increased the Finance Committee by four members all opposed to Cox, disregarding Democratic Senators. Democrats appeared to enjoy their Cox alliance amid the shifts in committee balance.
The piece humorously condemns January for stealing June like sunshine and wasting it on winter. It suggests January resents generosity and will retaliate with icy mischief, warning that the cold-hearted January foresees future trouble.
The passage urges rapid progress on securing pure water, stating there is universal agreement on its necessity and warning that delay risks death. It calls for immediate proceedings to begin without procrastination.
The saying credits Lord Coke with the view that great lawyers are made by scorn for pleasures and hard study, a rule for any field. It warns that many settle for easy money while doing half efforts and complains about lack of reward. The message favors disciplined, persistent work.
A brief line notes the Carrollton Free Press Standard readers enjoy this week’s editorial utterances.
The piece describes a fog bound sea collision where a ship is attacked and a wireless Marconi relay saves six liners. Notably passenger Connellly, famed for sea tales, is cited as inspired by the event. The author extols wireless power and calls for more editorials from the paper.
The Herald Star editor mails Mr Garber a soothing copy of Gruber's eulogium on a great man, while citing political fallout from Harmon support. It mocks Garber's political maneuvers, notes the General Assembly’s clerical error in the criminal code, and accuses lawmakers of self serving pay gains. The piece ends predicting public regret for legislative corruption.
The legislative session has accomplished little but has detached itself from Geo. B. Cox’s sway, praised for honesty yet noting flaws. The writer concedes Cox’s virtues but argues he has no right to dictate Ohio’s Legislature, while acknowledging Senator Duvall’s alignment with constituents’ best interests and the sanctified twelve.
The Cadiz Sentinel jestingly critiques local politics and weather, noting a scarcity of Hick's Almanac and poking fun at Buron and Burton. It praises Major General Charles W. F. Dick as the Republican boss while questioning other leaders and remarking on sun rising myths and axis rotation.
Observers led by Jim Faulkner say lawyers serving in the General Assembly hoard envelopes mucilage paper fasteners and umbrellas for a rainy day while money is spent on personal attendants and supplies. The pattern, described as a long-standing habit, suggests widespread petty graft across legislatures, not unique to the current session.
A cartoon portrays Roosevelt as a sturdy tree amid storms, with the Senate and House represented as woodpeckers clinging to the trunk. Uncle Sam warns they may find a few worms but cannot destroy the principles Roosevelt symbolizes, which remain in the American psyche despite criticism.
The Herald-Star condemns the city council action to petition the legislature to pay the Dean liquor bills as unnecessary and awkward. It argues the move misrepresents public wishes, offers little legislative influence, and risks embarrassing the council while delaying the Rose law repeal.
The piece presents a creed of self restraint and service, urging perseverance, modesty, and daily improvement. It reflects on moral conduct, fairness, leadership, and choosing worthy causes, ending with an aspirational wish for virtuous action.
A string of quips and opinions touches politics, sports, weather, crime, and novelty items. Notable lines reference Harmon seeking office, Hopkins up in the air, base ball legalization talk, Marconi pride, a Maine Havana harbor note, Oklahoma frauds on a grand scale, Senator Stephenson troubles, and Wright brothers medals. The column mingles rumors, humor, and local references with broad, sometimes cryptic observations.
Indianapolis January 27 delegates pressed President Lewis to lift the lid on funding for national organizers. Farrington Illinois demanded a treasury payment answer while Lewis defended long-standing custom. Mother Jones urged a demonstration for Russian refugees wanted by authorities.
Ohio Attorney General A Grant Denman ruled that lawmakers cannot draw 12 cent mileage for unmade trips and may claim it only once per session, then only if the trips occurred. Speaker Granville Mooney will halt new vouchers. if law changes, mileage up to enactment at 12 cents remains, thereafter at a likely two cent rate.
Train No 44 struck a broken rail at Adams Mills tearing track for 250 feet. Engineer Jobe and Conductor Lafferty led the crew as General Manager McKeen was among the injured. Passengers from St Louis to Pittsburg were moved, with several harmed including W. H. Netherland who lost 113 dollars.
Mrs Annie E Levengood of Germany passed away Thursday January 14 1909 at her home. Born November 11 1868 she was daughter of John and Mary Patton of Annapolis. Married Allison Levengood April 9 1885. She joined Presbyterian faith then Lutheran Church. Funeral held January 17 conducted by Rev F P Cook. Survived by husband two children Emma and Charles an aged mother two brothers and one sister. Interred Annapolis cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Elmer J Gilkinson celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary at Reed s Mills Ohio on a rainy Saturday January 23 1909. Guests included Mildner Gilkinson McElroy Cunningham Patton Rine Thompson and others. A noon dinner for 28 featured white and pink decor and a white wedding bell with ribbons. Gifts ranged from tinware to linen and were gratefully received by the couple after ten years of marriage.
The meadow mouse Microtus pennsylvanicus and related species damage meadows, pastures, gardens, and nurseries by burrowing under snow and feeding on crowns and roots. Birds and mammals like hawks, owls, foxes, and snakes help control them, but agricultural losses rise when predators decline.
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