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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
3
Taft argues a president should seek usefulness over honor, be in prime health and vigor, and rely on broad counsel from both in and out of office. He stresses steadfast legality, avoidance of factional promises, and unwavering pursuit of the popular will through lawful means.
Walton T. Beverly of Boston argues wealth does not imply idleness or vice. He asserts most wealthy individuals stay busy with business, philanthropy, or club work while noting greater vice exists among the less affluent. The piece defends the moral standing of wealthy persons and contrasts their activities with society at large.
Governor Hughes argues war no longer acts as a general disciplinary force, noting modern civilization makes its supposed benefits in courage and stamina accrue to too few people as mathematical destruction replaces heroics. He asserts the era when war trains the population is over.
Andrew D. White argues strong courts safeguard liberty and order. He warns that weakening the Supreme Court invites anarchy and tyrannical rule, asserting the court’s pivotal role in the Constitution’s design and the dangers of public opinion overruling it.
A Boston man retells a curious anecdote about a ten dollar gold piece swallowed after a back slap by a drummer. The moral urges optimism in dark times as a New York case follows about Jacob Ritz to be discharged from St. Mary's hospital after severe brain injury and surgery.
The speaker argues that the church should integrate modern psychology and physiology, recognizing the unity of mind and body. He warns that salvation schemes failing to embrace the whole person cannot inspire true hope, predicting the early twentieth century as mystical and spiritual. Rev. Dr. Elwood Worcester remarks in Religion and Medicine.
A reflective piece argues men are labeled more romantic than women and questions women’s indifference to poetry. It suggests wives should not reveal their own bored reactions and should avoid making husbands feel blamed for it.
The National Magazine notes New York City has more islands than any city except Venice, with $1 distinct isles surrounded by deep water. These docks and waterways promise unlimited sailing and future commercial growth based on past expansion.
A New Haven barber extols the base ball spirit as wonderful and impressive with new manifestations constantly arising. He recalls Tad Jones, Yale’s great catcher, dropping into his red plush chair and a playful exchange about a shave.
A historic overview of Haiti with multiple massacres from Columbus to Dessalines, totaling millions dead, followed by a Harvard Medical School lecture where Dr. Maurice H Richardson defended necessary surgery against the notion surgeons seek unnecessary operations.
A copper wire detector uses fusible metal in a copper tube with insulating cover. When temperatures reach 160 200 or 370 degrees F the alloy softens and forces through insulation to strike the tube, ringing the alarm until stopped.
The reading features a playful telephone chat between Ta-Ra-Ra's Country Cousin and Cousin Bob. They bid farewell in a breezy tone about New York visits and future plans to share cocktails and hospitality.
In Bloomfield New Jersey seven year old Rudolph Hollweg son of confectioner John Hollweg of Broad street was struck by an automobile and thrown about twenty feet to the sidewalk. His top rolled into the street as he chased it and then the crash occurred. He cried out asking where his top was after the impact.
A col lector shows a porcelain plate with crystal growth rising half an inch above the surface. He notes its rarity and high value, recounting past sales from Boston and New York collections and claiming the plate has produced three crystals since acquisition.
A civil engineer recalls sitting on a Texas hotel porch when a northbound guest complained about a man smoking a cob pipe nearby. The old man moved aside meekly, and the engineer revealed the smoker to be the governor of Texas, a fact the man admitted he did not know or care about.
Frederick Hovendon of London asserts that electricity heat and ether are a single fluid and that people exhale electricity from their fingertips. He photographs the process by placing a finger through a box of cigarette smoke and powering an arc lamp, revealing ether issued from the fingertips.
A baffling Broadway exchange describes a tense plot with threats of poisoning, pistols, dynamite, and a fatal fall. The dialogue hints at a staged crime and a dramatic final shout about ownership as a cabin collapses.
A three year old, Roger, discovers a mouse caught in a trap in the kitchen. He studies the contrivance, puzzled, then muses that he did not know a mouse could be near such a thing.
The note describes a stationery shop offering high class home school and office supplies with fixed prices aimed at pleasing customers and ensuring satisfaction. It emphasizes quality values and customer service.
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