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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
2
Judge Ben B Lindsey argues that delinquent youth require state backed education playgrounds and reform rather than punishment. He cites Denver progress toward treating boys humanely in reform schools and emphasizes duty to children to ensure future citizenship.
Supreme Court Justice David J. Brewer argues against a large navy, calling it a grave mistake for a debt laden nation to spend on armament. He favors peace and notes debt from the Civil War and the cost of naval building. He asserts the country is far from danger and aims to avoid war costs.
The text argues for government revenues and payments via regular banking, keeping money in banks and drawing minimal cash. It proposes a central government bank to support treasury needs, allowing loans and rediscounts, preventing panics and stabilizing business. It calls for better hygienic conditions and less medicine, claiming a systemic reform is needed.
An Anecdote from Youths Companion recounts Disraeli and Mon tagu Corry after a speech. They recall a Viennese cab tale with Prince Gortachakoff, noting the Eng lishman's politeness and the royal carriage scene.
Brother Hunkum confesses to stealing several fowls in a humorous courtroom defense. He claims partial guilt while describing his dealings with religious groups and fearing disruption if jailed, appealing for leniency. The mock-archaic speech mimics a humorous early 20th century satire.
Two Moradabad brothers Khuda Bakhs and Shaikh Abdul Ghani faced a tiger in a Ghadpura grove. Khuda Bakhs warded off the attack with his right hand and held a paw while Abdul Ghani drove the animal away with a stick and killed it. The Nawab of Rampur kept the skin as a memento. Khuda Bakhs was taken for treatment.
A Lancashire seaside by-election for a council seat stirs strong feelings over a former council member who helped finance two large but poorly built piers. In a recent meeting an opponent proposed an amendment and, after sharp criticism of the candidate, a bystander quipped Try him by his piers, highlighting the pier controversy.
An old Vienna professor of pathology, father of a renowned operatic singer, explains his four sons' careers. He notes two become healers and two become healers who howl, with the latter earning four times as much as the healers, highlighting diverse medical fame and income.
The Gentry notes a haughty blonde asking about an engagement. A lace counter seller confirms the lady is engaged to the new saleslady's brother who works as a night watchman for Barger & Co. in Philadelphia.
A broken exchange reveals a daughter sensing her father’s praise may be conditional. She questions the meaning behind his words as she seeks reassurance about acceptance and trust within family dynamics.
A city farmer demonstrates a rooster muzzle that covers the beak to prevent crowing. He explains the device prevents neighbors from hearing dawn crows in crowded urban yards, noting Harrison Weir’s invention and how the muzzle blocks the crowing action.
European correspondents urge new safety ideas for schools including dual-building layouts with an interior door for safe transfer in Bohemia. One writer favors wide street doors left open during sessions to prevent panic, while others critique cost and note no proposals for fire escapes.
Rev William Carter spoke at a dinner in New York about his success conducting services in the Belasco theater. A Scotsman from Peebles recalled a London memory of a minister he thought he recognized in a Drury Lane melodrama. The moment highlighted his surprise at seeing clergy in a theater setting.
The excerpt features a Scottish quip about belief, a speaker named Dr Saunders, and an odd exchange with a moth described as a powerful hypnotist. It notes a queen bee's hypnotic effect on her hive and compares it to a hawk moth that imitates the queen's note to enter a hive and plunder.
Marie asks if a teacher’s remark about growing up depends on being good or naughty. Her mother explains the idea, and Marie wonders why the teacher was naughty as a child, showing playful logic and curiosity.
A visitor asks about a noise in a multi story building. It is attributed to a dentist in the floor below removing a tooth, but the sound seems to come from the floor above possibly signaling the Popleys’ baby teething.
A fragmented exchange shows Proud Pa quoting a proverb about not looking a gift horse in the mouth and Popley replying with a terse challenge about making it all harder to make our.
The dialogue centers on domestic frictions over trivial matters. Mrs Marryat chides her husband about nagging and shoes, revealing a light hearted domestic clash with a humorous tone.
Among Malay peninsula insects the curious lantern fly leaps suddenly without using its wings, a remarkable trait noted in this brief account of the species.
A report notes autos may travel fast outside Bhanghal city in China as no speed limit applies there. Within Bhanghal city limits a 30 mile per hour limit is enforced.
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