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Newspaper
The Caldwell Tribune
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1903
Page
3
A motivational piece urges readers to persist through life’s battles. It counsels training, effort, and steadfast labor to achieve victory, noting that time is fleeting and success comes to workers who strive. The excerpt blends exhortation with imagery of digging for a precious lode and staying true amid challenges.
In a tale from Indianapolis Sun a wife recalls quarrels over petty tyrannies she imposed on her husband George. She frets that love makes him a fool for her sake, but after seeing his patience she repents and vows to mend their relationship. He absolves her, praising their vows and her sensible nature.
Maj Robert Washington recalls the old Washington estate in Westmoreland and the family burial ground at Brydge's creek while tracing kin in Caroline and Fauquier counties. A separate East Side druggist compiles a scrap book of handwritten customer orders from foreign born patrons with humorous misprints and garbled phrases.
Illustrator William Glackens spoke of a fireplace in Mama Roneck described as 209 years old. It features fine black oak carving and bears an unrhymed couplet with lines that puzzle visitors, roughly meaning to add coal when the grate is empty or full.
Dr William A White of the Binghamton insane asylum traced geography of insanity before the National Geographical Society in Washington He cited rising rates versus population and linked heredity immigration and urban competition to high rates in New England and California He noted low rates in the RockiesMississippi agricultural belt and praised farming regions while linking alcoholism worry despair and civilizational stress to mental illness
A Baltimore American style tale describes 54 emigrants bound for Liberia who fail to secure government permits for their two bloodhounds and two coon dogs. The dogs are left at the pier as the Tuetonic departs. mournful remarks spark the scene and a joke about Liberia’s wildlife. The piece also touches on colonial costs and a quip about unauthorized bombarding.
A historical overview describes the rapid rise of interurban electric rail travel across Illinois and neighboring states. It highlights farmer towns gaining access to cities, the appeal of affordable, frequent service, robust roadbeds, and reliable year round operation despite weather.
Historical estimates list twelve insect pests costing the United States about 358 million dollars annually with chinchbug and grasshopper accounting for the bulk. The piece argues even a large government force cannot curb this agricultural invasion and notes the pests’ rapid reproduction amplifies the damage.
Rev Dr C J Ryder of the American Missionary Association rejects daily press fears about U S population decline. He cites census data showing birth rates rising from 1880–1900, with the Northeast gaining most births. He argues the national issue lies in the South and the Christian education of African Americans.
In Australia engineers pumped 6,000,000 gallons daily across 3850 miles from Helena River to Kalgoorlie via Mundaring weir. The 90-foot dam near Perth supports a 30-inch steel main with vast reservoir capacity and auxiliary stations along the line to the richest square mile on earth. Compare to the Assuan dam, this feat mirrors the scale of major international infrastructure like the Simplon tunnel, promising dramatic regional impact.
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