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Newspaper
The Caldwell Tribune
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1905
Page
5
A kaleidoscope of opinions and quips pockmarks the Caldwell Tribune column. It riffs on the Philippines, wealth, language, philanthropy, and public figures, interlaced with civic satire and curiosities from late 19th to early 20th century public discourse. It ponders trusts, doctors, lawyers, and moral questions while tracing changing farmer life and urban connectivity.
A reflective essay contrasts a Highland morning photograph of two freemen with a moral on leadership. It urges doing the hard, disagreeable tasks first, citing a business motto and stories of people who delayed duties. The piece cautions that avoidance multiplies burdens and hampers progress toward success.
A Washington Star puzzle reports three French triplet brothers from a poor family, all in the military service debate. The debate centers on exemption criteria as the brothers, a mason, a painter, and an agricultural laborer, face conscription with their mother unsure which is eldest.
A 26 year old man declares he has avoided cigarette smoking but notes no one praised him and states his intention to begin smoking. He speaks plainly about his smoking plans and future expectations in a concise quote.
Rev. Minot Savage argues the highest and finest value in a man is love and helpfulness. He says spiritual growth requires living in elevated ranges of being and that the church exists to cultivate true manhood and womanhood through shared love, sympathy, and service.
Elmer Rogers notes the demise of ornamental penmanship as schools shift toward typewriting. He recalls the professor in long coat and plug hat who taught flourishes that now seem archaic. He suggests a practical middle ground between longhand and typing may emerge.
A bank president credits a small motto hanging above his desk: Do the hard thing first. He notes that conquering disliked duties prevents the ship from foundering and that many failures arise from shirking disagreeable but essential tasks in business, parenting, and management.
Howland argues success comes from constant idea gathering from ancestors rivals scientists and everyday workers. Americans assimilate abroad practices and turn profitable notions into action while busy people seek interviews to mine even small sparks of insight from any mind.
A colossal flume at Niagara Falls on the Canadian side is expected to develop 60 000 electrical horsepower. Three such flumes, each 300 feet long, will be built to harness river power, with a temporary shop on site and a concrete jacket to protect park beauty. The project includes vast materials and equipment and aims to supply power to areas yet unspecified.
A Chicago company bids 450000 to buy and haul away the World’s Fair structures whose construction cost 14000000. It includes all physical property of the exposition company except street railway cars sold to St. Louis Car Company for 150000 and the permanent palace of liberal arts. a few minor structures remain.
A Georgia paper recalls a wry anecdote about a skilled college artist. The old man boasts of drawing on a lender for $100 yesterday and expects another draw by the next mill.
A Minnesota farmer in Judson township reports nightly thefts from his henhouse. He found six large white horned owls living in his loft, feeding on his flock all winter. In a clash of musk against fur and feather he attacked the birds and won, leaving the owls in fuzzy heaps on the floor. Some folks doubt the tale but the farmer insists it is owls not hares in the garret.
An English engineer records rainfall over four inches per hour with more than a foot reaching ground between 7 and 10 p m in a storm over Santiago de Cuba. The event covered about 800 square inches and was unusually heavy in some areas. The note reflects on tropical storm hazards and cautionary themes about reform.
At Laeken near Brussels a Japanese pagoda is nearing completion within the royal park to honor King. The exterior features dark red and gold with gilded bronze accents, while the interior showcases rich woodwork, lacquered floors, gilded leather pillars, and elaborate decorations. The main hall displays priceless bronzes, screens, and other art treasures, making the building a treasury of Japanese craft.
Ancient skin boats made from goat hide and rattan are described as the world’s oldest watercraft, found in Egyptian and Babylonian sculptures and still seen in Euphrates Tigris river trade. Balkan races also use skin boats, with passengers who swim while the boatman pushes from behind. In a separate vignette, a judge and hobo exchange quippy lines about loitering and punishment.
A fragment from a modern society dialogue describes a man who introduced his fiancee to his friend Jack Smith and later married the friend, reflecting awkward social dynamics. The girl laments scarce good men as a guest in a cheap restaurant asks for a clean napkin, while another line notes a husband should be home to share meals.
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