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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
7
President Roosevelt urges accountability for writers and calls for truth based criticism. He outlines plans for conserving natural resources, reforming land use, and national taxation including inheritance taxes while praising forestry and irrigation programs.
A humorous anecdote from Success Magazine cites a congressman whose wife is portrayed as the center of affairs at home. On returning from Baltimore to Washington, Mrs. Blank discovers her umbrella is missing and questions her husband who claims to have forgotten it, prompting a sharp critique of his domestic competence.
Upton Sinclair spoke to a Chicago Socialists group lamenting charity by the rich as futile. He compared it to a fisherman’s gentleness toward a hooked fish, citing a parable of a young lady rubbing liniment on a fish’s cut mouth.
A groom recalls his honeymoon ride aboard what he calls an accommodation train. He jokes that the porter turned out the light at every tunnel, delighting in the playful inconvenience during the trip with his bosom friend.
In remarks cited by the Philadelphia Ledger Miss Knox is criticized for talking about herself while Miss Wise counters that it is preferable to discussing others. The exchange highlights social tensions and wit among participants.
A Salisbury Maryland woman recounts abandoning coffee due to health fears and switching to tea, then to Postum Food Coffee. She says dyspepsia eased, she regained 25 pounds and surpassed former weight, praising Postum as pure healthful and satisfying. She claims it replaces coffee.
A government census bureau report based on 1900 data shows women already in 294 of 303 occupations, including pilots and engineers, with many divorced women supporting themselves. The piece notes large female participation across industries and mentions a push to pension and house army mules after service.
The article reports activists calling for army mules to be placed on a pension rather than sold to unscrupulous dealers. They note many mules have served abroad, bear United States service marks, and deserve peaceful retirement on federal land instead of being auctioned for about 15 dollars. War department officials acknowledge possible legal paths to retirements.
A bulletin from the plant industry bureau of the department of agriculture urges farmers to convert low grade apples into usable products through evaporation canning and cider making. It notes regions with surplus fruit and calls for broader evaporation and storage practices while outlining laws and grading methods.
The president demands rigorous physical and horsemanship testing for line officers advancing to field grade. All officers must undergo endurance riding tests, including a ride of at least 15 miles with ten miles at trot or gallop, plus additional deemed exercises under department commanders during annual inspections.
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