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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
2
A noisy town meeting recalls a local reform clash and a humorous tale of temper and voting in a New England town. The column cites Irish and English examples, a Panama Canal worker with dynamite, and a debate on tuberculosis and university leadership.
In Bethlehem a mother cradles the infant Christ within a luminous cave. Joseph contemplates, magi arrive with offerings, and a cross of gold foretells the crucifixion. Mary dreams of the Redeemer as the three kings bow and blessing the scene before dawn breaks over Bethlehem.
A North Dakota family enacts a Christmas time spanking ritual. A visitor observes a row of nine children standing, then the tenth sitting, as the man explains the long standing practice must continue despite questions from the guest. The wife agrees, and the father finishes the process before the visitor leaves.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a harsh exchange about discipline and punishment of children. The speaker accuses others of injustices while describing exploitative handling. The wording resembles a dialect rich in regional color but conveys a clash over authority, care, and consequences.
President Roosevelt plans to file a bill in equity to stop damage to forest reserves from Anaconda smelters. Justice officials anticipate an injunction to halt destruction, arguing the government can protect its property. Mine owners fear costly changes and large layoffs if the trust is halted.
In Corydon Indiana David Price reports a kidney trouble cure after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He says his health returned, he walked without a cane, and seven years later remains well. Sold by all dealers. Buffalo company ad. Also a light cartoon by Sydney Rosenfeld on Optimist and Pessimist.
Duluth reports the steamer D M Clemson of 17000 tons with 14 crew lost after last sighting near Sault Ste Marie. Debris sighted and a wooden pilot house noted. Wolvin line and Captain Chamberlain trusted to recover crew and vessel despite family skepticism.
Four skaters Harl Cooper Harvey Richardson Violet Blivens and Fannie Blivens drowned after breaking through on Lake Koshkonong Dec 7 Mabel Brown survived though feared to perish from exposure Alberta Beere 12 dies under a train saving a friend Elsie Byers dies later in hospital Kingston Ontario blaze destroys Wormwith Plano Co and W G Craig Co wholesale firm loss 100000 Kingston fire patrols Natches Mississippi planters shot by two Negroes buckshot fatality Concordia Parish Louisiana James McCormick killed at door in home incident
Washington report of botanist Joseph H B Painter age 20 and companion Robert Wallace age 16 drowning Sunday while attempting to navigate the rapids at Stubblefield Falls in the Pegomar river. Springfield note of an accidental self-inflicted wound by a detective during burglary search.
In June a tired Miss Baxter tries to engage a languid class with a talk on the obellak. After half an hour she explodes that every word goes in one ear and out the other. A student answers, defining an obelisk as something that goes in one ear and out the other.
A lighthearted Atlanta Constitution excerpt reflects settlement life with humor about possums for dinner and homegrown turkeys. It notes gratitude, self-reliance, and the resolve to build the old country, keeping the saw in the log and sawdust flying.
The author argues the word anxious is misused in everyday speech. He contrasts anxious with eager or desirous and notes the fault lies in placing anxious in the wrong context, urging careful word choice to avoid overstatement.
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