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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
2
Administrative officers of the Carnegie Foundation and the General Education Board oversee vast funds to pension professors and aid colleges. They seek a deeper standardization of education, aiming to align admissions and curricula with common aims, and to develop tests that measure college purposes and outcomes.
The article outlines a plan to grow trees locally in Pennsylvania to replace timber. It notes use of glue for rails and large scale planting, with agents preparing to deploy 2.2 million trees on land reserved for this purpose while consuming millions of units of resin. It suggests the public may see a shift toward self-sufficiency in timber production and related industries.
The article discusses large warship construction as a speculative defense, noting tiny expected profits and the cautious stance of governments. It highlights Gen John J. Wilson, born in Washington, his ties to presidents since 1849, and his age and vitality. It ends with a quip about a Spanish cabinet crisis tied to the royal baby.
The speaker argues the president and press wield vast influence and must be held to account. He warns against hysteria and exaggeration, urges truth in reporting, and emphasizes base judgments on fact rather than status. He also calls for foresight in natural resource policy and taxation reforms.
A consular report describes Smyrna carpets as a key product of the Alden vilayet with chief workshops in Uschak Kuule Ghiardis Makri Melessog Kirka gatsch Axay and Domirdji. It notes thousands of mainly female weavers many starting as young as seven, limited male craft presence, and a bustling Thursday wool market at Ischek harbor.
Notes on cigars from Cuba's Vuelta de Abajo praised as the best by the trade. Rev A N Cooper remarks English is rarely spoken on the continent citing a Rome journey of 900 miles with one English speaker. English Midland Railway offers free chess and checkers for travelers on long journeys.
A chilling double murder and child abduction unfold near Rockwood Ohio as Charles Shafer murders his wife and mother in law with a double barreled shotgun. He then injures the eight year old boy and escapes into the woods while deputies and Huntington police pursue. A later attempt to burn the bodies is thwarted by rain.
A coroner's inquest near Curtoliton determined Parker killed Theron under alleged threat, with Parker's wife guided to safety. Typhoid reports rise in Pittsburgh. a Santiago quake destroys bridges and kills five. wealthy New York highwaymen attack leave one dead. Dallas and Lexington scenes note lightning fatalities and a Wisconsin rail fare vote ends a two cent plan. Frank H. Jones pleads guilty in Charlotte federal court to embezzlement and related charges.
Pattern No 5793 offers a white linen shirt waist showing tucks and elbow sleeves with sizes for 22 to 42 inch busts and a 16 year gift option. Also a humor piece on bread ingredients ends with a village baker tale and a misjudged shot.
An Improved Version presents Lotta Godle gazing wistfully toward the earl. He asks if the bishop should emit the word abey from the ceremony tomorrow. The reply suggests allowing it to proceed as planned.
Mrs Br Roswell of New Mexico reports success using 29 Mule Team Borax to spray and wash her leghorn house to prevent lice. She says inflammable lice killers caused fire hazards and that two months after spraying, no lice remain and she will continue the regimen.
A disjointed 19th century clipping presents vignettes from a rural Texas stopover. A traveling drummer negotiates hot water with a obsequious black porter, while other snippets recount misread gifts to President Roosevelt, a suspicious tramp at a back door, and satirical cartoons about photography and Quakers. The piece closes noting a French campaign to eradicate harbor rats aboard ships.
A reflective meditation on life as a daily weave of thoughts motives and loves forming an invisible web that frames every moment. The author likens character to threads pulled taut by time and choice shaping life itself.
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