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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
2
Birsky and Zapp discuss the U S income tax system with mock scenarios and exaggerated figures. They joke about exemptions, millionaires, and a supposed haven for orphans to offset taxes while pondering future levies and the burden on wealthy individuals.
The piece weighs the value of New Year’s resolutions noting many are broken but some are kept. It argues that having several good aims is fine yet suggests focusing on a few high priority goals to improve success and avoid discouragement.
A reflective piece urges leaving the past behind and embracing 1917 with courage. It encourages forgetting regrets, starting anew, and offering help to those in need, framing the new year as a chance for better deeds and personal growth.
A fragment notes a critic says Yenurs gifts are bad business investments as they lead buyers into receivers’ hands, with the speaker questioning why.
New Year memories recall an old fashioned celebration with fellowship and music. The speaker describes festive dances and social joy from a bygone era, contrasting it with modern merriment and the passing of time.
The text presents a personal note on maintaining a single New Year resolution focused on optimism. It contrasts pessimism with a steady aim to keep faith in a better year and to avoid defeatist thinking.
The writer muses on exchanging holiday cards and retorting with a New Year greeting when reminded of Christmas. They compare abandoned resolutions to snowflakes melting in a mud puddle and reflect on festive customs.
A busy neighbor character dismisses making New Year resolutions, claiming no intention to keep them and joking about being entirely free from bad habits. The exchange highlights a humorous view of personal reform.
A playful verse greets the new year with cheer and whimsy about waking late, joyful energy, and a breakfast hash missing from the scene.
An Industrious News writer reflects on realizing when ambition wanes that yearly progress may only show depreciation in effort and result. He warns that youthful dreams once aimed high can become guiding principles rather than ultimate mastery. The piece urges steadfast work despite fading expectations.
The article explains that diamond sawing appears simple but requires extensive technical knowledge. It is treated as a distinct trade, guarded closely. Large firms avoid sawing in house and send gem cutting to specialized shops.
A 1914 International League play prompted a protest as a runner failed to touch second base, creating a force out at second and negating a run. The umpire allowed the run, but Rule 59 denies scoring on a force out, preserving the batter’s hit and ending the scoring play.
Avery Brundage a 29 year old Chicago contractor clinched his second U S all round athletic championship with 487 points. The University of Illinois engineering graduate stands about six feet tall, weighs 180 pounds, and trains two hours nightly May to October and the same in winter in a gym. His best events include shot putting hammer and discus throwing. He remains a bachelor devoted to athletics and outdoor work.
A collection of brisk sports musings touch on chess, baseball, boxing, football and billiards. Observations include umpire language requirements, winter ball ideas, St Louis references, and remarks on players like Gibbons and Fielder Jones era figures.
A 1916 season wrap highlights four no hit no run games in the majors two by the Red Sox and two by others, Grover Cleveland Alexander sets a new whitewash mark with 14 shutouts, Zach Wheat posts 45 hits in 29 games, and the Giants break a long consecutive games record. Ty Cobb loses the batting title to Tris Speaker amid broader league shifts and notable streaks across the American and National Leagues.
Art Magirl, the Oklahoma middleweight, continues strong form in Australia with a recent 20 round victory over Wed Kay, one of Australia’s top challengers. The win reinforces Magirl’s rising status in international boxing circles.
Meteorites fetch high prices as dealers cut fallen specimens into countless fragments for sale. An early find from Enalahem in Upper Alsace dated back to 1402 illustrates long collecting practice, with recent listings noting a common meteorite advertised at 58 dollars per gram due to scarcity after atmospheric entry.
A terse note describes Guinea on Africa’s west coast as hosting the world’s largest peanut fields where hundreds of tons of peanuts are grown and shipped toward France. The passage highlights Guinea as a key peanut producer and trade player.
London remains without ambulances in the event of injury. Victims are carried to hospitals on improvised stretchers using two wheels and other limited means. The city clings to an antiquated emergency transport method.
A Kansas City Star quip notes that sweetness and sourness vary by man and compares it to 80 degrees when cota dogs chill the Ice man and coal man alike. A Boston Transcript snippet shows a wife urging her husband to quit smoking and him replying he will only if she allows him to smoke for his own sake.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram item notes that each brother's wife believes the other wives have every thing they want, reflecting domestic envy and perceptions among siblings' spouses.
A quirky science note imagines health limits if diets relied on bananas alone. It then cites a hypothetical bungeas crop shortage impacting the fish industry with England and Wales importing over 35 million dollars of fish and employing more than 40 000 workers.
A fragment suggests a man in a lavish office, while noting that his conduct reflects a family history of large business. The text contrasts personal appearance with implied enterprise and legacy.
The piece notes athletes earning nicknames like Babe White and Babe Ruth reflect stature or prowess. It cites examples across colleges and teams including Syracuse and Boston, mentioning Tiny Gear and Shorty Des Jardien as contrasts to their towering heights and lasting reputations.
The Priscilla, an iron centerboard sloop built in 1585 to defend the America’s cup, is broken up by a Philadelphia interior ironworker. The lead keel will be used for gun buffets and revolvers, while the hull will be converted into a racing schooner for rapid-fire gun use.
A jumble of notes reports Rockland Maine lime production costs in dikes at 3 million yearly and Alaska copper value at 26 million with 50 million in total Alaska exports. It mentions Canada 1915 crop value 800 million, Woodstock and another street railway in Tennessee, a large American flag in Denver, and a flying machine cow herder in Nevada.
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