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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1910
Page
6
A jumble of notes covers football nostalgia, rising food prices, and distant wonders. References span Turkey in the news, Halley’s comet visible with small telescopes, and a Nebraskan court ruling on kissing. Budgets worry Europe as Moon craters spark debate, while American building permits rise in several cities.
A critique on American technical education likens it to an inverted pyramid. Manual training schools focus on higher technical crafts while neglecting broad industrial instruction. Shortage of properly trained teachers hinders turning schools into viable industrial training centers for local prosperity.
The article outlines safety advice for robberies noting weapon type affects actions. It suggests surrender with a stronger assailant, or using caution against a bold youth, and advises evading by seeking crowds or shelter if stalked at night.
A girl turns a home task into income by offering tidy up and decorating services for a married friend. Initially earning 25 cents an hour, she gains steady work arranging curtains, bric a brac, and general cleaning. Demand grows as seasons change, with rates rising to 60 cents in busy periods and 50 cents the rest of the year.
Business men complain about poor penmanship from public school graduates. They ask why teachers of Penmanship are scarce or why the board neglects this crucial subject. They argue handwriting aids business success more than many other studies and is often underemphasized in high school studies.
A chaotic collection of jokes and witticisms explores stammering managers, barking umbrellas, airship landings, schooldays, weddings, divorces, and parrot talk. It blends humorous exchanges, puns, and social quips with fleeting portraits of characters and scenes typical of a late era humor page.
The article outlines intense congressional battles over radical antitrust measures and interstate commerce reforms. It notes Senator Cuiniuinn and plans to regulate corporations in e commerce, railroads, and foreign trade, with Taft's Interstate Commission key to reforms and a fierce railroad lobby pushing back.
Calhoun of Chicago will assume duties in China and occupy the American compound at Peking in a large modern building. The piece notes the complex includes an office of the legislature and a protective wall, with reference to surface and bedrock, and expands into unrelated quoted commentary on journalism and editors.
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