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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1904
Page
2
A scattered column discusses Smoot inquiry fatigue and Utah politics, notes court bans on Bible readings in several states, and mocks secular schooling. It warns of cotton market fragility, ridicules weevil lore, and lampoons Christmas charity in New York. The piece also critiques banking scams, hints at government control of savings banks, and questions whipping penalties for wife beaters.
A Springfield Republican critique accuses the president of improper punishment and prompts a call for a dignified press boycott. The piece argues reporters should back off from Roosevelt children, urging private life over sensational coverage. It frames the incident as a longer pattern of media harassment and official rebuke.
The article notes writers now face higher costs due to automobile use in fiction and the rise of 15 cent magazines. It argues production expenses push authors toward commercial agents, likening authorship to a business like law in New York, while presenting a poem and a humorous dental exchange fragment.
A fragment argues that a lawyer cannot gain reputation while constantly thinking about medicine or engineering. True excellence requires dedicating the mind to law and absorbing its principles, as success in another field while practicing law is unlikely.
A compact history traces carols from biblical angels to modern times, noting early verses from France Italy and England, royal interest in carols under Elizabeth I, and the Hymn of Nativity sung in Bethlehem. Describes the Bethlehem church over the stable, pilgrims on Christmas Eve, and a candlelit ceremonial ascent revealing the star over the door. The piece ends with a dealer ad for oak furniture and a weeklong sale at Holbrook's priced at $15.00.
Wheeling W Va Dec 20 burglars dynamited the Sherrard postoffice, stealing 7490 in stamps and 200 in cash. The blast ignited a large building housing the D M Garvin company, destroying the structure and causing 15000 in losses, mostly insured. No arrests yet as authorities pursue the suspects.
A reflective piece explains Christmas decoration as a symbol of life and blessing. It traces roots to pagan Druids who revered holly laurel bay and mistletoe, believing spirits guarded greenery through winter. Though beliefs faded, the emblems remain central to the festive spirit.
A California selected panel of engineers proposes building dikes to confine flood waters in the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys. The plan, costing about 10 million dollars, aims to redeem up to one million acres by diverting river debris from hydraulic mining. Participants include Milor H. M. Chittenden of Sioux City Major T. Dabney of the Yazoo District and Major H. D. Richardson of New Orleans.
John F. Wallace of Chicago presents to the House committee estimates for a Panama Canal under various levels. Costs range from 200 to 250 million dollars with timelines from ten to twenty years. The report stresses subsurface geology, Chagres River control, and dam options at Bohio and Gatun, plus possible tunnels or dumps to manage water supply. The selection hinges on the feasibility of a high dam or summit-level plan and the need for extensive surveys before construction.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles New Heart Cure with a list of seven heart disease features including weakness, valve disorders, dilation, and palpitations. It promises dramatic relief, cites anecdotal proof, and offers a free trial package of anti pain pills while asserting money back if benefits aren’t seen.
Scribner's Megazine for January promises two new volumes and features major authors. Edith Wharton begins The House of Mirth, a satire rich tale of a young woman's struggle for society. Other pieces include Vanderlin on European politics and a War of 1812 study, with stories by Bacon, Connolly, Dwight, and Page, plus art by Stilwell Mora and Mora.
Mrs Oscar West of Canton Ohio arrived in the city expecting to meet her husband. He failed to come and she spent the night and following day at the station. Mayor Custer urged her to seek a hotel but he returned to the station and would not leave again. She remained vigilantly waiting near the farm just outside the city for him. She is about 60 years old and worn out by the long vigil.
William Lutz of Princeton received a mailed tobacco plug in December. He opened it, found a hollow center with a white green powder, and a chemist confirmed arsenic and Paris green. The deadly dose exceeded thirty grains, prompting police interest.
A garbled verse fragment muses on poetic ascent through a northern sky and sunset, pondering fate, longing, and a wish heard. The passage cites Edgar Fawycit as author, with unclear references to years, gardens, and forgotten colors.
Fresh testimony in high quality reports Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds as unequaled. A Virginia man from Benterville T J McFarl jand says bronchitis for three years cleared after using the medicine. The claim expands to lung throat troubles pneumonia and grip with a free bottle offer from Frank Nadler Druggist.
Latton Oklahoma December 20 a partial fossil find in Greer county reports a large subterranean chamber with crystalline walls in a cave near Duke. The discovery includes a prehistoric gniteal tooth resembling ivory and a skeleton close in size to a wastadon or large ant. Three dark alleys lead from a central hall with a clear lake and a dark well noted.
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