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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
6
A longtime admirer endorses Taft for president, praising him as fearless and disinterested with broad knowledge of national needs. The speaker lauds Taft for standing against privileges and for universal citizenship, aiming to unite farmers, workers, business people, and homeowners without demagogy.
The Labor World warns that a Bryan tariff plan would be revenue focused and not protective. It argues duties would shift to foreign goods, harm American labor, and hit Republican states hardest, risking broader national industry and prosperity.
Congressman Halvor Stevenson reports that William Jennings Bryan’s Crookston appearance disappointed the crowd. The address aimed at farmers was a harangue against Republicanism and drew only a brief, solitary cheer from a silent audience despite thousands attending.
Hon. Wm. Taft spoke in Kansas City Missouri praising the Republican campaign of education among wage earners and farmers. He credited the effort with defeating a financial challenge seen as a threat to the nation’s business structure.
Congressman Boutell questions Bryce's Iowa speech claiming "Shall the People Rule" is not a nationwide issue. He urges Bryan to speak in Vicksburg and Charleston to prove the rule of the people, warns of tariff and trust folly, and accuses Bryan of regional duplicity.
The President has always defended lawful business methods, a stance praised by Hon. Wm. H. Taft to merchants and manufacturers in Boston. He asserts the movement aims to protect the great body of honest businessmen and their practices.
Hon. William H Taft praised William McKinley in Cleveland Ohio for pursuing a policy that positioned the United States as a civilizing beacon and helper to distressed peoples despite harsh abuse and contumely aimed at him.
A curator demonstrates starfish feeding by melting mussel hinges with gastric juice as six starfish dine in a tank. In a second tale, a Norton relative schemes to fund Margaret’s singing lessons, proposing she study abroad with Uncle Hiram offering to cover expenses.
In the London Spectator piece the nine teenth century party ends with revelry among guests while laborers keep restraint. A separate Cleveland Plain Dealer tale tells how Mrs Goitt’s porch scrubbing backfired as hot rain showers prompt neighbors to fear a roof leak and marvel at odd weather.
Barrett Wendell notes high secular instruction in France seen in a class of sixteen-year-olds. Pupils study English with fluent teacher and discuss nuanced terms like priest ecclessiast clergyman minister and dissenter, illustrating thorough modern French education.
A New York Press anecdote describes a Lexington Avenue laundry owner quipping at a nonpayer with a Chinese perspective on idioms. It explains terms like paper tiger and other sayings comparing pride and wealth, reflecting cross cultural jokes without graphic detail.
The talking man is the chief adviser and de facto ruler in his village, wielding eloquence and influence over leaders. He enjoys immunity from ordinary talk and speaks with honorific terms for his body parts. His staff of office signals authority as he directs state affairs and shapes decisions for chiefs and youths.
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