15 Apr 1915
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
1
A reflective meditation on mortality and meaning after Lincoln's death, contrasting wealth with spiritual nourishment, and arguing that true strength lies in faith and service rather than material wealth. It underscores tragedies that strike immortality, urging perseverance and hope through divine laws inherent in human nature.
Treasury rules restrict Marine Hospitals to marines only under Harrison narcotics law. Public Health Service notes, despite widespread need in cities, no state or city treatment sites can be used. Lam bert Towne twilight sleep method described, with dope fiends and dope cures discussed amid broader moral concerns.
A Raleigh editor laments gossip after Judge Carter's exoneration in the Carter-Abernathy case. The piece condemns cruel tongues that harmed reputations, praises the court, and urges restraint, noting the need to speak well of the living and the dead.
A Brooklyn public school in Brooklyn, N Y, awarded its annual hero prize to thirteen year old Elizabeth Jordan for quiet courage at home after her mother died leaving eight children and a blind husband. Elizabeth led the household, handled meals, finances, washing and care while still excelling in class. The Times notes competitors who rescued friends from drowning and saved an unconscious companion from a pool, but commends Elizabeth for her unselfish leadership. Literary Digest calls her the kind of citizen that makes Brooklynites proud.
The veteran short story author Morgan Robertson died in New York last week, a tragedy described as peculiarly sad. The piece argues extravagance and lack of thrift ruin fortunes, noting many once wealthy writers end penniless, while urging ordinary prudence to help those denied the chance to save.
The Havana Willard Johnson bout is condemned as brutality and a sign of lingering savage tendencies. The piece argues prize fighting harms society and inflames race hostility, urging an end to such exhibitions. It notes public sentiment against prize fighting and cites Henry Price as a brother of Emperor William.
Dr M Pembrey of Guy's Hospital London argued before the Royal Sanitary Institute that short men are better fighters and more enduring. He cited leg length, gland activity, brain weight, and reaction time as factors. He warned against extremes despite favoring the short man's capacity for work and disease resistance.
The News and Observer notes Raleigh endured its worst snow storm, with extensive property damage to telegraph, telephone, and electric lines. Streets were blocked by fallen poles and tree limbs, wires, and slush, halting streetcars and leaving the city largely in darkness as repairs begin.
The Greenwich timeball will be replaced by a new aluminum ball and its mechanism overhauled. The timeball, first erected in 1883, had its drop at 1 o'clock daily guided by an electric current from the clock since 1852.
I have studied this subject long and earned my diploma and am now prepared for veterinary surgery in all branches. I am the only one in the county and may be addressed at Vilas North Dakota. Dr G H Hayes, veterinary surgeon.
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