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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
5
An assortment of notes on Brown's Quickfire Charcoal and oven heat, followed by a mosaic of astronomical events and historical dates. The piece includes Taft’s unique southern ties and musings on postwar geopolitics, plus scattered remarks on astronomy and commerce.
The article notes American cement’s rise after early foreign competition, with 50 million barrels produced last year and prices driven down by innovation. It also reports heavy buying of foreign iron ore for 1909 delivery, including Spanish and Nova Scotia sources, with imports around 400,000 tons estimated for the first half of December and prices per unit near 7 cents.
A jittery crossfire of editorials claims Pulitzer wants material to attack Roosevelt as he nears retirement. Debates swirl about timing and motives, while a New Haven source notes tense political fault lines and media maneuvers shaping public opinion.
The text describes the sun gaining minutes daily, with January 8 marking a shift. It notes longer daylight hours as winter ends, predicting earlier sunrise and later sunset, and mentions people rising before dawn with candles and furnace use.
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