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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
2
A long, satirical meditation blends poetry and prose, tracing labor's toil, dreamt journeys, and aging social signs. It ponders the toiler’s burden, class divides, and human vanity, interspersed with fanciful travels from earth to cosmos and back. It ends with playful warnings on signs and superstitions guiding fate.
In Ohio, debate over McKinley and Bryan frames the national mood. The piece argues the Republican path restored prosperity, refutes Bryan’s fears of free silver, and asks citizens to judge which party kept faith as November approaches.
The St Louis Republic, a leading Democratic paper, condemns anti expansionists as misguided and defends McKinley policy while urging force to enforce order in the Philippines. It portrays Aguinaldo as a traitor and bribe taker, untrustworthy to any state.
A critical excerpt argues the Republican stance shifts away from fighting Aguinaldo toward political control in the Philippines. It cites The Washington Post praising restraint and questions U S obligations after conquest, urging clear policy on sovereignty and governance in the islands.
The Delaware county Republican convention adopted the secret ballot to curb post election feuds. Unsuccessful nominees, once quick to blame neighbors, are now amiable and supportive, reducing rancor and fostering unity. The Delaware experiment attracts wide political notice across Ohio and beyond.
A Cincinnati Enquirer dispatch reports severe labor shortages in Minnesota, Dakota, and Lake regions with wages rising to 24 dollars a day and many workers migrating for harvest and higher pay. Sawmills, mines, and dock work show increased wages while unemployment historically tied to Democratic mismanagement is contrasted with McKinley era prosperity claims.
An old advertisement extols Swift's Specific S. S. S. as a cure for cancer, claiming the poison remains in the blood after removing tumors. It cites a patient from Winston, North Carolina and promises a free book from the Swift Specific Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
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