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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1896
Page
3
The article describes gun stocks crafted from well seasoned walnut, noting English German and Brazilian varieties. It contrasts handmade stocks with machine made, cites prices from rough billets to finished pieces, and highlights features like pistol grips, finishes, and occasional inlays.
A brief dialogue at the Navy Yard contrasts two weapons the minie rifle and the maxim. The exchange plays on names and puns amid ornate prose describing a woman’s beauty with colorful imagery and antique phrasing.
Washington April 1. Senate and House railroad committees pause to gather treasury data for a proposed Pacific lines reform bill. The plan would mortgage the Union Pacific and Central Pacific, set sinking fund payments, permit government liens and new company formations, and authorize reorganization with strengthened government oversight and possible government possession on default.
In Washington on April 1 the House spent a day considering the sundry civil bill and made fair progress. No important amendments were adopted though southern representatives fought to strike the $50,000 for Internal Revenue reformers from the measure. Debates touched on press misrepresentation and party platforms as lawmakers sought to shape the bill before adjournment.
Denver April 1 General A L Now a top western Democrat condemns inviting Senator Tillman to address the Colorado Democratic convention set for April 15. He says West Dems need no outside advice and Tillman’s tirades should not influence party deliberations.
A London financier claims England has concluded a treaty of alliance with Spain that would shock Europe within ten days. The report, relayed by The World, argues the pact would affect the Cuban issue, balance of power in the Mediterranean, and Britain’s naval reach with ports at Cartagena, Gibraltar, and Malta potentially open to the British fleet.
In Constantinople April 6 Sir Philip Currie and J W Riddle renewed protests to the Porte against expulsion of American missionary G F Knapp from Bitlis. Knapp and fellow missionary M Cole accused of conspiracy. Terrell refused to allow Knapp to be tried in Turkish court, insisting surrender to US minister. Meanwhile a Manila fire left 4,000 houses destroyed and 80,000 homeless, Manila capital with 100,000 people and important buildings including cathedral and governor palace damaged.
Reports from Capetown Bulawayo and London describe Matabele rising casualties and British response while Paris sees Faure and Bourgeois at the races. Other items note Maceo’s rout in Cuba, McCook en route to Moscow, Armenian massacres near Orfa, and various domestic incidents from strikes to counterfeit arrests.
A vintage advertorial warns against mercury and potash for Contagious Blood Poison and other blood diseases. It promotes Swift’s Specific, a vegetal remedy from Atlanta, claiming cures for blood diseases like scrofula eczema rheumatism cancer and more, with a featured $1000 reward for proof of failure. It promises free books on blood and skin diseases by Swift Specific Co.
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