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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1895
Page
3
Take Your Home Paper and Read It Regularly
This piece urges every breadwinner to value a home newspaper as essential for knowledge of farming markets crops and livestock. It argues a farmer, merchant, or family man fails when he neglects timely information, and underscores reading a county paper as the best way to stay informed and profit from daily events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Stand Together to Overcome Evil with Unified Good
A call for good people to unite rather than scatter. The text argues that collective, harmonized effort among virtuous individuals can curb evil more effectively than isolated acts, and urges sustained, concentrated action to uplift communities and help those influenced by negative forces seek a higher life.
National debt rises by two million dollars in November
Government records show the national debt increasing by two million dollars during November, reflecting ongoing fiscal changes.
Thanksgiving Reflections From Our City and Surroundings
Thanksgiving was widely enjoyed with many family gatherings and renewed friendly ties. Union services were held in the forenoon while the afternoon offered social activities. The piece notes good crops, ample food, good health, and relative prosperity compared with neighbors. It mentions a bold diplomatic stance by Minister Terrill defending Christian missionaries against threats from Hadjim’s governor.
ByErrs Of Shelby County as Next House Speaker Candidate
Hon H W ByErrs of Shelby county is praised as a leading candidate for speaker. He is described as able, quick, judicious, experienced in the legislature, a skilled parliamentarian with firmness to command respect. His chances to become speaker are deemed good. Farmers report overstocked potatoes with low prices. boiling and feeding to dairy cows calves and hens can be profitable, improving milk and egg production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. ByErrs
Shelby County
House of Representatives
Byers
Horses Demand Remain Strong in London Trade
The number of American horses sold in England this year is three times that of 1894, with a typical shipment price around 155 dollars. Draft horses are chiefly bought in London, and heavy horses with good action are in greatest demand. The era of horses fading from use is not near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Nicaraguan canal project again draws strong interest
The piece declares the canal as an American enterprise backed by American capital and control. It emphasizes national interest, costs being secondary if funds are spent honestly and wisely, and asserts the project should be built and operated by the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
America
Wardens Jones and Madden Vie for Iowa Prison Chief
Both Ft Madison warden Jones and Anamosa warden Madden are candidates for the same post. Madden is in his second term and gains strong local support, while Jones has yet to attract a rival for his current office. Two other candidates contest Madden's seat, but none oppose Jones yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Ft Madison
Madden
Anamosa
Iowa Men Tapped for Senate and House Committees
It is likely W. B. Allison will chair the senate committee on appropriations and D. B. Henderson will head a similar house committee. Both Iowa residents from Dubuque receive high compliments for their ability. Oklahoma City with 250000 population seeks admission to the union this winter, aided by a recent drop in crime as a favorable factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Allison
Senate
D. 8. Henderson
House
Iowa
Dubugny
Lawmakers In Congress Mostly Married Men On GOP Side
The piece notes eleven Republican congressmen represent law in Congress and all are married except Robert G. Cousins. It suggests Cousins should seek a spouse as an early notable move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law
Congress
Robert G. Cousins
Resignation and Judicial Vacancy In Indiana District
Report notes Judge J. Henderson resigns after ten years on the bench in Indianola. Hon. J. D. Gamble of Knoxville is named as candidate for the vacancy and urged as an excellent judge. The piece also critiques Democratic policy and mentions a wave of faith healing craze with possible victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Henderson
Indianola
Fifth Judicial District
J. D. Gamble
Knoxville
Farmer ice house plan promises summer profits
Instruction urges all farmers to build an ice house and stock it with good ice in winter. It notes low preparation cost and gains for farmers with cows, highlighting financial return and family comfort from summer ice supply.
Watterson Endorses Allison For Presidency Amid Agriculture Woes
Cox. WATTERSON urges Senator Allison as fit for the presidency, praising past predictions. He recalls a prophecy about the Democratic Party marching through a slaughter house to an open stay as hog cholera spreads in seventy-two Iowa counties and across Illinois, alarming farmers and reshaping markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox. Watterson
Allison
Democratic Party
Iowa
Winter Snow Turns Thanksgiving Taste Tests
The season brings a light snow and Thanksgiving cheer, followed by a thaw that lets unharvested corn in fields be gathered.
Stable currency required as progress ends old state bank revival
The speaker asserts that the nation will not accept any currency scheme reviving the old state bank system. The country has progressed beyond that point and now demands only a stable currency.
Glenwood man Osborn named candidate for public buildings custodian
S C Osborn of Glenwood is announced as a candidate for custodian of the public buildings by Governor Drake. Osborn has the reputation of being a good man who would fill the office with credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.C. Osborn
Glenwood
Drake
Osborn
Congress convenes in Washington amid wary outlook
Congress met in Washington on December 2 while the nation faces a rare blizzard impacting the east and south. The year ends with gratitude for favorable winter weather in the writer’s region and heightened interest in the new term's work.
Blamed for failing to draw crowd in Savannah
BUAND concluded free silver not popular in Georgia after failing to attract an audience in Savannah and cancelling his planned appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buand
Georgia
Savannah
President Cleveland May Tour World End Term
SuovLn President Cleveland plans a possible world tour at the end of his term with stops anticipated in England and Spain, though Honolulu seems unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SuovLn
Cleveland
England
Spain
Honolulu
Maine's Tom Reed Reappointed Speaker Amid Large House
Tom Reed of Maine is again in the speaker's chair in the House of Representatives and the chamber is notably full, signaling strong attendance and backing for his role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Reed
Maine
House of Representatives
December romance issue with new handsome cover
The December number of Romance presents an attractive cover and features good original stories, language translations, and selections from top magazines. Notable authors listed include Erckmann-Chatrian, Edgar Fawcett, Paul Gourget, Edith Sessions Tapper, J. C. Philips, and Helene Stohl, published by Current Literature Pub. Co. of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erckmann-Chatran
Edgar Fawcett
Paul Gourget
Edith Sessions Tapper
J. C. Philips
Helene Stohl
Current Literature Pub. Co
Lafayette Place
New York
Beatrice Electric to Discharge Motormen and Electricians
Beatrice Neb Nov 30 The Bea trice Electric company informed its motor men and electricians that their services will be dispensed within a few days. The reason given is that motor cars are not earning enough to justify continued labor, with horsepower to be substituted. The city street lights will be turned off as the city council will not accept their bid of 12 dollars per light per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Beatrica
Neb
Beatrice Electric Company
Congress Opens With Slow Start As Reed Quiets House
Washington Dec. 3 The Fifty fourth congress convenes with little expected action before Christmas. Speaker elect Reed will not announce committees this week except possibly the rules panel. A congressional raffle for seats followed Reed's formal installation. Senate likely to limp through first week awaiting the president's message and recess nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmaton
Capitol
Senate
House
Reed
Committee On Rules
Thomas B. Reed
Kerr
Maine
Alexander McDowell
Pennsylvania
Benjamin F. Russell
Missouri
William J. Glenn
New York
Joseph O. McWlroy
Ohio
Mr. Fisher
Kansas
Congress
Gives Up a Seat In Congress
Washington dispatch reports Representative Lawrence McGann of Chicago will relinquish his seat to his Republican opponent Hugh R. Belknap after securing readerly recognition. Belknap is son of former War Secretary W. W. Belknap. Eckels’ report details national banks since 1862 and totals 6028 with a 152 per year average. Secretary Herbert urges navy expansion with two battleships and at least twelve torpedo boats. General Miles departs Washington for a southern military post inspection tour to Columbus barracks, then to Atlanta and Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lawrence McGann
Chicago
Committee On
Labor
House
McGann
Hugh R. Bellnap
Belknap
Mr. McGann
W. W. Belknap
Grant
Eckels
Herbert
Genen Miles
Wastmnaros
Miles
Columbus Barracks
Atlanta
Charleston
Cleveland to quit after term ex president in 1892
Disjointed clippings report actor Joseph Jefferson saying President Cleveland will not seek another nomination after his term ends. The article also notes plans for a world tour with E. O. Benedict, plus other local news items on crime, gas discovery, fashion trends, and a patent medicine ad.
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Joseph Fefferson
St. Paun
Ryan Hotel
Cleveland
Joseph Jefferson
White House
Mande
Sworld
E. 0
Benedict
Theosophist Lecturer Attacks Christian Endeavor Prayers
New York December 2 Claude Falls Wright secretary of the late Mme Blavatsky spoke on Occult Phenomena at Chickering hall under Aryan Theosophical Society. He condemned Christian Endeavor prayers for Colonel Ingersoll calling them sorcery and egotism. He said Ingersoll is a good man and the effort shows bias rather than influence. Ex Treasurer Hills Case under way in Lincoln with 286000 in Ospital National bank. A jury will be impaneled. 40 jurors summoned. trial begins with 12 to hear the case.
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New York
Claude Falls Wright
Mme. Blavatsky
Chickering Hall
Sobiety
Ingersoll
Hill
Supreme Court
Ospital National Bank
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