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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1903
Page
2
Opinion from Indianapolis Journal and American Economist criticizes Standard Oil's 20 percent oil price increase amid coal shortages and calls for restraint. Editorials warn against political manipulation of tariffs and advocate maintaining the Dingley tariff to preserve national prosperity.
The excerpt cites opinions from the San Jose Mercury and Torre Haute Tribune criticizing and defending protectionism. It contrasts Democratic attacks on tariffs with German fears of free trade, arguing Britain’s open markets would hurt American workers if protection is dropped.
President McKinley defines reciprocity as opening new markets for U S products without harming workers and boosting employment. A Punkhannock Pa paper endorses this viewpoint. A Mexico City paper condemns a fluctuating money standard noting government and creditor losses amid silver issues.
The piece discusses a looming tariff policy shift and a new Department of Commerce and Industry headed by a cabinet member. It notes mixed public opinion on Bryan’s tariff ideas and warns against tampering that could stall business. Also explained is the sugar refining process from beet to refined product, including clarifying and grading steps and the existence of multiple sugar grades.
Opinion pieces highlight twenty century funds totaling 40 million with a projected 10 million more. Canadian Methodists and Presbyterians have reached and exceeded their goals while church debts are paid and endowments funded. The trend shows rising contributions and stronger church life across denominations.
A discussion critiques the idea that a family can live on 300 dollars a year. It argues that true economy involves daily comforts, health, and avoiding waste, noting poverty forces costly choices and that real savings come from practical living rather than academic theories.
A New York Daily News excerpt argues that many avoid hardship for ease and temporary relief, sacrificing opportunities and promotion. It notes people miss chances by procrastinating, preferring comfort to effort, and remaining content with lower pay in exchange for ease.
A historical critique condemns timber waste and wildfires in Washington. fires devastate counties, driven by campers and prospectors. It notes thirty years of harvesting, with over half again burned, destroying weeds valued at least 50 million dollars and urging replanting by paper mills to replace taken spruce and poplar.
A Harper's Weekly summary notes Professor Vierkanndt’s view that American global influence hinges on family size. It argues Americans prefer children but hesitate to support large families, citing six being typical and suggesting scarce births limit military or commercial expansion. It compares Europe and France as thriftier and less warlike, implying America risks reduced influence due to small families.
The article argues Congress must address staffing the expanding fleet as battleships and emplacements grow. It notes a long understood gap between shipbuilding pace and available officers and men, plus public indifference to naval personnel needs. The piece cites ongoing official concern over manpower for new ships.
The New York Chinatown shows growing wealth with imported teak and ebonized ironwood furniture in restaurants and joss houses. Chairs, stools, and tables feature carved frames, mother of pearl inlays, jade accents, and adjustable cushions. prices range from a few dollars to several hundred.
An observant man notes the annual cost and usage of hotel free match dispensers in New Orleans. He cites hotel bills surpassing fifty dollars yearly and observes varied habits as men take more than one match, with smokers frequently absentmindedly giving away or pocketing them.
The New Orleans Times Democrat notes that every man can fill his pockets if he desires and that hotel operators do not object, in fact they prefer guests help themselves.
Outdated inscriptions in Southern Chaldea describe expeditions to Magan for lard stones to sculpt statues. Dates are speculative but possibly 5000 years old. Early Chaldeans held Sinai and Melukkah Midian mining sites with tools dating around 7000 years, copper and gold mines later linked to the first Pharaohs and early Egyptian records of expelled miners. Siam maintains a standing army and naval fleet, with universal conscription for youths aged 18 to 21 and about twenty vessels, the largest a 3000 ton cruiser.
A short demand urges using Eagle Linen Paper for letter writing as the proper standard. The quote implies social pressure about remembrance and abuse versus being forgotten, attributed to Dr. Johnson.
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