Tariff Debate Spreads Across Southern Democratic Press
Southern Democratic newspapers engage in tariff discussion as it affects industry and agriculture, embracing protection as beneficial for the nation. The Charleston News and Courier and New Orleans Item praise protective duties, echoing Calhoun era concerns while urging unity to defend cotton mills and sugar interests against cheap foreign and colonial competition.
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South
Calhoun
Charleston News and Courier
Louisiana
Philippines
New Orleans
McLaurin
South Carolina
John C. Calhoun
United States
Congress
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
China
Nankio
Manila
London Bridge
Macaulay
New Orleans Picayune
Cuba
the Picayune
West
Tropics
Sugar Trust
Reciprocity and protection must stand together in U S policy
The article argues that protection allows the United States to sell its surplus and still buy vast quantities, while reciprocity should be mutual and not erode domestic protections. It cites Lord Salisbury on free trade and asserts American industry is impregnable, needing reciprocity that reinforces protection.
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United States
Lord Salisbury
England
Troy Times
The Sad Louisiana Purchase And Its Costs
A critique questions the Louisiana Purchase’s total cost arguing added interest and claims raise the bill to 527 million dollars. The piece cites Thomas Jefferson’s governance of the acquired territory without consent and labels anti Philippine purchasers as blockheads.
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Louisiana Purchase
Lrance
Louisiana
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas J
Taken Stand Against Free Trade Reciprocity
The Republican party and the nation reject free trade interpretations from McKinley and Roosevelt. They oppose reciprocity as a weapon to dismantle protectionist policy and will defend their stance against such proposals. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle captures the firm opposition to altering the tariff framework.
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Republican Party
McWhinley
Roosevelt
McKinley
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Tariff Debate Prompted by Congress Yet Unclear
Editorial in the Tionesta Republican argues that if Congress revisits the tariff question, lobbying would push for higher and lower duties, delaying manufacturers and importers and hindering prosperity as the outcome remains uncertain.
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Congress
Tionesta
A Statesman's Reason Why He Won't Deny Allegations
A dialog frames Senator Lotsman declining to rebut a public interview. His friend asks why he does not deny the quotes, and Lotsman replies that the imagined statements are more scholarly than anything he could say, so he prefers the illusion.
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Statesman
Lotsman
Detroit Tribune
Inexpensive fodder rack and farm hints
A correspondent describes a cheap fodder rack built from two 2x8 boards ten feet long with cross 5x4 boards, plus 2x4 uprights, a tight floor, and eighteen inch sides to prevent loss. Additional notes cover feeding sheep, housing farm implements, protecting young orchards, poultry business viability, and a tale of apple packing wrappers with moisture tricks.
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American Agriculturist
Eggs by the Pound and Frozen Egg Packing
The Massachusetts Ploughman discusses selling eggs by the pound in shells or as cracked frozen yolk and white. Frozen and stored in tins, they are used mainly by bakers. a pound equals about ten eggs. Prices range from 10 to 13 cents per pound. freshness declines after thawing, prompting questions about small family can sizes.
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Pound
Massachusetts
Efficient use of fertilizers for spring planting
The guide advises applying liberal amounts of potash and phosphoric acid early in spring or in fall on heavy clay soils, mixing well into the soil to avoid seed injury. Tankage nitrogen can be applied with other fertilizers. nitrate or soda should wait until after sowing or emergence to avoid plant burn.
Fattening Cattle and Sheep Industry Notes
Fattening stock should be fed to appetite but not beyond. New Mexico leads in sheep with Utah next. estimates list millions of sheep and a prosperous industry. Mutton flavor ties to diet and dressing. Do not freeze milk nor mix fresh with cooled. Peas aid winter sheep feed. Broom corn crop down 4500 tons from last year. Keep lambs growing. One well kept fowl breed beats many poorly kept. Poultry houses on high dry land. Maine canned corn output up 20 percent from last year.
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Maine
Egg Salad and Tomato Soup with Eye Balls Recipe
A recipe describes making egg salad by mixing mashed yolks with mustard curry onion juice vinegar oil and cream then filling egg whites and serving on lettuce with mayo. It also covers tomato soup with stewed tomatoes onions crackers bay leaf peppers sugar salt and paprika plus making egg yolk meatballs in butter and flour boiled in salted water served with the soup.
Quince and Lemon Jam Steps and Proportions
A traditional recipe outlines peeling coring and slicing quinces reserving parings for jelly. Simmer with water until soft then add three quarters pound sugar per pound fruit and lemon juice per two pounds. Boil ten minutes after return to a boil and fold in lemon peel per five pounds fruit.
Beefea Mode Marinade Braised Beef Dish
Three pounds of beefare cut into squares and marinated two hours in a mixture of vinegar garlic peppercorns cloves salt powdered thyme basil marjoram and parsley. Onions fried then beef browned, flour added, stock or water poured, first scum removed, marinade re added and simmered three hours. Serve hot or cold with beetroot salad. salt meat option available.
Frugal Fruit Salad and Classic Tomato Dishes
Recipes describe a frozen fruit salad with bananas cherries oranges grapes and spirits, a tomato soup with stock and optional thickening, and a sugarless tomato sauce with shallots pepper and ginger. A note on lavish kitchen utensils in the czar’s kitchen notes gold pots and pans from Catherine the Great era.
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St. Petersburg
Catherine
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Bloodstream Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is presented as a prescription remedy by F. J. Cheney & Co. It is said to act on the blood and mucous surfaces with tonics and purifiers. Testimonials are offered. price 75 cents. sold by druggists. Hall's Family Pills are promoted as the best.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Hall
How to Veneer Fashionably
A playful phrasal piece argues men can fake status by renting furs and accessories from local pawnbrokers to woo a date. It satirizes social snobbery as a bounder boasts of sealskin attire and fictitious connections to merchants and politicians to impress a presumed partner.
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Manitoba
Dog Gulch
Pitcoe
Ditcoe
Wyoming
Philadelphia Record
Ely's Cream Balm for Catarrh and Hay Fever trial offer
Recognized as a Specific Nasal Catarrh remedy Ely's Cream Balm is inhaled through the nostrils to cleanse and heal the affected surface. A 10 cent trial by mail is offered, with a 50 cent size available via druggists. Immediate relief is claimed and cure may follow. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York. A drying remedy should not be used.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Suburbanite-Pashington remembered as a leading local figure
A brief reminiscence notes Suburbanite-Pashington as one of the most successful men our town ever had and recalls his sharp business prowess and notable ability to sell out his ventures.
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Pashington
Puck
Queen and Crescent Route promotes Southern Railway service
High class train service south from Cincinnati to New Orleans and Florida points offered by the Queen & Crescent Route in connection with Southern Railway. Free printed matter available upon request. W. C. Rinearson, G. P. A. Cincinnati.
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Southern Railway
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Florida
W. C. Rinearson
Noting Buckwheat Flavor in Mrs. Austins Ad
A witty old-time ad urges readers to try Mrs. Austins Buckwheat for genuine flavor. It jokes about delays getting a cup and a tongue in cheek remark about endorsements and discretion.
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