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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1893
Page
2
A fragmentary note hints that ignorance and prejudice hinder truth and urges courage to do right. It references a silver question shaping this year’s legislative discussions and mentions over 4 million dollars of American gold sent to Paris last week, suggesting political and economic tensions.
Gov Flower removes Lanor Commissioner Peck amid political turmoil. The action targets a figure tied to Democratic tactics and follows ongoing clashes over party leadership and governance. Local observers expect further shuffling as reforms loom in Lanor's upper ranks.
The piece notes the Democratic party budget strain from civil service costs and reports talk of paying pensions directly from Washington by check. It mentions Senator Murphy and the Elmira Advertiser in a critique of pension agencies and potential savings running into several millions annually.
A Texan who shot himself to cure a headache is likely to be branded a quack and charlatan by the dental profession. Yet the treatment did provide immediate relief.
A singular mistake has been found on the new one cent postage stamp with the name Columbus spelled Columbus. The note suggests this error may ease the frequent printer errors by rural presses.
The pontiff directs every American Catholic bishop to forward his personal conscientious opinion on the school question so a lasting, satisfactory policy can be evolved from the general census of thought.
Senator Proctor to introduce a bill establishing a great National University in Washington under government control. The idea was a pet project of his predecessor Senator Edmonds, reported by SILYS, the Washington correspondent.
The piece argues that Congress avoids passing laws this session, blaming Speaker Crisp and allies. It notes a per capita national debt under $9 and annual interest under 35 cents, contrasting with 1865 when debt interest exceeded last year’s pensions by over $12 million. The writer urges Democrats to perform well and hopes for the Left.
Portable fiscal stamps feature Columbus scenes from landings to discovery with values from 1 to 30 cents and a 10 and 15 and 30 cent issue. The issues retired January 1 1894 and are expected to raise revenue for the government due to stamp collectors purchases.
The business world shows strength and optimism. prices are likely to advance in two to three months as dealers stock up. A prominent exchange notes a stronger market tone, though currency policy debates among authorities threaten decisive action.
A writer warns that foods are increasingly doctored from flour to sugar and oranges. The piece cites talc in flour and the injection of recelline into blood oranges to alter taste, predicting the genuine article will be replaced by adulterated substitutes.
The cholera risk looms next summer due to weak quarantine laws. Democrats blamed for inaction as Senate passes a quarantine bill free of partisanship. House passage expected to avert delays, but Tammany forces add amendments to stall, risking public health.
Report notes the appointment of Carlisle to the Treasury portfolio as enabling an administration measure for the upcoming Fifty-third Congress. It suggests his resignation will take effect February 4 and hints at an extra session to push a tariff bill. Republicans prefer Carlisle to shape a Democratic bill, hoping to shift government control back to Republicans.
In his inaugural speech the Colorado governor urges illegal strikes and compulsory arbitration, opposes capital punishment, suggests life imprisonment, critiques the Australian ballot as corrupt, endorses free coinage of silver, and opposes U.S. bonds for the Nicaragua canal and for gold purchases, invoking the Spirit of Reform.
Governor Knapp's Alaska annual report notes imports of two million and exports near eight million dollars, a sparse population of about fifty one thousand, Indian schools, and law enforcement struggles with alcohol smuggling. It praises vast untapped wealth in gold lumber coal and fisheries and urges greater development.
A compilation of brief items includes visits and movements of residents like Mrs. Warren Rouse, Rev. Theo Leonard, Judge Norton, and Miss Belle Elliott. local events such as a sash and blind factory reopening after vacation, and performances by PRE and Goodman and the Orpheons. The Miner will case yields a judge’s ruling confirming the will validity and executor appointment, with possible appeals.
Governor Flower suggests using electric propulsion to move canal boats via a trolley like system. The plan would cost about a million dollars for power houses every fourteen miles and provide boats with propellers driven by dynamos. Dayly power cost could drop to 60 cents while boat men pay 83 dollars per day now. The state would save on towpath repairs, a major expense.
A Yale British Columbia letter recalls Yale once a major placer gold field on the lower Fraser. Miners, including Chinese laborers, dominated the left river bank while a German named Edward Stout prospected on the right. Gold washing now yields only small daily sums as seasons and river levels limit digging.
A survey of dining hours across eras notes how meals shifted from early noon or late mornings in Renaissance Europe to modern evenings. It cites kings, nobles, and commoners, with references to Francis I, Louis XII, Cromwell, and Waterloo’s era, and mentions Roman meals and a Paris hot water slot machine for the public.
An English statistician compares four bicycles to compute cost per mile. Machines vary, with No. 1 the most expensive despite being cheap in purchase. No. 4 confirms No. 2’s figures. riding costs exclude personal expenses.
Mildred Aldrich recalls a Boston salon anecdote where a hostess cleverly had a friend uncover a guest’s name. The plan involved a polite ruse to misdirect the guest while the friend fetched the name, ending with a relieved exchange and tea.
The Gentleman's Magazine cites three proofs that many stars resemble the sun: their brilliant light despite tiny apparent size, great distance, and similar spectral light. Red stars are exceptions but rare.
An Allegany county Italian was sentenced to twenty years in Belmont for murder of Houghton last fall. The item notes a Chinese God label Heathen idol and a Christian idol door in the gentleman’s collection, with a mock serious tone about dates and locations.
An observer notes tipping is increasing in the country with more people now expecting and giving tips. He says personal independence limits it, as some public and semi public workers abroad accept tips while similar workers here would resent them. He adds that customs vary by branch of work.
An item discusses clerical beard customs in early Christianity, noting shaved faces to reject pagan vanity and a later small hair lock. It then cites Prof. Huxley on the ideal male weight 154 pounds with breakdowns for muscles skeleton skin fat brain and organs, and estimates on heart rate and breathing and bodily excretions.
A fragment from Ys Weekly describes a conversation aboard a westbound train in late afternoon. A woman named Miss De Pretty and a handsome gentleman are observed, with remarks on politeness and appearance as the sun shines through a window. The aunt comments on the delay and the scene remains framed as a brief domestic vignette.
Arthur Norton surrogate of Allegany County publishes a notice to all persons with claims against the estate of Mark W. Pike late of Amity Allegany County NY to present claims with vouchers to the executor at J Sortore & Son Belmont NY on or before February 24 1898 dated Belmont NY August 17 1892
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