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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
3
In a humorous exchange two boys dressed alike spark confusion among friends. Pat explains one is five and the other six, but the younger boy corrects him saying he is six and Um five, prompting laughter at the miscount. Mr O Neill explains the mix up to puzzled onlookers.
A Philadelphia physician and dietician cranks, warns patients to avoid celery. He claims celery soil carries typhoid germs that washing cannot remove. He says ingestion could infect the system, sparking patient worry about future warnings.
Stephen D Griffin supervisor of the public school census estimates Chicago will reach 2 000 000 this year He notes two years ago the census showed 1 800 000 people in the city Chicago has not grown smaller since then He mentions focusing on literacy figures due to state demands Of 1 150 census books issued for precincts 175 remain to be filled in.
In Turkey the piastre equals 14 cents, subdivided into forty paras and three aspes. The para is just over one tenth of a cent, and the aspe is about one twenty seventh of a cent. An American in Turkey may buy 2706 aspes, spending them in Oriental bazaars.
Two working men study an illustrated paper with portraits of war heroes in South Africa. One reads Field Marshal Lord Roberts V C G C B, asking what G C B stands for. The other replies with a blunt explanation that it stands for generally called Bobs, and mocks the question.
In Tien Tsin China the sorting of hogs bristles is described where 600000 kilograms exported in 1898 are sorted by length. Each hair is picked out measured and placed into bundles corresponding to its length. The process yields numerous length categories as hairs are sorted.
The Denver Post notes that Miss Olga Nethersole will act Sapho at a camp and be treated as a high-born lady, protected from legal and religious interference despite any involuntary blushes from local spectators.
The Clark case saw large attorney fees paid. Ex Senator Faulkner of West Virginia handled Mr Clark's interests while ex Senator Edmunds, long-time representative of Marcus Daly, is said to have received ten thousand dollars already. Washington Letter.
A Michigan Whisters meeting in this city fixed a player penalty for trouncing a partner at ninety years in jail with property confiscated by the association. Also a Lake Country notice promotes summer resorts and a pamphlet offer for 1900.
The Washington Letter reports Democrats claim sweeping victories in Indiana and Minnesota reversing long standing Republican gains. It notes Madison of Bryan victory prospects, pressures on McKinley era policies, and criticism of imperialism, Porto Rico, and Philippine costs.
The Kansas City Times-quoted critique argues there were no insurgents at the Ohio Republican convention and ridicules the bosslike figure guiding the party. It accuses Hanna of forcefully pursuing imperialism and the enrichment of syndicates, carpetbaggers, and trusts, while pushing McKinley.
The piece argues Republicans keep power by handing control of paper money to bankers and forcing debt renewal with unmatured bonds premiums. It criticizes issuing 2 percent thirty year bonds to replace near payable debt and questions extending debt for thirty years. It contends the nation can pay as it matures.
The plan would let a banker purchase 25000 dollars of new bonds, deposit them in the treasury, and receive 25000 dollars in bank notes to lend out. He earns 2 percent on the bonds and between 6 and 1 percent on the notes, depending on his security and skill, with the national debt made to be permanent to achieve this aim.
A Kal-A muzuo0 Gazette-News editorial recalls David A. Welle eight years ago and argues voters should ask how their representatives voted on protective duties. It warns that elected officials may serve trusts or the people, urging scrutiny of Congress’s alignment with American interests.
Hon. A. M. Stevenson of Denver addressed the Silver State Central committee and praised party unity against the McKinley Republicans. He argued separation would place the GOP in a threatening posture toward the people and claimed the McKinley faction has now fulfilled its early threats, strengthening the case for principled opposition.
The Chicago Chronicle notes that Rockefellers Standard Oil gained control of oil wells in the Caucasus and began enforcing strict price regulation. An appointed auditor was instructed to allow a fair profit while directing the balance to the public treasury, ending sharp price hikes from five to eighteen cents per gallon.
The Montana silver output for 1899 would have been worth 20 million dollars under free coinage conditions and 10 million dollars under McKinley conditions. The loss is enormous.
A Helena Montana independent opinion states that two McKinley terms would cost miners in the state 60 million dollars. It questions whether voters will support more of the same in the next election.
W. J. Bryan, speaking in Wichita Kansas on April 24 1900, flags three main campaign questions money trust and imperialism. He accuses Republicans of favoring a solid standard backing greenbacks and national banks, and of inaction on trusts and imperial aims in the Philippines. He calls Democrats to propose a clear plan to reestablish stable government in the Philippines grant independence and guard against foreign interference.
In a speech before the Ohio shire convention Manna urged a change in the administration of himself and McKinley. The Springfield Missouri Democrat notes the general opinion favors change and the average voter's determination seems to show it will occur.
A cabinet member declares readiness to defend the Monroe Doctrine amid a controversial administration accused of violating liberties and constitutional norms during a war in Asia and a crisis over policy at home in New York World reporting.
The New York World argues Secretary Root appears vulnerable to European territorial greed, fearing abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine or war. It questions Root’s own exposure by likening him to living in a glass house amid foreign land grabs.
A long letter from Alameda Assiniboia signer W H Kinkade is printed with a sample of replies confirming its authenticity. He describes lands near stations, costs of homesteading, and how a farmer can pay for land by breaking and improving it while noting coal fields, cattle, and railway land prices. He cautions that success requires labor and thrift, offering guidance on timing and payments to achieve a 320 acre farm within ten years.
Fragmented text from an old notice mentions pay weeks, households, and an address in Des Moines Iowa. It references attempts, a compourat, and elephants, with women and fuss about abortion. Details are unclear and several terms are garbled.
A nostalgic ad style notice touts Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a cure for uterine and ovarian troubles nervous prostration and various female ailments. It cites testimonials from M J Crews of Charley Iowa and promotes Lane's Family Medicine along with a Shriners Washington trip offer dated May 19 20 and 21 with excursion tickets from J C Pahr G N A Chicago.
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