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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1898
Page
2
In a breezy exchange Mrs Mulligan and Sam Poe mingle about a pink tea craze. Willie Wisbton learns he wastes time on nothing while Miss Cayenne muses on preservation as a guiding rule.
The Iowa Democratic state convention reaffirms the 1896 platform calling for free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, endorses William J. Bryan for president in 1900, and denounces the gold standard. It condemns railroad influence, supports naval strength with caution on militarism, and favors canal construction, constitutional amendments via popular vote, anti-pass legislation, tax equity, and thrift savings banks.
National committee of the People's Party in Omaha on June 1 2 16-17 declares the middle-of-the-road populist faction irregular and votes to recognize regular party committees L H Miller J O Beebee Alf Reed are excluded while F S Anderson C D Crane W H Robbs are affirmed. The central committee is urged to block anti fusion nominees and expose ballot fraud. The note includes anti Asiatic migration stance and criticism of Republican ties to corporations. It ends reaffirming Lincoln principles government of the people by the people for the people.
The Silver Republicans in Iowa reaffirm the Chicago platform of 1885, oppose any shift from the 14 to 1 ratio, oppose the Honest Money League plan to retire government currency, and call for money issued by the general government. They favor on income tax fairness, denounce abandoning free coinage in 1896, support double standard money with gold and silver, urge repeal of the 1873 coinage suspension, demand veterans return home, and reject a large standing army.
Green Room gossip reports Beerbohm Tree returning to stage in Julius Caesar and Ragged Robin with Sarah Bernhardt under Maurice Grau. Materna retires with medals from four monarchs. Odell Williams to reprise a drunk sergeant role and later Squire Bartlett in Way Down East. Buffalo stock company tour ends by bicycle. Grace Filkins married to Lt. Com. Adolph Marix. Sam Bernard slated for The Marquis of Michigan. Aubrey Boucicault aims for No Court Scandal. Barry Johnstone and H A Langdon join James Kidder Warde troupe. Mlle de Lussan to join Melba in New York. Ethel Marlowe debuts with Viola Allen. Paris Opera subsidy ~100,000, but a loss last year. The Fortune Teller to feature De Wolf Hopper spoof with Capitan armor. Grossmith brothers to star in Young Mr Yard about identity mixups.
The article notes a Georgian collar buttoner with a bent hook for easy release, a medicine cabinet with bottle pockets and a dial alarm, glass lamp chimneys and woven forms, and a fire escape design using a carriage track and rolling chain. It also presents a stream of moralizing proverbs on work, wealth, and virtue.
A collection of short, humorous anecdotes ranging from Dr Rokitansky’s family quip to hospital bite mystery, Swiss militiaman banter, a village postmaster joke, a Farragut tale of a Mississippi steamer, and Grant’s Fort Donelson council ordering an immediate attack after a deserter's word.
The fragment notes a shift in thought among the young women, who are increasingly thinking, while the older generation shows a tendency to think less of the speaker. The text reflects intergenerational perception and attitudes toward the speaker.
The Great Western reports progress on permanent track improvements including grade reductions from 1 percent to 0.5 percent, widening banks, stronger bridges, and ballast. Fiscal 1896–1898 show heavy expenditure and rising freight earnings, with 1897 and 1898 freight tonnage and miles of freight trains increasing, and the Great Western leading in freight earnings per mile among granger lines.
Secretary Alger and Adjutant General Corbin urge a thorough investigation of the War Department. The president has not decided but will likely order inquiry after cabinet discussion. If started, the probe would cover conduct within the War Department and aims to yield beneficial results.
Administration officials see no imminent crisis as insurgents in the Philippines cooperate with American forces to clear Manila suburbs. Aguinaldo’s assurances are noted, with a satisfactory arrangement expected before the set deadline. Other items cover Spanish evacuation delays, Michigan troops ordered to Camp Meade, and camps at Wikoff and Cuba Libre adjusting strength amid illness and redeployments. Frost in Indiana signals early danger to crops. Fifth Illinois winds to Springfield with hospitalized troops. Seventh Militia move from Camp Meade to Chicago delayed.
A tailor accidentally swallowed a needle and died from inflammation. A Philadelphia widow, pensioner since 1877, was revealed to have been impersonated by her daughter for 21 years to draw the widow’s pension. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters advertised as a cure despite health claims.
An advertisement touts CANOLINE Insecticide as non poisonous and cheapest on earth, claiming it kills ticks lice fleas and other pests while curing scab mange and bites. It urges 25 cents for a bottle from Cannon Chemical Co. St Louis. A German housing note reports paper floors in dwellings replacing wooden floors, claiming they prevent dust and vermin and improve cleanliness.
Cincinnati reports that C G Riley, then superintendent of Car Service for the Baltimore and Ohio South Western Railway, will be promoted to the new role of Superintendent of Transportation on August 29. His former post will be abolished. Riley, from CC and STL Railway, earned the advancement through meritorious service. In Shannon County Missouri, two farmers argued over two pigs, each owning one after court costs reached 60, they settled by each taking a pig.
An advertisement filled item notes Texas living prospects from the Gulf Coast country with claims of year round growth and stock-raising ability. It promotes Southern Texas colonization pamphlets, cheap excursion rates, and a Chicago manager. It also mentions old church-bit customs, a No To Bac tobacco pitch, and a claim about corn bread versus wheat bread impacts.
Des Moines advertising notice for Kay's Long Balm 225 Sonescolds W N Y, catalog number 37-1893, urging readers to answer advertisements and to mention the paper.
A historic ad blurb touts four porcelain plaque designs by the artist Muville, given away free with the purchase of Elastic Starch. Purchasers of three ten cent packages can claim a plaque, with the offer valid until October 1. Also promotes Cascarats Candy Cathartic for beauty and a quip about bank check stamp tax.
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