24 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1895
Page
1
A Chicago Record feature describes a rural mail sorting scene in Jonesville, where a longtime sorter notes familiar handwriting and neighbors gathering weekly to glimpse letters. Hope centers on Ned, a local lover away in the city, while Polly Perkins eyes a potential marriage as townsfolk wait for news and bacon and eggs brighten gossip.
In Tormont, rich merchant R Sheldon engineers a plan for clerk Harry Conrad and his daughter Mattie Meadows to elope with a fifty pound wedding fund. Mattie and Harry marry at dawn after a telegram confirms Sheldon’s tacit approval. The suspenseful gambit yields a happy union and keeps Meadows unaware of the ruse.
A lengthy critique argues protectionism shields American markets from tariff breaks. It cites Treasury data for year ending June 30, 1895 showing exports of mineral oils, breadstuffs, cotton and provisions fell in quantity and value after tariff changes, with five of 22 items rising in quantity and 4 in value. It notes cotton losses sting, coal prices rising and lard and bacon shifts hurting revenue, while urging domestic industry and wage earners benefit from protected markets.
The lesson uses Joshua 3 5 17 to frame crossing the Jordan as a beginning not an end. Believers must sanctify themselves and follow the ark, trusting Gods guiding hand to open the way toward Jericho and Canaan, with Christ our ultimate forerunner and strength.
Precisely Prayer recounted by Henry A Beers in The Ways of Yale says Tutor Cusine began a chapel prayer invoking celestial orbits and gravity. The passage notes that after one complimentary ticket, a man is spoiled for paying his way for life.
Report notes imports of crude valued at almost 1.5 million dollars in eleven months ending May 31 1895. Data reflect ongoing trade activity and the scale of petroleum materials entering the country.
On February 19 1803 Colonel Howard Vincent moved in the House of Parliament that it is incumbent upon Her Majesty's government to act in the interest of the industrial classes of the United Kingdom. The speech signals early 19th century concern with convict labor and national policy.
A Faulk County notice urges farmers to wear woolen clothes and horse owners to provide woolen blankets. It directs every bed in Faulk County homes to have at least one pair of woolen blankets.
The San Francisco Journal of Commerce urges local manufacturers and producers' association to establish a California week or even a California day each month. San Francisco business houses would display and shelve goods of California manufacture to promote regional goods.
The Manufacturers and Producers' Association of California has 50 state factories affiliated with it, employing about 4,000 workers, and advocates strong protection to bolster home product consumption and manufacturing.
A businesslike revivalist named Jonas appears to have entered revival work as a full profession. An advertisement touts his strong voice and ability to speak to large grove meeting audiences, with capacity to preach Sundays and discuss politics on weekdays. He is described as efficient and able to attract growing attendance night after night. The note adds that in Austria a six month credit is generally allowed.
A quoted excerpt from Phillips Brooks discusses the idea that personal joy and power come only when the soul renounces self interest. It emphasizes overwhelming devotion to others and complete self surrender as the path to true delight and peace.
A historical note claims Rome hosted eighty church festivals and holidays at the start of the century, leaving hardly any days for labor.
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