Caution on Health and Wealth Reflects Prudence
The saying urges health care now while able and warns against imprudent spending that depletes funds for future needs. It stresses timely care and financial restraint to avoid future hardship.
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1900
Page
2
Silk via Mulberry Leaves Inspires Transformation
A proverb notes patient effort turns mulberry leaves into silk and silk into a woman, framing slow craft as the path to refinement. It emphasizes gradual progress shaping character and destiny.
Language Gaps Highlighted By Voices From All Sides
A brief aphorism contrasts men's struggle to name thoughts with women's difficulty to articulate thoughts, suggesting communication gaps across genders and prompting reflection on linguistic expression and social expectations.
Through Furnace We Learn Our True Dross
A reflective aphorism on testing hardship revealing inner flaws. The line uses metaphor comparing trials to a furnace to expose impurities in character. It emphasizes transformation through adversity and self-awareness.
John W. Gates Sails for Europe Reflecting Shifting Times
The note recalls John W. Gates sailing to Europe recently, contrasting with twenty five years earlier when such a voyage would have gone to Canada. This anecdote highlights changing travel patterns and international links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gates
Europe
Canada
Political hinted matchups for McKinley and Bryan
Statements suggest campaign lines forming with McKinley paired with an unnamed rival in Philadelphia and Bryan paired with another unnamed opponent in Kansas City as possible ticket prospects. The remark frames anticipated contest dynamics rather than announcing confirmed bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Philadelphia
Bryan
Kansas City
New Jersey cyclist struck by lightning signals notoriety rise
A New Jersey bicyclist who was struck by lightning and described as pain fully bruised underscores a shift from mosquito notoriety to lasting peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
King Leopold Bequeaths Wealth to Belgian People
The article notes King Leopold of Belgium leaves extensive landed estates to his people, contrasting it with monarchs who leave debts and burdens behind. The tone frames Leopold as an honorable exception in royal succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold
Belgium
Salisbury Remarks Stir Britons and Echoes of Threats
The marquis of Salisbury provoked Britons with references to a disloyal government in Ireland and a continental wave to crash on our shores prompting questions about prophecy versus mood. He may be simply talking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis of Salisbury
Ireland
Lord Salisbury
Mechanical cause found for maple sap flow says Orton
Before the Biological Society of Washington meeting Mr Orton described experiments on maple sap flow in early spring. He concluded the rise in temperature expands gases in wood cells and forces sap outward, opposing the view that sap flow is driven solely by plant physiology.
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Biological Society of Washington
W. A. Orton
New York City Faces Public Servant Corruption Warning
The New York public must defend themselves against their own servants as city governance earns sharp criticism. A speaker called the city one of the wealthiest yet worst governed outside Constantinople and warned business leaders they risk ruin if they expose city improprieties. Combinations to seize public funds for private use threaten American communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Constantinople
The waxing Severn and the waning Thames
The article notes a competition among rivers in physiography. It cites England’s Thames and Severn as examples. the Severn has eroded into hills and captured headwaters that once fed the Thames, creating the idea of a waxing Severn and waning Thames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Thames
Severn
Cotswold
Treasury Officials Weigh Half Cent Coin Additions
Officials in the United States Treasury see the petition to coin a half cent as a sign of business prosperity amid a billion cents circulating and four million more minted monthly. The piece recalls Asa Gray arguing with Darwin over currency systems, noting the joke that Americans divide money by cents while the English use pounds shillings and pence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
Asa Gray
Darwin
Ship Subsidy Debate Reveals Party Split In Congress
Democratic leaders push to turn the shipping bill into a campaign issue while facing a split in their ranks. Minority reports show some Democrats backing government aid and others opposing subsidies, hinting at a potential Republican advantage in both houses.
Ship subsidy bill in peril as party lines blur in debate
Report says Chanler Small and Ransdell opposed using shipping in partisan fights and urged treating the shipping subsidy as a business matter. They argued delaying action to influence the Democratic convention risks defeating the bill, while Republicans can seize a generation’s chance by passing it before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Chanler
Small
Ransdell
Congress
Porto Ricans Pleased With Trade Reform Support
A private letter from an American in Porto Rico says locals welcome the Foraker act and foresee renewed business and prosperity. Merchants prefer a small tariff over direct taxes and oppose free trade, except for a few foreigners like Mr. Finley the British consul who own sugar and tobacco stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
United States
Mr. Finley
San Juan
Pearl Button Industry Boomed After Tariff Shifts
The eighth biennial report from Iowa's Bureau of Labor Statistics notes a 1898 surge with 36 new factories in six months and identifies Illinois and Iowa as key button centers. It credits the McKinley tariff of 1892 and Dingley tariff of 1897 for protection while warning that Democratic free trade would devastate the Pearl button business and cost many jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Iowa
Illinois
Trade failures show decline in last month totals
The report notes only 06 trade failures last month with liabilities totaling 7,214,787. It contrasts April failures across two Democratic years 1895 and 1896, listing figures such as 1,086 with 13,665,756 for 1890 and 1,050 with 14,020,714 for 1900, highlighting the small current liability.
Demand for Cornmeal Expands Under Department Efforts
Foreign demand for cornmeal grows as the Department of Agriculture promotes exports under this administration, strengthening trade and markets for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Open Door Policy Emphasized at Southern Cotton Spinners Meet
At Charlotte, North Carolina, the fourth annual Southern Cotton Spinners Association session drew about five hundred mill men, representing $500 million in capital. President J H McAden urged unity, export growth, and a strong open door stance with China, plus support for textile schools and higher labor standards. The piece also notes etymology of terms and humorous literary quips.
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United States
Charlotte
N. C
Southern Cotton Spinners’ Association
J. H. McAden
Conevention
McAden
Mason and Dixon’s
Empire of China
China
Philippine Islands
Our Trade Expansion in British Markets Draws Alarm
The Times and continental papers flag rising American exports to Britain and its colonies as grave. A record shipment to Australia includes sewing machines, musical instruments, vehicles, typewriters, trolley appliances and shoes. A separate shipment sends seventeen carloads of Alabama cotton goods to China. Europe shows clear disapproval.
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London Times
Great Britain
the Times
England
Australia
United States
Alabama
China
Europe
Western Wool Values in Oregon Prices by Grade
Oregon wool prices reveal the sale values for staple grades, showing the ranged bids and quality distinctions across grades. The report lists observed prices and emphasizes how grade and quality impact the receipts from wool sales in the state.
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Oregon
Demand for Cotton Goods in Democratic Era Trade
The text notes 1895 cotton goods exports at 13,789,810 and 1899 exports at 28,566,914. It attributes a policy of protection to a near 10,000,000 rise in foreign demand, with about 8,000,000 paid by foreigners to American wage-earners.
Internal Revenue Costs Under Two Administrations
The 1898 and 1896 revenue collections incurred 2.62 percent in collection costs, while 1899 saw only 1.50 percent charged to collection expenses. The text asserts Republican governance protects the people’s money.
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Internal Revenue
How to Fit Shoes in a Store Visit
A guide from American Queen advises taking a walk before trying on shoes to swell the feet and ensure comfort. It recommends fully buttoning or lacing both shoes and testing by walking the store to spot any size differences between feet before purchase.
Radical Cure in Alcoholism Treatment Sparks Debate
A Detroit Journal note humorously questions a radical cure for alcoholism. The subject claims reading makes the full man, while others suspect the drug’s effects on the mind. The piece hints at the cure being unusually extreme.
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Detroit Journal
One Way. McJigger Belittles Hopeful Speaker
McJigger taunts Thingumbob by predicting failure for a speaker who, in turn, notes that his outspokenness at times lands him in trouble. The exchange frames a comic critique of boastful missteps in life.
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McJigger
Philadelphia Press
Tempting Fate in a Suit for a Daughter
The Columbian reports a dramatic exchange where a young man seeks the heiress’s hand from a millionaire. The father refuses, while the suitor departs with swagger, claiming that the matron’s smile will follow once the objection is known.
Faithful Dog Returns After Repeated Purchases
A dealer boasts the dog’s loyalty, saying he has sold the animal a dozen times and it always returns to the seller, prompting the buyer to question assurances of faithfulness.
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New York World
Alabama coal and iron output reported for 1899
Alabama produced 7,000,000 tons of coal and 1,083,905 tons of iron in 1899. A cucumber farm of 1,100 acres is the latest Lawrence project. Theatrical managers announce strong attractions for the week. The first book printed in Minnesota in 1836 was a Bible.
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Alabama
Minnesota
Also Mentioned on This Page
Che Pioneer
J. E. Sheridan
Montana
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Messrs
William Astor Chanler
John H. Small
North Carolina
Joseph E. Ransdell
Louisiana
House Merchant’ Marine and Fisheries Committee
John F. Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Marion DeVries
California
Thomas Speight
Mississippi
Wm. D. Daly
Foreign Steamship Lines
House
Senate
Democratic National Committee
The
Athenaeum
London Globe
Yellow Journal
Harper’s Bazar
J. HH. Rindlaur
Fargo, N. D
Baker
Baker Drug Company
Fergus Falls
Minn
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas Bhoe CO
Mase
Lewis Gas Engines
Thompson & Sons Mfg. CO
Beloit
Bickford
D. C
N.H
Wth Corps
Piso
Soeley Niu
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