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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
7
The article recalls Lord Lawrence viceroy of India as a blunt self reliant leader with a tender side. He gathers his children in London before departure, weeps over not seeing a son again, and consoles a motherless infant aboard a steamer by caring for it, explaining the child seeks nothing from him.
A wave of wage increases sweeps U S textile mills with 150000 workers gaining higher pay. North and South mills announce boosts as Augusta Georgia and American Woolen mills lead, signaling broader prosperity and stronger protection effects on employment. South Bend merchants report improved activity amid McKinley prosperity.
The author argues protectionist tariffs deliver a market and fair prices for crops, contrasting past free trade burns of corn with today’s profitable harvests. He claims Western farmers favor McKinleyism, asserting tariffs bring prosperity by ensuring real purchases and preventing dire shortages.
The piece notes Mr. Bryan’s joy over Nebraska election figures for the fusion ticket while contrasting state prosperity under McKinley’s protectionist policies with Bryan’s free trade stance. It predicts Nebraska may differ in 1900 but argues the rest of the country will reject free trade and affirm national prosperity.
A recent South Bend Tribune issue reflects Republican sentiment in northern Indiana and describes an interesting feature story.
In New York City three neighboring Democrats who voted for Bryan in 1896 declare they reject Bryanism and Tammanyism. They praise McKinley's leadership, defend expansion and prosperity, and say they will vote for Mac next fall. The letter, signed by H Nolan M Hart and S Cassidy, reflects a broader shift toward Republican reform in 1899.
The article notes new zinc and lead discoveries in southern Missouri boosting regional industry, with gold outcomes from Colorado and Montana fueling national production. It cites rising bank clearances, railroad earnings, and post office transactions as evidence of unprecedented western prosperity in 1899.
The San Francisco Call argues that prosperity proves sound money and protection policies. It urges intelligent businessmen and workers to support the party in city, state, and national contests, claiming good legislation created the present good years versus the bad years under Democrats.
The essay argues Hinduism is not a unified faith but a vast aggregation of sects defined by caste. It asserts caste is the central, inviolable social force shaping duties, family standing, and individual fate, while philosophy, worship, belief, and theology vary by time and place.
J R Rockhill recounts a southern Illinois anecdote about long serving selectman Watkins who joked that he would not die. While Watkins fell ill with pneumonia Lindsey whispered that Watkins would never die and they would have to shoot him on judgment day.
A father tricks his son George in a railway carriage by hiding and returning a hat to elicit cries of alarm. He then whistles, restoring the hat, and the child asks for the whistle again as he pretends the hat has been thrown out.
The London Globe reports Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar is content in exile at Mustapha villa near Paris. At a Rambouillet banquet, M. Laferriere reassured President Loubet about her well being. She praises the care she receives more than her former palace and expects to visit Paris for the exhibition next year.
A playful exchange from the Chicago News notes the question of women's equality depends on the specific man and woman involved, reflecting social humor of the era. The remark implies varying perceptions of gender role parity.
A testimonial exalts Peruna as a universal cure for catarrh with claims that it strengthens vigor and appetite. An asserted address for the Peruna Medicine Company in Columbus, Ohio, offers a free book on catarrh by Dr. Hartman.
An Indianapolis Sentinel quote emphasizes prudent saving in good times and preparing during bad times. The exchange frames financial self discipline as essential for enduring both favorable and adverse spells.
A list of patents granted last week to inventors from Minnesota and North Dakota. Names include John Chial Lake Park Minn straw stacker. John K. Christy Minneapolis Minn shaft tag. David H. Houston Hunter Nd magazine camera. Mike M. Jerdee Dawson Minn bar row tooth. Chauncey K Richardson Duluth Minn seal lock. Herbrand O Simle Manuel Nd bill coupling. George Wetherby Duluth Minn apparatus for boring and disintegrating earthy matter. Attorneys Merwin Lothrop Johnson, Pioneer Press Building St Paul.
A young boy and his mother observe the Chicago platform as a westbound train arrives. The boy calls to his mother asking what she sees and exclaims he sees Chicago but not Bryan.
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease taken internally. It claims to affect blood and mucous membranes, build the constitution and offer $100 for any case not cured. Includes a testimonial list request and Toledo Ohio address. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills.
In a brief exchange from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph a speaker notes a man’s remark about a visitor. The other party clarifies the visitor was the speaker’s father-in-law, not a friend, prompting a short family-context acknowledgment.
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