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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
2
Indianapolis debate on primary election laws criticizes a costly system for Indiana. Hugh debates taxation for shipping interests, Senator Hanna’s policies, and farmers’ subsidies. Ripley County lynching damages case ends at 4000 dollars. McKinley leads election totals. university funding debated. note on China and beans in Michigan.
A survey notes nearly 500000 rural residents now receive free mail delivery. The article discusses varied topics from the bolo knife to dyeing secrecy, turf gas feasibility, and physiological explanations of sighing as oxygen needs rise during moments of worry.
A collage of facts and incidents from Europe and Indiana includes Austria’s unique stance on women in prison, property value over centuries, the French Legion of Honor number, and UK fish landings. Indiana reports detail a hunting accident near Greenfield with a man amputated, a North Baltimore Glass Co plant expansion worth $90,000, and trustees debating an unconditional college-to-church transition for Ridgeville normal school.
The text cites Blanco and his work showing twenty eight genera of palms with eighty seven species on the Philippines islands. It highlights botanical classification and counts.
The article profiles M. J. Dowling, a former poor farm boy who survived a severe Minnesota blizzard that cost him feet and hands. Now a leading state politician, he has served as Minnesota House chief clerk and as secretary of the National League of Republican Clubs, living in Renville and running an insurance business. He is noted for wide political connections, popularity, and a habit of sending flowers to his wife each morning during capital duties.
A discussion of Peking streets faulted for dust mud and lack of water and sewers. Advice on mildew removal coats this excerpt with a tip using borax starch salt and lemon juice. The text ends by noting uneven Bank of England note thickness aids counterfeit detection.
Secretary Hay could become president if McKinley dies before March 4. Depew presents a New York portrait of himself at 29 when he served as state secretary. Routelle volunteered as navy master in 1862 and earned lieutenant rank for gallantry against the Albemarle. Chinese esteem for Grant endures with wreaths placed on his tomb in New York by the Chinese minister on Thanksgiving. Rev. P Daly at Hot Springs Soldiers Home believes he and Marcus Daly are brothers after reading a biography.
Dust inevitably gathers on ship decks despite frequent sweeping. Sails appear to trap airborne particles, functioning as natural dust collectors on sailing vessels.
Fragmentary note describes potatoes grown on stems rather than underground tubers. Text mentions this unusual method from an early period, noting potatoes emerge from the stem of the plant rather than the typical underground tuber formation.
A user identified as Mr N C Spurgin from 908 Washing ton Street Reeves Co reports relief from back pain after using half a box of Dean's Kidney Pills. He claims complete cessation of lameness and pain and urges others to buy the product sold at Otto's drug store. Foater Milburn Co Buffalo NY is the U S sole agent and promotion emphasizes Remember the name Dean's.
The government grants a golden medal to every couple marking a golden or diamond wedding. Last year 614 couples received medals. Denmark is noted for thrift with inhabitants saving £10 9s per person. English per capita savings stand at £3 2s. German wealth is estimated at 150 billion marks, of which 25 billion marks are land used for cereals.
After a 30 year public career Senator Davis showed nerves before a speech. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts studies literature daily and keeps a literary habit. Lodge also appeared in a jaunty mottled tweed suit with a blue striped shirt. Senator Shoup of Idaho always sits where he can see all entrances, a habit from four decades with a gun.
Reference notes reveal a plan to settle seventy Boer families on Long Island. The passage mentions stamps for a Pan American exposition in Buffalo and a historical note about Washington’s 1814 burning, plus a life-line along the Chicago drainage canal extending 34 miles for emergency use.
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