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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1900
Page
2
A store advertises a large stock of about 500 coats in every color size and quality priced so low that shoppers in the market are guaranteed to buy when they visit.
The Columbus Herald notes widespread mill shutdowns and questions the impact on public opinion, McKinley’s tax stance, and the ship subsidy bill. It cites reactions to Quay, Wanamaker Republicans, and calls for publishing the Sulu treaty. It criticizes Boss Hanna and anti McKinley voters amid national debates.
Secretary Root reports ongoing war in the Philippines with calls for more troops and ongoing pacification difficulties. Republicans argue Bryan's defeat would end the conflict, while souring sentiment grows from perceived U S administration actions there.
Col. W. J. Bryan announces a new weekly paper titled The Commoner. Subscriptions at 1.00 per year are being accepted and handled by the Herald for Bryan.
In a domestic vignette from Tit-Bits, a young wife boasts to her husband that she did most of the shoe project herself. She explains buying uppers, sewing, adding bows, and placing them in the box, expressing pride in her newly claimed talent.
The Chicago Post cites a discussion praising a woman's formal education as up to date yet criticizes her lack of real household experience. It notes she relies on theories, excels in parliamentary law, and would stand out in any women’s club.
The article profiles George Edma as a young, influential congressman who has effectively chaired the House Naval Affairs Committee. It details his Berkshire Vermont origins, Harvard and Columbia education, legal career, and extensive naval study and travel. It notes his role in shaping the naval personnel bill and a major naval appropriation, including a key armor plate compromise that helped approve 11 fighting ships.
A playful exchange between Kate and Pat about eyes and jealousy. The Philadelphia Press notes a comic misquote as metaphor for envy over beauty in a light, conversational frame.
A humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Journal centers on Dorothy and Harry debating who gave whom a parlor lamp last Christmas, highlighting a festive seasonal moment.
The excerpt juxtaposes a Washington Star note on evaluating success with a playful Brooklyn Life cartoonish exchange about counting minutes and rustling leaves. It reflects light, urban humor and literary tones in two vintage papers.
Miss Dykermeadows notes Mr Hempstead is a professional humorist while Miss Bensonhurst jokes about talking shop. Rev Mr Lanks explains he came to call not slip down on doorstep, as Mrs Goodsoul sympathizes in a playful exchange from Brooklyn humor columns.
A fragmentary page dares readers with sharp quips about wives seamstresses and romantic misjudgments. Pairs exchange quips on clever spouses and mistaken loves in a brisk, humorous style typical of a New York Weekly feature.
In the year ending June 30 last, Jasper County Missouri recorded output valued at five thousand three hundred ninety nine dollars and sixty nine cents. The report notes quantities of lead and other mined products contributing to the total.
Butte Montana leads the country in public school expenditures per pupil. Officials cite funding levels and district allocations as key factors shaping education quality and resources available to students.
An advertisement urges readers to buy Doan’s Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo NY at 50 cents per box. It promotes the product as a trusted remedy with the slogan Remember the name Doan and take no substitute.
A collage of short comic lines and social quips from the Chicago Record, Harper’s Bazar, Puck, Philadelphia Press, N Y Weekly, Indianapolis Journal, Judge, and Chicago Times Herald. Jokes cover poets, soldiers, dances, fur coats, and newspaper fame in a brisk montage.
A collage of humor items and brief quotes from newspapers including Practical Financiering and Philadelphia Bulletin. Bits touch on alimony phrases and the spoils of war, plus light exchanges about marriage and finance in quick, witty lines.
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