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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1899
Page
2
Fragmented garbled text hints at a narrative about gold seekers and Arctic exploration. Names and events are unreadable, but references to cold, dawn, and rugged journeys suggest a survival and treasure pursuit amidst harsh conditions.
A Chicago Democratic appeal attacks Republican pro trust stances, warning that trusts raise prices and pay low wages while threatening freedom and democracy. It urges voters to embrace Jeffersonian simplicity and shift support to the Democratic party. The piece also cites Wall Street panic forecasts and criticizes monetary policy affecting gold and silver.
The piece notes General Miles ordered Inspector General Breckinridge to survey army beef rations since the Spanish war and Colonel Garlington to inspect Western packing cities. It reports diligence by the officers and suggests substantial testimony supporting Miles's beef scandal charges.
A collection of editorial excerpts criticizes U S foreign policy and leadership. It warns the republic risks entanglements with imperial aims and cites Senator Hoar on McKinley's era decline. It also notes scandals in military and senate elections and questions Algerine mismanagement.
The Pioneer Press argues against tariff protection as a shield for trusts and calls for abolition to curb public robbery. The Philadelphia Press notes President McKinley plans to issue a civil service order to place 6,500 offices under Republican spoilsmen.
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton leads about 1,500 troops to seize Santa Cruz, capital of Laguna province, routs Filipino defenders after a sharp fight, with 18 dead and 40 wounded on the native side and six American wounded. The expedition aims to secure the lake region and push southward. Santa Cruz, a key rebel stronghold, sits on the lake’s eastern shore and hosts about 15,000 people.
A Chinook flood on the Yellowstone and ice jams flooded Glendive and Miles City. Twelve known dead after bridges failed as water rose rapidly. Dozens of houses abandoned and livestock swept away in raging torrents.
In Bullock County Alabama Democrats dominate with 1 122 votes to none for Republicans. Public school teacher salaries in New York total 16 000 000. The Assembly addresses show scattered misreadings and place names. Several states hold November elections including governors in Iowa Kentucky Maryland and others. New York plans to elect Assembly members and a few clerical posts are mentioned with odd spellings and errors.
A Kansas City Times editorial cites Dr. Chamnel of Cornell University who reports arsenical poisons in many wall papers. He links wallpaper to sickness in covered rooms and suggests frescoes as a future standard. The piece also questions wallpaper’s role in mental health and praises Alchiustine as a sanitary wall coating.
Consular reports praise papyristite from Zurich as an artificial stone made from waste paper pulp. Supplied as powder packed in barrels, it mixes with water, hardens in 24 hours, accepts high polish, cuts and drills easily, and resists moisture and pests. It is light, elastic, inexpensive, and adapts to temperatures with any tint. A separate note promotes St Jacobs Oil for bruises and soreness.
The statesman’s young son jokes that retiring means sleep but the elder warns that a congressman’s retirement requires constant vigilance and effort to hold his grip. The Washington Star framing emphasizes political endurance.
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