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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1899
Page
2
M A Berger of Butte Mont advertises a fishing trip to Florida. A sensational tale from Vienna unfolds with a governess heiress whose father arranges a million and a half debt wedding with a noble. She escapes, rebuking royal bargaining and asserting American freedom.
The piece predicts a large national convention of silver supporters in Louisville Kentucky. It cites proposed participants including Bryan Williams Towne Altgeld and Senator Jones and notes advocates from Kentucky Illinois Indiana and Ohio forming a 500 strong movement. The forecast envisions renewed activism ahead of the next presidential campaign and a 16 to 1 bimetallic ratio.
A collage of Klondike nostalgia warns that gold fever fades but future stampedes loom with new adventurers. It weighs ambition's price, warns about public office, and notes Prohibition efforts abroad, especially among Sandwich Islanders. The piece also highlights Manila treaties, U S politics, and Montana apple medals at Omaha, urging vigilance on repealing anti gambling laws as sports wrap up.
The West Virginia legislature stalls on the U S Senate contest as Republican and Democratic factions refuse to act, fearing retaliation. Quay aims for election and predicts success, while opponents doubt his chances and accuse him of seeking a market. He plans to begin next Thursday.
State leaders chip in to fund a new gambling license purse while the Nicaragua canal bill faces Senate debate. Senator Morgan hopes for a final vote before adjournment Tuesday, as Newlands appears poised to dawn Stewart for the Senate seat. The old man resists, yet Nevada will not lose a silver man in the chamber. Spain faces turmoil yet enjoys smooth elections without deadlocks.
A Detroit clergyman recalls an old noncommunicant parishioner whose long absence sparked political banter. The excerpt spans quirky exchanges, eccentric epitaphs, and brief glimpses of public notices, with varied regional clippings and jokes reflecting late 19th or early 20th century humor.
At a San Francisco banquet the mayor praised Irve iny M. Scott the Oregon builder for his Russia visit. He recounted a tale of the czar summoning Scott to see his price schedule to build new battleships. The anecdote framed Scott as a key figure in naval ambitions.
Mr. Scott handed a price list to the czar who studied the figures and asked to examine them carefully before awarding contracts. On the following day the czar issued his famous appeal for the disarmament of the whole world.
A collage of newspaper snippets presents humorous and baffling dialogue from different papers. The Detroit Journal parodies domestic life with a concerned wife and a wary husband. The Chicago Tribune notes a doctor’s quip about a father’s health as a heavy character weighs in. The Boston Transcript adds a regional jab about Bath Maine and a weary traveler.
The article notes a light recessed glass cased by a sliding sash, hinges and catches to hold the inner sash, enabling opening without lifting the heavy sash. It also describes a tin tube coin counter wrapping device, a corkscrew with dual clamps to grip the neck, and a bayonet blade pivoted for right angle use then folded.
The text notes taxes on dogs in Hamburg by size, claims Americans and Russians lead in dancing while French and Italians show better posture, Paraguay’s social custom of kissing ladies upon introduction, and France having the most people over 60 in Europe with Ireland following.
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