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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1899
Page
2
A Missoula crusade against smoke from Butte’s smelter is described as a messianic effort. The account portrays a figure promoting sweeping reforms and a public subscription drive to fund the cause, reflecting early 20th century urban environmental debates.
Late dispatches describe a volatile Manila scene where Aguinaldo treats the Spanish prisoners via Filipino intermediaries, while Filipinos press for American withdrawal or dominance. The piece critiques American strategy, contemplates force, annexation, or autonomy, and notes Spain’s lingering influence and the need to educate Filipinos on U.S. protection and sovereignty.
The piece surveys U S senate races with names like Quay Penn and Depew New York, noting deadlocks in Nevada Delaware and California, leading figures Beveridge Indiana and Davis Minnesota, and ongoing bribery inquiries into Speaker Wright in California. It reflects a period view of contest and stalemate in several states.
A plan by two Montana men to divert waters from the Missoula and other rivers to irrigate half the state promises vast arable land expansion. The piece argues Montana could bloom with farms, homes, churches, and schools, reducing reliance on outside food imports and boosting local markets. It also notes General Shafter’s recent Texas reception and condemns the women who kissed him.
A collection of eclectic notes mentions Cornelius Vanderbilt owning an autograph copy of Grant memoirs early election trivia about Signor Roux, Morrill's modest Congressional footprint, Reed's humor about size, Andrew Carnegie's $3000 organ gift to a Boulder church, a quip about coughs, a Worcester stamp joke at the British Museum, and a legendary tale of Spain's Saint James involving a bladder heart and wolf fangs.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning presents a sonnet fragment in which the speaker compares the beloved’s hair to a valuable treasure traded for curls. The narrator binds a shadow to the heart with a kiss breath, noting no natural heat remains until death ends life.
Porto Ricans use natural soaps from plants and coconut oil for shaving. Men wash with coconut oil soap and lye, rubbing on wet clothes to create a lather. They carry a coconut shell cup and donkey-tail brush, often without a mirror, as many households lack glass. Mirrors are replaced by natural reflections and the landscape’s light.
A rustic shaving scene unfolds by a mountain stream with a mirror and improvised razor. The piece parodies Spanish legends and notes gossip about Biltmore House's possible sale or museum conversion. It blends humorous quips on aging and society talk from New York society pages.
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