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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1899
Page
2
A destitute man seeks guidance from an old congressman and crafts a plan to profit from a poorly written railway land grant. The tale follows a court case over a single disputed word, a fly on the records and a verdict that grants the railroad title, displacing settlers as the line proceeds.
A critical survey attacks Democratic leaders as flaw pickers who endlessly nitpick past policies rather than proposing new ideas. It contends their opposition to wartime measures and economic shifts stems from habit and envy, criticizing their motive to undermine current governance.
A Helena resident reprints a letter praising the Philippines as a vital U.S. asset with vast resources and future Pacific trade gains. The writer argues war costs are offset by commerce and civilization gains, urging strong support for American occupancy. The Helena Independent counters by questioning Alger’s reputation and the paper’s wartime critiques.
A long critique of editorial campaigns in Anaconda Standard Helena Independent and other papers accusing American soldiers of atrocity stories about the Philippines. It cites New York papers as inflaming antiwar passions while defending General Otis and attacking anti imperialists. Mentions Hobart Alger cabinet intrigue and agricultural road questions. notes Japanese and German smuggling claims and Republican political maneuvering.
The text notes neutrality laws while British marines aid in capturing the Mibuists. It mentions Japan adopting an electric trolley system, Helena politics, a smallpox patient in hastile, Canada’s debt about 10 per capita rising 3.75 yearly, opinions on using Canada as a front yard, and predicts a revolution after the assassination of San Domingo President Heaureaux, with locals seemingly enjoying his regime at times.
A historical reflection on laughter, arguing humor began as savage pleasure in cruelty. It cites executions as a source of amusement for barbarians, noting civilized laughter now arises from less tragic mishaps and humane emotions. The piece links mirth to distant, brutal origins and contrasts it with modern sensibilities.
A teacher recalls a humiliating scene after a newsdealer’s armband stamp leads to accused theft. She admits misremembering the moment and faces scandal, while clerks and a floorwalker react with embarrassment. She resolves the incident by buying a peanut at the depot newsstand.
The passage describes a traditional process where wood is packed into a selected banked hole covered with turf and burned from beneath. Tar drips slowly into a barrel placed below to collect the liquid, mirroring a method used since the fourth century B C.
An immense unsavory omelet formed from 850,000 condemned ovens smashed on London pavements, washing into drains and causing widespread illness from the resulting stench.
A writer in the German scientific periodical Globus argues insanity is not increasing and that the recruitment field shows no greater physical degeneracy than in past generations. The piece challenges claims of a deteriorating mental or physical state across cohorts.
The mining broker W. H. Nichols of Butte Montana faces trouble after promoting the Butte and Bingham Copper Mining Company of Bingham Utah. He sold about 400000 shares at 1 cent each, including investments by two women who profited little. Nichols now sells shares at 14 cents and predicts a rise to 20 cents, potentially a dollar by year’s end. an assay showed variable returns. He urges delaying purchases to 30 or 60 days, claiming later prices will look legitimate.
In the Second Judicial District of Montana the administratrix Lulu P. Largey seeks an order to lease real estate of the deceased P. A. Largey. The court orders all interested parties to appear August 19, 1899 at 2 PM in Silver Bow County to show cause why the lease order should not be granted. A copy is to be published in Daily Inter Mountain for two weeks.
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