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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1900
Page
5
In the New Orleans Times-Democrat an old quarter man recalls a genuine Manchurian gingal he once owned. The six foot long English made weapon features a barrel like a No. 12 shotgun, a carved curved plate stock, a spring driven flintlock lid, and a heavy breech cover. It was heavily camouflaged as Chinese work though London maker marks touch the piece.
The text notes that Siberian demand favors canned fruits and European imports delivered by steamer, with lemons, raisins, figs, honey, olives, olive oil, oranges, and nuts mainly from Europe. California products have made some inroads but high freights, delays, and packing issues hinder sustained American trade. few prospects for California fruit appliers surface after field assessments.
The Chicago Times describes a crowded scene as men await entry at a magazine office. Editors debate solitude scenes and young writers' stories while manuscript slips circulate, hinting at the pressures of publishing and the pursuit of fame.
In a London constituency a canvasser pressed Mrs Smith for her husband’s vote. She initially refused but relented after a bribe offer. She revealed the informer who promised a new suit in exchange for backing the radicals, prompting a public moral uproar.
Charles B. Hanford recalls days with Booth and Barrett. Garrett, austere and disciplinary, Booth gentle and tolerant. One night Booth left his dressing room by a back route past supers. He played Richelieu and shouted the curse of Rome, his voice shaking the building. A super blocked his way and challenged him, Booth approvingly listening as the youth delivered a rasping Rome. He noted he differed slightly from the reading of some parts.
An analysis of nineteenth and early twentieth century immigration to the United States outlines why people from Britain, Germany, the Balkans, Russia and the Orient seek U.S. opportunity. It discusses shifting origins, including Northern and Southern Europe, the Nordic and Balkan influx, and concerns over speculative immigration and crime. The piece argues for selective acceptance and citizenship while condemning exploitative labor trafficking.
The author argues hot humid weather and seasonal changes influence mental state and impulse toward self harm and crime. He cites sunstroke insomnia and fatigue raising risks of insanity, violent acts, and deaths by own action, urging vacations, rest, diet, and reduced worries to counteract heat’s effects.
The piece notes a shift from realist aims to romance in fiction over ten years. It recalls Howells predicting a real life focus while readers embraced grand heroes and heroines, from Dumas to Trollope, and novelistic adventures like The Prisoner of Zenda and Richard Carvel. It ends with praise for David Hiram and Mr. Dooley as sane counterpoints.
The national anthem of the South African Republic was crafted by Catherine Felicie van Rees born in 1831 in Holland. Meeting Burgers in Europe, she supplied both text and music in 1875, and the Boers accepted her hymn for national use.
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