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Newspaper
Dubuque Sunday Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1899
Page
6
A garbled Herald page outlines night school courses in Hookkeeping Fisente An ashore with many errors resembling a banking and accounting program. It includes taxation math words and a long passage about decimals cents and percentages. The jumble ends with notes on deposits checks and bank timing.
Fragmented text presents a bookkeeping accounting exercise with figures like 2758.21 and 1016.48. It describes net gains, beginning resources, and differences over a year, mentioning Wheat futures and various unnamed variables. The readable portions indicate a financial problem focusing on net worth changes and closing balances.
A fragment outlines lessons in elementary mathematics and references a right triangle proof. It notes the square of the hypotenuse and the relation to legs, with a claim that the square at the base equals the sum of squares of the perpendiculars, and mentions figures illustrating the proof.
A noisy excerpt shows math exercises with right triangles, perimeters, and hypotenuse, plus a four week progressive exercise pace. It includes geography answers, rail routes, and city notes like Lynn and New Orleans, plus mechanics problems and fencing yardage.
Fragmentary OCR shows arithmetic tasks and answers in a lesson format. It references quantities like 2552.25 and 909.35, discussing fences, yards, miles and square feet. The text is garbled but indicates yardage calculations and a long street piece with square yard measurements.
Exercise notes on correct phrasing and wills in correspondence with examples. Discusses willingness versus futurity and offers, includes a promotional testimonial for a liver and kidney remedy with a price line and store attribution.
New York reports reveal the Harper & Brothers publishing house is taken over by the State Trust Company under a 3,507,000 mortgage held by J Pierpont Morgan. The trust will act as receiver, Col G B M Harvey named agent, with 2,600,000 in unsecured liabilities. Harper publications to continue, Pound Table dropped, Harvey promises timely interest payments and creditor protection. Rev MM Everhart cites kidney remedy testimonials and offers Dr Kay's Renovator and Kidneyeura for sale through pharmacies or mail.
Manila December 2 Lieut Munroe with fifty troopers of the Fourth Cavalry surprised and captured Gen Conon’s force at Bayambong Nueva Visayas province. He declared a superior force and induced surrender parading the Filipino troops and seizing their arms. 70 Spanish prisoners and several Americans were taken.
General Wheeler argues anti imperialist expressions could end the insurrection if not for US critics. Reports from Manila note Bayonbong Nueva Vizcaya surrendered November 28 to Lieut Monroe Fourth Cavalry. Gen Canon capitulated with 800 insurgents armed with Mausers. two American prisoners captured. Also ads claim Hall's Catarrh Cure cures the disease and offers $100 reward if no cure.
Washington reports the Republican Senate finance committee met to review a forthcoming financial bill. Secretary Gage discussed details, including possible refunding of bonded debt at lower rates and maintaining the gold standard. The Senate measure will differ from the House bill and may require a conference committee.
Madison Wis Dec 2 a combine of the thresher industry of the United States has been formed with capitalization of 36000000 after months of effort at a New York meeting. B B Clark editor of the American Thresherman was the only press representative admitted and is authority for the statement that the combine has been effected. Seventy per cent of the thresher
An old advertising image urges readers to try Dix Tonic Tablets for general weakness and poor health. It claims a free trial by sending name and address to Hayes & Coen in Detroit, noting the regular 59 cent price and mail order option for a prepaid trial package.
Manufacturers in the United States agree to enter the trust. J. I. Case Threshing Machine company of Recine Wis stands as the largest nonmember and vows to oppose the combine. Helmins & Co. of New York act as financial sponsors for the new trust. The plan allocates production among various factories with no plant closures envisioned.
In Eureka California December 2 a steamer named Wrecott wrecked on the south jetty of Humboldt Bay. One passenger Mrs Carmichael is missing and Gus Nelson a seaman is dead. Matt Morgan is praised for rescuing survivors. A San Francisco report notes the Eureka schooner, departed November 4, may have run ashore near Bandon with five crew. no returns on lives lost.
John I Blair of Blairstown New Jersey reputed multi millionaire and veteran railroad builder and owner died at 5 o clock this morning in New York. James A Blair of Blair & Co stated that Blair J Blair senior member of the banking firm will not be affected by his death.
The partner will continue as before with his interest remaining firm. Mr Blair noted the advanced age and stated a contingency for the business to be continued by the firm despite the death.
Washington dispatch notes the department learning of a rival transport Loganyar Gear today with all aboard. Logan sailed from New York in November with the tanks.
D E Lyon administrator of L R Browne deceased will sell at public auction on the premises near Epworth Iowa on December 1883. Personal property includes about 30 head cattle and horses 5 head other cattle 26 broad sows 2 mares 13 calves 2 lumber wagons oats salt grain sacks timothy seed hay seed corn clover seed hay and various farming implements and household goods. Cattle and stock are described as in good condition and the sale invites general public participation.
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