22 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1900
Page
1
The governor attacks Democrats as lawless and dishonest while praising Roosevelt. He labels seven million Bryan voters as fools and says generals Lawton Dewey Schley and Wheeler are Democrats, prompting a sharp rebuke from Chicago American quoted in the item.
The article explains rag time as a distinctly American negro music rhythm based on dividing the accented part of a measure into a shorter first note. It compares rag time to the Magyar snap and notes the term's origin is unclear. The author suggests the idea may be hard to pin down and even advises giving up.
An advertisement claims Dr Hobbs asparagus pills cure all kidney ills. It offers a sample free and lists Sterling Remedy Co of Chicago as the source with bold, promotional language.
The Standard Oil company declares an 8 percent dividend payable September 15, part of a year with multiple payouts totaling 38 million and an expected 10 percent fourth quarter dividend. John D. Rockefeller controls 31 percent of the parent and 51 percent of subsidiaries, with projected yearly gains near 48 million before expenses.
A columnist quotes John Hart about vault behavior in a bank. He contrasts women losing keys with a man who stores one key in his box, claiming greater logic in men. The vignette ends with a jab at the claim that men are more logical than women.
The republic party faces criticism for policy in the Philippines. W J Bryan argues war was unnecessary and blame rests on Republican leadership for bloodshed. He accuses they failed to treat Filipinos according to American principles in Indianapolis.
In Indianapolis W J Bryan denounces the idea of trading American soldiers for foreign trade. He argues no sacrifice of servicemen should be justified for economic gain and urges resistance to such tradeoffs.
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