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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
4
American Triumph in Davis Amendment Push to End British Interference
The Davis amendment to the Hay–Paunceforte treaty gains senate support with calls to erase European interference. Editors warn a strengthened Monroe Doctrine stance and canal fortification, while opposing shipping bounties that drain taxpayers. Critics argue such protections resemble spoliation and demand political action against supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Great Britain
London Chronicle
McKinley
Bryan
Pres. Cleveland
Venezuela
Isthmian Canal
Suez Canal
Hay
Mr. Hay
The Shipping Bounty Fight Remains in Play
The piece argues that despite the current setback, backers and their congressional allies will continue pressuring for shipping bounty profits. It notes millions are at stake and cites Republican protectionist aims favoring certain industries over others as the driving policy behind the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Republican Party
Party of Protection
Ohio Supreme Court Split Over Standard Oil Trust ruling
The Ohio Supreme Court divided three to three on whether Standard Oil of Ohio is a trust. Judges Shauck Burkett and Davis voted to dismiss the information. Shauck and Davis had election histories noted, with Bradbury previously ruling against the trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Supreme Court
Standard Oil Trust of
Ohio
Shauck
Burkett
Davis
Bradbury
Monnett
Trust
Dodge urges GOP to reject bimetalism foes in Chandler clash
Raymond E. Dodge appeals to the Republican Party to support Senator Chandler and resist gold standard factional fights. He argues international bimetalism would harm gold owners and warns no tolerance for heresy in the GOP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond E. Dodge
Republican Party
Chandler
Dodge
Mark Hanna and the ship subsidy appeal
The piece attacks Mark Hanna for patriotic rhetoric to push the ship subsidy, accusing him of withholding benefit details from the public. It notes his use of the "Trust William McKinley" tactic in the election and argues the public’s credulity is near its limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hanna
William McKinley
Dodge
Mark
Clevland
Ben Harrison
Mr. McKinley
Train Robbery Industry Sees Unchanged Post election
The article notes train robbery as the most thriving industry since the election, no longer a rare event but a dull day with few developments. It highlights a shift from exceptional to routine activity across the sector.
Electric Bitters End Mental and Physical Ailments
Idaville Indiana man J A Gardner touts Electric Bitters as a cure for stomach liver and kidney troubles and general weakness. He says the tonic gave him strength and appetite and a new lease on life. Only 50 cents at Geo D Clarke's Drug Store with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Gardner
Idaville
Ind
Geo. D. Clarke’s
Western Trail Farmers Newsletter Excerpt
Farmers should read the Western Trail quarterly by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway. Sent free for one year. Respond with letter or postal card to JOHN SEBASTIAN G P A Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
John Sebastian
Chicago
Intuition Sensing Autumn Through Cricket's Call
A poem excerpt notes intuition as a hidden sense detecting autumn's onset. The speaker marvels at how timing arrives with late summer’s quiet, the purplish haze, and the transformation of fields and woods. The cricket’s shrill notes finally announce the season change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cleveland Wood
Ainslee
Lunch counter imitators follow the herd lesson
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece notes how lunch customers copy end diners, triggering shared orders like ham, pumpkin pie, and milk. When the end chairs move, shortages occur as others imitate. A waiter quips that people imitate even lunch fare, comparing herd behavior to contagion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Turbulent Washington Scrambles on Canals and Coalitions
A brisk summary of political tempers and maneuvers in Washington and abroad. Notes suggest fears over subsidies and canal treaties, party infighting in Pennsylvania, and England blocking Chinese settlement. Mentions McKinley, Congress commissions, and reactions to Boer and Chinese events with sharp, sardonic tone. References Bryan, Hanna, Proctor, and Grosvenor.
Era of good feeling or era of good stealing debate rises
The piece questions if good feelings follow widespread theft and warns Congress over reapportionment under the new census. It lauds Senators who supported Americanizing the Hay-Paunceft treaty and notes McKinley’s reluctance to push colonial legislation amid a pending Supreme Court decision. It also mocks a Chinese minister’s sectarian posture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
McKinley
Supreme Court
Best for the Bowels and Cas Carets Candy
An advertisement touts Cascar ETS as a natural bowel aid for all ailments from headaches to cancer, claiming easy movements and a 10 cent start. It promotes Cas Carets Candy Cathartie in metal boxes marked with C C C and warns against imitations.
Syndicates Dominate Bill Critics Fear Tax Burden
The St Louis Republic denounces a subsidy bill linked to Hanna and McKinley that would tax Americans 3 million dollars annually for twenty years to enrich syndicates, claiming no benefit for taxpayers and predicting passage by a determined president and party leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hanna
McKinley
St. Louis Republic
New Songs Not Catchy New Play Too Droll Opera Too Long
An exaggerated ad copy touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for digestive relief and urges purchase at Geo D Clarke's as a remedy for stage and song ailments. The piece reads like a period patent medicine promo with mock questions and sales pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Geo. D
Clarke’s
Southern mob law on display in north scrutiny
The Buffalo Courier notes recent mob actions, contrasting a Mississippi thwarted lynching attempt with an Indiana public lynching of two Black men on a Sunday, suggesting northern mob law warrants scrutiny and observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Buffalo Courier
Hanna’s Ambitions to Expand Senate Powers and Bonds
Marcus Aurelius Hanna frets over senatorial imitations and seeks to join the upper house. He would fund revenues, issue bonds, and then serve as president and general manager, according to the Minneapolis Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Aurelius Hanna
Marcus
Minneapolis Times
To Cure Constipation Forever Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic
A vintage ad urges readers to take Cascarets Candy Cathartic to relieve constipation. It claims the product cures permanently and offers a money back refund if it fails.
Alcohol's Effect on Brain Function Revealed in Lecture
Dr Victor Horsley in England explained that alcohol disrupts brain integration by slowing perception and reaction time and dissolving nerve centers. He compared narcotics and tea, noting alcohol reduced muscular power and reduced type setting output in a Glasgeum constructed by Dr Aschaffenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Horsley
England
Horsley
Kraepelin
Aschaffenberg
The Stool of Repentance at Girard College
The Philadelphia Record describes Girard College using 64 stools of repentance for rule infractions. Students sit for 20 minutes on a comfortable stool to “think it over,” a discipline the paper says beats thrashing in effectiveness and has become a lasting, painless method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard College
Philadelphia
Dirigo motto echoes as Spoonamore departs
In a quiet moment the young woman contemplates Maine’s motto Dirigo while Spoonamore prepares to leave, bowing and recalling that she once called him dearie in a restrained Chicago Tribune scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Maine
Dirigo
Young Spoonamore
Exercise Enough and the Swedish Guest in Sign Language
A Chicago Times-Herald remark notes a couple discussing their wife not joining a physical culture class due to a Swedish guest staying six weeks. The wife communicates with the guest by signaling.
The Postman Riddle Card
A playful riddle answer notes that removing letters from the phrase yields nothing new yet the meaning stays the same. The postman is named as the solution to the wordplay.
Rose as emblem of immortality across cultures
The rose symbolized immortality among Syrians, while Chinese tradition placed roses over graves to honor the dead.
Saloon Debate Brought By Bishop Fallows Opinion
Bishop Samuel Fallows urged that Chicago cannot abolish the saloon without replacing it with a system that preserves benefits for the poor and laboring classes. A penal and charitable official noted saloon appeals beyond drinking, offering warmth and social ties, meals, and recreation, while acknowledging the harm of alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Samuel Fallows
Never rules for health from Table Talk
A list of nine health cautions advising against exposing the back to cold, wearing damp feet, avoiding open carriage after exertion, and breathing through the nose in cold rooms. It cautions hoarseness and keeping mouth closed when entering cooler air to warm air through the nose.
Bucklen’s Amrica Salve Cures Leg Sore in Two Years
A note from Thackerville Texas claims B. D. Blanton paid doctors over 300 dollars in two years for a leg sore. He finally cured it with one box of Bucklen’s Amrica Salve. Guarantees cure for piles. 25 cents a box, sold by Geo. D. Clarke, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D. Blanton
Thackerville
Tex
Bucklen
Geo. D. Clarke
Advertisers Reminded Readers of Tribune Reach
The Tribune emphasizes that advertising reaches readers only when placed in THE TRIBUNE, urging advertisers to use the newspaper to connect with its audience.
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THE
Tribune
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