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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1899
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for one year six months and three months with pricing. It notes Fairfield post office mailing class and includes the newspaper motto "A drop of ink makes millions think" in the masthead.
The American Anti-Trust League announces a national conference in Chicago on Lincoln’s birthday to wage war on trusts. The call denounces monopolies as public enemies and urges the aroused people to overthrow corporate tyranny, with support from Ohio attorney general Frank Monnett and other national figures.
Congressman Grosvenor of Ohio, the president's mouthpiece in the House, states there is no necessity for additional legislation against trusts. He voices Hanna and McKinley’s wishes, arguing trusts aid his party and should not be unsettled while they are in power.
The policy of the republican party is to keep a permanent standing army of 100,000 men. This burdens labor, while imperialists and trusts push for a European military standard.
The measure would grant a vast national bank trust power over the currency. It allows national banks to contract or expand the currency at will under the bill’s provisions.
A remark suggests war taxes may endure as lawmakers inspect appropriations and tally the added millions needed to avert a deficit. The comment links fiscal policy to ongoing budget decisions and potential revenue measures.
A former billion dollar Congress era is cited as the budget's starting point with proposals to add about half a billion more to keep pace with rising government spending and continuing extravagance.
The coal trust has ordered another price increase while there are no reported wage raises. This move targets industrial costs without accompanying salary adjustments.
The Colorado Springs Evening Telegraph warns that a Wall Street panic hit as the House debated a stronger gold standard. It argues a single standard exposes the treasury to a moneyed clique, cites J. P. Morgan’s intervention as propping up stocks, and calls for bimetallism to curb manipulation and protect the public.
The Boston Advertiser notes the rule that the American flag must not be hauled down abroad fails in Samoa where it will be lowered in the main islands. Public sentiment remains calm as a section of papers calls critics traitors while many Americans are relieved Germany bears much of the Samoan burden.
An 1890s style advertisement promises Mull's Pioneer Cure treats kidney and bladder diseases, stomach trouble, liver issues, dyspepsia, female troubles, rheumatism and impure blood with a chocolate tablet. It claims thousands cured and offers a dollar draft if it fails, 25 cents, sold by all druggists.
The Burlington route offers tickets at one and one-third of the first class fare to points within two hundred miles from the selling station on December 23 24 25 30 31 1899 and January 1 1900. For details consult any Burlington route agent.
Quarterly railroad publication from Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific invites farmers to read its issues. Sent free for one year and available by mailing a letter or postcard to John Sebastian, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
A Sucre letter to the Chicago Record explains Bolivian cooking methods. It describes ground ovens with clay roofs and smoke roasted meat. The national dish chupe is a hearty stew made from varied meats and vegetables, simmered into a porridge-like consistency and reused across meals.
A New Orleans scenic artist explains floats must work both near and far, endure rain, be light for street transit, strong against wind, and appear correct from upper windows. He cites a northern designer whose models looked good from the street but failed from balconies, and notes a 30 degree visual sweep to please pedestrians and tall building observers.
Jones labels a top party initiative as a Republican push toward monometallism. He argues the plan seeks single-metal currency to stabilize finances and curb gold standard fluctuations.
Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas arrived in the city en route to Minneapolis to discuss campaign strategy at national headquarters and at the Iroquois club. He argues the currency bill shifts the money question toward gold monometallism and predicts the 1900 platform will oppose imperialism and trusts, while pledging strong stance against money influence in elections. He forecasts Bryan as Democratic nominee and notes Philadelphia’s Republican convention location should not affect Democratic plans.
An Atchison Globe editorial cites a lifelong smoker who argues smoking harms health and urges fathers to quit. It warns that boys imitate fathers and that reform will take generations, noting a boy will seek a pipe just as he seeks affection.
A Chicago Post vignette shows a girl enacting a railroad game with her father. She rejects a stale ticket, demanding cash or off the train, and he pays a dime, acknowledging worry but no recourse.
The text notes the largest salary on record to George Gould, with his father paying $5,000,000 over ten years for services rendered at $500,000 yearly. It also cites the top railroad president salary of $75,000 a year for Sir William C. Van Horn at Canadian Pacific New York Press.
In Columbus, a shopper asks for cracked eggs at half price and a dollar’s worth of cracked wheat. The clerk confirms a 50 percent reduction on cracked goods and completes the sale with the customer paying 50 cents.
A young wife confronts a mounting strain on marriage as she witnesses her husband place his feet on the best chair, challenging her expectations of domestic propriety and respect within their home.
In the Philadelphia Record a barber named Snyder muses aloud about leaping like a flea. He calculates Philadelphia to Pittsburg at 354 miles and the earth’s circumference, suggesting about 70 leaps could circumnavigate the globe in roughly an hour as customers wait for shaves and bay rum.
A Kansas City Independent reminiscence recounts John McCullough’s Texas tour when costumes for Ingomar were delayed. The manager improvised by hiring butcher hides for supers, prompting McCullough to quip they smelled like barbarians despite their performance.
The article notes that toward Mecca, the thoughts and aspirations of pious Muslims turn, and that at least once in a lifetime the good Mohammedan is expected to make a pilgrimage to the city. One duty of the pilgrim after arrival is to perform a rite.
An English traveler in Mecca, disguised as a Muslim, describes a seven circuit journey around a holy portico outside the mosque. He notes a hot day and that after the procession they were served water, including the sacred Temzen water said to choke infidels. He recalls drinking thirstily, drawing a strong impression from the sacred supply linked to Hagar’s desert trial.
Algernon Dougherty of the U S diplomatic service challenges a Parisian concierge rule in a Rue de Maturin building. He rides the elevator downward despite the warning from the proprietor. The tale notes Dougherty’s bold reply and its lingering effect on residents in the sixth floor.
The Dublin gallery owner Martha buys a famed baritone and recalls his reminiscences including a Faust memory. In the Valentine duel scene she lifts his head, cradles him amid alarm, and a gallery voice shouts Unbutton his weskit causing a hush in the house.
Mark Twain greets Charles Guthrie in Vienna and teases him about smoking. Guthrie confirms he is a lawyer, and Clemens remarks that Guthrie must be a heavy smoker, prompting a humorous back and forth about bad company.
A woman phones her husband incognito and is met with unexpected courtesy at the outset, as reported by the Somerville Journal.
A brief reflection notes that a single generous, positive thought tends to invite another. The sentiment underscores the ripple effect of kindness and mental generosity.
Final settlement notice for Abraham Couper estate in Jefferson County Iowa. Charles Conner as executor reports personal property final settlement and asks approval and discharge. Heed objections by January term noon, 1900, or default will be entered. M B Sparks, attorney.
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