02 Mar 1898
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1898
Page
1
The speaker believes money can fix trouble as in 1896 and in a recent Ohio Senate race. He argues against war for Mark, claiming war would lower stock prices and hurt markets.
Washington correspondent William E Curtis reports the president adheres to an accident explanation for the Maine disaster. Alger's summary cites four points: no violent deck movement, no bay waters upheaval or tidal wave, no dead fish, and no water geyser or deck flooding observed by survivors.
Washington correspondent reports President McKinley is pushing to delay the board of inquiry finding on the Maine disaster. He seeks to avoid public release until mid March or April while weighing indemnity or possible war moves and avoids Congress scrutiny. Weylerite blame is discussed alongside Cuban autonomy.
The Sioux City Tribune notes Dubuque Telegraph opposition to Horace Boies in the Third District race. It cites Henderson opponents and editorial alignments from Dubuque Times and Telegraph, plus Keokuk Gate City praise for Boies. Boies has carried the district three times and would vie strongly if nominated.
Ex President Harrison denounces tax evasion by the rich, citing Astor’s $2,000,000 personal property claim and calls for enforcement, revisions to personal taxation, and a tax renaissance. The piece contrasts moral duty with loopholes and mentions political reactions and proposed remedies.
The piece argues taxation is inequitable and easily dodged by the dishonest, forcing honest citizens to subsidize delinquencies. It calls for a national convention of tax commissioners and a congress of experts to develop a scientific, just distribution of government burdens that burdens the wealthy appropriately and alleviates poorer classes.
The ad touts Hood's Sarsa parilla as a universal spring medicine and urges readers to subscribe to the Tribune. It presents a straightforward sales pitch without additional details or context.
The text urges readers to neglect bodily sensations and weather, cultivate thought and hope, and align health with moral growth. It urges avoiding sickness talk, banishing fear, and focusing on expressing the divine idea through conduct rather than flesh. It counsels not to fear poor health and to maintain internal equilibrium.
An advertisement promises permanent relief from constipation with Cascarets Candy Cathartic priced at 0c or %e. If C C C fails to cure, druggists refund money.
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