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Newspaper
Goshen Weekly Times
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
2
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Hon Joseph H. Manley of Maiie is tendered the post of Internal Revenue Commissioner after the death last week of Commissioner Wilson, the vacancy being filled by the appointment.
The current session of Congress convened today and faces a packed agenda before March 4. Lawmakers must act promptly as a span of days remains to address critical items.
City leaders show restraint on a proposed paper backed books program and reject costly drainage schemes. The stance signals the council’s priority of municipal welfare amid high taxes and strained city utilities.
Goshen welcomes the grant of the Wawasee line franchise and urges J J Burns to accelerate negotiations for an electric railway. City leaders say the project would be profitable and push to secure right of way and building materials quickly.
President McKinley’s message to Congress lauds prudent, steady governance at home and in overseas territories. He endorses no radical measures and treats the Nicaragua canal and army bills in a highly satisfactory manner.
The message advocates continued expansion in Gosnen highlighting upbeat business sentiment in Noble plant 80 and Greer veneer presses. It urges monitoring factories seeking locations in a thriving town and promotes positive word for the city.
The report condemns a Common Council session where a Democratic majority declared an office vacant despite no legal grounds. Coun cilman Troyer criticizes the move as a partisan display, accusing the majority of bias and undermining merit in appointing a Democrat to the post.
A city board discussion led to granting City Clerk Wolfe a four week vacation while keeping the books by the defeated Bryan party’s Vice Chairman. The Goshen group is criticized for packing offices with loyal democrats and using power to protect weak officers.
The South Bend Times urges the Indiana Legislature to avoid haste on a primary election bill. It warns against eliminating conventions and demands thorough discussion. It supports fair, honest nominating processes but cautions that full popular voting could demoralize politics.
Henry Clews argues the stock surge reflects pre election trading as markets awaited ballot results. He notes rich individuals and major institutions bet ahead to cushion potential ruin from Iyan election outcomes, and that anticipatory precautions rather than actual post election results drive current vitality.
Representative Dick of Ohio predicts the Republican party will pursue a conservative business like policy. He says focus will be on advancing the material welfare of the country on safe lines with less partisan politics. He emphasizes steady guidance and national prosperity as the party’s aim.
The speaker says policy will focus on material improvement for all citizens and will seek support from both Republicans and Democrats. Post election tone is conciliatory with little bitterness and broad good will. The party should proceed earnestly for the country’s interests, with a confident outlook for the future.
The report to Congress asserts the gold standard is sound as Treasury gold surpasses prior peaks. Treasury vaults hold $474,108,326 in gold, up $76,000,000 since January, with about half owned by the government against outstanding certificates. Total U S gold supply rises to roughly $1.1 billion from $612 million four years ago.
H H Black a Grahameville New York blacksmith says his five year old son suffered severe croup attacks. After trying doctors and medicines he used Chamberlains Cough Remedy which dissolves mucus and prevents the condition from settling. He notes the remedy is safe for all ages and free of opium. Sold by all druggists.
E A Moulton alias L Morgan and D L Morgan, after jail in LaPorte, is re-arrested by Detective Peter Colling in Ft Wayne on a forged check case. He allegedly passed 52 dollars to George Johneel, landlord of the Randall house. The case is strong and Obneck seeks penitentiary.
In the Odessa region limans are vast salt water lakes formed by silting and isolation from the sea. Evaporation concentrates the waters and creates the liman cure, gaining popular favor. Last season 33 percent of patients had chronic articular rheumatism, 495 were scrofulous and 254 anemic.
The German acetylene sector includes about 120 firms with most burners produced in Nuremberg. Small towns first lit by acetylene gas saw Hassfurt light the initial plant, serving its 2 500 residents.
A Thanksgiving note found on a bridge near East Jackson street raises fear of a missing seventeen year old, while officials doubt a real suicide. The clear water hides any body and no local girl is reported missing, though investigators press on.
Q H Hansan of Lima writes he suffered headaches but relief came after one bottle of Foley's Kidney Cure. He recommends it to friends and especially train men who are often troubled.
James Young a young farmer from Hikhart visited the city last Saturday night and spent his money in saloons and a shooting gallery losing 27 dollars. He reported the loss to police who found no evidence of theft and told him to return when sober. He has not come back.
Advert says Dyspepsia Cure from D. H. Hawks digests what you eat and prevents gas that pressures the heart. It promises to cure every form of indigestion.
In Italy nearly 2200 people were arrested as anarchists after the king's assassination and scores more jailed for praising Bresci's deed. Detentions for this offense continue daily nationwide.
A sum believed stolen from J. H. Paine of Elkhart has surfaced in a barn near a former Paine property, seven miles east. The discovery was made Monday morning.
Mayor B F Deahl sails to Indianapolis to confer with the Indiana State Municipal League executive committee. He will press four policy ideas, including making property owners liable for city ordered repairs and clarifying negligence involving city bridges and defective works. The council endorsed his stance as the Municipal League plans further meetings with the State Board of Commerce.
Soak the corn or bunion in warm water to soften it. Pare it down as closely as possible without drawing blood. Apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice daily, rubbing vigorously for five minutes each time. A corn plaster should be worn for a few days to protect the foot from the shoe. Pain Balm is a general liniment for sprains bruises lameness and rheumatism. For sale by all druggists.
Count Tolstoi, famed Russian novelist, abstains from meat, drink, and smoking and boasts he owns nothing unnecessary. He refuses a bicycle gift, deeming it a luxury, and pursues chess and lawn tennis as his recreations.
Beloit Waterworks Company via manager C B Salmon offers to sell the waterworks to the city for 237500 arguing increased investment and an annual profit of 16000. The common council will consider the proposal next week.
The transport Kintuck has reached Tacoma from Manila via Nagasaki as officers report the army reorganization bill with a three year extension of service meets with little favor among American officers in the Philippines. Of twenty five volunteer infantry regiments due to end terms in June, Kintuck officers say none will re-enlist and recruitment must come from the states.
Indianapolis December 5 John M Higgins a city council member was sentenced to the state prison for an indefinite term between two and fourteen years for offering to take a bribe and push a measure through the council. His appeal was denied and he awaits Supreme Court review.
A Paterson New Jersey report says Robert A. Carroll former assemblyman died recently in the Klondike region. He reportedly drowned from a scow where he served as treasurer for a supply company selling clothing and provisions.
J. W. Bryan of Lowder HI reports a boy with pneumonia improved after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The remedy stopped the racking cough and the child recovered, leaving the doctor puzzled by the rapid improvement.
A Chicago Consumers League meeting at Hull House seeks to curb sweatshop abuses by promoting goods from sanitary conditions and discouraging products from squalid environments. Officials note Illinois factory law convictions rose to 3,750 in 1898 99, with New York seeing 17 prosecutions in 1858 and Illinois up 1,400 over 1895 96.
Advertisement praises DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the best liver pills ever made. Claims easy to take and never gripe. Signed by D. H. Hawxs.
Dr. Leyds, Transvaal agent, quotes Kruger's vow to seek European intervention despite rebuffs from William II and the Czar. He plans to remain in Europe for weeks for the Czar's recovery, hoping to meet him at Mentone or Nice, with talk Kruger may visit Livadia before the Czar departs. Dr Anna G Kaufman notes immediate settlements of debts.
A smooth stranger deceived a LaPorte landlord using a forged twenty dollar check on Sunday night. No arrests have been made.
A critique targets ads claiming medical help for women from non physicians. It highlights Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo as a trusted male physician with a claims backed by a long record of patients and cures. Ads urging women to seek care are described as deceptive and confidential.
The Goshen post office reports a batch of uncalled mail directed to dozens of residents including Mrs Annie Billing Mrs Wallace Dodge Mrs A Kline Mrs Mary Lynn Miss Eva McCluer Miss Motley EB Mell Mrs Sally Ogden Mrs Ann Purl Mrs Rebeca Schafer two Miss Rebeca Schafer Mrs Mary Smith Mrs Conran Swartz Miss Tilly Wabrite Fred E Fisher W B Hess C G Curtz Ralph Kempt Thomas Knapp John Moore G V Mauger M D W B Powell S L Whitehead.
Dr D B Cargile of Washita I T reports that four bottles of Electric Bitters cured Mrs Bnewer of scrofula with years of suffering and terrible sores. The note claims the remedy purifies blood and helps liver kidneys and digestion. Sold by O J Beeson Druggist with guarantee at 50 cents.
Miss Myrtie Miller near the city hosted a masquerade Saturday evening for about thirty five young friends. The social event proved highly enjoyable with twelve attendees from the city.
The sea cucumber, a jelly-like ocean resident, can evade threats by squeezing out water from its body and slipping into narrow cracks, effectively concealing itself.
Geo A points of Upper Sandusky Ohio reports Foley's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for hoarseness. He says it stopped the cough immediately and relieved all soreness.
The middle of the room populists of Indiana plan a conference in Indianapolis on December 22 to discuss forming a new coalition party with social democrats silver Republicans and reform Democrats. Delegates may be chosen for the national populist committee meeting in St Louis on December 29.
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a cure for indigestion, promising appetite, digestion, and energy with regular health. It promotes the remedy at 25 cents from O J Keeson’s drug store and mentions Haines Egbert buying a new road horse named Choicewood 2:20, a black gelding noted for its marks in racing heats.
An old remedy advertises Foley's Hipney and Tar as a cure for colds after exposure and as a prevention against pneumonia or consumption. It warns against substitutes and claims universal effectiveness with a strong health guarantee.
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