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Newspaper
Indiana Madison Courier
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1900
Page
2
The author urges readers to support their home paper and not let distant city papers crowd out local notices. He likens neglecting home papers to a man choosing oversized boots at the same price that fit poorly.
The passage argues advertising is a successful perpetual motion machine that must be started and guided with skill to accelerate business growth. It emphasizes gaining velocity while turning the wheels of the enterprise.
The feature of Alumni Day at the University of Pennsylvania was Senator Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota speaking on The Foreign Relations of the United States. He defended a cautious foreign policy, isolation from entangling European alliances, and noted Manila and Santiago altered views on intervention and world peace. He added the United States would lead in commerce with the Chinese orient amid China partition debates.
River levels show mixed readings with Falls City and Buckeye State making early moves downstream. Steamer schedules list Minnie, Hattie Brown, Eva Alma and City of Pittsburg making trips to Cincinnati Louisville and Monterey with limited freight movements noted. The new Boston a launches at Howard yards Saturday.
The Kentucky Indiana boundary case involving Warren County involvement was argued and submitted before the Court of Appeals with Chief Justice Hazal presiding. Indiana urged concurrent jurisdiction spanning legislative executive and judicial powers, warning of chaos if the court limits jurisdiction and noting potential Supreme Court review. Orr THE TRACK warning ad ends the item.
The Yorktown left Shanghai for Chefoo as Boxer disturbances are reported by the U S Consul at Chefoo. Chefoo lies on the northern coast of the Shantung peninsula.
The terse note praises economy as good management and maximizing what is available, emphasizing efficient use of resources and prudent oversight in operations.
The United States Court of Claims ruled on Admiral Sampson and his Santiago command in the prize money case for the destruction of the Spanish fleet. It found Sampson Commander-in-Chief and Schley his subordinate, with the Spanish squadron outmatched. total bounty set at 166,700 dollars, Sampson 1,435 and Schley about 63,000, noting the New York as among engaged vessels.
The Herald reports thirty days of violent action as St. Louis confronts a major street railway strike. Police are overwhelmed, cars run limited hours, mobs rob and assault citizens, and suburban lines operate, with the governor keeping militia at bay. A citizens posse and union boycott shape the crisis.
Mrs. 8. M. Triford visited her sister Mrs. J. F. Prentiss. Deputy, ill, returned home after weeks with his brother 8. W. Deputy. B. A. Eudaly of Indianapolis visited his agent W. Montgomery. Postmaster W. S. Montgomery returned home to Greenfield after days with his father. The Union Literary Society graduates of 1900 received diplomas from Hanover Class of 80 member W. Montgomery delivered them. Numerous visits and social calls noted among residents and travelers. The I. O. F. and Irma Rebecca Lodge decorated graves at the cemetery and heard Rev. W. R. Plummer. Sunshine.
The Chicago Record calls the Goebel election law a disgrace to Kentucky and urges repeal. It says Democrats should repeal, but if they refuse, Republicans should contest on repeal, hoping public support shifts. It notes Goebelites might overturn a 50,000 statewide GOP margin.
The North Vernon Republican highlights the city’s ongoing progress and improvement efforts, praising enhancements and civic development in a positive editorial note.
A man must choose between loyalty to country state town and family or support for Atkinson Willaslow Soburz Altgeld Tillman and Aguinaldo in a pointed political dispute reported by the Portland Oregonian.
On the eastern side of a great continent, China shows the same climate extremes as the United States. Fruits, flowers and crops vary in a similar manner across both regions, reflecting parallel seasonal patterns.
An advertisement touts Bradfield's Regulator as a true cure from nature for female troubles. It credits a physician of high standing and claims the formula soothes irregular menses, leucorrhea, womb prolapse, nervousness, headache and backache. A 1 dollar bottle is said to yield substantial relief.
A boy helps Uncle Tom plow a 240 acre farm and shoots blackbirds with a rubber gun. He endures a long, tedious day of furrows, mishaps, and dirt before admitting the work is not for him, while counting nine blackbirds and three kildees from his pockets at sunset.
Alfred Stow of Vauway Indiana met his great great grandson last week in town. Stow’s daughter married Edward Harrett, their daughter Emma married George Alickason, and their daughter married W Ryan. Ryan brought his eighteen month old boy from St Louis to see his great great grandfather. Five lineal generations are living. Stow turned 86 last September and remains unusually active with good sight and hearing.
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