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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1904
Page
6
Public notice fragment shows advertising rates for professional cards and legal ads in Jackson Missouri. Mentions second-class mail entry date November 6, 1897 and contact via Stoneca 148 lag for rate information.
A concise market note reviews grain conditions, price directions, and planting considerations. It highlights supply dynamics, weather impacts, and trader expectations with references to key grains and market cues shaping decisions.
The piece lauds the Republican victory with an electoral plurality of 210 and the largest presidential majority, claiming four more years of prosperity and goodwill. It defends the practice of foreign “dumping” as beneficial to employment and market expansion, citing Edward Stanwood on the steel and textile industries and noting English market gains as practical outcomes.
A Philadelphia reader quotes a California Republican urging tariff relief on walnuts showing support for a three cent per pound duty change. The remark reflects partisan trade tensions and the potential impact on agricultural imports and prices.
The text proclaims Charles W. Fairbanks elected president and vice president for four years starting March 4, 1905, by the largest popular vote and electoral plurality for a Republican. It attacks the Democratic Party as harmful to industry and praises tariff protection as the key to Republican success and continued national control.
After election returns, President Roosevelt releases a statement expressing humility and responsibility. He notes that March 4 will mark three and a half years of service, considers this a first term, and states clearly that, under no circumstances, will he be a candidate for or accept another nomination.
The resume relays various 1904 events including General Kuroki's death rumors, legal actions by Jerusalem Exhibit Company against the World's Fair for 140200, Port Arthur skirmishes, and political maneuvering for speaker in the U S House. It notes deaths such as Mrs Virginia Premm Menkens and Rear Admiral Bartlett, and mentions other military, civic, and cultural items from St Louis to Tokyo.
A jumble of items including mining investment schemes offering guaranteed protection through investors' associations in St. Louis. Also notes on railway strikes in Victoria, Belgium royal salute to Prince Leopold, a Swedish inventor in poverty, a diabetes cure claim, monogrammed peaches in London, piles cure ads, a Denver editor joke, volcanic shelter concept by Harvard expert, and Central Asia oligopoly in opium trade.
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain routes will run a new Kansas City to Hot Springs service starting December 1 with an overnight run to Little Rock and onward connections to points north and west. A dining car will operate on the southbound to Coffeyville and northbound to Kansas City. The line boosts travel to Hot Springs and the states west and south, linking with Little Rock and St Louis routes.
A reminiscence on aging hints at the costly effects of time while promoting Defiance Cold Water Starch. The ad claims 16 ounces per 10 cent pack versus 12 ounces in competing brands, urging housewives to try the superior brand and quantity.
The world’s oldest printed calendar was discovered in Wiesbaden and dated to 1448, printed by Gutenborg. The find highlights early European printing and calendar production.
A jumble of ad copy and snippets notes Allen's Foot-Ease praise from Mrs. Walker of Camden New Jersey and generic drug ads. The page mentions Colds cures with Quinine and a curious stat about plants and animal diets. It also includes a tale of Indian superstition and a note on Falmouth as England's oldest port with Phoenician usage.
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