Petition with 7,000,000 names targets Utah politician roberts
Long quarrel over national politics and finance is aired as a 7 million name petition against Polygamist Roberts of Utah is described in 28 rolls, while Britain and Germany tensions rise over German seizures. Remarks celebrate a one million daily internal revenue deposit at City National Bank in New York and discuss campaign funding, bimetallism, and various editorials from multiple newspapers and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Roberts
Utah
Gaar
Internal Revenue Department
City National Bank of New York
Standard Oil
Republicaan Party
Andrew Jacksons Stand Against the Money Power
The piece recalls Andrew Jackson’s battle with the Bank of the United States and warns that Standard Oil and allied interests seek to place a private financial institution as the government’s sole fiscal agent. It contrasts past Democratic courage with today’s need for a Jacksonian response to a growing money power in finance and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jacks
Jackson
Bollly
Tte
Standard Oil Company
Gage
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Jackson
Bank
United States
McKinely
Democratic Party
Fruit culture boosts growth and social progress in community
Fruit culture adds to material advancement by converting idle land into productive orchards increasing income. It also promotes social improvement through temperance education and better living, as people gain access to good ripe fruit and its benefits.
Gloves Remembered in a Comic Note Mix Up
An Oak Park man, detained in Chicago, struggles to decode a note from his wife reading Dont Forget Graven. She reveals the message means Dont Forget Gloves, a humorous misreading that ends with the husband eyeing a typewriter as a Christmas gift while fearing a quarrel over the scrawled reminder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Chicago
Alwiye
Whit
Martha
William
Ceyone
Aera
Chicago News
Miller family dialogue challenges a boy’s church sermon
Quides Miller of Frank Hill Pecos venta discusses early rising and moral schooling with his young son. The boy questions sermons on the devil but attends church anyway, illustrating a child’s precocious grasp of worldly matters and faith debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quides Miller
Standart Oil
Frank Hill
Pecos Venta
Miller
Master Miller
Local notices and court activity in Greenbrier area
Mud continues amid community trials as Prosecuting Attorney Galdwell visits. Died Jan 1 1800 Dulav Tia daughter ofd Wo and L. C. Dixon aged eleven months. Lath Burton reported worsening consumption. State vs Warren Bowers continued to Jan 19 due to prosecuting witness illness. Charvettes protest slavery and polygamy in Solu Islands. Zulma Lodge officers installed including J W Dixon and J Wett Sr W.
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Galdwell
J. W. D Xonis
St Louis
A. Mayer
Sam J. Meminn
Andrew of
Buchanan
J. W. Wilkinson
Dulav Tia
Esquire Ouimeron
Greenbrier
Warren Bowers
King
Solu Islands
J. W. Dixon
Jacob Deck
Marble Hill
Noninger
Zulma Lodge
Olight
JW Dixon
WOM
J. Wett Sr
J.D. Glasener
Rainey Ababa
Treddiner
G. W. Haating
Henry Gaines
J. W Slinkard
James A. Croaby
McKinley Prayer Parody Sows 1880s Political Mockery
A humorous political parody mimics a sacred prayer critiquing Mr McKinley’s era politics. It lampoons support for monopoly power, gold bonds, and party spoils while confessing social wrongs and political misdeeds. The satirical verse blends foreign and domestic references with garbled spelling for effect.
Springfield court scene hints at political strife
A Springfield lawyer’s family story reveals a political prayer from a Frederick town Democrat and a tale of a boy and a girl near the courthouse. The girl asks to fetch a Mr. Brown while a court bail summons echoes through the home, hinting at local political tensions and courtroom humor.
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Springfield
Bobby
Brown
John Henry Brown
Luce’s Quick Riposte in Naval Anecdote
Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce, retired, is famed for wit and sea stories. A young Luce once rode a prankish exchange aboard a ship anchored off a seaside resort, where an officer challenged his sobriety and Luce replied with a sharp retort about his own name.
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Stephen B. Luce
U.S. N
Mr Luce
Luce
Lace
Job Interview at the Railroad Office
A young man with a seedy look visits the superintendent seeking work in train service. After a test of the Book of Rules and a hypothetical sidetrack incident, the applicant asserts he would stay on the side track if orders were clear until hades freezes over. He is sent to report to the trainmaster in Philadelphia.
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Inter
William Jones
William
James
James Jones
Willam
J'—Jones
Wall Street
Wallstreet
Lively Street
Walter Jones
Jones
Tiv Delewe
Ats
Taper
Ted Slon
Dane Erie
New York
Hoss
Brakin
Firin
Sone
Jersey City
Philadelphia
The Remedy That Failed
A reported tobacco cure promises gradual dislike after daily use of a half teaspoon in coffee. A wife invests $200 in the remedy, but the tale ends with a man remaining indifferent and the plan faltering amid doubt.
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Tie
Ural
The Mystery of the Addicted Husband in Postwar Life
A wife chronicles her husband’s escalating tobacco and cigar consumption at home after dinner. He experiments with cot tobacco, a black pipe tobacco, coffee, and later cigars, while she struggles to endure his changes and vows to finish the stash of “mintobadeoo.” The tale unfolds with domestic tension and unfinished remedies.
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Coffie
Manama
Marniod Wedding at Ok Ridge Missouri
The report notes the December 1899 wedding of Gus Chobham and Minnie Huntsman, both of Zale Bollinger County Missouri, with local social details and references to regional happenings including public works votes and river travel hardships during a cold Mississippi ice season.
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Ok Ridge
Gus Chobham
Minnie Huntsman
Zale
Bollinger County
O. Snider
St Louis Offer Shocks Miss Putrell Over Property Sale
A house and lot in St Louis drew interest as rumored to sell for 4000 after a price of 81.00 was cited. The tale notes a young girl left home for work in a millinery firm earning 654 a month. The Franklin county poor farm started January 1, 1900 with 15 inmates under J P Tenson, rising next day. the county plans full care at the farm with no cash aid to paupers unless they are helpless.
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Europe
Partiquher
Cole
Newcome
Goren
Aeresy
Venice
Chicago
Mpen
Bildage
Diane
Everthing
Bt, Levin and
Cinetonati
R. B. Moore
Wyatt
FE. C. Gladdish
Marion Gladdish
Cape Co
W.F. Cobb
Lutesville
Drum
Bollinger
John W. Lattd
Millar
Carlton
Ite
Laclede Hotel
St. Louis
Hoberncheid
St. Francis Herald
St. Lows
Putrell Hing
Poe Young Hidy
J.pt. Tenson
Seeley
Duanklin Democrat
The Great Presidential Campaign of 1900
A promotional piece extols the Semi Weekly Republic as a reliable, fair newspaper offering expansive political coverage. It highlights telegraph and cable reporting, Sunday Magazine, fashion pages, and family appeal, with a combined price of one dollar for the period.
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America
Spain
Tilagnob
Prant Republic of America
Republic
Greatest bargain for papers and year book press offer
Our readers are invited to take a limited time offer: two Detroit Free Press papers for one year plus the Free Press Year Book and Encyclopaedia for only 1.20. The year book, 550 plus pages, covers 1899 events with concise reports and useful reference data. Book ships around December 22, 1899, by mail after subscription.
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Magnanent
Paris
Detroit Free Press
Free Press
Michigan
Wma
Meess
Ofehr
Marble Till
Watch Repair Service Reopens in Jackson Missouri
After the holiday rush, we resume watch, jewelry, and spectacles repair services at first class quality. GEO C HASSINGER offers prompt work in Jackson Missouri, inviting customers to return for trusted repairs.
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Geo
C. Hass
Inger
Jackson
A Chance to Make from 62 to $5 a Day All Winter
An ad seeks two men to sell subscriptions for The Prairie Farmer in the county during fall and winter. It promises earnings from $2 to $4 daily, with potential to double as the season opens, and urges quick applications with references to 166 Adams Street Chicago.
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Refereneo
Prairis
Paar
Adama Streat
Chicago
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Wgebl
Sedalia Democrat
Henat Aly
Blickwell
Hin
Ming Journal
Mr. Aly
Vallay Demeocnat
Faber
W.C. Latta
Indition
Flv
Hola Ben Dy
Phonotypewriter
Iit New
Misa Lank
American Bluff
Lutte
Cathbart
Piteburg Bulletin
Kedorwice Ville
F. G. Seabaugh
Cora Harris
Oak Ridge
Reva
Joseph James
Jessie Hartle
Guy A. Statler
Daun
George
Gresham
Grove
Welk
Papa
Saturdaay Evening Post
Rothschilde
Banda
Porty
Fredericktown
Democrat
Count Crier
Bahald
Missouri
Sand Bay
Cape Girarden
South East Gazette
New Madrid County
Dunklin County
Dunklin Democrat
Mississippi River
Cape Girardeau
South East
Gugette
Fred Driemeyer
Brive
Driemeyer
Dra. Norwine Vod Pelton
Min Atdng
Kennett
James Tettuton
Miles Gregory
Stephane
Mien
Minnie Farrell
Porwell
Whitewater Station
Iron Mountain
Union Station
Cincinnati
Louisville
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Detroit
Buffalo
Boston
Washington
Texas
Townsend
Lnog
Hontsomery Ward & CO
Geo, C. Hasalinger Jeweler
Jackson, Mo
Burrs
Hnglieh
Africa
Voortrathkers
Hanters
Tan Timow
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