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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1898
Page
4
Since the county seat moved to Mena, brick demand has outstripped local supply. The college building faces delays as bidders would have to ship brick to Mena, increasing costs. The building committee aims to source materials locally from Mena to keep the project regional, with work starting as soon as enough brick is produced.
The second anniversary celebration in Mena features a product display with premiums offered by local business leaders to reward the best county grown products. Farmers are having good crops and are urged to exhibit top specimens, aiming to inspire a Polk county fair.
The Arkansas Gazette recalls earlier Democratic senators who resisted Jeffersons Louisiana Purchase, Monroes Florida acquisition, and the Texas annexation as well as wars and land gains. It argues they later admitted error as the nation grew toward a greater America, a view shared by current Arkansas senators and representatives.
The quote explains natural liberty as freedom to act and civil liberty as acting within the community's interests. Paley argues civil liberty is the only liberty desirable in a state of civil society.
Opinion warns that every dollar of Klondike gold has cost at least two dollars to the nation, citing the suffering and loss of life caused by the fevered chase of over-rated gold fields.
Nearly every enterprising business man and firm in Mena is in the list of premiums offered for the display August 18 and 19. The list remains open for any others who wish to contribute premiums. Melons are plentiful in the market this year.
Market growth at Mena emphasizes country eggs chickens and butter with Littlejohn & Co shipping large orders to Port Arthur and Mt. Sabine Hotel inventory. Chickens from Mena appear on the Sabine hotel bill of fare while dining cars daily take sizable quantities.
The article recalls Captain Philip of the Texas and Fighting Bob Evans of the Iowa praising their crews. Philip warns not to cheer as comrades die while Evans laments that sailors fought bravely while the enemy's flag flew but grew tender when the flag fell.
A strong opening calls for a brick man with machinery to start a new yard. Existing yards supply only private contracts and none can spare brick for the college or courthouse. With new buildings planned this fall and winter, a timely entrepreneur could establish a profitable business while the iron is hot.
The Star urged brick makers to ready for the coming season and to purchase brick locally to avoid delaying college construction. It notes the first to obtain brick machinery locally and produce good brick could profit.
The Star received a large 1000 lb fire and burglar safe from Alpine Safe Co of Cincinnati Ohio. The note states delinquent subscribers need not hesitate about paying up as there is a safe place to keep all money paid and the books.
Mena marks its second anniversary on August 19 with grand events as crowds gather for a celebratory town day. Local hosts invite residents and visitors to enjoy festivities, food stalls, and community activities highlighting the young town’s growth and spirit.
Allow grapes to ripen on the vine and prune wisely. Do not let manure touch tree roots and remove worthless, decaying trees which harbor vermin. Old wood should be cut to renew fruit. water with tobacco water to combat worms. wood ashes and air slaked lime help prevent mildew and fruit drop. Inspect for borers by checking for sawdust and probing with a wire.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable case of catarrh. J Cunney & Co Toledo props claim Hall's Catarrh Cure cures by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. J Cheney endorsed by West Truax and Warpra Kisnan Manven Toledo wholesale druggists. Hall's Catarrh Cure sold by all druggists at te per bottle with testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
An old U S Navy officer rhapsodizes about Manila Bay and Luneta's social scene, praising the bay’s colors and the Mestizo beauty while recounting a brutal close combat in which comrade Hamilton Fish is fatally wounded. He vows revenge on the Spaniard who shot Fish, carrying the late officer’s bullet near his spine.
Sergeant Ish Hamilton Fish who died on Cuban soil is described as the first American officer killed there. The Mauser bullet passed through his body while he lay on a narrow trail. Private Edward Culver, a Cherokee, was wounded by the same shot that hit Fish. Culver is recovering at the Staten Island Marine hospital with the projectile lodged near Fish’s spine.
A fragmented page piece presents a poem to a friend about faith and courage during a cancer trial. Included are a Toledo Ohio notary seal note, a patent medicine testimonial for Hall's Catarrh Cure, and an advert for pineapple juice for indigestion at a local soda fountain.
A Russian family may settle in the area to establish a colony, with up to forty or fifty more families expected if land becomes available. The Little River News urges local farmers to sow wheat this fall and cites Gus Hil and Jim Wallace of Centre Point, Howard County, who harvested 600 bushels from 42 bushels planted last season as a model for self sufficiency.
A committee in the Carder building selected T. M. Carder as chairman and adopted a program for August 18 at Janssen park. Veterans of both sides will meet, form into ranks, roll call, join in a procession, camp overnight, and share beef and hard tack with old time war songs and jokes. The event invites all veterans, especially those of the Mexican War, for a time of camaraderie and celebration.
A 19th century pitch frames sickness as a violation of nature’s laws and recommends Prickly Ash Bitters as a reliable system tonic. It claims the remedy strengthens kidneys, cleanses the liver, tones the stomach and bowels, and restores vitality, advertised by PF.CG Savage and Jackson Drug Co.
The ME Church in this city will host a Friday August 12 convention with a full day program. Activities include devotional sessions, welcome remarks by L Th Legate, talks by Rev I R Schermerhorn and Rev C J Green, and topics on improving Sunday school work, teacher qualifications, supervision, church relations, and music. Committee members H R ScremeRHORN and C J Green.
The Lloyd hardware store on De Queen street announces the services of Mr. W. A. Blackburn from Lexarkanth a veteran hardware man. Readers seeking goods or workmanship are assured prompt and proper service and skilled execution by Mr Blackburn.
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