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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1898
Page
4
The notice extols Mena as the West’s oldest town and praises Kansas advertising while noting a northern blizzard’s reach south. It highlights Gillette’s banking influence in Kansas City and suggests brick manufacturing could prosper in Mena, anticipating a five year demand for bricks.
Vie would have preferred Mena mechanics win contracts for the court house and jail but the commissioners had to award to the lowest responsible bidder. The text suggests potential use of Mena workers for most work, while honoring the formal bid ruling.
A faith care healer, after losing a patient in London England, has been arrested and will stand trial for manslaughter. The piece contrasts with perceptions of regular physicians and hints at public harshness toward alternative healers.
A Kansas City paper comments that Kansan Gillette, the cattle plunger, is to be shown how business is done in Missouri by commissioners. The remark hints at lenders and bankers profiting from his alleged scheme, prompting outsider speculation.
In Carthage Missouri circuit court State Senator Howard Gray sued Western Union Telegraph Company to compel payment for three cent revenue stamps on his messages. Judge Perkins ruled the law requires the company to furnish and pay for all stamps. Notice of appeal was filed. The decision was described as just and right.
The Arkansas Gazette reports Col S W Fordyce plans to buy the old Lott railroad graded from Benton to Hot Springs for about twenty four miles. The line built six years ago by Cel Uriah Lott shows time checks issued to the construction company never redeemed. Del Pardyce’s plans remain private but Hot Springs circles hint at a broader syndicate revival.
Col. Fordyne leads a syndicate including Chas. McKie of Pittsburg Pa Chas A Garvey of St Louis and Albert B Gaines of the Gaines family to finance and build the Lott road to Little Rock and extend west to a junction with a Texas Midland branch near Hot Springs. The project aims to cross Mena Arkansas on its path and is seen as vital to local growth with strong backing and need for public support.
A Pine Bluff Courier editorial condemns Sheriff McCoy for giving every county jail prisoner a whisky drink on Thanksgiving. The piece argues the act aids crime by promoting alcohol dependence and undermines prisoner welfare and public safety.
A Kansas City Star item notes rising support for postal savings banks amid bank failures. The Kansas City Journal recounts a Santa Fe conductor who lost his savings after the Kirby and Cross banks failed, receiving only partial dividends. The piece argues such experiences push voters to back postal savings banks and oppose anti postal bank candidates.
Discussion on whether the Cheago and Alton railroad will be bought by President Stilwell’s Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf syndicate or fall through. Promoters of a Kansas City to Gulf of Mexico line emerge as major players influencing eastern magnates and Alton owners. Emphasis on southward shipping growth, steamship links, and eventual Nicaragua canal.
A compilation of editorials and notices includes calls to tax medicine sellers out of existence, remarks on education funding, and local political critique. Reports note the Fort Smith Horticultural Society officers, a burned Galloway Female College, and agricultural tips from De Queen Bee. Also covered are cattle fattening at Little Rock oil mills and a chewed apple from Little River News.
An 19th century health ad claims constipation leads to liver trouble and Bright's disease, promoting Prickly Ash Bitters as a remedy for all stages, sold by Jackson Drug Co at 48 2b.
The Interior Secretary cites 3,106,000 acres of public land in Arkansas, much timbered and fertile. Many areas are productive and underutilized, with rising value as railroads expand. He predicts demand from homesteaders and notes potential limits on future free land for settlers.
An advertisement proclaims Dr. M A Simmons Liver Medicine purges impurities from the body and expels them through natural channels. The notice appears amid other public notices and quotes a Yonkers States man debating a private matter.
A landlady asks for sugar cured ham and a new boarder questions what it was cured of. The item has risen in public favor since 1940 with demand exceeding that of any other liver medicine.
Stuttgart reports Princess Frederick of Wurtemburg mother of William II has died. The item notes the death and references the royal family. An apparent advertisement for Simmons Squaw Wine promotes stomach relief for prospective mothers.
In a sharp jab, Puck quips that Fitz-Cooper is a close-fisted landlord and would hire a spiritual medium to collect rent from a haunted house. An odd consumer pitch ends with reference to Simmons Squaw Wine and Tablet products.
Atmosphere critic praises the winter effect of a painting while the artist recalls pawning his coat in December to buy canvas. The ad copy later promotes Dr M A Simmons Liver Medicine at 121 im.
The passage lists a bristly filthy pet liking mud and a confession by Tom. It mentions two spouses Wilm Lucky Tarlem and Quizcer with a cheerful tone about life. Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy by F C Savage is advertised.
Washington December discussion shifts from Paris to Washington. Madrid readiness to sign the treaty signals Madrid will ratify. Congress opens Monday with a short session pending possible immediate Senate ratification or an extra session after March 4 to secure a two thirds Republican majority. Delays from anti expansionists risk stalling all business.
A 50 cent iron tonic described as pure soluble and enamorphous uinioe claims to be the most desirable iron tonic on the market. It is marketed as a true tonic strengthener blood purifier and appetite stimulant. Jackson Drug Co offers it.
President McKinley prepares a civil service order that could remove about 1,000 deputy collectors and customs staff from the classified service with roughly 2,000 total positions affected nationwide. The action targets internal revenue and related offices, with many affected posts outside Washington.
Senator Thomas C. Platt met with the president and learned that Mr. Choate will be the next ambassador to Britain. The choice satisfies New York factions and requires ongoing Republican harmony. Also noted are brief items on a police beating case in Wilkes-Barre and endorsements for Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine.
A deadly blaze in Indian Frankfort Indiana left Newton Wallace dead and Bradley fatally injured. The fire destroyed the mercial block housing six stores and the opera house, with losses estimated near one hundred thousand dollars.
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