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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1898
Page
4
The item urges Polk County to hold a market fair and provides agricultural guidance to sow wheat in fall and plant Hessction next spring. It notes General Alger and Senor Se sich facing postwar troubles. A recent wet spell dropped four and 40-100 inches over Sunday and Monday across the area.
The town of Siloam Springs has awarded a contract last week to construct a college building with a cost of 1540 dollars, set for completion by February 1, 1890.
A local notice urges timely fall strawberry bed setting in Mena. It recommends hedging and planting four beds this season to yield a good harvest next spring for all garden owners and farmers.
The article notes that over two million bachelors remain unmarried in the United States, more than unmarried women, and speculates this imbalance influenced wartime casualties and the drive to reduce soldiers on transport ships and in hospitals after the Spanish American War.
The passage extols the American dollar value, claiming it is accepted with full honors in all possessions and obligations. It asserts the dollar is worth 100 cents, paying all taxes debts and court decrees at par. The tone reflects period rhetoric praising the dollar’s universal acceptance and stability.
A partisan column argues that party organizations serve elites in Washington and Arkansas, offering cautious, principled guidance rather than blanket party loyalty. It contends that voter empowerment comes from exposing wrongs and sticking to ethics over partisan blind following.
The Jasper Missouri News announces its first issue from editor Lynn Monroe, promising politics aimed at the greatest good for the greatest number. The editorial pledges to stand for right, rejecting party pressure and avoiding personal gain at the expense of public trust.
The Kansas labor commissioner presents comparative cost data from 32 private and 26 municipal plants. Municipal water is consistently cheaper across five and ten room houses, sprinkling, front foot charges, and meter rates. Fire water is supplied free to the city, yet municipal rates remain lower than private firms.
The Eureka Springs Flashlight argues for an express commission to regulate rates and support a postal parcel system. It cites former postmaster general John Wanamaker and notes opposition from major express companies and the Western Union Telegraph Co. as barriers to government action for express and telegraphic service "by the people and for the people."
Enumeration shows 605 school children last year and 833 this year, an increase of 228. The registrar notes healthy growth and expresses desire for faster school funding to improve facilities and extend the term.
The Eureka Springs Flashlight argues the department should send at least one regiment of soldiers to Eureka Springs, noting the town lies on a railroad with five cent fares. It suggests troops could be sent to Mena or Mt. Mena for less money and a better location, questioning the cost and choice.
Chas A McGee who came from Kansas City to operate a local furniture store and later moved through Joplin and Carthage Mo has reportedly left for Mexico City to seek a mining superintendency. The Carthage Press notes he has been offered to manage 400 workers at silver mines near the city and may take four days traveling by Frisco Southern Pacific and Mexican Central lines. If he accepts his family will join him. otherwise he plans to return in about a month. Brick call for hard brick from M V York in Mena Ack.
Two years after its founding the Western Arkansas city of Mena is thriving amid deferred crops and drought. A brick depot, busy streets, new brick blocks, and thriving lumber yards mark progress as houses rise on hilltop estates near Janssen and Stilwell parks. Polk county seat move sparks new court house and plans for rail, mining, and agriculture expansion, with a projected population of ten thousand.
It is raining this morning the first in a month. Our hogs are young but fine mast is falling. Politics quiet since the election. Reverends Riddling of Dallas and McCrary of Logan to hold a pro tracted meeting at Big Park next week. Wheat acreage to be largely increased this autumn. Grain and stock raising favored over cotton. White fleecy cotton picking begins. Yield expected very good though price is low. Corn crop is good.
The notice proclaims unbeatable prices at the Racket Store with emphasis on low cost offerings. It highlights daily deals and claims customers receive the lowest possible prices without detail on product ranges or dates.
A collage of editorials and letters from Siloam Springs to Pine Bluff and Hot Springs, criticizing campaigns and officials while praising home industries. Snippets reference Roosevelt era politics, navy versus army funding disparity, independent local elections, and cotton trade talks centering on Ashdown and Little River County.
The Ad claims DeWitt's Hazel Salve is the best selling salve in the Chis area and notes counterfeit copies appear. It promotes the product as a great cure and urges customers to choose the genuine DeWitt's Hazel Salve.
A carload of Bridge Reach cook stoves and ranges arrived at the Lloyd hardware store on De Queen street. Call and inspect the selection, said to be the neatest and best seed offered for sale in Polk County.
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