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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
2
The article surveys how gold-standard opponents of imperialism might back the Democratic ticket if the silver plank divides loyalties. It argues that many Democrats favor bi metals, while anti imperialists weigh the harms of imperialism against monetary policy. Individual views determine support as the platform emphasizes imperialism as paramount.
A New York dispatch notes that since early June the sugar trust raised prices by tenths of a cent per pound, creating a $5,000,000 gross tax per tenth of a cent on 6,000,000,000 pounds consumed yearly. It argues such increases, a monopoly, enrich the trusts while labor gains nothing, citing Rockefeller profits at $200,000,000.
The public bears a nonessential burden from a tenth of a cent per pound on sugar and one cent per gallon on oil, a tax argued to favor trusts and monopolies. Democrats oppose these revenue taxes, contending they empower a wealth aristocracy at the expense of working people and threaten republican equality.
In Omaha a Bohemian editor says his people will back Bryan in the campaign not for party ties but to oppose imperialism and militarism. He warns of dangers to American institutions, cites Polish and Hungarian sufferings, and argues no Pole, Bohemian, or Hungarian will vote McKinley.
A New York Journal opinion piece argues that if the Philippine revolt was limited to a small Tagalog segment and the war is over, only 6000 American troops were needed to subdue 240000 Tagalos. It asks how many troops would be required to subdue 400000600 fighting Chinese, using a proportional logic to critique administration claims.
Fall RiverMass. three textile firms with 1009000 working capital decide to close machinery for one month due to weak print cloth demand. About 26000 workers will be idle, risking $444000 in monthly losses though unions may support weekly relief. Output loss and local impact loom large.
Auditor report for the war department fiscal year 1900 highlights large disbursements in quartermasters and paymaster accounts, ordnance payments and medical costs. It notes military claims for Spanish and Civil Wars, volunteer army costs and state allotments, with totals surpassing several millions. The Fayerweather dispute in New York courts also advances, with high legal costs and ongoing procedural efforts.
A Harper's Weekly excerpt extols the average man as the steadfast everyday hero who shoulders burdens, pilots society through peril and travel, and earns his wage through plain duty. It praises his plain skill, hard work, and quiet nobility amid shadow and shine.
A farmer notes that integrating poultry with fruit culture boosts orchard health and yields. Hens shade orchards, pick off pests injuring plums and cherries, while poultry yard fertility benefits trees. Insects plague plum growers without poultry, increasing labor and annual pest pressure.
A survey of forage trials notes rape as a potential feed for dairy cows but warns against pasture use. Experts advise limited, post milking feeding only after chopping to avoid tainting milk and wasting the crop. Michigan and Ontario trials show mixed results and practical limits for average producers.
The piece discusses horned cattle popularity due to better performance and profitability. It warns hogs need proper diet, critiques grazing efficiency, and advises dairy farmers on silo construction and costs. It notes poor cows drain farm profits and urges careful silage containment with well-fitting stave silos.
Dairy farmers must provide ample clean water year round. Cows require four pounds of water per pound of dry feed and about 4.5 pounds per pound of milk. cold or muddy water reduces milk flow and risks udder disease. Even with good feed, water supply limits production and profits.
A poetic fragment reflecting a July boating memory with affectionate cadence and a later inference of a longing romance. The text shifts to a dubious racial stereotype anecdote about a young black child and a mother’s moralizing question, illustrating a problematic historical aside within the page.
A mixed advertisement page notes Rev E W Johnson of Seward Nebraska praising magnetic healing after a Bright's disease and stomach trouble, urging public readers to seek information from Theo Kharas of Omaha. It also references sensational claims, patent medicine offers, and further notices about cures and medical products amid a collage of local ads and gossip.
Reader are urged to see testimonials in the upcoming issue claiming Dr H O Smith guarantees a cure for every cancer case he handles. The notice invites letters for further information and provides an address in Kansas City Missouri.
A Kansas City doctor announces a forthcoming newspaper column on cancer treatment. The ad claims a unique method that allegedly cures many cases definitively and invites readers to request information for details and placement in the column.
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