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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
4
The tale follows Jephthah the mighty but tender father and his cherished daughter Namarah. As she matures she sweetly tending him, while revelations of his past cruelty fuel her fear of losing him. His stern peace contrasts with her devotion and longing for a life beside him alone.
In a tranquil garden Namarah scatters grain for doves when a shining young man in armor arrives seeking pieces of Jephthah’s armor. He speaks of danger to Jephthah and offers protection, arousing Namarah’s blush as he admits his growing affection.
In Mizpeh, Adina delivers Jephthah's blessing to Namarah amid the soldiers' triumphant return. Namarah, torn by fear and longing, prays for safety as she watches Adina ride past in shining armor. The moment hints at a growing bond and a looming reckoning.
An elderly vendor known as Old Sal Cohen operates a curious button shop on Hester Street selling and matching buttons from one cent to a nickel. She buys from junk shops and dressmakers, claiming a profitable business and about $5,000 saved, with regular customers who value her ability to replace lost buttons when stores fail. She notes high offers from customers for replacements to keep garments neat.
Bryan and his party attended a Sherry's banquet in New York where Oscar F. Williams defended Philippine policy. Bryan spoke, criticizing imperialism and the idea of governing peoples without consent. He opposed overseas conquest and praised self-determination, condemning the “destiny” doctrine and British actions in South Africa. Audience reacts with applause and calls for his 1900s presidential bid.
The speech by John Burns, Batterssea radical MP, in parliament criticizes war talk and the influence of newspapers. He ridicules the notion that debate encourages heroes and accuses the colonial secretary of blundering policy. Burns calls for order as he reframes the language from pot-house to stock exchange.
The Fall of Sibley details Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania abandoning reform labels to accept a Republican nomination. Once a Democrat Populist and reformer he now aligns with the Republicans amid historical political infighting and mixed reform hopes.
The speaker derides Pfeffer Kya and Sibley as hypocritical scoundrels, claiming they bow to Quay and join hands in a trio. They predict the trio will not rest in purgatory, denying them even a glass of ice water.
The piece laments a heavy burden carried by a woman near childbirth, contrasting sacred imagery with a market scene that treats the infant’s fate as commerce. It critiques greed and social indifference, urging an end to the babble of profit and a reconsideration of humanity in hardship.
Joan P. Altgeld cautions that gold and silver will lose money status and be replaced by a rational circulating medium. She cites the Cedar Rapids Outlook noting reform thinkers see bimetallism as a failed fight and anticipate standards shifting away from precious metals.
The Nonconformist of Omaha denounces trusts and urges farmers to refuse pay for political support. It argues railroad and manufacturing trusts corrupt voters, demands their money to sway elections, and encourages a anti bribery stance with the clause no pay no vote for McKinley. It mocks paying voters and suggests using funds for personal gain.
The text criticizes politicians for rapid shifts in policy, noting gold bug supporters once backed free silver, the president’s repudiation of his platform, and contradictions over Porto Rico trade and tariffs. It likens leaders to changing weather, with the speaker of the House following the same pattern of flip flops.
The letter cites an English statute fixed 211 years ago under William III that locks land value for taxation while market values soared. It laments this perpetual tax as worse than armies, arguing English land is concentrated among few rich men, with alms houses crowded and many in poverty. The writer suggests Canada could learn from England’s flawed system.
The Northhampton gathering to hear Henry Labouchere, Truth editor and Liberal MP, was broken up by jingoistic rowdies who hurled chairs and missiles. The Omaha Nonconformist laments assaults on liberty advocates, comparing imperialism and mob violence across Britain and America.
In a New York Sunday School address Andrew Carnegie warned that poverty spurs invention and reform. He asserted even the gifted arise from the poor and lamented that reducing poverty would deprive the world of inventors artists and reformers, suggesting confiscating his fortunes to restore the industrious class.
In Kentucky after the war Republicans controlled several Southern states through corrupt tactics and racist intimidation. They plundered states, were driven out, and politics shifted for decades. Three years ago they regained a foothold in Kentucky, but their reigns were marked by corruption and robbery. The author laments Southern Democrats as bad, yet deems Republicans worse.
A political parable contrasts a Republican view that if we do not seize the Philippines someone else will with a street corner tale of schoolyard theft. A crowd debates stealing an apple tree while a Bryan supporter urges restraint. The Philippine commission reports a form of government for the islands and calls for honest leadership amid suspicions of past dishonesty.
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