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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
11
Dun's Review reports the average annual cost for one person rose from 72.45 dollars in July 1897 to 101.37 dollars now, a near 28 percent gain. It notes a 1860 benchmark of 121.75 dollars and argues wages have not kept pace, though employment and advancement opportunities have grown.
The Chicago Chronicle denounces Mr. Bryan for advocating excluding Philippine Islanders and Japanese, calling the plan ignorant and perverse. It asserts Philippine Islands are integral to the United States, supports free interstate intercourse, notes limited labor competition with Japanese, and emphasizes the need for friendship with Japan amid Oriental territorial gains.
The Hon W Joel Stone denies the report that the smallest man in Missouri died in an upstate town sending the statement on Saturday last his successor in the governorship is not dead physically.
R. B. Wright of Mount Leon on the Chicago market with 54 head averaging 1,350 pounds were sold to Swift at 8 cents per pound. Wright also moved 31 head averaging 1,295 pounds to the same buyers for 7.25 dollars per hundredweight. These cattle were from Wright's own feeding.
The upcoming Missouri naval pageant plans to smash a bottle of native wine, supplied by a Herman firm from a local vineyard, during the christening of the battleship Missouri. Marion Cockrell will perform the ceremonial breaking of the bottle.
A vintage advertisement explains a cycle of weakness and improvement, claiming Scott's Emulsion can break the chain of thin body and thin blood. It asserts stomach, blood, and flesh benefits, promoting self-sufficiency after treatment and offering free samples. Scott & Bowne sells the product at 50 cents and 1 dollar through druggists.
The Boston Herald notes Colonel Moses Wetmore of St. Louis, once a Bryan anti monopoly figure who pledged to resist the tobacco magnates, now announces his tobacco company has been taken into a combine, with no obituary accompanying the notice.
A Kansas newspaper column critiques officials plan to pour confiscated beer into a creek. The writer argues public health and temperance require better disposal methods than polluting streams, urging gradual reform and noting the Jamaica ginger drinker could be swayed by steps before water.
Mrs Samuel Davis hosted a very delightful Friday dinner at her Eastwood home for a congenial party of friends including Mesdames Cary Duncan of Fisher, Louisiana Nora Wilen of Caton Ohio W L Redman and Misses Mary and Sue Newton.
The thirty second birthday of Mr 8S D Toux was celebrated with a dinner honoring him and his family. The event brought together relatives for a shared meal and warm wishes.
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