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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
8
Secretary Root urges a commercial arrangement with Cuba to preserve peace and health for both nations. President Roosevelt backs substantial tariff reductions on Cuban imports, citing Cuba's favorable constitution and closer ties with the United States as reasons to act in Cuba's material well being.
Instructions describe moistening to remove pasted paper and splitting printed sheets for scrapbooks. A packing material is made by mixing glue treacle gelatin and cork dust to cushion fragile bottles and china.
Oscar Hammerstein plans a new theater in Philadelphia. Clay M Greene and Irving Bacheller work on a dramatization of D ri and I from Bacheller’s novel. Nat Wills to star in a farce by Scribner. Stuart Robson’s career spans over 650 roles. W H Crane first appeared on stage as a notary in The Daughter of the Regiment. Minstrelsy noted as America’s origination, with Philadelphia home to a burnt cork troupe.
From Prince Albert Saskatchewan Henry Laughlin writes to Dr. C. T. Field of Chase Michigan in the Reed City Clarion praising his land in Saskatchewan. He notes good crops stock suitability and mild winter with log shanties and no wind or rain. He plans more land clearing and seeks a wife to keep house. Apply to Canadian Government agents.
G Wharton James recalls the Havasupai sweat bath ceremony at Cataract Canyon, describing the ritual structure, songs, heat, and the guest’s immersion in the steam filled toholwa. He notes hospitality, the repast of green corn mush, and the health value attributed to annual cleansing in a religious context.
Metternich’s maxim about honor entering small spaces frames Carlisle Pennsylvania’s commemorations of its 150 year founding. The town’s long tale includes Quaker frontier defense, Washington’s whisky insurrection actions, Gettysburg era post history, Franklin’s treaty, Molly Pitcher’s volunteers, Andre’s captivity, and a 40 000 troop gathering for the Pittsburg march.
Dialogue from a Chicago Post item shows a man asking if the proposal surprised the woman. She answers she was not surprised by the timing but by the lack of proposals on earlier occasions.
The ways and means committee weighs how to handle the treasury surplus as war taxes fade. Proposals to abolish remaining war levies gain GOP support, with Bartholdt and Boutell urging repeal. Treasury estimates put current year surplus near 100 million, while next year’s outlook shrinks to about 23 million, prompting cautious consideration of tax cuts and expenditures.
A compilation of remarks from various papers on debt, party planks, and election prospects. It cites Missouri debt figures, Indiana plurality trends, McKinley centennial observations in Ohio, and speculation about Corman and Gorman as potential presidential contenders.
Isaac Brock a 114 year old Texas centenarian credits Pe-ru-na with protecting him from climate changes and keeping him healthy through 22 presidencies and four wars. He praises Dr. Hartman and says Peruna is the greatest remedy for catarrhal diseases and the grip, sharing his testimonial from Waco and Valley Mills.
An old advertisement urges readers to request a free Peruna book on catarrh from The Peruna Medicine Co of Columbus Ohio. It directs contacting Dr. Hartman for advice and includes his title as president of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
In a global note, Norway ships four-fifths of its dried and salted cod. In Bengal a mail train incident saw three handcuffed natives leap from a moving cart, two convicts killed and a warder injured as two Sikh guards jumped after them. Boiler explosions in 1900 caused 268 deaths and 620 injuries in the United States versus 24 deaths and 65 injuries in Great Britain.
Mrs L C Bowers of Halo Indiana recounts kidney trouble progressing to diabetes with severe thirst weight loss and urinary output. After two doctors and various kidney medicines she began using Dodds Kidney Pills and says seven boxes removed all symptoms described including thirst weight loss and tooth loss concerns.
A Philadelphia Press quote notes an inventor who asserts all his mechanical toys succeed except one, which failed because it was too realistic an imitate. The remark highlights the paradox of lifelike mechanisms that hindered its function.
The dainty monthly magazine from the New York Central Hudson River Railroad reviews travel and commerce with a focus on California. Luther J. Holden writes The Land of the Sunset Sea, and other pieces by George Fade Jane W Guthrie H R Bryan cover Egypt romance Hudson New York and agriculture tips for prunes olives grain and sugar beets. Subscriptions are 50 cents annually.
A light exchange shows a humorous take on grammar between a confident pupil and a discerning peer. The Detroit Free Press vignette highlights classroom banter over spelling and schooling with playful tone.
Pullman sleepers and dining cars attached leave Chicago daily from Central Station 12th Street and Park Row via Wisconsin Central. Convenient hours for St. Paul Minneapolis Ashland Duluth and the Northwest. Ticket agents can provide further information James C. Pond General Passenger Agent Milwaukee Wis.
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