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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1898
Page
6
The visible stock of gold used as money has grown by 200 million. US share of the increase is 130 million dollars while European banks show mixed results with England France and Germany down 38 million, Russia up 107 million, and Austria up 12 million, yielding a net European gain of 81 million.
Consul Smith of Moscow reports to the State Department on March 1 that authorities will establish an express service between St. Petersburg and the far end of the completed Siberian Railway. A biweekly train will complete the six day run with dining, library, passenger and sleeping cars and modern conveniences.
War brings renewed patriotism across the country as 70,000,000 Americans rally around the flag. Emblems honor and godspeeds are shown for the soldiers going forth to defend their country, marking a strong, lasting impact on national life.
The latest fad for bachelors is a two photo frame that holds a full-face and a side-face image of the "only girl." Known as men's double photographs, these frames come in wood or thin metal and fold to bring faces together. They occupy space in the pocket yet win rapid adoption among fashionable young men in New York.
Under the pension law a killed or disabled soldier's widow may receive 12 a month plus 2 a month for each child under sixteen. If no widow but dependents exist, a mother may receive 12 a month, or 2 a month for each child under sixteen if parents were dependent. Sisters or brothers under sixteen may get 2 a month each if no parent lives. Family pensions apply from muster in for regular or volunteer soldiers.
The Baltimore session of the Methodist Episcopal Church South voted to forbid evangelists from holding meetings without the pastor's consent. Sam Jones drew sharp attacks but defended his methods, while Flo praised Jones's independent fundraising. The discussion framed evangelists as disruptive, yet the chair recognized Jones amid applause.
Atlanta prepares for the Confederate Veterans eighth annual reunion to start July 20 for four days. Organizers expect about 20 000 veterans and total visitors 30 000 to 50 000 including families. A large entertainment fund is raised and Atlanta pledges hospitality as the event draws near.
A sermon by Dr. Talmage uses Esther in a tale of Mordecai and Haman to warn that pride leads to a fall and worldly pomp cannot secure happiness. The preacher cites biblical contrasts, historical cruelties, and the futility of wealth, urging steadfast faith and a clear conscience.
A reflective medley on trials forging virtue and fame. It notes that hardship and danger temper character, citing biblical and historical figures such as Mordecai Bunyan Washington and Paul as examples. The piece links discipline like knighthood rites to spiritual ascent and patience.
An electrical engineer in West Philadelphia used alarms and a steel trap with a flash camera to catch a chicken thief. The plan failed at first as wires were cut, later exposing the sexton from a neighboring church aiding the thief. The sexton confessed and promised settlement to avoid arrest.
Genealogical summary traces Thomas Dewey from Sand wich England to Dorchester Windsor Connecticut and onward through generations. It lists marriages and births from 1630s through Admiral George Dewey born 1837, noting key descendants Josiah Simeon William and Julius Dewey and their movements to Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont and Washington area.
A reader cites ivy irritation among cadets in the South and recommends peppermint tea as a simple cure. He says to brew strong tea from the green herb and wash the afflicted skin two or three times for relief, sharing his own recovery.
A youth in camp writes home for funds claiming his father was shot in a sham battle. The old man replies with a dry joke about a wooden leg sent by express and to have it fitted by the camp carpenter. The exchange appears in the Atlanta Constitution.
Mrs A W Ssre of Biddeford Maine recounts years of female health problems and back ache. After trying doctors she reports relief from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with the first bottle. She praises the remedy as a true boon to women.
Mrs MELissa Painurs of Lexington Indiana writes that two years of fatigue headaches backache and poor appetite left her unable to walk across a room. After four bottles of Vegetable Compound one box of Liver Pills and Sanitive Wash she feels renewed and able to work again.
Mrs. Moire E Herrel of Powell Station Tennessee reports three years of back weakness and falling womb eased by two bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She feels like a new woman and recommends the medicine to other women.
An American traveler in Scotland paid $10 for a first class stage coach ride over hills. He watched second and third class passengers receive similar seating and privileges for less. At each steep hill the driver ordered first class to stay seated while others got out and pushed, a practice repeated until journey’s end, leaving the traveler satisfied with the experience.
A Melbourne constituency candidate asked what made England great and the reply Ireland. Another candidate worsened matters by stepping off the rostrum and tumbling onto reporters. A later note states vanilla imports to Mexico exceed a million dollars yearly.
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