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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1897
Page
2
The May treasury receipts total 29 797 390 with customs at 16 885 011 and a month surplus of 688 667. Officials note imports rose in March and April due to fears of retroactive duties and contrast this with the prior year deficits. The piece also comments on fashionable resort tourism and advises frugal living with the abundance of home comforts.
American manufacturers welcomed rising foreign demand as the home market lagged. Exports climbed from 40 million in 1860 to 151 million in 1890, with sharp gains in recent years: 183 million in 1894, 228 million in 1896, and an estimated 207 million for the current year.
Indiana begins operations at Indianapolis for a corn cob pipe plant that will process about 3,000,000 cobs annually. The firm will import Missouri cobs, claim higher quality, and aims to supply a global demand, with Chicago jobbers seeking large daily contracts.
The May 1897 report shows breadstuffs 13 087 012 dollars up 2 686 178, cotton 9 627 473 up 2440, oils 5 362 282 down 481 207, cattle and hogs 3 479 051 up 380 252, provisions 10 k 9 184 up 89 z. For eleven months to May 31 1897 breadstuffs 377 823 007 up 53 073 7er. cotton 225 032 81 up 69 0s1, meats istrzSg2 down 108 03, provisions c15 g67 322 down 171 312. The New York Capitol at Albany has cost 22 250 000 and the national capitol Washington 13 000 000. The Albany building covers three acres. the national four.
The report cites mass killings under Abdul Hamid II and estimates up to 30,000 orphans. It urges direct funding to a trusted treasurer, with 25 dollars covering a year of care for a child, and notes foreign missionary supervision and the need to avoid intermediaries. Copi es available from Rev. D. F. Greene. funds to Brown Bros. Co., New York.
A lengthy sermon extols Queen Victoria's sixty year reign as example of godly virtue and prayer answered. It urges personal repentance to receive a spiritual crown and foresees Christ’s universal throne, linking royal milestones to Christian coronation in faith.
A jumble of notes covers diverse topics from a jury verdict in Gilmer County Georgia to an ornate Portuguese crown valued at 8.5 million dollars. It mentions Swansea clock mischief by crows, Hartford style city budgeting in New Haven, a prehistoric female found near Cleveland, and a Connecticut electric offertory box with velvet car pew visits.
A humorous tale from Baltimore about Mayor Hooper, a short man, who travels with a party to Niagara. He orders two dozen sandwiches in a saloon, causing onlookers to joke that a pony cannot eat as much as a horse, as reported by the New York Tribune.
A Kansas City area crowd reacted strongly as a controversial umpire was mobbed in town during a disputed game. The incident sparked calls for fair play and condemned cheating accusations, highlighting tensions between players, officials, and supporters.
In Gottingen and Jena a fierce contest for the dubious honor of center of German student dueling rages. Gottingen reports frequent daily duels with recent bursts of activity. Jena records a similar twenty one duels in twenty four hours.
Miss Stella Evans of Colorado Springs attempted to boil an egg in red hot lard over a cook stove. The sudden splash caused a loud explosion and she was sprayed with hot grease, suffering burns but escaping serious injury.
Official Big Four route from Minneapolis July 6 to 10 for the Grand Lodge Meet and annual reunion. One round trip fare plus 50 cents, tickets valid July 4 to July 31 with extension. Special train departs Indianapolis July 5 at 11:50 a.m. arrives Minneapolis 8:50 a.m. July 6. Chicago sleeping car rates $2.00 per double berth. Tickets and sleeper space via committee members Murray Keach Ryan Bala and Beissenherz secretary or any Big Four agent. Elks and friends urged to join.
Reports indicate a surge in thefts of outdoor clothes lines across Maine. Local authorities urge residents to secure lines and report suspicious activity to police.
An ad argues coffee harms health like whisky, urging readers to switch to Grain-O a grain based drink. It claims Grain-O is nutritious, harmless, cheaper, and suitable for sensitive stomachs while avoiding coffee’s nerves and sleep disruption. A 15c or 25c package is advertised.
The gossip asks what caused the disbanding and the manager cites the craze for realism. A quote from the Washington Star recalls Polonius advising money for a role, noting Laertes refused to continue without real money.
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