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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1896
Page
2
Experts estimate American farmers lead by 200 million dollars due to post August agricultural product gains. European reports show wheat shortages bolstering the outlook. November could bring Thanksgiving optimism as prices may rise beyond prior lows. Moriarty's daily rye drinking did not stop his accumulating a sizeable fortune, marking him an extraordinary character.
The report shows 33 percent more immigrants arriving in the year ending June 34 with nearly 60 percent settling in New York Massachusetts Pennsylvania and inland states already strained by foreign arrivals. A call for national immigration restriction is made. The piece also notes the 1873 act authorizing the trade dollar and compares it to the Austrian Maria Theresa dollar used in Africa and the Far East.
A study challenges claims that American beef is diseased when shipped abroad. It cites English data: one death per seven Australian cattle, one per twenty five South American shipments, and one per two hundred U S cattle in transit, arguing discrimination lacks foundation and exporters can overcome it.
The text mocks biased ‘facts’ found by a statistician and argues about education, race, and national safety. It warns against foreign influence, urges self reliance, and suggests many states will adopt compulsory education laws.
A historical note outlines the English royal family's annual outlay in dollars and pounds. It lists major sums for the Queen Privy purse and various royals including the Prince of Wales, Princess of Wales, Duke of Edinburg and Duke of Albany, totaling 2,834,000 dollars with several entries in pounds.
Joux Mosrtarvy a New York furniture dealer born in the old country dies leaving more than $100,000 to the brother’s wife and son while disinheriting his own wife. The widow challenges the will claiming mental incapacity from daily consumption of a quart of whisky, a habit said to impair judgment enough to invalidate the will.
An interview with Prince Bismarck published in the Stam burger Nachrichten claims a long secret Russia Germany treaty existed from 1875 to 1890 and was not renewed after Bismarck's retirement. It notes distrust among allies and questions about the Dreibund while noting German pressure to keep France friendly amid Russia Britain tensions.
The article warns of a severe drought across the Panjab, Northwest Provinces, Oude, and Upper Burma, endangering millions. It notes large populations, extensive railroad reach, and the global impact with potential higher wheat and corn demand, while reflecting on American profits from such misfortune.
Dr. Talmage in Washington last Sunday preached on Wrestling With the Supernatural using Genesis 32 25 26 the night at the brook Jabok as a metaphor for Christians facing trials. He urged that struggles refine faith revealing blessings as dawn breaks and urged perseverance through poverty illness and bereavement toward a hopeful day break.
The article notes a vogue for black and white effects in full dress wear, with seven-gored satin corded skirts, back seam trimming, and omitting foot trimmings to emphasize color lines. Capes, jackets, and sleeveless bodices in bright hues update outfits, while fur trims and oriental passementeries add jewel-like accents.
A reflection compares the heightened passions of ancient rulers with modern restraint, citing King John and Erasmus among others. It notes famed antipathies from history, such as Henry II’s dislike of cats and the Medici’s hate of roses, then shifts to a brief quip about Utah motto debates between two Chicago men.
A New York Tribune piece quotes a lawyer in an English trial dismissing opposing argument as air and smoke. It notes visitors’ interest in the Holy Family of Sisters in New Orleans, founded in 1842 by four free colored women, with sixty eight sisters, twenty six novices, and six candidates in the convent.
The Washington Star notes yellow will be a major fashion color this winter for rich evening outfits. It appears in imported French designs and in velvet lace and passementeries, with shades from orange to canary. Also a light humorous exchange about a dog named Hector ends with the dog heading to a pound.
United States Consul Germain at Zurich reports success of California prunes in France last season and notes French receivers plan to pack all such fruit in cases like those used in France with French marks so it can be sold to retailers as French fruit.
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