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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
1
A head waiter lights the room while a romance unfolds between Marion and Mike over a late lunch. They drift from creditable small talk to a staged engagement reveal to avoid social faux pas as onlookers near their table.
Arthur Tredway argues the central issue is wealth vs the Commonwealth, opposing monometallism and supporting bimetallism at 16 to 1. He warns the gold standard would impoverish producers, lower prices, and benefit creditors, urging attack on the Republican stance and defending 19th century monetary policy.
The piece argues against free coinage being tied to a 16 to 1 ratio, asserting the US already maintains this ratio across silver dollars and treasury certificates. It claims Republicans avoid changing the standard and criticizes a current currency bill for attaching a gold standard while preserving the ratio and continuing minting silver dollars at the 16 to 1 rate.
A detailed attack on the gold standard and monetary policy. The piece condemns the gold standard for increasing debt and taxes, argues for free coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1, and calls for money issued by the government rather than bank bonds. It references the money trust, Wall Street manipulation, and political parties’ stances as part of a broader plea for monetary reform.
The Government ratio of 16 to 1 for silver to gold has long defined U S coinage across administrations from Jefferson to McKinley. The Hilvers State Register notes this ratio as a historical constant, producing about 2.65 billion in metallic money coined to this standard, without contest or change.
The New York Sun notes bold fashion details including velvet fruit decorations on hats, bows and wreaths for evening wear, fringed satin cords, and a range of coats and dust cloaks. It describes square crown hats, pale pink gowns, lace and organdie trims, and various hat shapes from turbans to rough rider styles.
Etla Morris Kretschmar offers a corn oyster recipe from Woman's Home Companion. Grate fresh corn, whip egg yolks and whites separately, season with salt and pepper, and fry batter in lard until firm. If watery, thicken with cracker dust. No milk or flour used.
A young man asks if the woman can cook and proposes. She replies she has never cooked and never expected to seek a position. The exchange highlights unexpected life plans discussed in a Chicago Evening News item.
Summer dining favors a bare polished table with a white linen centerpiece and flowers. Use natural woods with weekly oiling, hemstitched damask for daily use, and a silver jardiniere with ferns to keep flowers fresh all season. A camp cottage trick uses a dark blue denim cover over pine for a refined look.
The Washington Star contrasts historic unassuming chaperones with today’s demanding role. It notes summer girls now rely on golf minded, tea brewing, dog friendly specialists, from golf matrons to yacht and coaching chaperons, even a seaside rescuer, as the era’s ideal yet diverse caretakers.
Instructions mix equal parts boiled ham and bread with fish, butter, and eggs, adding hot water to form thin cakes fried and served hot with butter. The writer promises three puddings to follow and remarks on bread waste and refinement.
Rudyard Kipling notes youth favors short stories but maturity needed for novels. Danish poet Holger H. H. Drachman says America is glorious if younger. Howells sails Long Island Sound. The Matinn rajah owns a 367 karat egg shaped diamond with a dented end. England’s law offices feature Irish and Scottish leaders. The German emperor’s youth included Oxford talks. Webster Davis, before 1887 Kansas City, worked as a shoemaker in Gallatin Missouri. Prince Hussein of Ghizeh in Egypt leads famed gardens and horticultural advancement.
Mrs. C. W. Wood of Madison learns a valuable diamond ring, missing for about a year and a half, had slipped into a crack in a bedstead panel. Farmer Merriam and wife found it while inspecting the piece sold to them, returning the gem to Mr. Wood who rewarded them. The tale ends with the ring back with Mrs. Wood and her neighbors learning of the find.
A Dutch farmer conducted an early botanical experiment with 200 pounds of dry soil and a five pound willow. Over five years the willow gained 164 pounds while soil loss was minimal, misled by the belief plants fed only on water. Later it was shown that carbonic acid from the air contributed to growth.
A dialogue scene shows a frustrated patient waiting for a doctor while a servant remarks the delay feels eternal. The exchange highlights tension over medical access and time in a World newspaper snippet.
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