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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
3
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The article notes that Mexican dollars fund commerce across Asia and Oceania, including the Philippines and much of South America. Silver flows toward the Orient via El Paso at about $50,000 daily. Readers ponder Mexico mint expansion and potential effects of a proposed Philippine dollar coin aligned to the Mexican value, amid deep Oriental attachment to the peso.
The Journal notes two articles suggesting major science leaps may outpace the nineteenth century. One reports coal from Pennsylvania mined areas could be transported in gaseous form via electric circuits and reconverted to solids far away. The other hints at possible communication with inhabitants on other planets.
Rockford writer J. S. Trigg, famed for agricultural paragraphs in Iowa, samples other fields with a sharp quip. He notes a young woman debating whether to quit a $50 position for a $25 man and suggests she might as well resolve to die an old maid.
The Ohio River is being improved with movable government dams, now extending 500 miles on the upper river. The piece urges attention to the Father of Waters as tributaries advance.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court held that listing a debtor as a nonpayer of honest debts constitutes libel and entitles damages for the injured party.
The United States reports a record breaking year in foreign trade with exports and the balance of trade reaching new peaks. The surplus is projected around 645 million dollars, the largest ever, equating to about 8.52 dollars per person nationwide.
First Lieutenant Anita Newcomb McGee, the only woman to hold a U.S. Army commission, resigns. Appointed acting assistant surgeon at the Spanish war onset, she led the army nurse corps in the Surgeon-General's office and held the rank of first lieutenant, though she never wore male uniform regalia.
The author denounces hazing at West Point as barbarous and a throwback to the dark ages. Investigations seem unlikely to uncover full truth as students stay silent. The piece frames brutality as an enduring, defended practice once excused by apologists.
Treasury figures show U S exports to Germany for ten months ending October 1900 rose about 20 percent year over year by 27 million dollars while imports from Germany increased over 10 percent by 8.6 million dollars, countering anxieties over German trade restrictions.
Russell Sage claims Providence gave him wealth and seems to have glued it to him. Mondamin Enterprise notes a mixup in the makeup as Sioux City Journal repeats three articles in last Monday's issue, joking about short news or overworked staff.
The Sioux City Journal notes calls in Iowa for a third term for Governor Leslie M. Shaw, praising him as brilliant and solid and suggesting a life tenure in office or a higher position. The piece contrasts Iowa leadership with southern lynching cases and praises Ohio authorities for prosecuting lynchers in Akron, while warning Akron citizens to respect lawful punishment rather than mobs.
A medical journal argues against the universal virtue of rising early. It notes that sleep needs vary by person and conditions, and that early rising with effort may provide little health benefit and can hinder social life.
Alfred C. Harmsworth editor of the London Mail compares English and American papers noting cultural news differences. He argues American reporters would take months to adapt and predicts big headlines will fade from future newspapers.
John Downe of the board of control Iowa says the state uses strictly all wool goods for prisoners. The clothing is indigo dyed and will not fade like Minnesota products.
H H Abrams states the league aims at drug store men selling whisky and warns the crackdown will deepen over time, saying they will pursue those with a sharp stick.
Read about a comfortable weekly Iowa Central Railway excursion to Los Angeles leaving Wednesday and arriving Sunday morning. Modern tourist cars with standard sleeping car conveniences at about one third the cost. Ticket agents or Geo Batty G. P. & T. A. Marshalltown Iowa can provide full details.
A newborn puppy finally opens its eyes after nine days, drawing attention from observers and marking a small milestone in its early development.
Chicago January 4 a new religion led by Dr George Herron aims to apply Christ’s teachings to social and industrial problems. The Apostolic League includes five ministers, headed by Herron, with offices at 60 Ashland block and a monthly Social Crusader paper. Herron plans lectures at Central Music Hall and expansion to New York with strong financial backing.
A collage of brief items mentions salt's effect on heart action and gall thickening, a 1900 census tally near 55 million in the Turkish dominion, and a Chicago centenarian at 103. Also noted are a German statistician on marriage longevity, Wyoming legislators backing Senator Warren, a Paducah blind mechanic skilled with nails, and a New York tin toy factory with 1,607 varieties.
An editorial warns England could not cope with a swift enemy and lacks defenses against a sudden invasion. It lauds Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a strengthener for the stomach and nerves, claims broad cures, and urges readers to obtain the genuine product with the private revenue stamp.
The Hague January 3 Kruger passed a bad night and is said to be ailing but somewhat improved this morning his advanced age raising concerns about his condition and health.
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