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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
2
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Remarks mock panama hats and porterhouse meals as signs of wealth. The piece laments ornate commencement programme nomenclature and notes a Chicago girl's death from a cosmetic treatment. London FX grows uneasy over J Pierpont Morgan likely to seize coronation momentum for power.
A terse note claims 85 percent of Cuba’s sugar and tobacco trade has been incorporated in New Jersey. The message promotes joining a New Jersey Mavana for participation in this venture.
The text contemplates Mr. Morgan's shipping combine granting Britain autonomy aligned with imperial aims, portraying magnanimity as the central policy.
A defendant on trial for murder in Connecticut objects to riding between jail and courthouse in the same vehicle as a colored man. He would likely object to the black cap as well, signaling concerns over segregation and decorum.
News of another Boxer uprising in China prompts Count von Waldersee to prepare for a new orient voyage. The general may showcase his asbestos camping outfit and other gear as he readies for a potential triumphal tour.
The French government offers 5000 francs about 1000 dollars for the arrest of the Humberts. The sum appears small relative to the twelve million dollar fraud they are accused of masterminding.
The article notes that Minnesota and the two Dakotas cultivate about 3,500,000 acres of flax this year. It suggests the sizable crop could yield linen textiles and abundant flaxseed tea for colic, highlighting agricultural hopes and domestic uses.
Across a thousand years English kings have been anointed with oil from a holy spoon held by an archbishop. The ritual marks legitimacy, yet history shows many rulers failed morally despite the sacred rite.
The article notes roads existed long before automobiles and hints at suburban plans to persuade drivers that highways serve all, not just the auto mobile user.
Richard Le Gallienne has returned to England and is not expected to come back to the United States. Once planning to settle here, his recent lack of expected success has prompted his departure to the scene of his earlier fame. The publication adds that we will likely manage without him.
In a recent gun practice, the battleship Kearsarge scored seven hits out of eleven shots against a target about the size of a small sailing ship from over a mile away. The feat shows U S gunnery capability comparable to early 19th century seacraft.
The article defends Governor Durbin’s tight control of state expenditures. It argues that frugality has reduced Indiana’s state debt during Republican leadership and contends that parsimonious budgeting should not alarm the public.
A group of gentlemen tied to major packing houses travels to Mexico to source cattle for public benefit. They carry certain books, allegedly containing evidence of an illegal combination, but this was accidental and unrelated to the trip. The men are described as occasionally absentminded.
The American Medicine editor declares there is no authenticated snake bite cured by whisky. He notes many bitten while drunk die, whisky fails to save lives, and claims some deaths attributed to snake bite stem from alcohol weakening resistance. He concludes stimulation helps but whisky harms.
The long standing territorial quarrel between Chile and Argentina concludes with a landmark arbitration settlement. The agreement signals a durable compromise and reflects a broader hemispheric spirit of conciliation fostered by the recent Pan American Congress in Mexico City.
A Toledo Ohio notary public records Frank J Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney Co and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 payment for any non curing case. Notices claim testimony available and products sold by druggists 75 cents. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and dubious remarks on global topics.
De Wet Delarey and Botha receive permanent memorials in the Hall of Fame, with no peerages or pensions awarded. The enduring stone marks their dedicated niches within the hall.
Mrs L Pease of Lawrence Kansas had seven years bedridden from kidney liver trouble and nervous debility. She credits Electric Bitters with restoring her mobility after three bottles and reports feeling like a new person in three months. The remedy targets headaches backaches nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizziness. D Knoe fel offers it for 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction.
Washington reports Democrats in the Senate back the House Cuba reciprocity bill with 2 percent sugar duty cuts and removal of refined sugar differential. The piece notes Senator Hoar's return to duty over assassination protection and direct election debates, plus Depew’s forest reserve push and other congressional solicitations. it closes with South Africa peace terms and imperial expectations.
Carroll D. Wright in the North American Review cites United States commissioner of labor data showing 22 793 strikes from 1881 through 1900 affecting 117 509 establishments and 6 105 694 workers. Half were successful, with 13 percent partial and 36 percent total failures. total wage losses reached 380 594 599 dollars, about 19 million per year, while public costs and transportation disruptions highlight the need to enforce public rights and reduce wasteful labor conflicts.
Advertisement notes the shah of Persia refuses rail travel faster than ten miles per hour. It urges visitors to avoid the country and promotes Yoley's Kidney Cure by O. I. Knoefel for kidney troubles with a brief sales angle.
The Department of Agriculture reports improved conditions for winter wheat and favorable outlooks for spring wheat in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Cotton shows stronger levels since 1896 with higher yields despite slightly less acreage, boosting revenue and exports. Corn prospects remain undetermined but hopeful, and overall soil output supports continued prosperity. an ad for Foley's Honey and Tar follows.
Humorous quip from New York Weekly about a depositor who loses nothing in a bank scare. A husband leaves blank checks for his wife who goes shopping, prompting a punchline about knowing the banks would rise.
Mrs W K Haviland of Armonk New York credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving her daughter from a near fatal relapse of whooping cough and bronchitis and says a niece with advanced consumption fully recovered. The ad claims the medicine yields to throat and lung diseases with no other remedy on earth and offers 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with trial bottles free.
Sprockets questions the damaged bicycle after a collision. Dinwiddie replies that the wheel should be retired, highlighting a repair or retirement decision. The brief exchange appears in the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph style.
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