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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
2
President McKinley outlines policy toward the Philippines in a Ocean Grove address praising patriotism and piety. He calls for peace, order, and a government of law with national unity under the flag, urging liberty and opportunity for all peoples.
The report states the rebellion is a Tagalog event not nationwide and that Luzon is not wholly in revolt. It praises Filipinos as trainable and capable of advancement through education, predicts 1.5 million rebels at most of 9 million, notes Negros is friendly, and says other islands are neutral or coerced. It asserts two generations of schooling will raise standards toward Japanese levels, and that the Sulu group is at peace with the sultan seeking favorable US help.
James H. Eckles criticizes the Democratic Party for socialist tendencies while H. H. Coburn of the South Dakota Volunteers defends American policy in the Philippines. A Jasper County Democrat and a Montezuma Republican exchange views on expansion, duty, and the flag’s honor amid trust-driven capital movements abroad.
A Berlin journal warns against overcapitalized firms risking a crash, citing lost millions in English schemes like those promoted by Ernest Terab Hooley. Meanwhile American manufacturers post a record fiscal year with exports exceeding imports for the second time, echoing 1808 McKinley era gains. Returning volunteers gain praise from the Japan Herald as fighters who are gentlemen, while Robert L. Walker of Poland Ohio becomes a bankrupt with vast liabilities and no assets after a note endorsement by McKinley.
In Cuba American forces grow more popular as all sides claim order, with Cuban soldiers disarmed, farms productive, and towns improving. The piece argues agitators hinder peace in the Philippines and extols Cuban reforms, including harbor dredging, better landings, and cleaner streets.
An editorial from the Des Moines Capital questions if American party politics should bar an African hand from aiding in the Philippines, noting improved conditions on the Island with cleanliness and the absence of yellow fever after a long infestation.
Richland township resident Adams announces a Sunday Schools convention at Center School house on Saturday September ninth. The event is a picnic style gathering with a basket dinner and an engaging program aimed at advancing the Sunday school cause, inviting all to attend. The Jasper county fairgrounds dining hall plans three first class meals daily during the fall fair, urging guests to come and get value for their money.
A Massachusetts reader from Charlemont writes of relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She details fatigue, dizziness, backache, digestive issues, womb pain, leucorrhea, and kidney problems after childbirth. After six bottles of the remedy plus lozenges and liver pills she reports renewed strength, appetite, and energy, praising the treatment and urging others to seek advice at Mrs Pinkham's Lynn, Massachusetts office.
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