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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1900
Page
3
The article notes a large annual pension roll value with reductions under early orders, a later revival of thousands of pensioners, and ongoing restorations. It cites orders 225 and 229, Evans’ revocation, and a rise in total annual pension payments from June 30 1890 to the present, with 503 restorations in May 1900.
The report notes Spain's colonial trade totals for 1906 with Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines and details breakdowns of manufactured goods provisions and raw materials. It also mentions railway payments to steamship lines and includes a curious aside on a spider's vast but selective appetite and its ability to endure long fasting periods.
Long overview of US pension bureau activity from 1890s to 1900, detailing unsettled claims and new filings, numbers of original pensions granted, and the growth of pensioners. Notes large yearly totals, the effect of the Spanish War, and rising payments, with figures on certificates issued and total pension expenditures through June 1900. Includes freight and passage value to Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines and annual payments to steamship lines.
A historical table shows fiscal year exports of cattle hogs provisions bread staffs cotton and mineral pits, noting lower export totals during the last Democratic administration compared with prior Republican administrations. The piece asks why exports slipped and hints at a return to democracy.
The treasury department reports a $14,897,553 decrease in public debt for June. Cash on hand totals 905,705,654 with demand liabilities at 709,790,835. Stamp sales rose 407,1174 million for the year, with 3,963,374,010 stamps sold worth 76,276,904. Increase in revenue 9,474,414.50 and 2,260,040 books of 12 stamps issued. Overall stamp sales climbed about 13 percent.
Exports to Portolco have more than doubled under American administration. They will go to the Philippines as soon as the Filipinos accept the free pardon offered by President McKinley and start developing their country agriculturally and commercially.
The Chicago Chronicle notes Alfred Best, dubbed the man of millions and rival to Rothschild, as a native of Hamburg with a long settled family. After university, he undertook a banking apprenticeship where early expectations for his business prowess were low, yet he pursued finance with artistic tastes, music interest, and knowledge of Louis Seize furniture.
The passage notes Queen Victoria's ninefold historical ties including birth, birth year, and progeny while citing a Chicago Journal remark. It also reports a New York Journal claim that Cairo’s electric trolley caused 80 deaths in four weeks after opening, with a weekly rate of seven to eight due to sight issues and unfamiliarity with fast-moving vehicles.
An exchange between an old lady and a police tramp unfolds with the woman offering a quarter to test restraint. He replies that he would gladly demonstrate his ability to avoid intoxication, implying a willingness to prove his sobriety but hinting at continued trouble.
A compendium of quirky old items notes the long history of walking advertisements like the saumwich man in Florence and Tyaly 1246 wine merchant processions, plus snatches from era humor and gossip. It cites odd exchanges about birthdays and propriety among social figures, reflecting period speech and attitudes.
A brief, quip style item noting Chicago Daily News jokes on poetic influence and a remark about women. It cites lines about a poet's power to frighten editors and a slang term hat woman used when a woman aims sharp remarks at another.
The Chicago Times-Herald quotes Booker T. Washington remarking on Omaha youths learning mechanical trades and noting how a whitewashing job disappeared when white interior decorators emerged. Washington urges black boys to adapt by shifting to interior decorating and related trades.
The snippet gathers comic lines and dubious ads from Indianapolis Journal and Atchison Globe excerpts. It mentions a presidential nomination joke, tonic pitches like Yucatan Chill Tonic and Tengwan’s Fanenrsa Dres colors, Piso's Cure for Consumption claims, and a quip about girls and proposals alongside brief ads and quotes from 1900 era newspapers.
An old advertisement extols Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. It asserts benefits for nerves, backaches, menstruation, and inflammatory conditions, claiming direct action on the female body and warning against inferior or dangerous substitutes. It cites testimonials from numerous women.
A reader cautions against substitutes for trusted products like Cascarets Candy Cathartic arguing that world renowned reputation proves merit and warns that merchants who push alternatives profit from credulity. The piece stresses honesty and warns against bulk sales of counterfeit items while noting a casual wartime quip about war terms.
The Grand Trunk Railway System offers a Summer Tourst Folder and related literature available on request from J. A. Burgis City Passenger and Ticket Agent 249 Chair &J corner Jackson Boulevard Chicago.
An emergency note records a fire at Trish Tew and a respondant reply urging spice and a French menu rename as a culinary workaround. The exchange suggests quick action to adapt the dish name to A la Francais.
A garbled note describes a toxic bottle labeled Guerr a Tast Cell described as tasteless and dangerous. The fragment mentions no cure and no payment, indicating a hazardous, possibly fraudulent remedy in a period newspaper snippet.
A man smoking a cigarette boarded a Union traction car when a wan handed him an anti cigarette tract. The man replied Thank you, miavam, and said he would take it home to his son.
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