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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
4
The miners press for a two week payday and wages paid in lawful money, urging state laws to protect workers as legislative action nears. They warn that failure could spark broader efforts in the state legislature and beyond.
Next Wednesday the National Democratic Convention will meet in Kansas City to nominate a president and vice president. Several Birmingham residents are expected to attend. Protests are noted in St. Louis amid the streetcar strike. The Age-Herald backed efforts for lower gas prices for the poor. The piece comments on international affairs and local opinions, with a final note correcting the Taku forts spelling.
The Birmingham News notes Admiral Dewey expresses gratitude that the public does not seek him as president, implying he no longer views his ambitious wife as representative of “the people of the United States.”
The Atlanta census chief projects 85 000 residents, up from 65 000 in 1810, noting the city’s corporate limits cover most of Ful ton county's inhabited area. The report appears in the Birmingham News, with other items noting Pekin mobs and a Cuban post office reference in Philadelphia.
The Sheffield Reaper urges removing politics from state education as Governor Johnston leaves office. It notes politics reappears in other state schools and predicts reorganizations of boards of trustees to elevate institutions above partisan meddling.
Julia Tutwiler stands as the happy woman in Alabama on Wednesday as four of her students at Livingston Normal College earned places on the honor roll and one captured the highest senior honors along with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Four of six commencement honors from the academic department went to girls, amid a total roll of 22 students from 201 eligible. Miss Tutwiler, noted for founding the Annex Tuskaloosa Gazette, remains a leading figure in the expansion of the right kind. In Lowndes county a farmer’s wife gave birth to a girl, and the next morning his farm showed two new male colts, two Jersey calves, and fifteen kids.
George E. Cary of the Guide Washington Virginia reports severe ankle sprain relief after trying Chamberlains Pain Balm. He credits rapid pain relief and swift complete cure, noting sale by R F Lovelady.
An advertisement proclaims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures for skin eruptions including pimples eczema tetter erysipelas salt rheum and more. Claims also cover cuts bruises burns boils felons ulcers and piles with a 25 cent price and guaranteed cure by R F Love in Nady.
The piece celebrates a national convention with spirited speeches bands parades and lighting. It details Philadelphia's Expert Exposition Building configured for about nine hundred delegates and a rising seating plan with spectators and guests. It notes swift reporting by newspaper correspondents and telegraph links to Chicago and London.
A judge recounts how his mother shaped four brothers who pursued law, ministry, and legislation. He recalls her simple acts by the fire, warmth, and open trust, arguing she influenced the next generation more than any other person. She was the comrade of their childhood and adulthood.
A fragment from a newspaper page shows an advertising line touting The One Day Cold Cure with dubious assertions and references to laxatives and a product titled Children cry for Yen, reflecting period marketing language.
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