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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1900
Page
5
Public notices advertise post office entry and second class mail, ad rates, and candidate announcements. The piece quotes Senator Chang of Montana as a premier linguist, credits Cocnr Tosrot as Russia's greatest writer, mentions Banon Pou planning Siberian exploration, Brooklyn church plans with open air roof, calls for lobbyist curbs, and notes Roosevelt's Erie Canal expansion proposal costing about 30 million dollars.
The article notes Mrs AnNa George, recently acquitted in the Geo. D. Saxton murder case, works as a fashion model in a New York City cloak store. It mentions a Bull bieut billed as a coming attraction and contrasts animal cruelty in prize fighting with bull fighting. It cites Senator French Patrick’s liquor bill and criticizes current liquor distribution in dry counties. It also mentions Russian peasants hibernating during long winters.
The dispatch notes a sharp British defeat at Spion Kop with Buller forced to retreat across the Tugela. Ladysmith relief seems unlikely, and English forces may face capture as Boer losses appear heavy. The piece questions motives behind imperial campaigns and critiques civilizing missions in Africa.
A Boston woman underwent a stomach removal for disease and lived several months after the operation amid great suffering. The account, while romantic, is said to be true. Representative Veneman did not fare well under Bowen’s makeup of the House yet serves on several committees, with his chance to aid constituents and state not materially lessened by not holding a chair.
Ranches along the Stals ed plains of Western Texas reportedly profit from a new industry raising wild hogs for sale. Experts note these animals thrive on nuts and cedar berries native to the region, signaling a promising local enterprise.
The text notes England faces embarrassment as a distant republic fields cannon with a range about 2000 yards greater than England’s best artillery, highlighting a surprising technological edge for the rival and a perceived lag for the boasted empire.
Legislative lights describe a busy scene at the Iowa General Assembly with sessions and a constant stream of visitors and lobbyists. The piece notes a prominent lobbyist role, mixed crowds, and quiet sessions, mentioning a loan endowment bill, tributes to ex Gov Cyrus Carpenter, a Boer sympathy resolution, and scientists reexamining Ophir's location now linked to Africa’s Zambezi river.
American manufactured products especially mechanical tools pumps bicycles and steel goods are being shipped to Russia with large orders as foreign representatives warn that American goods are rapidly capturing Russian trade.
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