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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1900
Page
1
Milk handling and cleanliness tips emphasize proper milking and spotless vessels. Advertisements mention a Minneapolis supply house offering seeds and a free knife with purchase. Product pitches include Piso's Cure and Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children and Walter Baker cocoa and chocolate.
The Philadelphia Times argues against tariffs on wood pulp and printing paper, calling the paper trust a tax on publishers and consumers. It urges Congress to remove taxes to stop forest destruction and curb what it calls justified robbery under government cover. The note warns Canadian pulp should be admitted tariff free to lower prices and protect American industry.
A visitor from the Mississippi Valley arrives in Whatcom along Bellingham Bay. He sees low tide at night and walks to a hotel. Morning tide rises close to the hotel, prompting the man to exclaim that it must have rained hard, as locals provide needed flood information.
A London dispatch confirms General Cronje escaped while Lord Roberts executed movements with precision. A one day delay at Dekiél's drift allowed a hasty Boer retreat. the convoy was attacked but reinforced to prevent loss. Buller crosses Tugela and channel squadron stays in British waters until March.
A dispatch claimed to be from President Kruger to The Hague was published in New York by a former Holland official. It allegedly sought to reassure Boer supporters about westward operations as General French moved to relieve Kimberley. The message denied unease and touted a planned campaign.
In South London a visiting parson assisting a frail lady at the doorway learned she would be preached by Mr So and So. She asked to listen to the windmill groaning rather than hear him, and the parson quipped that he would not go in either if not the preacher.
District Judge Frost at Lincoln grants a peremptory writ of mandamus in the case State ex rel Mrs A M Davis v Porter to force approval of about $6000 in living expenses fuel lights stationery postage furniture and wages of staff for the home for the friendless society. Porter had sought to disprove the petition but the demurrer was overruled and the writ allowed.
The dispatch says Japan knows Russia will deploy 50 000 troops to Port Arthur within two years. Japan fears a rapid move could fill Korea with soldiers. In the U S, James Rudge a Noblestown Pa coal mine foreman was shot and killed by former worker George McMurray Jr. over a job dispute.
Roland B. Molineux, awaiting execution in Sing Sing, was sentenced to death during the week of March 26 for the murder of Mrs. Katherine J Adams. He denounced newspapers he claimed vilified him and declared he was not afraid as he prepared to hear the final sentence.
A new weekly title the American Anti-Trust Journal will launch following an anti-trust conference in Chicago. Publication will be from Chicago with initial print run of 25 000 copies and potential to rise to 70 000. The sixteen page issue will cover conference proceedings and anti-trust matters with ads restricted to nontrust members.
Commissioner General Ferdinand W. Peck travels to Paris marking the close of eighteen months of organizing on this side of the Atlantic. He leaves confident he has stirred American manufacturers to the fair’s opportunities and shipped exhibits from about 7,500 exhibitors to the event.
Edward Galer a desk cadet on the American line steamer St Louis arrested at Southampton on February 9 for alleged theft of two bills of acceptance for 21134 marks in transit from Berlin to New York was discharged the robbery occurred aboard an American ship outside English jurisdiction and the United States has shown no intent to demand extradition.
An edict from Pekin orders Li Hung Chang to destroy Kang Yu Wei’s ancestral tombs and promises 100,000 taels for his capture dead or alive. Though labeled an imperial decree, it appears to be the dowager empress’s work, signaling deep reformer hostility.
In the case York against John Plessinger of Arborville the court ruled he was a legal voter at the last November election, dismissing the action. The trial occurred on the 12th with the judge deferring final decision.
The St. Justice of the Peace Simpton testified he never performed the marriage between Mrs. Nettie Craven and Senator Fair and swore he had been bribed to testify otherwise. He previously stated Mrs. Craven’s account was correct.
Lieutent-Colonel Russell B. Harrison of the United States volunteers is relieved from duty as inspector general of the Santiago and Puerto Principe region and will soon proceed to San Juan de Porto Rico to serve as inspector general of the Porto Rico department.
EB J Phelps of New Haven Conn after a severe pneumonia attack shows slow but steady recovery and is now practically out of danger. In Montana a Cree band near Butte was mistakenly served wood alcohol. Three of the group died in agony after drinking it, two men and a woman.
A letter to Benj Davies, Canadian government agent in St Paul, recounts settlers moving from the United States into western Canada. It notes rapid land uptake, growing settlements, a planned church, and optimism about crop prospects amid a shift of families including Arthur Finney and the writer’s son.
Fernandina Florida is highlighted as the world’s largest phosphate rock shipping point. Discovered in 1888 the rock is used as fertilizer. Shipments grew from 10 428 tons in 1890 to 195 000 tons last year and are expected to reach 288 000 tons this year with all cargoes sent to foreign nations. The harbor depth over the bar is 22 ½ feet.
The piece urges foresight from readers to buy farms in Wisconsin near the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line in Marinette County. It promotes cheap land, long-time payments, and favorable crops and climate as superior to renting. Contact H Rollins, land agent, Chicago.
Adeline Woodfin of Jeffersonville, a colored woman aged 75, has grown a new set of teeth after years without solid food. She believes dust from cement sacks she mends caused the dental growth, while her small stature reflects antebellum years. The Louisville Commercial notes this remarkable dental development.
A 19th century Toledo advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. F. J. Cheney & Co. swear the firm will pay $100 for any catarrh case uncured by the remedy. Notary public confirmation dated December 6, 1888. The notice invites purchase from Druggists in Toledo and neighboring areas.
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