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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1900
Page
7
Kansas City reports on July 6 as Adlai E Stevenson wins the presidential nomination on the first ballot after a dramatic fight among Stevenson Towrie Hill and others. The standout moment is Senator Hill receiving an enthusiastic ovation despite protests about his nomination.
A Bremen dispatch dated July 6 cites Meichers & Co of Shanghai stating that all foreigners in Pekin may have perished. The rebellion is spreading in north China with fresh attacks expected on Tien Tsin. Disturbances grow in Shan Tune, while Yang Tse territory and Shanghai show no immediate risk as Wu Chang and Nankin viceroys deny Pekin power.
A July 6 report from Marshalltown Iowa describes a tornado and cloudburst hitting Steamboat Rock, destroying the village. The Iowa River rose five feet in an hour, confirming the distress. A cloudburst between St Anthony and Zearing washed out almost a mile of track on the Story City branch and damaged crops. The storm season’s heaviest wind was ongoing.
A dispatch notes United States Consul McWade's influence with Li Hang Chang leading to a proclamation ordering prefects sub prefects and magistrates to detect and behead boxers and punish missionaries and Christians. A second Li Hung Chang proclamation threatens beheading for uprisings and severe punishment for spreading rumors.
An assize court in Brussals July dispatch returns a verdict of attempt to kill the Prince of Wales against John Baptiste Sipido who fired at the prince on April 4 as the train left the northern station for Copenhagen. Sipido is sentenced to a reformatory until he reaches his majority, the court ruling that he acted with discernment.
A Washington dispatch says War Department officials privately acknowledge the First Cavalry will be the next regiment to be sent to the Philippines to relieve volunteer troops. The unit is now in the west while a cavalry detachment at Fort Myer, Virginia is also slated for early departure.
The case against the Associated Press of New York was postponed indefinitely by agreement of counsel. The motion to remand to state courts was slated for Judge Grosseup in the United States circuit court in Chicago.
A July 5 dispatch from Consul General Govegnow in Shanghai warns the insurrectionary movement is spreading and the situation remains serious according to the state department.
Washington correspondence recalls Admiral Dewey's service sword on display at a Pittsburgh tailor shop. The two foot blade with gilded handle attracts many offers, up to 1500 dollars, as officers and the public vie for the famous relic linked to the late war with Spain.
Francis Rychnowski of Lemberg Austria describes electroid a delicate fluid formed under electric current. It allegedly freshens air wards microbes and even causes plants to grow rapidly while shining particles pass through walls and glass. The Austrian commission notes visible light reflections and magnetic like effects on metals and photographic plates.
John Stackhouse Bailey of Centerville Bucks county was among the first Pennsylvanians to value tall hall clocks spinning wheels Dutch stoves and four post beds as colonial furnishings. Farmers sent for him and sold an old mahogany table for 15 dollars, then he turned a roughly 500 percent profit on the purchase.
Charles 8 Wilbur, superintendent for New York, declines to publish enumerators names citing demand from advertisers who seek to exploit them during census work. The Indianapolis News notes concern over coercion and misuse of enumerator lists.
Friends of Civil War veterans complain of delays in processing soldiers' additional homestead rights. Senators and Representatives should inquire into the matter to assist the old soldiers.
Miss May Oller daughter of the late Bishop Jacob F Oller was expelled from the Antietam German Baptist church of Waynesborough Pa for wearing a hat instead of a bonnet. The dispute grew as church authorities refused an extension for conformity and ministers argued to preserve church traditions. Oller’s brothers and friends vow to take the matter to the next annual meeting amid mounting indignation.
The Paris Mont de Piéte reports last year shows borrowers from various classes including 8 500 workers 8 497 employees 6 564 merchants and manufacturers and 2 019 liberal professionals. Rentiers relying on dividends also account for 3 209 borrowers. The institution functions more like a bank offering low interest loans on varied securities and is used by tradesmen short on capital as well as unemployed laborers.
A product ad promoting Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve swollen smarting burning and sweating feet corns and bunions. It urges shaking into shoes and lists 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores with a free sample offer and an address in LeRoy New York.
A newly discovered Indian plant exhibits surprising magnetic power. Touching it causes a strong magnetic shock in the hand, and within twenty feet a magnetic needle is affected.
A relic of Oliver Cromwell, a small egg shaped watch with Worcester engraved on the dial, is currently in England and draws attention among English Free Churchmen. The note cites Piso's Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung ailments, signed by WM Endsley of Van Buren Indiana dated Feb 10, 1900.
A curious adage contrasts taking office with leaving it noting a swearing ritual. An advertisement promotes Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claiming cures for fits or nervousness and offers a free trial bottle and treatise from H King Ltd Philadelphia. It ends with a quip about writing a poem staying only in thought.
The ad urges using Faultless Starch to preserve linen with a slogan about thrift and time. It notes grocers offer a package at 11 cents and warns procrastination steals time and resources.
An article notes counterfeiters show better work on the right side. It explains left handed bills are held down while turning up right ends for counting. City bank tellers now reverse the process and use the left hand.
The notice argues Japan fears migration of its citizens to this country due to deceptive recruiting. It likens the misrepresentation to claims that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures digestion and related ailments.
In a recent conversation Herbert Spencer replied to a question about when society would be perfect. He said it would be when people are truthful and no one exaggerates or uses words like very unless they mean it. Truth is the foundation for perfection.
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot Ease powder. It cures swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores. Trial package free by mail. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Dr. George F. Shrady asserts that New York society girls do not smoke as it is bad form in Washington and other cities he adds they would rather drink a cocktail. The text also mentions the Colt revolver as a descendant of the old horse pistol in a passing remark.
An advertisement promises dandruff cure with Coke Dandruff Care and offers a money back guarantee. The copy also asserts a philosophical note that happiness comes from seeing things as they should be.
An old newspaper fragment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75c and Beeman's Pepsin Gum for dyspepsia, Carter's Ink used by railways, Mia Winslow's soothing syrup, Parker's Hair Balsam, Hindercorns at 15 cents, and notes on common beliefs and life’s passage.
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