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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1900
Page
2
Mrs Platt widens her French study and service
Mrs Thomas C Platt wife of the New York senator devotes much time to study two years after taking up French she now speaks the language well. Royal Berks volunteers leaving Maidenhead were given sovereigns by Colonel Boxall with orders to spend them in Pretoria. John Ruskin executors decide against a full biography but will publish selections from diaries and letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Platt
New York
Royal Berks Volunteers
Maidenhead
Boxall
Pretoria
Charles Eliot Norton
John Ruskin
Collingwood
Ruskin
Fellows
Waa
Alden White
New Haven
Conn
Somerby
Foreman Endorses Rural Free Delivery Worth Four Thousand
A California ranch foreman values rural free delivery at four thousand dollars yearly for keeping workers at home. He argues extension of the service would reduce rural youths’ urge to migrate to the city as daily mail brings city news to the beat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Milne-Astor episode ends as three officers named to Coburg funeral
The Milne-Astor incident concludes with Captain Sir Berkeley Milne chosen by the Admiralty to join two other officers in representing the Royal Navy at the Duke of Coburg funeral. The selection is presented as a demonstration and stems from a suggestion by a royal parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milne-Astor
Sir Berkeley Milne
Th ‘Admiralty
Royal Navy
Duke of Coburg
Sir Berkeley
Centennial mark for first U S Chief Justice seat
February 14 1901 will mark the centennial of John Marshall of Virginia taking his seat on the Supreme Court bench. The event is led by the District of Columbia bar association with aid from the American Bar Association. ex Attorney General Wayne MacVeagh to deliver the oration. Mrs Laura A Alderman owns the largest orchard in South Dakota. W N Irwin head of the Agriculture Department pomology division notes Harley Turner county hosts 150 acres with 8000 trees. The orchard includes 1000 currant bushes 1000 gooseberries 510 grape vines and three acres of strawberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall
Virginia
United States
Supreme Bench
Bar Association of
District of Columbia
American Bar Association
Wayne MacVeagh
Mra
Laura A.‘ Alderman
South Dakota
W. N. Irwin
Division of Pomology
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Harley
Turner County
Bicycle Production Surges as Public Demand Holds
A trade journal estimates American bicycle output for the past year at about 850000 wheels with over 100000 reserved for home consumption. The bicycle is no longer novelty and skeptics predicting wheeling as a temporary fad may have to revise their views as interest shifts to motorcycles and automobiles.
Civil War General Rejects Earth Movement Theory
Gen. John Watts de Peyster, a Civil War veteran once famed as a military expert, now 79, has turned to astronomy. He translated a Berlin professor’s lecture arguing against heliocentrism and asserting that Kepler Newton and Copernicus erred in teaching the earth moves around the sun or spins on its axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Watts de Peyster
Berlin
Schoepffer
Kepler
Newton
Copernicus
Indian girl becomes US field matron after 4 years
The article recounts an 1871 Indian girl carried to Hampton who stole a watermelon as an offering to the sun god. For four years she has served as United States field matron among her tribe traveling by buggy with a wash tub and wringer to teach squaws washing ironing and cooking and offering remedies for common ailments. In her tribe she is said to "leave a trail of night" in their language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
United States
Rente Dawson
Jones Blames Foreign Voters and Wealth Gaps in Arkansas Speech
United States Senator James K. Jones, chair of the Democratic National Committee, told Arkansas legislators that foreigners swayed the 1896 election, that Bryan was robbed of victory, and that 1900 would bring a great win for bimetallic forces. He warned of wealth inequality and tied national politics to native American identity and class prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
James K. Jones
Bryan
United States
Democratic National Committee
Arkansas
Republican Party
Jones
Senator Jones
United States Senate
Little Rock
Massachusetts
North
East
Bryan and the South Disagree on Trade
A 1900s column argues the South demand for aggressive China trade clashes with William Jennings Bryan’s antiwar stance. It cites the Atlanta Constitution urging free access for American goods and warns Bryan would not risk U.S. troops to gain Orient markets. The piece asks how Bryan and the South can harmonize on this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
China
Atlanta Constitution
South
Atlanta
Constitution
Chiha
Pela
United States
Pekin
Nebraska
Far East
Orient
Mr. Bryan
Manhattan
Kan
Swine Raiser Prosperity and Global Hog Statistics
Seventeen nations report swine statistics with the United States possessing 69,000,000 hogs from a total of 122,370,000. Austria Hungary Russia and Germany each trail with about 10 to 11 million, France 6,268,000, the United Kingdom 3,683,000 and colonies roughly 2,500,000. American hog farmers now receive nearly twice the price for their pork compared with the Cleveland era free trade period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Austria- Angary
Russia
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
Grover Cleveland
Paramountcy Rivalry Shapes Montana Republican Vote
The Montana race centers on Senator Clark’s influence within the Democratic national party and its impact on state allegiance. Voters face choices between Clark backed by national recognition and the issue of free silver, with campaign money and party support shaping Montana’s Republican tilt this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Clark
Montana
Senate
Bryan
Clark
National Party
Daly
Democratic Campaign
Democratic Party
German American Voters Urged Not To Sacrifice Savings
A newspaper letter argues German Americans should not vote for Bryan over imperialism. It claims they would have to give up more than half their savings and wages, up to 16 to 1 dollars, to fund Aguinaldo’s rise in the Philippines. It praises German Americans as kind-hearted yet warns of the financial cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Justin
Aristokrats
God
The Secret to Good Work
A concise maxim on achieving quality through maximum effort. It emphasizes performing tasks to the best possible standard and dedicating focus to excellence in every endeavor.
Quaint Epitaphs and Humorous Mortuary Verses
A miscellany of antique epitaphs and morbid witticisms from various locales. Notable lines include lines about long marriages, sudden death, and playful jabs at the dead. The excerpt surveys humorous grave markers and the peculiar charm of memorial inscriptions.
Finnukin Philosophy On Law And Humanity
A quirky, dialect laden essay explores Homeless men, unjust laws, and religious virtue. It satirizes social order, calls for humanity, and critiques wealth, power, and hypocrisy in a voice rich with folksy aphorisms. Strong personages or groups are named indirectly through references to prophets and aristocracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thare
Little Stories of the Day From The Providence Journal
The Providence Journal recalls a tossed anecdote from an alumni dinner in which President Jot of Harvard jokes about aging and his Cambridge proctor days. The scene shifts to a street encounter where students debate a late return, with casual references to baseball and old nickname hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Charlie
Donts for Maid: Keep Breakages Openly Noted
A crisp guidance note reminds maids to reveal all breakages and avoid concealing damages. It stresses readiness to report, view duties with responsibility, and treat maintenance honestly as part of service.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chairman Jones
Arkaness
Bryans Campaign Fund
Tennessee
Mary
Jane Nes
Susan
Maria
Hannah
Milwaukee Journal
Finnukin
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