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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1896
Page
12
Modest purse shoppers offered glass Xmas tree ornaments 2 for 4c and full size Japanese silk items 35c value offered at sale prices. Includes Xmas cards, calendars, story books, jewelry, candles, handkerchiefs, and a wide range of toys, with a call to visit for stock details.
Chicago hypnotist Brougette advertises cures for liquor morphine tobacco and stammering claiming to erase desire in cataleptic patients. He cites cases of tobacco smoking alcohol morphine and a fear of murder as examples and says some cures occur in one or two sessions while others need more.
A youth tale from Youth's Companion recalls Bismarck meeting a Paris honeymooning couple in Avignon. A telegram summons him back to Berlin to lead the army reform fight, while a gesture from Madame Luning offers a half olive branch as hope for reconciliation.
In Berlin four days after the king signed his abdication, Bismarck refuses to govern against a parliamentary majority. The king threatens execution, but both men clash over strategy. Bismarck advances military reform, cites an olive leaf symbol, and declares Germany must rely on Prussia’s power, not liberal rhetoric, to resolve great questions by blood and iron.
A Cincinnati Times-Star explainer clarifies how voters do not vote directly for president and vice president. It notes electors meet in January to cast votes, with each state’s electors equal to its senators and representatives and methods of signing certificates.
The article explains the procedure for electoral votes with two certificates from governors, one sent to the president of the Senate and one to the secretary of state. A joint session on the second Wednesday in February then reads the papers and certifies the president and vice president.
Concha Bianca, a capable Mexican railroad agent, runs Ella station between Puebla and Oaxaca. She handles express car checks, car-by-car telegraphing, freight receiving, and station duties with efficiency, earning promotions under General Manager Morcom.
A Philadelphia Record survey lists religious leanings of U S presidents from Washington Episcopal to McKinley Methodist. It notes Adams Unitarians and various affiliations including Presbyterian Episcopalian Methodist and Congregational, with Lincoln no denomination and Grant attending Methodist services. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as blood purifier follows.
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