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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1899
Page
7
The Scranton Tribune listing advertising rates and office contact details for The Bune Publishing Company with a New York office and foreign advertising agent information.
The strike's end will be welcomed as miners who have been idle since August lose about $606,000 in wages. Concessions on all aides will create work for 4,000 men and show new spirit between capital and labor in the region.
The transport Manauense faced desertion and ruin as officers fled. American coal heavers trimmed, pumped, and steered the ship to port after twelve days of makeshift repairs. Their grit averted a maritime tragedy and reflected steadfast duty in perilous times.
A New York arrestee pushes an endless plan selling coupon books promising profits of 4 coupon turns. Each buyer uses a voucher to gain shares or cash from a fictitious company. The scheme multiplies participants and risks collapse, with profits relying on constant new buyers.
A local farmer details 1808 returns with 700 bushels of potatoes at 35 to 49 cents totaling 215 dollars. Wheat 8 bushels at 61 cents brings 418 dollars. Milk and wool add substantial sums, cattle and sheep increase overall income by about 300 dollars. Grand total exceeds 1,049 dollars, implying similar gains for well managed farms in the Dakota territory and the West. The Sioux City Tribune notes dairy products were the most profitable.
The article notes South Dakota shifts toward dairy success with butter and cheese leading markets while wheat yields remain high. It argues dairy farming offers steadier income than crops and could sustain state prosperity beyond occasional bad harvests.
The text suggests Acuinaldo's supporters may be forced into labor or illicit production to avoid conflict with the United States government, highlighting a tense stance and possible coercion amid resistance.
JTEW experiments in Vienna explore communication between balloons via wireless telegraphy. Captive and free balloons carry transmitting and receiving gear with a copper wire to earth. Distances up to 218 miles are reported, with concerns over ballast, hazards from condensers, and the feasibility of a tree balloon station. Restlessness in Cuba is linked to agitators and the push for independence, with U S administration in Cuba and Philippine warnings noted.
The passage discusses how earthquake free nations may adopt steel skyscraper construction for a mikado palace. It argues steel buildings resist quakes, avoiding collapse, while plaster may crack. The observer notes occupants could endure tremors without major discomfort.
The passage notes the terrible losses among South African War troops and argues that even modern arms fail against disciplined sharpshooters like Joubert's men. It contrasts Spanish American actions in the Philippines with English efforts in Africa showing the power of trained defenders over loosely armed assault forces.
The city compels tramps to break stone on the streets to earn meals and shelter. The author notes most tramps do not choose this line of work and argues that offering real work would curb the nuisance faster than other remedies.
General Joe Wheeler says he will return and take his seat in Congress. The statement is seen as suggesting that further Philippine operations by the army may be unlikely.
Richard P. Leary, governor of Guam, is praised as an energetic, jolly naval officer born in Maryland who blends colonial governance with American practicality. The article recalls his 18s act defending Adams between a German cruiser and Ramon natives at Apin, and notes his plain approach with simple people and challenging tasks ahead for Guam’s administration.
Uticon Press cites Democratic doubt on McKinley and Hobart as starting a policy to restore prosperity since 1845. The piece claims a general rise in values and an inflated belief in the era’s economic revival, noting large land and asset values amid political critique.
A collage of humorous vignettes about public figures including congressmen, Richard Croker, and William Allen White. anecdotes cover shaving by a Washington barber, Croker's park ducks, McKinley era visits, White's frugal honesty, and a dismissed minister seeking praise with a clever biblical quip.
A fragmentary report from the Erin Lipton yacht hints at a story involving a young woman aboard and unnamed writers. The piece remains unclear but points to social or maritime gossip from the Philadelphia area.
In a playful exchange a British guest hears a slang joke about American pleasantries and a joke about a pussy cat sparks laughter. Clark Mell works on a sketch of every American judge for a Saturday Evening Post feature while a judge notes only the dead cause no trouble.
Poem by Rudyard Kipling describing a vigil by the purple downs as lantern light flickers. Voices plead for pity as guards and a city gate close, sending weary watchers back from a dreamlike place toward the night watch.
Poetic excerpt contrasts a mother soothing a child with a vow of future voyage. A second piece, titled Manana, imagines a lone ship nearing the horizon as the speaker relinquishes fame for personal fulfillment. Both items appear in Woman's Home Companion.
An anti man convention opens with women in control shouting for equality and denouncing male bosses. A woman reads a paper No Dullard Man for Me and others lecture on mans faults while a heated discussion erupts about male influence and who should lead society.
Thomas Arnold of Rugby releases a volume about his father Captain Sir Edward Chichester the English commander allied with Dewey in Manila and Cape Town officer and Ora Root of Cincinnati helps gather books for Philippine soldiers while noting the Bourbon Duke of Parma’s nine teen children and European royal families.
The article lists academic appointments and social notes including Evander McGuvary succeeding in a Cornell moral philosophy chair, Miss Munro’s pastorate appointment, Lord Dunraven denying Lipton’s requests, Edward James urging European municipal reforms, Mary Ellen Lease lecturing in Indianapolis, Ruth Moore’s engagement to Lt Colonel Lew, and Sir Alfred Milner’s rise to Cape Governor with past roles in finance and Egypt.
Descriptive literary note by Henrietta H. Williams on Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science. The November New England Magazine article offers new anecdotes from Eddy’s home life and is illustrated with twenty five half tone engravings.
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