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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1900
Page
6
The spring Harper publication list includes a half century memoir by Colonel A K McClure, detailing personal contacts with presidential candidates and inside campaign workings, plus coverage of electoral votes and historic quarrels among Buchanan Forney Cleveland and Dana.
The article details how guests dine with Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle. It covers invitation formality, arrival at Paddington, courtly procession, strict dress, seating, and the queen’s routines. Notable anecdotes include Mrs Grant and Mrs Hay, and royal table equipment valued in the millions.
The article argues that rubber price increases stem mainly from labor shortages and speculation. It notes a limited Seringo workforce of about 10,000, with natives choosing higher wages from coffee traders and palm oil merchants in West Africa. It also warns that forest depletion and weak enforcement of Amazon watershed protections threaten long term supply, urging concerted action.
The article argues climate and rainfall are crucial for Para rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) yields. It warns that planting outside tropical Brazil usually fails to match Brazilian profits, due to dampness and soil chemistry. Replanting Central America with the local Cantillion elastica may offer longer term gains despite uncertain short term returns.
A brief humorous Parisian tone line from the Chicago Record notes a man quipping about Christmas gifts and seating, referencing a chair given to him and now a cone, illustrating light domestic humor through a joking exchange.
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