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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
5
The piece argues Democratic leaders must not forget the past while praising reforms, criticizes Do I ndian politics surrounding Cuba and the Philippines, and urges Indiana Republicans to stay energized. It promotes a Republican agenda to elect a pro debt reduction legislature and continue decades of GOP success.
The article recalls Indiana's debt decline from 10,286,855 in 1860 to 3,937,000 by 1874 under Republican governance. It argues the debt-paydown momentum began with 1860 reforms and continued afterward, noting the Democratic party had left a heavy burden and the Republican policy shaped future fiscal restraint.
The Green Castle Banner-Times notes the mortgage exemption law passed by a Republican legislature has been declared constitutional by the Supreme Court. It is described as saving taxpayers money in a proper way and being very popular, though the state convention platform had overlooked it for eulogy.
A robin pair built a nest behind a target at the Aldershot shooting range of the Fourth battalion Sixtieth rifles. Despite thunderous shots, the birds remained untroubled as soldiers avoided disturbing them and the brood hatched and thrived under wartime rail.
A Worcester Spy report details graduates listed as John Jones John Smith Cum Laude of Worcester. An uncle misreads the names, recalls John Stith, and, unsure about Cum Laude, asks John Jones who answers with a paper, joking that the Smaith boy attended school with him while Cum Laude remains unclear.
Hoosier soldier Arthur Baker of Company G Twenty second U S Infantry writes from Fort Crook Nebraska to Rushville Republican recounting campaigns in the Balkan mountains of northern Luzon. He denounces anti army charges as false, praises treatment of prisoners and predicts a political victory for the party supporting U S soldiers in November.
The Vandalia Line asks that any inquiries about rates or train times be written to W. W. Richardson, District Passenger Agent Indianapolis, Ltd., who will provide prompt attention. The 1884 Republican state convention supported a monument to Indiana’s loyal fallen, leading to the dedication of a grand military memorial.
A public health notice urges attention to kidney issues during hot weather or after heavy drinking and promotes Fo Leys Kidney Cure sold by John Gifford.
A playful exchange between Cis and Jack unfolds as she pleads to be written into his stories. He resists while arguing about perfection versus reality and the comic tension of transforming a real person into fictional material.
A Kirkman Iowa woman suffered a severe gasoline stove burn described by N. E. Palmer. The running sore healed after using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve which is sold by C. E. Elliott for 25 cents.
Elmer A. Henderson starting early 1899 ran a show case in his father’s store selling candies gum marbles and other items. He records profits from July 4 1899 and December 1899 plus purchases of a calf saddle blanket pigs and a printing press. He holds cash livestock and a small debt, and issues a paper named Silver Moon.
An exchange tells of three young girls who raise money for a church by selling ginger cake shaped as stars and animals. They bake and sell cakes to town children on Saturdays, with proceeds aiding a new edifice. The tale includes a ginger cake recipe and a curious Indian Bottle Bird nest lit by fire beetles.
The article notes that even in rapidly developed Japan child labor persists with little girls making boxes and labels for long hours. They earn only a halfpenny to two pence for twelve hours of work, leaving them exhausted by day’s end.
A short anecdote from the Chicago Record-Herald recalls a preacher asking a boy if he received all he expected from Christmas. The boy replies he got nothing as promised except stomach ache, delivering a humorous moral about unmet expectations.
A historical remark credits Galileo as a boy with making a telescope from glass fragments, asserting that enthusiastic amateurs rather than formal scientists make the greatest discoveries, citing his sighting of Saturn's rings as an example.
Ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea substitutes as worthless imitations and urges buying the genuine product made by Madison Medicine Co. It notes availability through C. B. Elliott and casts the tea as a trusted family remedy.
The article notes Lake Askal Chin in Tibet as the world’s highest lake with a water level of 16 600 feet. It contrasts this with the Dead Sea the lowest point at 1 290 feet below sea level.
On first indication of trouble in kidneys, Foley's Kidney Cure is recommended. Sold by John Gifford.
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