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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1899
Page
2
A long miscellany on poisonous culiveiies known as American hellebore, wheat fertilization, orchard practices with cow peas, the value of the ladybug in pest control, the beech hedge of Perthshire, surface forest fires, and plans for macaroni wheat and Bermuda lilies. It covers regional plants, farming experiments, and international agricultural trade and exhibitions.
Washington prepares a dignified welcome for Admiral Dewey in early October with two main events a sword presentation by Secretary Long and a night parade. President McKinley will host a public reception and dinner, with city illumination and extensive citizen participation under a central committee. Railroads offer cheap fares to encourage nationwide patriotic turnout.
In Paris a clever criminal, Victor Chevalier, is discovered after a week by tracking his talkative pet parrot. Police watch Montmartre house as the suspect chats with the bird, revealing the escape plan and leading to his capture.
A fragmented critique on women and marriage from a 19th century perspective. The piece portrays women as actresses and men as susceptible to jealousy and manipulation, contrasting predictable catlike behavior with uncertainty in women.
Desert teamsters the white Arabs of the American Sahara are dwindling as railroads pull traffic away. Once 1,200 strong in Arizona and southern California, today fewer than 50 genuine desert teamsters remain, many of them Mexicans or mixed-bloods. Trips span up to seventeen days each way with little human contact, leaving crews isolated in blistering heat and arid terrain.
John C Hubinger of Keokuk is highlighted as a leading progressive figure famed for manufacturing, patents, and bold ventures. The profile notes his New Orleans birth, Kentucky schooling, starch innovations, Red Grass Starch premium plan, and a broad business network including street railways electric lighting and a large Mississippi Valley Telephone Co. presence in Minneapolis and St Paul. It portrays his philanthropy hospitality and family centered life within a busy public role.
Julius Mattes aged man in Chicago suffered an uncontrollable fit of laughter after consuming nine drinks at a saloon. He was admitted to a Chicago hospital, treated with opiates, and awoke the next morning with no clear explanation for the attack.
A reflective quotation notes that within constant motion the unknown becomes known and the ultimate is revealed to the era of wisdom, attributed to T. %. Wilson.
Rev Mary Baker Eddy argues that God is love and truth, and immortality is life present in all. She contends that new ideas do not need new arenas, but the old fight requires new courage and a renewed heart while noting Canada will increase taxes on Chinese migrants and allow Japanese entry for imperial reasons.
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