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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1899
Page
6
Kitty voices despair to John and asks to leave. he refuses and urges endurance. Aunt Jane scolds Kate, notes marital tensions, and pressures medical care. A doctor is called and Kate ordered to bed for a week as the chapter continues.
Kitty and John confront their failed union in a restrained exchange. She admits misery and doubt while he accepts responsibility, offering freedom within bounds and a pledge to shield her from public judgment as they cling to an uneasy partnership.
Aunt Jane unties her bonnet string and studies Kate with disapproval asking only one question as she withdraws from imposing opinions on Kate’s affairs.
A Chicago electrician proposes an automatic circuit-breaker that renders a trolley wire dead immediately upon breakage. The device uses a constant auxiliary current to keep the switch closed until repair, so no current leaves the system on a broken line.
A humorous exchange notes that Jones claims Smith is thrilled as three daughters become engaged to noblemen abroad while at the shore. Brown adds that the daughters are actually dry goods clerks and self supporting, per the judge.
The piece debates Republican and Democratic stances on trusts, noting Hanna’s leadership questions, examining the Sherman Act’s passage by a Republican congress, and contrasting editorials from The Examiner with other papers. It argues trusts cross party lines and condemns demagoguery over ownership ties to major firms.
The Septembers revenues appear large enough to yield a likely seven million dollar surplus for the month and over two million for the first fiscal quarter. The piece recalls past criticism of the New York World for predicting a hundred million plus annual deficit from July figures, arguing July deficits are typical as the year opens.
Tacoma Ledger argues the tariff and prosperity do not cause trusts. It says hard times trigger competition that curbs price rises. When profits surge trusts gain rivals, a balance wheel that lowers prices, while free trade era left trusts unchecked.
A cartoon scene shows Uncle Sam comforting a child who asks about his parents. Uncle Sam replies that the issue is discipline and restraint, promising to look after the boy.
The Arkansas Gazette notes improving finances in the south and west, suggesting prosperity undercuts Bryan’s 1896 calamity prophecies. The Little Rock State Republican views this as a warning to voters to avoid Bryanite calls to change the party of imperialism and corruption.
The New York Journal argues removing the high tariff would curb trusts and restore competition benefiting producers and consumers. The Tacoma Ledger counters free trade would worsen conditions, asserting trusts are less harmful than unrestricted foreign competition and urging protection of national prosperity.
A terse note from the Pa Dispatch records that no inquiries were received about a supposed person described as benefiting the Pops. The message mentions prosperity wearing gold epaulets and notes no such individual is known or confirmed.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes that tariff changes on Canadian lumber opened New England to U S producers and expanded European demand. Farmers prosper, buying more farm goods and building materials, lifting manufacturing demand as lumber prices rose $3 to $6 per thousand feet.
A consular report cites Piquette made from dried apples and raisins fermenting to a light alcohol level. It notes 60,000,000 gallons were consumed last year at two cents a glass. French prefer it to adulterated cheap clarets, while Americans are urged to value genuine American wine.
The McLeansboro Times notes rural workers face high living costs and stagnant wages, leaving laboring men anxious about the future. Benton Illinois reports labor abundance and satisfaction, contrasting with McLeansboro. The Benton Republican suggests Daniela’s misfortune with changing small bills as a joke.
The writer argues free trade lowers employment and wages, contrasts it with protectionism, questions foreign immigration benefits, and cites Sir Robert Peel on making workers cheaper to win global markets, labeling free trade harmful to England and the United States.
The Tribune notes Col Bryan adapts his silver theme to regional tastes. In the east he speaks of silver commerce, in the south he touts free silver, and in the west he plays the silver string but prosperity under tariff and gold standard dulls the appeal for westerners.
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