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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
2
The page discusses court rulings on loan and gambling debts, wealth inequality with figures like Andrew Carnegie, colonial and race topics in Hawaii, and social issues including punishment versus reform. It notes voting rights and a Long Island incident where a disabled man votes with a goat-drawn cart.
The article surveys early US forestry acts from 1817 to 1897, noting limited national policy until then and key figures like Carl Schurz and Secretary Noble. It cites forecasts by Pritchett and Giffen on US and European populations reaching hundreds of millions by 1950 and 2000, with a grim warning on warlike futures.
A couple, once engaged, quarrelled and refused to reconcile. They both pretended they had forgotten each other. He recently visited the woman's father on business and, at the door, sought to see her. She asked who was calling, and he prepared to leave after a curt denial.
A French scientist concludes military and naval work rapidly exhausts the brain. Among 100,000 naval and military men 19 percent are confirmed lunatics, followed by liberal professionals, artists, lawyers, doctors, clergy, literati, civil servants, with domestic workers and day laborers faring worse. Mechanicians show 66 to 61 per 100,000 minds affected.
The digest highlights Dr Edward Wilde and his wife as new diplomats in Washington social circles, mentions Miss Lillian Langham’s high society ties in London, and notes remarks by Mrs De Wet on Boer War hopes. It also profiles Senator Frye’s Senate role, County State Attorney Oscar Heard’s record, and Mary Bond’s marriage to Attilio Morosini amid Washington connections.
The piece recalls the 1814 Burning of Washington and the move of the capital from Philadelphia to the Potomac, noting losses then and today’s estimated Capitol complex value. It reflects on Washington’s growth, early censuses, and remarks by figures like Adams and Warren amid the 19th century progress. It also covers political anecdotes, policy debates, and federal planning news.
Government figures place United States wheat production with 522,229,605 bushels harvested from 495,385 acres at 12.29 bushels per acre. Winter wheat says 850,025,400 bushels and spring 172,204,096. Area data show 26,285,897 acres sown in 46 states and 16,259,488 in the latter. Nebraska winter wheat area growing faster prompts a special study showing 590,575 extra acres added to winter wheat. New seedings total 80,282,504 acres, with shifts from spring to winter across eleven states.
A report that Viennese aurists are creating new ear drums for Miss Alto Rockefeller has attracted wide attention. Physicians on this side of the ocean largely doubt the claim, while many await further confirmation.
A St Louis doctor told the Chronicle it is virtually impossible for a Vienna specialist to graft a new natural drum in a patient s ear. He described grafting bones or substitutes in the tympanum as highly unlikely with current methods and warned that constructing a new outer ear wall remains an utter impossibility.
The piece notes holiday dinners and celebrations for the poor in multiple cities. In Roanoke Virginia 500 were fed at a dinner costing 1500 dollars, Louisville staged fireworks, and St Petersburg hosted nobles and workers at the People’s Palace. Omaha held a reception for Gen. and Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee. Kansas City fed about 5000 to Salvation Army events, Chicago reports meals for 6000, while St Louis Post-Dispatch tallies 15000 dinners for the needy.
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