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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1900
Page
2
The fragment recalls the Baroness Burdett-Coutts entering her 86th year with substantial charity gifts estimated around £1,000,000 from her fortune. It also mentions Holland cattle counts, U.S. hog markets, Bismarck checkerboard pieces, and a Brooklyn bridge- measure, plus Queen Victoria era imperial statistics and political notes on Britain and China.
Rockefeller praises riches as a sacred trust for the common good at a New York Bible event. Kansas City innovator Samuel Stophlet proposes turning burned Convention Hall iron into $1 medals to fund rebuilding and promote a commemorative issue. Dr Pfeiffer warns handkerchiefs spread influenza microbes and epidemics. Diamond mining in Kimberley yields about 618 million yearly while Brazil’s once great industry declines to under 200 thousand in value.
A Washington columnist laments official arrogance and gatekeeping at national museums and civil service offices. He recalls encounters with closed doors, distant clerks, and a shift from approachable public service to formal distance under high office. The piece argues for accountability and accessibility, citing President McKinley as a steadfast exception.
Special correspondence reports a deadly drought famine in India. Millions suffer from scarcity of water, food, and medical care as bubonic plague and cholera threaten urban areas. Relief funds are insufficient, and many starve while native customs hinder migration. The British government pledges support. authorities warn of further drought and growing unrest.
A tremp of vagrancy stops before a window where two young women gossip about a shabby man. They speculate he holds a lock of hair or a mirror as he smiles with rugged features, illustrating the idea that vanity springs eternal in men. The piece shifts to a proposed alliance and a plug for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
A fragmented collage of medical testimonials, pedantic promos, and odd anecdotes. It includes a sworn oath by Frank J. Ney of Cheney & Co Toledo promising payment for uncurable catarrh, plus assorted ads for Hall's Catareh Cure, Allen's Foot-Ease, Carter's Ink, and light humor from various papers.
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