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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
3
Bona Fide settlers clash with land grabbing syndicates as Congress considers leasing the public domain. Western mass meetings grow vigilant and petitioning increases as bills seek nominal rental terms for long leases.
The article outlines rival congressional proposals to manage western public lands. It weighs ceding lands to states, leasing by a federal commission, or taxing to force sale, arguing that syndicates control vast tracts harming settlers, mining, and federal revenue. Texas is cited as a cautionary example.
A playful verse recalls a neighbor taking the trunks and departing, leaving a once lively home empty. The housewife frets and rushes to the store, unable to borrow tea and flour from the neighbor.
A light Yonkers Statesman cartoon panel shows Mrs Westside asking if the dog will fetch, and Mrs Eastside replying the dog only fetches coal upstairs while her husband brings it up, noting the other growler handles that task.
A sentry announces a horseless carriage approaching the besieged town and the colonel jokes that it might bring horseless beef, signaling a welcome turn in the siege as reported by the Chicago Daily News.
Quericus and Cynicus banter on marriage and bachelor life. The men joke that married men have better halves, while bachelors enjoy better quarters in a punny Tit-Bits style. The exchange plays on social quirks with light humor.
A Chicago Times-Herald line notes all things come to him who waits while the Chicago Record quips that tact is knowing you’ve erred without needing a prompt. The remarks illustrate the era’s wry view of patience and discernment in public life.
The Chicago Tribune claims the American Beauty is worthy of the national flower title. The poem notes its red hair white skin and deep blue eyes. A tip suggests vaseline on flatirons before closing the house for summer to prevent rust.
A reporter describes a 92 mile ride on a Northwestern way freight from Chicago to Rockford revealing Chicago’s commercial links to surrounding towns. He observes suburban homes of modest means with tennis courts and lawns, noting the demand for goods that sustains the city’s influence and rapid growth.
A Chicago suburb near Oak Park demonstrates strong local shopping loyalty as freight data reveal Northwestern Railway shipments of goods for home use totaling 12 000 to 19 000 dollars monthly. The piece argues such freight and wagon traffic support local merchants against department stores. It notes gradual suburban farm subdivision and road/tree lined streets shaping future town lots.
Wright A Patterson reflects on how Chicago’s rapid rise from a village to a major metropolis reshapes its surroundings. He describes leafy suburbs beyond Oak Park, mentions farmers supplying lawn mowers for city residents, and forecasts Chicago expanding to 30 miles square with Cook County fully included and annexation likely.
A joke from the Chicago Post contrasts oratory with gender, noting Demosthenes trained with pebbles in his mouth. A woman asks why she should be a better speaker and receives the quip that Demosthenes used the pebble practice. The banter ends with the woman calling him a mean old thing.
A brief Harper's Bazar excerpt notes a desire to hire six men experienced with heavy burdens. It contrasts this with the reality that many married men seek work, suggesting scarce available labor.
A cheeky remark from a 19th century cartoon character jokes that a bachelor is a small part of a man and a married man a small part of a woman. The exchange prompts readers to discuss marriage identity and gender expectations.
Hon J C Harris of Lake county seeks to drain Reelfoot lake and its waterways along the Tennessee side of the Mississippi to add hundreds of thousands of acres to his holdings. Fishermen challenge title to waterlands held by Daugherty heirs. Reelfoot lake, a famed hunt and fishing reserve, is described as a vast marsh with islands and wildlife. Bone Island is a noted hunting rendezvous where heavy poaching and pelts drive gains.
George Hobart, a Manila returnee, describes Beno or tuba as a strong palm sap drink used by American troops in the Philippines. He claims it causes drunkenness, madness if denied, and that officials later prohibited its sale to soldiers, who then sought it secretly. He notes differing names and prices in Manila and the southern islands.
Passenger accounts detail a polar bear cub named Juneau presented on the Pomona near Alaska. An Indian girl Olga uses an apple line ruse to earn the cub’s trust, then on San Francisco docking the captain frees Juneau to the girl. The piece closes noting Moscow’s vast hospital and staff.
The Great Dane named Maine belonged to Battery D of the First California Artillery U S V. She sailed smuggled aboard a transport and survived multiple battles from Cavite to Noveleta. Wounded at Noveleta she returned to the line with bravery and a captured Filipino sombrero, earning the soldiers’ cheers.
A child on the steps dreams of a bicycle as bicycles pass by. He longs for independence and speed, imagining a future day when he can ride through town and country, while his mother and father gently delay him until he turns five.
A New Jersey farmer tells how he sold a pig to a neighbor who later found the muddy exhausted animal wandering back from the swamp. The farmer returned the money to the buyer and the pig returned to its home, ending the tale with a happy reunion.
A New York fad has guests arriving with right hands bound and using only the left hand. Attendees register their names and must play piano, gesture, and eat using the left hand only.
The article notes Pretoria is not the Transvaal capital. Potchefstroom serves as the capital of the state while Pretoria hosts the government. The two cities lie about 103 miles apart.
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