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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1898
Page
2
A writer muses that bad spelling may stem from infirmity not ignorance and mocks the idea of a regal self posture as false. It cites Charles A. Dana on Grant’s profanity absence, notes rain statistics prove U S greatness, and jokes about umbrella borrowing across the nation. The tone blends opinion and humorous observation.
Revenue from France’s betting tax last year topped seven and a half million francs. Allocations included seventy five thousand dollars to Paris charities, three hundred thousand to provincial hospitals, twenty five thousand to tuberculosis research, and sixteen thousand for a charity hall in Constantinople.
Ellen Tresdon a beautiful Southern daughter grapples with a forbidden love for Edwin Mott and the looming danger of her brother Charles. After a night of wine and a quarrel, Charles kills Mott and reveals the crime to Ellen, triggering a family tragedy that separates them across continents. Years pass as they endure shared sorrow in exile, bound by a secret and a terrible remnant of the past.
A Philadelphia Record interview reveals a locomotive engineer recounting a fireman who slept at the throttle after forty eight hours on duty. The man stayed alert enough to ring the bell until the yard but finally dozed in the round house, waking angry and sore.
Monte Carlo’s gambling bank earned 14 950 000 francs in the year ending Oct 31, down 5 000 000 from the prior year. Expenses include 2 000 000 for Prince Albert of Monaco 1 500 000 for police education and other public charges 1 000 000 for directors and officials 800 000 for theater music sports and charity 500 000 for advertising 100 000 to evict unlucky gamblers 100 000 to deter self harm. Still 35 people killed themselves due to gambling losses.
The Kansas boom era affected a niece of a former Indiana governor who runs a Wichita saloon. Educated at a premier college and noted as a skilled musician, she blames the boom for her downfall as her husband lost his fortune and died, leaving her penniless.
Workers in cigarette manufactories show extreme dexterity earning about $6 weekly by piecework. Some produce between 2 000 and 3 000 cigarettes daily, reflecting long practiced efficiency and pay by the thousand.
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