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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1898
Page
6
The Louisville mayor has been asked by a Canadan resident for a city government post amid rumored departmental changes. The article notes a foreigner believed there were enough offices in America for all, including citizens of other nations.
A harsh critique of slander describing how rumors may take many forms from a cartoon to a gesture or silence. It laments the spread of calumny as a crime that wounds trust and provokes tears and prayers without avail.
George Horton reports a Greek government plan to buy 10 000 American plows for Thessalian refugees to cultivate lands abandoned after the Turkish advance. A government committee near Athens tests implements and finds American plows superior to German English or French makes for rehousing and reintegration of displaced Thessalians.
The article notes China’s rising public debt after the Sino Japanese War and indemnity payments. It recalls China’s 200 million loan burden and now a proposed 80 million loan in Europe, highlighting the trend of increasing national debt among debt burdened nations.
A strong critique of sensational press tactics warns that intrusion of privacy, rumor, and brutal detail threaten virtue and trust. It urges journalism to avoid scandal and, if unavoidable, to place a stark skull and crossbones warning at the top, signaling deadly poison.
A London correspondent notes Glasgow's three year old municipal tram system turns a net profit of 416335 after debt service. Fares fell and service improved while workers gained shorter hours and higher wages. Other towns report varied gains from Leeds to Blackpool with municipal operation expanding networks and reducing conflict with private operators.
A quirky exchange recounts a customer asking for a good watchdog and a dealer responding that the dog is savage, noting he even chews notes in his own pants.
The John A Salzer Company of La Crosse Wisconsin has shipped 1400 barrels of Salzer's Earliest Six Weeks Market Potatoes to Texas customers in twenty five days. This potato is famed as the earliest, finest flavored and heaviest producing early potato in the country.
Miss Waite answers that the congregation debated using progressive pricing to set pew rents at the annual rental. Our pastor hoped the approach would help convert pew rent debts into honor, reflecting church values reported in Life.
Geo W Hervey editor of the Omaha World Herald recounts years of severe indigestion. After trying three physicians he found relief within a 25 cent box of Dr Kay's Renovator and regained appetite for three meals daily. He reports eight months of good health and no symptoms. Readers are offered free medical advice and a 68 page book with recipes plus a free sample by Dr B J Kay Medical Co Omaha Neb.
The Canary club of Vienna opens a city exhibition aimed at promoting canary keeping among workers as a way to boost poor families income. About fifteen hundred native canaries and over five hundred Dutch variety birds are displayed alongside many other foreign and domestic songbirds.
The Secretary of the Navy demands additional battleships and Congress is expected to weigh the recommendation. The piece argues protection of seaports is essential and fortifications alone are insufficient, while endorsing Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestion illnesses and related ailments.
In response to a hydrophobia death in Pisek Pohemia, local authorities ordered all dogs in the town to be killed to prevent spread of rabies.
An 19th or early 20th century ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as the cure for chilblains frostbite damp sweats corns and bunions. It promises warmth and dryness and is sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free samples by mail from Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
It is claimed that 75,000 elephants yearly contribute to making piano keys billiard balls and knife handles, highlighting the scale of ivory use and its impact.
A reminder that fair judgment requires listening to all perspectives before forming a conclusion. The statement stresses patience and full consideration in decision making.
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive rights to the word Castoria and Pitcher's Castoria. He claims authority only for The Centaur Company with Chas H Fletcher as president and notes the signature on every wrapper since 1897.
An Indianapolis Journal excerpt depicts a manager trapped by a living skeleton that sits atop him and intermittently strikes, prompting the manager to acknowledge that curiosity may have led to the peril.
A vintage advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a miracle quit aid for tobacco users. It promises easy cessation and boosted vigor, with a money back cure guarantee and free booklet. Sterling Remedy Co. cites Chicago or New York as contact points.
The quote frames love as irrational and sudden, comparing affection to a spontaneous blaze that defies deliberate effort or reason.
An advertisement notes Smoke Sledge Cigarettes at 20 for 5 cents. A separate city stat places St. Louis population at 638000 with 685 patrolmen.
Delegates Joan and Theodore Striovski praised Western Canada after touring the Alameda district and other areas. They described abundant fuel water timber grazing land and low coal prices as signs of prosperity. They urged readers to request Ottawa's interior department pamphlet detailing the country.
Mrs. Mary Forbes Cobb of New London Indiana marked her ninety fifth birthday last week. She is the daughter of a revolutionary soldier and the widow of a veteran of 1812. Her first husband was Louis H Bryan of Kentucky, great grandfather of William Jennings Bryan.
Iowa patent news notes the death of Benjamin Butterworth on January 16 1898 and a funeral held in Washington. It records ten Iowa patent grants this week by the acting commissioner and cites a court of appeals remark on diligence in patent fields.
Harry Truelsen has been re-elected mayor of Detroit Michigan. The official result confirms his return to City Hall with broad support from local voters and the political establishment.
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