21 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
1
A vivid reminiscence of a worn towel in a printing office once used by workers and editors. It chronicles how grime and ink aged it, how it hung by the door, and how a windy morning caused it to fall and break, symbolizing the grit of the era.
Lincoln hosts the G A R state reunion in September. Secretary of War Alger resigns from McKinley administration. Old blue laws discussed as likely aimed at keeping towns painted red. McKinley favors Cuban self determination or annexation. National Pension Committee visited Washington for pension office inquiry. report due at next encampment.
Ex Senator George W Hamlin of Kansas is cited as Europe Hamlin’s son with three uncles named Asia Africa and America. Vice President Hannibal Hamlin is described as Africa’s son indicating a family link between Hamlin generations.
Omaha citizens react as the First Nebraska faces withdrawal and towns supplying enlistment companies prepare to receive their own boys, a decision seen as more satisfactory for all involved.
The Dayton PA News editor explains he had to neglect the paper recently due to getting married and hopes it will never occur again.
The district court clerk must collect all fees in advance for services under a law enacted by the recent legislature. The statute took effect July 1899, mandating upfront payment prior to service rendering.
A crowd scene at a Methodist camp meeting features a convert vowing to kiss an old colored woman to prove humility, a dispute over pension age under the act of June 27, and reflections on Lafayette’s monument coinage. The passage also recalls a Bartley bond case verdict and ends with a Bob Burdette quip about a church deacon and choir.
On May 9 680 wagon loads each three tons carried 68 million dollars were shifted from the old Philadelphia mint and post office vaults to the new mint. An armed guard rode each wagon and a government officer checked the boxes with 1000 dollars from the old to the new location. The silver dollars form the basis for security of silver certificates now in circulation.
It reports that the average steer meat sells for about 40 dollars while the by products not eaten yield about 55 dollars. By product breakdown includes hide and hooves 25, fat and bones 15, other wastes 15. Horns are valued at 150 dollars a ton and rising due to dishorning.
A newspaper item notes conflicting cause of death as grippe versus cellar conditions. A city doctor urges clearing the cellar, burning sulphur, whitewashing, and sealing food to prevent decay odors and health risks, warning against storing butter milk or other foods under living quarters.
Government expenditures for the first ten months of the fiscal year exceed 800 million dollars. Navy outlays in April reached 24.6 million, near normal, while army costs remain greatly elevated and unlikely to drop to prewar levels.
An ailing pastor in debt asks a deacon to deliver a grim set of instructions before death. He warns about fires for December and windows for May, and calls for slamming doors and rattle at the fire as a sign. The scene highlights a struggling church and crumbling finances.
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