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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
8
The Jefferson County record notes playful jibes between Kentucky and Chicago mountaineers and reports on Admiral Dewey’s imagined voyage via Chicago’s muddy route to the Mississippi. It mentions four steamers for Pacific trade at 730 feet and 22,000 tons capacity, with builders predicting future liners up to 1,000 feet.
Spain reinforces honor and wisdom in renewing treaty relationships with the United States before the war. It plans to adapt to altered circumstances and turn toward the light instead of sulking in shadows, avoiding the proverb about moving from frying pan to fire as its guiding rule.
The piece discusses Puerto Rico under Spanish colonial trade, poverty from lost privileges, and a proposal to levy one half of the regular duties on Puerto Rico goods. It notes opposition from tobacco and sugar interests and questions Congress’s constitutional authority to impose duties.
The Brazilian minister to the United States advocates importing Yerba mate from South America to replace part of Chinese tea. The drink, a stimulant, is well liked by Americans visiting southern countries, though unlikely to supplant tea. The Rio de Janeiro consul general praises its stimulating qualities and notes temperance societies may favor it.
The piece argues that civilian men reveal their core nature under fire, blending courage and brutality as common human traits. It contends battle brings out animal instincts, transforming demeanor, speech, and actions, proving bravery and ferocity are allied by birthright.
Miss Ford of Moorestown New Jersey has lived thirty years avoiding all light. Affected by even a tiny sun ray she experiences nausea and nervous spasms, forcing her to remain in a shaded corner with an umbrella when gas or electric light is present. Doctors are unsure if the condition is pathological or reflex.
A physician examined schoolchildren and found disease germs present in nearly all mouths. He linked illness to neglected teeth and gums, noting tar, tartar, and cheap matter shed from inadequate care as a common health cause.
A Bloomington reader claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cured his father of catarrh and a Mount Hope writer says it removed scrofula sores from his back and face after a few weeks of use.
The piece argues that Boers prepared in peacetime and urges readers to secure better farms in Wisconsin near the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line in Marinette County. It touts rich crops, ample work, strong markets, good climate, soft water, and cheap long term land. It invites contact with land agent C. E. Rollins at 161 La Salle Street, Chicago.
Miss Maude Gonne, the Irish agitator, now in this country, is described as remarkably tall for a woman standing six feet high with regular features bright black eyes and a delicate complexion.
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