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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1894
Page
7
A ragbag of notes ranges from cricket antics in Norfolk Island to adulteration in candy and wine, a Missouri reading sentence, Chinese execution by strangulation, Japanese self disembowelment, a Baltimore Society of the Cincinnati relic, and health cautions on kidney and bladder disease. Also a thought on church members and divine judgment.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and relieves colds headaches and fevers. It highlights its kidney liver and bowel benefits without weakening organs and notes its availability in 50 cent and one dollar bottles from the California Fig Syrup Co only.
Washington reports reveal Senator Peter introducing multiple bills. Highlights include a silver bullion purchase plan tied to greenbacks and bond payments, plus proposals for government freight railways control, fair charges, strikes safeguards, real estate backed banking, depositors' protection, currency flexibility, and safe savings depositories. Additional measures address homestead relief, a revision of the 1875 resumption act, and proper handling of deceased lawmakers remains at the capital during sessions.
The House began its second session amid flowers and ceremony as Speaker Crisp entered to applause. Seated members and 216 in attendance signaled a quorum of 217 required, with several new members sworn in and a joint committee appointed to report to the President. The chamber adjourned after reading the president’s message.
Speaker Crisp doubts much legislation will be possible in the coming short session. He urges finance action and notes administration proposals will be watched, while warning against a treasury depletion via bond issues.
An error in enrolling the sundry civil appropriation bill affected surveys in Montana Wyoming Colorado Utah Washington Idaho and Oregon. The provision for surveying heavy timbered lands at set rates was omitted, leaving contractors unable to bid at standard rates. Vice President Stevenson opened the Senate session with prayer, and routine notices and appointments followed before adjournment.
Rep Bailey of Texas who chairs the judiciary subcommittee returned to Washington to announce the inquiry into Judge Ricks of Cleveland is practically complete. The panel will not close until the defense can answer the charges, with the docket showing larger fee collections than previously paid. Bailey plans to prepare a report for House presentation after the defense reply.
Secretary Smith yesterday decided a large number of land cases held up for weeks. The decisions concern areas of local interest, with impact confined mainly to the communities where the lands are located.
Demurrers to indictments of President H. C. Havemeyer Secretary John F. Searles and broker Allen W. Seymour for refusing to testify before the senate sugar investigating committees were filed in the district supreme court Saturday. The demurrers argue constitutional grounds claiming the indictments fail to show the request for information falls under senate jurisdiction or authority.
A Rome decree on the anniversary of its capture grants free pardon to those jailed a year or less for labor trouble participation in Sicily and northern Italy. Longer sentences are cut to three years at hard labor and all fines are remitted. The piece also notes longstanding Chinese trade unions and a shift in saloon naming to Cafe.
Article notes W L Douglas Shoe Co president William T L Douglas backing a plan to provide free medical attendance for all workers at the Montello plant. It describes arbitration support, labor relations, and a new Washington law on building heights, plus a dental note on deafness remedies and a local reformer away from home.
Progress emphasizes smart use of modern remedies and promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a superior laxative and digestive aid. The text touts purity, glass vial packaging, and a free sample offer from WorLd's Dispensary Medical Association at 663 Main Street, Buffalo NY.
Holland has taken steps to drain the Zuyder Zev, reclaiming 100 square miles flooded by a German ocean centuries ago at an estimated cost of 135 million. The land will be partitioned and pumped dry over twenty four years, with a central lake kept to feed the Yosel river and outflow controlled. A German chemist reports a new substance named ery ostase that solidifies when heated yet stays liquid below zero, formed by mixing phenol camphor saponine and essence of turpentine. Brown's Iron Bitters are advertised as a cure for debility and loss of appetite, while Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup is urged for teething babies and a corn salve promises relief.
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