Why the Boer war and public service reforms emerge
An editorial contrasts Secretary Root's reform creating productive state offices with the notion that public offices are private spoils. It urges honest pay for honest work across Pennsylvania and condemns Utah polygamy and Roberts seeking a House seat. It ends noting General Otis misplaces divisions while Aguinaldo eludes him.
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Partment
Washington
Root
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Dentist claims fast growing false teeth in jaw
A dubious report says a dentist in Moscow has invented porcelain rubber or metal teeth with holes in the root ends. After drilling a jaw, a hollow tooth is inserted and a granulated growth fills the hollow as it hardens to hold the tooth. The claim rests on unverified growth and lacks explanation of anchoring during growth.
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Irv
Moscow
No matter how small will bring joy and happiness
A brief note reflects on the belief that even small actions or gifts can bring joy and happiness to others, suggesting a lesson in generosity and kindness.
Hat Trust Aims To Control Nation’s Hat Trade From Danbury
The piece describes a proposed fifteen million dollar hat trust organized in Danbury Connecticut to dominate the country’s hat industry. It cites labor unrest with the hatters union and argues capital may oppose labor in trust formation. The text also notes politics with a gold standard bill passing the House and hints at a Democratic platform stance on anti trust.
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Danbury
Conn
New England
Hatters’ Union
Capital
Labor
House
Towboats to be moved by electric traction on Erie Canal
The Erie canal plans testing electric towing next season with motors and appliances to move 1000 boats. The change aims for cheapness and convenience, signaling a shift away from the mule as the canal’s emblem of utility.
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Erie Canal
Corquer
County Officials Elect Fail To Make Appointments
County officials elect have not yet made appointments as those in power deliberate to choose the best candidates for positions. The delay reflects careful selection rather than neglect or inaction.
Havana Teachers Demand 126 Dollar Monthly Salaries
Havana school teachers petition for fixed monthly pay of 126 dollars. The American superintendent of public schools comments that Cuban teachers are better paid than in any other country and that salaries cover all twelve months. The item is said to boost Spanish language study and could spur an American teacher exodus to Cuban cities.
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Havana
Cuba
Bradley-Martins join Astor exile colony in London
Tym BRADLEY-MARTINS have joined William Waldorf Astor's ex patriation colony in London. This is another reason why many Americans are whispering, Sick 'em, Tige to the Boers.
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William Waldorf Astor
London
Aguinaldo Surrounded in Many Places by Clever Imitator
The passage jokes that Aguinaldo was repeatedly found surrounded in various locations, but he is described as a clever imitator of the Irishman's flea, suggesting playful satire about his habit of being approached.
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Aguinaldo
Washington Hails Otis Brains Capture In Philippine War
The capital cheers General Otis for capturing the insurrection’s supposed mastermind known as Brains. Predictions of the end of the world had circulated, drawing comment from astrologers and scientists, with only Prof. Coles doubting the forecast.
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Prof
Coles
New Contract For Mt Carmel Lumber Manager
Jerry O Hearn manager of Mt Carmel lumber wins a contract to build a double dwelling for Patrick Coyne of Locust Gap.
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Jerry O’hearn
Mt. Carmel
Patrick Coyne
Locust Gap
Go to Jordan and Co for spectacles and eye glasses
Jordan and Co offers spectacles and eye glasses with no charge for fitting. The promotion emphasizes complimentary fitting services.
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Jordan & Co
Paynes reapportionment clash heats up National Committee
The national committee battles over a Payne reapportionment plan to shift delegate weight, aiming to curb southern influence. Southern members counter with Philadelphia allies as Kinley’s renomination looms, amid questions of party cohesion and key seating disputes in Pennsylvania and Utah.
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National Committee
Payne
St. Louis
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Hanna
Reed
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Friends
Philadelphia
Kerens
Missouri
Kinley
Harrison
Quay
Clarkson
Platt
Manley
Senate
Utah
Roberts
Model Hand Laundry Opens Behind Postoffice
The model Hand Laundry and Dye Works began business on Monday in a rear Postoffice building. Irvin Kessler is the proprietor and is popular with the local people, expected to draw much business.
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Model Hand
Irvin Kessler
Lake Shipping Rates Cut Costs for Freight Transport
Lake shipping provides economical transport with charges of three quarters of a mill per ton per mile. The rate underscores cheaper inland movement and supports growing freight demand amid regional trade.
Tipping Customs Across Hotels Ships and Homes
A discussion among clubmen and a New York Tribune interviewer weighs tipping norms for Newport visits restaurants hotels and ships. Men quote weekly sums for valets drivers and house staff while women note lower expectations and traditions vary by role and setting. The piece contrasts American bachelor norms with married standards and notes a ten percent rule at restaurants.
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New York Tribune
Newport House
Why the Sky Is Blue and Rockefeller Dreads Debt
A. H. Thiessen explains blue sky color due to fine dust scattering blue rays, with purity rising at higher altitudes and in northern latitudes. The piece notes sunsets reveal reds when dust lies between sun and observer, and clouds deepen sky color after rain clears coarse dust. Rockefeller Dreads Debt chronicles John D. Rockefeller’s rise from a farm worker to a multimillionaire and outlines maxims on saving and living within means.
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A. H. Thiessen
Italy
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Woman Dies After Swallowed Tooth Plate Incident
Mrs. John T. Jennings of Amherst county died after swallowing a false tooth plate during dinner. Doctors failed to dislodge it, an operation located the plate near the stomach’s cardiac end, but she could not recover and died at 9 o clock last night.
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John T. Jennings
Amherst County
St. Andrew's Home
Jennings
Baltimore Sun
Bear Pacaped
A Russian trained bear named Steve escaped from a Central Park pit and roamed streets yesterday. Passersby faced fear as the animal was pursued and eventually captured by Steve Johns and returned to the park.
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Steve
Central Park
Steve Johns
Chicago
Chronicle
Global and US labor and industry notes from 1899
The report surveys disparate figures: Germany lists 20, Johannesburg 100 gold mines, Des Moines workers seek 8 dollars daily, Belgian imports US shoes, Virginia to create a Labor Bureau, Indianapolis coopers average 1 dollar, Dundee launches 19 vessels in 1899, European Russia holds 25,000 vessels, Chicago waitresses win a 4 dollar weekly raise, Omaha barbers charge 15 cents, China imports American sewing machines, Wisconsin tobacco output valued at 5 million, and a Frisco furniture firm raises varnishers and polishers pay by 26 cents daily.
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Germany
Johannesburg
Des Moines
Virginia
Indianapolis
Coopers
Dundee
European
Russia
Chicago
Omaha
China
Wisconsin
Frisco Furniture Company
Charter Notice for Betsy Ross Sinking Fund of Mt. Carmel
In Northumberland County court hereby announces an application on January 8 1900 at 10 am for incorporation of The Betsy Ross Sinking Fund of Mt. Carmel borough Pennsylvania. Amelia Klebenstine and others seek a charter to provide death benefits to members and designated by by laws with all legal powers under the 1874 act.
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Court of Common Pleas
Betsy Ross
Mt. Carmelborough
Pennsylvania
Prothonotary
Thomas N. Burke
Jordan and Co. Eye Glasses Offer Full Spectacle Line
Jordan and Co. advertises a complete range of spectacles and eye glasses for every customer need. The listing highlights a full selection and emphasizes availability.
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Jordan & Co
Candy Cathartic C C C Claims Modern Miracle
An advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as gentle and refreshing, claiming it cleanses the system, dispels colds, cures headache and fever, and treats constipation and biliousness. It urges purchase of boxes priced 10 25 or 50 cents, sold and guaranteed to cure by druggists.
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Che Item Publishing Company
W,. P. Kemble
R. B. Kemble
Post
Oricon Building
Mount Carmel
Democratic City Committee
Bd. Strouse
Isaac Davis
Edward Condron
Thomast_ Johnson
John D. Dunleavy
Michael Corcoran
E. B. Kemble
Congress
Oti
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Elkin
Tym Bradley
Otis
BioUshess
Izzy
Ayer
Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Munn & Co
Scientific Americat
All Newsdesiers
M & Co
Ras Nwo
John W. Bull
Atall Drugg
Carmel
Ramberger
Groce
Chestnut St
Northamb County
Bernard Harel
Saide
Thomas J. Holt
Carmel, Pa
Paris
MC Calls
McCall
McCall CO
West 14Th St
New Yor
Webatl Worcester
Webster
Mai
Tess
Werner
Werner Company
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