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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1901
Page
4
A local ad promotes free Yeast Foam Baking Powder at 50c per pound tea and 25c coffee, offering a pretty gift of a dish with each pound purchased. The promotion highlights bartering value and urges customers to see the display.
A retailer urges customers to choose early from our beautiful new lines of gifts. The message promotes holiday options and emphasizes timely shopping to secure popular items.
A political column argues that tariff tinkering is a weapon of the out of power party while Republicans know how to fix the tariff. It contends postal costs exceed receipts due to second class abuses and notes self sufficiency requires reform. It cites sugar production and Cuban sugar duties as a major tariff battle.
Iowa reports show total school expenditures surpassing nine million dollars, with 1123 teachers required, up from 1896. School buildings value climbs by nearly two and a half million, and Superintend ent Barrett notes growth and better equipped high schools and more qualified grade teachers. A college president cites capacity constraints as demand for higher education grows with prosperity.
An advertisement touts Sleepeye Minnesota Cream Flour sold exclusively by Stanton R. Hoyt. It claims exceptional whiteness and quality and urges customers to try it, promising they will use no other.
A lengthy appraisal of Roosevelt's first message to Congress praising its candor and comprehensive treatment of trusts tariffs reciprocity and labor. It notes calls for publicity to curb trusts an irrigation aid policy a strong Monroe Doctrine navy and balanced national well being and argues wageworkers' welfare underpins all others.
Dr F E Day recounts a Dolliver tale set in the 1880s in Fort Dodge. A young lawyer, Prentias, reads the Sullivan Ryan prize fight report aloud, prompting the elder Dolliver to condemn gladiatorial sports, the athletic crowd, and press coverage.
A nineteenth century fragment recalls Father Dolliver delivering a biting arraignment while his son observes. The passage juxtaposes sharp wit with family pride and pugilism, noting the hero spirit seeks the conqueror. An advertising aside promotes Yeast Foam Baking Powder and Chase & Sanborn products with a Hamilton County focus.
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