Minnesota lawmakers bar smoking but corkscrew stays
The piece notes Minnesota's legislature banning cigarettes while penalties for concealed corkscrews are not set. It adds quips about honest men, Andrew Carnegie's England visit, and a publishers plan to curb premium incentives in second class mail. It also cites a Missouri Western District Court of Appeals ruling on city power to levy a portion of a firm's gross earnings for privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madden
Court of Appeals For
Western District of Missouri
Frogs Sing Again Worth More Than Human Croakers
An editor of a rural exchange notes the frog’s return and jokes that the cheerful croaker is less troublesome than certain human speakers who fail to “freeze up” during part of the year, reflecting a light nature column tone.
Troy urged to pursue manufacturing and business group growth
A Lebanon correspondent derides Troy as a small village twelve miles north while urging local efforts to attract capital and establish manufacturing industries. The piece advocates forming a Business Men’s Association to advance Troy’s interests and solicits input from merchants and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
St. Louis Republic
Troy
Trey
Catt
More Good Men Wanted for Modern Jobs
A magazine forecast notes a shortage of capable workers across many fields. Managers report abundant applicants but many lack discipline, schooling, or readiness for hard work. A large employer cites annual costs of blunders and mistakes reaching 325,000 while seeking reliable, trained staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. S. Marston
Success
Wheeler Lectures on Success at Bowery Squirrel Inn
General Wheeler delivered a lecture under the Church Temperance Society at the Squirrel Inn on the Bowery in New York. He cited Mor gan and Schwab as models and urged young men to seek work directly, arrive early, and work without pay during a trial period. He warned against overwork and warned that whisky and tobacco kill more than hard labor. He urged adapting to big business changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe’ Wheeler
Squirrel Inn
Bowery
New York
Church Temperance Society
J. Pierpont Morgan
Charles M. Schwab
General Wheeler
Had Troubles Of His Own In A Civic Row
A newspaper man is urged to publish a scorcher about a citizen but refuses to reveal his name, fearing civic backlash. The anecdote highlights editor’s steadiness and a citizen’s reluctance to sign a controversial piece. William J. Bryan comments on rising support for municipal ownership of utilities, noting mayors elected on such platforms and bond authorizations for municipal lighting in several cities, including Lincoln, Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wma. J. Bryan
the Commoner
Harrison
Chicago
Johnson
Cleveland
Jones
Toledo
Hinkle
Columbus
Merriwether
St. Louis
Lincoln
Nebraska
Home for Dependent Telegraphers Considered in St Louis
A home for dependent telegraphers is planned with St Louis among candidate cities. Officials evaluate sites and funding to house workers, seeking a central location to support telegraph operators in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Louis
World and Nation Telegrams Brush Up on Key Facts
Doctor Schlichter dies. Treasury spends 1.6 million on 4 percent bonds at 113.55. Lord Salisbury nearing recovery. New York to get a 15 story above ground and four below. Locomotive works east of the Mississippi may be bought. Chicago mayor elect Harrison seeks 1904 Democratic nomination. Texas reports widespread livestock deaths from parasitic plant infestation. George W. Boyer dies. sole survivor of John Brown jury now William A. Martin. Ella Wheeler Wilcox says Americans smarter than British. Sultan Abdul Hamid aims for recognition as Mahomet’s successor in a grand pilgrimage. Mrs Nation meets Indianapolis mayor. reform plan rejected by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Schlichter
Secretary of the Treasury
Lord Salisbury
New York City
Steel Trust
Mississippi
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Texas
George W. Boyer
John Brown
Shenandoah
W. Va
Wm. A. Martin
Delaplaine
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
London
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Constantinople
Europe
Asia
Africa
Mahomet
Carrie Nation
Indianapolis
Taggart
A Comparison of Mail Order Houses and Local Merchants
The author urges readers to compare mail order houses with local merchants by placing dual orders and paying in advance with a home dealer. The piece argues mail order firms demand upfront payment and treat customers as mere money sources, while local shops value trust and deliver goods to customers’ doors with faith in their integrity.
Progress of the Age and Rural Free Delivery Expansion
The article notes rapid growth of the rural free delivery service, predicting door delivery for farmers within years. By July 1, 1900, 4,300 routes will be established, doubling to 8,600 next year, moving toward nationwide rural coverage in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ilinois
Time to Draw the Line on World’s Fair Ads
Mt. Vernon Democrat argues country papers should withhold World’s Fair ads unless guaranteed fair treatment. Editors recall Chicago Fair snub and refuse subsidizing tickets, demanding proper value for advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
St. Louis
Illinois State News Breathes with Local Deals and woes
James S Barr of Benton buys half interest in the Herrin News. The State Board of Equalization adds nearly five million dollars to taxable property. Bribery hints surface in the Chicago teachers case. Pana miner James Rees dies at ninety, after seventy years in the mines. Illinois operators ponder a seventy five million dollar coal trust. A sensational note on smoke in large cities. James Fortune of Pana regains eyesight. Judge Thomas M Shaw dies at his Lucan home. A Carlinville marriage marks a Little and Lott union. Carlyle electric plant faces new placement trouble and secondhand equipment. Pana merchants plot to curb city trade with farmers and locals. merchants organize against outta-town buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Equalization
Chicago
Illinois State Board of Equalization
James Rees
Illinois
Alice Little
Alfred Lott
Carlinville
Henry Deeds
Carlyle Electric Light Plant
Pana
New Duty for Teachers in Illinois Rural Areas
County school superintendents at Springfield outlined a new duty for teachers to stem rural depopulation. They reported falling attendance in country schools and a census trend of rural residents moving to cities, threatening farm schools with extinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Springfield
Bond Count of Reform School Inmates in Pontiac
Bond county reports fifteen boys in the Pontiac reform school. At state institutions the county is well represented with eight at Chester, twenty one at Anna insane hospital, and many housed elsewhere in Springfield. The county is small yet has a notable share of state prisoners.
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Bond County
Reform School
Pontiac
Chester
Anna
Springfield
Bond
Secret robbers of baby sleep cured by Vermifuge
Mothers warned of hidden threats to infant health blamed on sleepless nights. White's Cream Vermifuge offered at 25 cents by S. Kingston. Also advertised Herbine to purify blood and lift mood, priced 50 cents by S. Kingston.
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Norma
S. Kingston
Cts
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Inch
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England
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Beardstown
Virden Record
Mt. Vernon
Illinois State News
James S. Barr
Benton
The
Herrin News
James Fortune
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Thomas M. Shaw
Lucan
Marshall County
Greenville
Purina
Purina Mills
Roy
Louis
Klein
Undertaker
Weshort
Ruchter
Ghris. Busse, JR
Kintoch
W. W. Jarvis
Troy Exchange Bank
D. G. Jarvis
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