Prices for 500 Page Pads and School Supplies
An old price list shows 500 page pads costing 5 cents and 100 page composition books at 3 cents. Cedar pencils are offered by the dozen at 5 cents and pencils with nickel cap and eraser priced similarly.
06 Sep 1900
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Newspaper
Winona Daily Republican
Location
Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
1
An old price list shows 500 page pads costing 5 cents and 100 page composition books at 3 cents. Cedar pencils are offered by the dozen at 5 cents and pencils with nickel cap and eraser priced similarly.
Alf. offers a wide range of school shoes for all sizes and ages. They promote a large stock at low prices with easy return if shoes do not fit. Black shoes featured at usual low prices and a continuing sale on children's tan shoes. New styles for boys and youths available.
Washington reports indicate diplomats expect a middle ground on the Russian proposal to avoid an impasse. Germany pushes for a compromise while China moves to reestablish a government and appoint peace commissioners as Washington awaits formal actions.
A London dispatched staple to The Tribune reports the Chinese imperial edict appoints commissioners for peace talks with Li Hung Chang. The court rejects Li Kun i and Chang Chih Tung names, choosing Prince Ching Yang Lu and Hau Tung instead. Loss of faith in negotiation prospects follows.
A Hong Kong Herald dispatch reports influential factions predicting a major revolt within a month. Pamphlets in Canton and surrounding areas claim allies are routed, with missions in Kwang Tung damaged, foreigners abused, and English-speaking Chinese targeted amid widespread looting.
Reports from Feking and Shanghai describe Allied forces marching through the Forbidden City on August 28 with British units third in line behind Russians and Japanese. Additional British Indian troops land at Shanghai bringing total to 2,000 troops and 1,000 camp followers. The Fourth brigade is ordered to China. Wharton Barker plans a national tour campaigning for the presidency. Bob Fitzsimmons considers Chicago residence and a new athletic complex. President and Mrs. McKinley will travel to Somerset, Pennsylvania for Mabel McKinley’s wedding.
A Somerset trip will occur by daylight for the ceremony with departure to Canton for several days after. A note from New York dated September 6 reports a Boer flag incident at Bar Harbor involving Edward Van Ness. The New York committee praised his act amid the British fleet and ordered a supportive letter.
Rainey Bros near Edgeley strike copper and gold ore after drilling a well. Assayer's report spurs old miners to head to the Rainey ranch and locals from Edgeley and Kulm flood the area seeking claims amid mounting excitement.
A Wells Fargo Express Company package worth $20,000 was stolen at Treveno Mexico and recovered by trainmen after the thief dropped it while fleeing north on a train. The incident was reported by the Mexican International Railway agent via The Record.
The sixth annual convention of the Northwestern Photographers' association drew photographers from Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and the Dakotas. A strong exhibition accompanied the opening session with broad regional representation.
From Washington Sept 6 Turkey shows intent to withstand foreign indemnity claims by force. Constantinople’s consul general reports the Sublime Porte awarded a cruiser contract to a German shipbuilder to be built in the United States.
The Norwegian election boosted the Rightists by four seats in the Storting. Vanity Fair notes a possible succession of the Duke of Marlborough to the lord lieutenant of Ireland. In Hartford, Crescey outpaced the world's trotting stallion recod in a time trial. Tim 1 04 8 4. Directum aided by the sale. The National Tube Co raises prices on merchant iron and pipings by five percent due to higher iron and steel costs.
American League results show Cleveland 7 to Minneapolis 8 in a second game, Buffalo 2 over Milwaukee 1, Indianapolis 1 over Chicago in a second game, and Detroit 2 over Kansas City 0. National League notes Philadelphia 1 over St Louis, Brooklyn 9 over Chicago in a second game, Brooklyn 1 Chicago, Boston 2 over Pittsburgh 5, and New York 11 over Cincinnati 3.
The National party held a Carnegie Hall convention in New York to nominate Donaldson Caffery of Louisiana for president and Archibald Murray Howe of Cambridge, Mass for vice president. It adopted a platform favoring anti imperialism and a single gold standard with merit based public service.
R S and S Thompson announce the National Union Reform party referendum results from Baltimore. Seth Ellis of Ohio earns the presidential nomination and Samuel T Nicholson of Pennsylvania the vice presidency with 1 621 to 24 votes among 28 others across thirty states and territories.
The state convention nominated Davie K. Folsom of Meagher County for governor A J Pennett of Virginia City for lieutenant governor T J Porter of Miles City for attorney general A N Yader of Butte for secretary of state and H G Murray of Missoula as a candidate for Congress.
Health officials report no new bubonic plague cases in Glasgow Segs and believe the disease has spent its force locally.
Washington September 6. A new ink designed to wash out or alter color will be used to stop the selling of washed internal revenue stamps. Since the war revenue act began, washed stamps have caused much trouble and several arrests have been made, but many offenders remain undetected and the government has lost thousands of dollars.
Two American university students from Hichstads attending a congress of university men vanished after leaving a party in Rouge. Authorities search for the missing pair, with details of their names and route not yet confirmed.
Reported disappearance follows a excursion by a group including ecata combs, who strayed from the party and failed to return to the hotel. A search was organized and the area was scoured, but no trace of the students has been found.
Waite River Junction Vermont September 6. Republicans win state and congressional tickets by a small plurality and lead the state senate solidly Republican with about 200 of 246 in the general assembly. County tickets also Republican.
In Winnipra a third Canadian Pacific conductor was suspended for refusing to surrender his tickets punch and equipment to Montreal auditors who boarded his train at a small station. The conductors' chief in Montreal says a strike could follow if the method continues. Copper exports rise with August shipments reaching 18 845 tons, up from July. The steamer William departing Kingston Jamaica Aug 27 for Vera Cruz is overdue raising disaster fears after recent Yucatan storms.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls Touse a once lively town in Buchanan County Missouri where a volunteer fire company wore red shirts and blue breeches. The group joined weddings dances and public celebrations and even served as mourners with honorary arrangements at funerals.
A traveler in southern England recounts meeting a man who for three years has eaten a single daily meal consisting mainly of apples. He drinks only apple juice, claiming it supplies all hydration as water distilled by nature. The meal lasts 20 minutes to half an hour at about 3 p.m., and the man remains vigorous while pursuing daily literary work.
In a Boston talk Colonel Higginson recounts Henry Ward Beecher advising a Plymouth church sexton to instantly wake the preacher if he saw anyone dozing during services. Beecher recalls his own approach when he first arrived, using a vivid method to address the problem.
A Scientific American note says the simplest rule protects you from lightning: wear rubber and stand with clothes not touching anything. Rubber acts as an insulator and prevents conduction whether indoors or outdoors.
In a terse exchange the dealer urges Colonel Dashaway to purchase the horse, insisting on its lasting vitality, while the colonel acknowledges the animal’s lifelong health as evidence of its longevity.
Derr Parr September 6 reports William Jennings Bryan touring Jefferson county West Virginia with two speeches at Morgan's Grove and Keyser. Crowds greeted the candidate with enthusiasm as he spoke and dined with Colonel McGraw at Morgan’s Grove before socializing with local residents and guests.
In Indianapolis Indiana Republicans opened their campaign with a Marion club street demonstration and a large Opera House meeting. John L Griffiths presided George L Tanner a former gold Democrat spoke and McKinley support emerged. Senator Charles A Fairbanks delivered the keynote to repeated cheers. An overflow meeting followed at Monument Place with Addison C Harris addressing attendees.
Former secretary Richard Olney, writing from the Cleveland era stance, endorses Bryan for president while criticizing McKinley administration policy on the Philippines. He argues a Chinese problem could rise, and urges Democratic success in the upcoming election.
The arrival in Capt Town of four of Lord Roberts' horses signals that the commander-in-chief of British forces in Africa will soon sail for England. The transport of the chargers suggests imminent departure and restoration to home duties.
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