08 Oct 1896
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1896
Page
1
The Times offers a Story county reader a year free if Bryan is elected, but would charge $1 if McKinley wins. The note promotes political debate while condemning slander and praising McCall as a strong orator and candidate in Ames.
The Official Paper of Story County notes the arrival of Indian summer celebrated as the most beautiful season. Local readers are invited to enjoy the late warmth and clear skies as autumn approaches, with community notices and market hints accompanying the feature.
A commentary on the populist alignment around sound money with Gen A W Jones set to speak for the sound money faction next Thursday afternoon. Also notes the deficit in the National committee bank and predicts high potato prices due to a short crop and strong demand.
Tur Tres editor notes that free silver speeches claim wheat price tracks silver. Market reports from July to October show silver fell three cents while wheat rose thirteen cents, contradicting the speakers.
Slater News notes Bro Burney of Collins Clipper wrote a campaign song and criticizes verse in a country paper. Rev Evans silver candidate for congress will tour Story county towns this month but omits Slater. The paper hints at upcoming actions around Slater and Palestine township on November 3.
The San Francisco Bulletin remarks that no one shows how silver and gold can reach parity as silver pours into the country and gold leaves, widening the gap. The piece notes silver prices fall while gold flows abroad, making a meeting of the two metals seem impossible on this side of eternity.
A small live jackass in the Thurston parade wore a white blanket with the inscription its the same old ass the same old mule that in 1892 taught the free trade school. The remark colors the campaign as Democrats push to drop tariff issues from contention.
A Boone County Messenger editorial urges professionals to keep politics out of storefronts. It argues displaying partisanship harms business, while still calling on citizens to be patriotic and engage in national politics.
The piece mocks a campaign and cites Senator Thurston in Des Moines claiming the American laborer’s waist measure is six inches smaller than in 1892. It portrays the speaker as exaggerating crowds and laments aging, faded days as fall slows the pace of politics.
Noriane reports Chicago University links a new endowment of two million dollars from a Peoria, Illinois donor following its history of Carnegie funded gifts.
The Fort Dodge Times lists W. J. Bryan of Nebraska for president and Thomas Watson of Georgia for vice president in its masthead. The note remarks Bryan should send a marked copy to Watson, who would likely subscribe.
An Ogden Messenger editorial questions Hopart a vice presidential candidate’s ties to a coal trust. It notes the trust’s price rise on hard coal and asks about protectionist concerns raised years ago. It also mentions the Wilson bill placing anthracite on the free list.
A New York World note recounts a man returning home in the early hours after a night of heavy drinking. His drunken thoughts mix wheels, moon as a dollar, and disoriented scenes as he staggers to his porch and bed without recognizing the morning.
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