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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1896

Page

2

Republican ticket national and local slate listed with names

The document presents a political slate including William McKinley for president, Garrett Hobart for vice president, Charles Rindby for secretary of state, Marshall J. Williams for supreme court judge, Joseph Blaskel for food and dairy commissioner, Prare A. UCSB MSS for public works, F. Wack and Albert C. Douglas among others, plus congressional district and county officers and party judicial ticket names. It lists candidates for clerk of courts, probate judge, prosecuting attorney, commissioners, surveyor, infirmary director, and other county positions.

Charles Rind BY Scioto Co Supreme Courts Mahsuall J. Williams Fayette Co Josep E Blaskel HS Kelmont Co Board of Public Works Prare A. Ucsb Mss Veo Wert Co Beare Aree F. Wack Eric Albert C. Douglas Ross Ccongressional Tickee Charles H Grostenge Athens

Editorial snippets critique and currency debate in 1896

A collage of arguments on sugar fraud, labor strikes, government deficits, and currency policy. It cites Bourke Cochran, Bryan, and German Americans amid debates on silver, banking runs, and foreign influence shaping U S votes.

Bismark Bryan Lismark Alemarck

Spector of Bryan’s economic claims undermines coinage argument

The piece assails Bryan’s speeches on silver and currency, labeling his logic flawed and his conclusions unfounded. It mocks the idea of money circulation without capital, and warns laborers and capitalists alike to focus on real spending and profits. It also comments on marriage etiquette and social appearances in a county seat setting.

Bryan Moses Jehosephat Arvan

Mothers and ministers urge guidance for girls health

A fragmented editorial urges mothers to inform daughters during adolescence and promotes Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It then shifts to a political essay asserting gold as the universal standard and condemning treachery against the nation, citing Beecher and U S monetary policy in 1898.

Lydia Plulham

Sole Claim Debates Money, Prices, and Wheat

The piece argues that money supply drives prices and disputes Mr Bryan's claims. It cites 1879 figures showing money per capita and price changes for wheat, barley, and oats to argue against Bryan’s arguments.

Bryan Mre. Dryan Jim Ohio

Bryan’s bid tested by silver coinage debate

The New York World reprints a Madison Square Garden speech critique of William Jennings Bryan. It argues free silver coinage would erode purchasing power and asks which group Bryan truly serves, workers or farmers, wage earners or debtors, mine owners or debtors, if he backs parity between metals.

Repem Bryan Todo United States Boss Toledo E POP Bryan Bancolng Brooklyn Madison Square Garden Hoe Manland Brian Mr. Bryan Theyesy New York World

Does Money Volume Drive Prices or Demand Law

The article asks if increasing money supply raises farm product prices citing 1481 and 1892 figures. It notes wheat and corn prices fell while rye rose and potatoes edged up, questioning whether money volume or supply and demand governs prices. It contrasts per capita money with commodity price changes across eras.

Citizen letters attack tarnished praise for copperhead leader

A printed reader letter reproduces editorials from the Lawrence Journal and Toledo Blade denouncing a Confederate sympathizer in Wabash county. It alleges treason, praise of Knights of the Golden Circle, and calls for hanging. other quotes criticize U S policy and politics of 1860s era.

Mim Epirok Buabe Lawrence Kan Ban Alt Tadge Prcekient Knights of the Golden Circle Mason and Dixon K. G Wabash Dus Toledo Blade Voulonteer

Money in Circulation in the United States Through 1898

The passage notes historic figures for money in circulation in the United States with figures for 1872 1898 and comments on silver policy and the era of high circulation. The text questions how peak per capita circulation could be reached given these trends and references the Leamanville December Journal as the source.

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