01 Jul 1896
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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1896
Page
1
An article discusses the tell-tale face signaling female illness. It cites Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound as a historic cure for women’s ailments. A Wisconsin reader, Mrs. H. Wampler, praises publicizing her recovery to help others.
The Newark Sunday Call recounts a Princeton chapel moment when Dr. McCosh, leading daily exercises, prayed for national leaders then blessed Professor Karge whose French class had a 9 o clock change. A student pressed the notice, and the rector’s memory failed until the end.
A June 20 collision near Lake Manawa involved a carry all carrying picnickers from Omaha. Frank W Weade died two hours after being cut off at the legs. Several others were injured including Edith McQuaid Miss Cutchins Clara Hully and Frank Carpenter with varied serious injuries. Witnesses called it a near miracle none were killed.
A catechism explains currency in the United States, detailing values of gold, silver, and paper. It questions the effect of substituting a silver standard for the gold standard, noting the implications for gold outflow, currency contraction, and the fluctuating value of silver relative to gold.
A dense critique of New York's liquor trade recounts vast whiskey consumption, extensive revenue from licensing, and the social costs. It highlights arrests for drunkenness and Sunday-law violations, the toll on families, and the overall wreck caused by drink, ending with a grim social ledger and temperance indictment.
The Chicago Times-ILovald argues abandoning gold for silver would devalue paper money dramatically, estimating $475,000,000 of notes would fall to 40 cents per dollar. It warns a $1,154,600,000 loss under silver, urging retention of the gold standard to preserve currency at 100 cents per dollar.
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