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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
8
A woman mocks a bricklayer for halving a brick with a trowel. He retorts that biting bricks is a far more primitive method. The humor rests on a punch line about primitiveness and a play on words.
The 1896 Democratic National Convention produced a dramatic upset as William Jennings Bryan won the nomination amid 13 serious contenders led by "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman. Bryan's fiery cross of gold speech and defiant pledge framed a historic struggle over finance and labor as he later faced McKinley and the Dayton trial.
The article notes the 1840 Democratic platform, arguing federal powers limits and states’ rights, opposed federal debt and slavery interference, and denounced banks. It contrasts with a platformless Whig campaign that shouted Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, while Democrats remained firm on policy.
The 1789 act forbids the secretary of the treasury from trade or business, owning steamships, or other profit ventures during service. Conviction carries a $3,000 fine, dismissal, and lifelong disqualification from federal office. The treasurer and the register of the treasury face the same restrictions.
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