Price of staple foods falls since 1891 despite wage rise
The Indiana study shows wages for skilled and unskilled labor rose since 1890 91 while most staple foods were cheaper in 1901 than a decade earlier. Flour per barrel rose from 4 72 to 8 31, rice per pound 6 to 5, potatoes per bushel 53 to 67, eggs 20 to 21 cents, sugar 0 0535 to 0 05, bacon and ribs 16 063 to 0 086 per pound.
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Indiana Bureau of Statistics
New York Produce Exchange
Chicago
New York City
The Plain People and the Republican Party
A Muncie Times reflection extols the plain people as the core of the republic. It asserts that McKinley’s 1896 win represented popular suffrage and credits the Republican Party with uniting workers, professionals, and business interests for stable laws and prosperity. Subscribe for THE TRIBUNE.
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Bryan
Plain People Voted Their Convictions and Mr. McKinley
Republican Party
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A Tribute to Lincoln Lecture at Broadway Methodist
Ex-President J. H. Martin of Moore's Hill College delivered a memorial talk on Abraham Lincoln. He portrayed Lincoln as both man and president, recounting his early life, legal success, debates with Douglas, and his tragic end, with emphasis on his tenderness toward soldiers and a hospital letter to Mrs. Bixby.
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J. H Martin
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Jefferson Davis
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Davis
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Lincoln’s fame to endure through the ages say papers
The Indianapolis Journal lauds Abraham Lincoln as a universal liberator and benefactor of mankind, predicting his fame will endure for centuries across lands and ages. It echoes praise for his noble, unpartisan effort to save the Union and civilize humanity.
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Indianapolis Journal
Inquiry on Green's August Flower for indigestion cures
A public inquiry asks readers if anyone has used Green's August Flower for stomach and liver troubles and not found relief. The ad offers free books and suggests trying one bottle, noting long-standing sales worldwide and urging readers to consult their pharmacist.
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Green
G.G. Green
Woodbury N.J
Kearsarge Sets Record in 13 Inch Gun Target Practice
The battleship Kearsarge achieved a record target score with 7 hits in 11 at a one mile range against a 45 foot target while steamed at half speed. Circus crowds clash in France as tents fail from crowding and ropes are cut. Portugal begins to influence American immigration with colonies in Massachusetts and California involved in wine production.
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Portugal
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Massachusetts
California
Trustee's Notice on Saturday Availability
Michael Benz trustee of Laughery Township states he will not attend township business until after 12 o clock on Saturdays. All parties with township business should call on Saturday afternoon.
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Michael Benz
Laughery
Immigrant Influx May Surpass Past Years
Report notes more immigrants arrive year to date than in any similar period, with expectations the year will exceed the past two decades. Factors include buyers of rest in old countries and prosperity here, plus a Pennsylvania railroad official finding reduced output from workers on Sundays. He argues Sunday rest boosts economic efficiency beyond religious reasons.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Traveling Dangers Cause Kidney Ailments Say Experts
Faley's Kidney Cure claims to strengthen kidneys and cure kidney and bladder diseases. A locomotive engineer from Lima Ohio testifies constant engine vibration troubled his kidneys until using Foley's Kidney Cure. sold by G. A. Baas.
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G. A. Baas
Long distance telephony limited by business considerations
The text notes that long distance telephony is constrained by business factors. It cites New York's peak business day while Manila is asleep, suggesting conversations over great distances may occur only between regions sharing the same business day.
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New York
Manila
Globe
Whooping cough remedies praised by Alabama mother
Jessie Pinkey Hall of Springville Alabama recounts her three children including a three month old baby recovering from whooping cough after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She asserts the remedy prevented danger and helped maintain plump health versus other families. Remedys sold by G A Baas Batesville and Bigney Co Sunman.
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Chamberlain
Jessie Pinkey Hall
Springville
Ala
The Critics Are Silenced on Knox Attorney General
The Noblesville Ledger notes outcry over President Roosevelt’s appointment of Knox as attorney general, praising his corporate law prowess. It credits Knox with opposing railroad mergers and the beef trust, while pointing out anti trust laws were passed by a Republican Congress and enforcement from a Republican administration.
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Knox
Noblesville Ledger
Property value rise boosts Boone county farmers wealth
The Democratic Lebanon Pioneer reports that over the last five years Boone county farm lands rose on average by 25 dollars per acre. This adds more than six and a half million dollars to total wealth, and a farmer with 80 acres gains about two thousand dollars in equity due to higher land values.
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Lebanon
Boone County
Big Four Announces Wide Rail Excursions This Summer
The Big Four unveils half rates and very low fares for trips to Indianapolis San Francisco Denver Portland and Minneapolis tied to various conventions and events. Tickets go on sale late May to mid June with 60 day return options and final limits in October. Warren J Lynch and W P DerPe head the ticket office and rates vary by destination and event. Charles M Schwab plans a summer country home for New York City’s poor children.
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Big Four
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W. P. DerPe
Tkt. Agt
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Ohio
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