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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1893
Page
2
The piece notes cholera remains active in European cities despite the death of statesman James G. Blaine. It mentions rising anti Crisp for speaker activity and presents plans for a $50,000 state health board appropriation to fund cholera defenses against a possible invasion next summer.
Tremendous ice jam on the Ohio River just below Cincinnati has caught and destroyed several boats mainly coal barges. The loss is estimated to reach millions of dollars.
The Cherry Creek News editor argues that real virtue lies not in contemplating charity but in taking action despite hardship. The column urges readers to step from comfort into cold effort to help others.
Albany Journal notes Grover Cleveland faces a rebellion by New York legislators who resist his influence in the state capital. The piece highlights a clash between the president and a resistant body, underscoring political friction in Albany.
The note argues quarantine is a national issue and that guarding the coast line against pestilence must be treated as national. It highlights a perceived inconsistency in Flower's stance and emphasizes nationwide relevance.
Mexico suggests the United States reverse migration flows by compulsory education and offer land titles to migrants who cultivate and improve lands, raising the social and political standing of these people.
A New York newspaper notes a political shift from anti tin plate rhetoric to an official statement that tin plate production in the United States will continue. The Evening Post recalls the era’s disputes and frames the current decision as a policy reaffirmation.
An economist explains how miners in Wilkesbarre and coal owners profit under pricing. He calculates costs and revenues per ton, showing miners stay poor while mine owners grow richer as output and prices rise. The piece underscores hardship for the hungry and cold.
The proposal to raise the whiskey tax has strongest support. It would please temperance advocates and enrich distillers by boosting prices on whiskey from new tax, while excluding liquor in bond and those manufactured before the law takes effect.
The piece argues that some populist senators might refuse Gorhian and support from Jerry Simpson causing a potential deadlock. Republicans worry a Democratic Senate could be organized against them, prompting a caucus to oppose the Democrats on the tariff and financial agenda and force a quicker national shift away from the party.
A political appeal urges farmers and voters in New York to back a Democratic win to avoid financial calamities tied to tariff and banking reforms. It warns of economic crashes since 1837 and 1857, urging hard effort to prevent a Harrison-led Republican policy shift and a return to old credit and revenue practices.
A historic defense of protective measures argues the United States has grown wealthier for a decade with trade and industry driving gains. It cites large weekly inflows from Europe, vast production by farmers and manufacturers, railroad tonnage surpassing Britain, and a booming domestic market. It urges voting for Benjamin Harrison to preserve this prosperity.
The piece argues the Democratic platform hides a dangerous policy toward currency and financial reform. It warns that electing Clove Taha would awaken risks to commerce and credit, urging vigilance against proposals seen as devaluing money and provoking economic harm.
The writer argues against Cleveland and in favor of Harrison, claiming European nobles favor Cleveland to profit from democracy. It suggests manufacturers must cut wages to compete and urges votes to keep Harrison in the White House and Cleveland at Buzzard's Bay.
The Baltimore American notes Democrats labor to frame the presidential race around a harsh forced protection issue in the south. The piece argues this tactic reveals fear of tariffs in the region and highlights the south's shifting views on protection.
Clavry S. Mines recounts in diary excerpts how a suburban family acquires a flock of chickens, faces chaos from a watchdog and roaming roosters, and endures egg thefts, nest discoveries, and the destruction of a flower bed. The misadventure ends with the dog removed, two nests found, and total losses listed at thirty eight dollars.
Village records list numerous moving and visiting entries. Henry V. Klee visits Canisteo while J F Rice tours Angelica. many residents travel to Cuba Belmont Olean and West Virginia. marriages and deaths noted including Joel Scott wedding and Danel Miner funeral. Morse Willis Manufacturing Co forms with a $15000 capital.
A witty exchange shows a wife asking for ten dollars to buy a dress and a husband recalling prior tens while comparing prices. The couple exchanges misunderstandings about cost, with the wife claiming seventy five cents and the husband insisting eight or forty dollars, reflecting comic household bargaining in period humor.
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