Debates on silver bill signal path to prosperity
Politicians boast that House debate on silver bill will end this week and that Republican missteps will be corrected, boosting national prosperity. Editors critique and predict a return to confidence as Democratic governance and tariff reform take hold, with a hopeful economic outlook across industries. Speaker Crisp announces new committee chairs and shifts, reshaping Congress. Surprising placements include Springer yielding to Wilson. Holman to a Texas lawyer. Holman, Bland keeps coinage leadership. External summaries note rising grain demand and better prices as Congress actions ease money stringency and revive trade.
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Congress
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Illinois
Wilson
West Virginia
Holwan
Indiana
Texas
Martin
Cooper
Holman
Bland
Missouri
House
Silver Question Sparks Senate Talk on Sherman Act
A partisan speaker derides financial gains while predicting prosperity, then Senator Voorhees delivers a forceful senate speech calling for immediate repeal of the Sherman Silver Act and a shift to an equal coinage of silver and gold, arguing the law taints the financial system and hinders legitimate legislation.
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Tragic Liby case draws Adams county anger toward Jack Roush
A deadly incident surrounding Tibbie Liby of Kirkland township Adams county and her unborn child sparks public outrage against Jack Roush who previously worked for Liby. Local officials face pressure as an inquest is sought and Roush is jailed awaiting Adams county proceedings in Decatur.
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Tibbie Liby
Kirkland Township
Adams County
Jack Roush
Crist Stogdil
Jacob Crist
McBride
H. Thoma
Ft. Wayne
Roush
Deih
Dailey
Decatur
Mack
Nimimons
The Silver Mine Fallacy In National Wealth
The piece argues against deifying silver, noting that bugs and pests cause far greater annual loss than silver output and that mining ventures cost five dollars per dollar extracted. It condemns speculative mining, calling the search for precious metals a lottery that mostly benefits a few while the many in productive industries bear the consequences. LaPorte Argus.
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United States
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
LaPorle Argus
Indiana Crop Bulletin of Yesterday
Dry warm sunny weather with cool nights persisted. A little rain on the 15th helped crops and pasturage briefly. Corn suffers in most fields and late rains may help late plantings. tobacco advances slowly. wheat threshing continues with good yields in some counties. Pasturage dry. some fields cut for fodder as corn deteriorates. Grapes fair. soil too hard for plowing. wells and cisterns empty. black weevils in wheat and grasshoppers abundant.
Wells County Soldier's Delegation Meeting Report
Large Lew Dailey Post gathering saw six comrades reinstated ten applicants elected to membership and eight recruits mustered Commander J L D Taylor and Ossian Post members aided planning for the G A R encampment on September 4 in Indianapolis The adjourned meeting set for August 26 to hear orders read obtain badges and learn encampment plans with committee signatures of W H Stephenson M M Justus and J W Ringar
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Lew Dailey
J. L. D. Taylor
Ossian Post
Indianapolis
W. H. Stephenson
M. M. Justus
J. W. Ringar
Williams Couple Wed in 50th Anniversary Reunion
At the Williams residence near Reiffsburg Indiana Adam Williams married Albert Louis on Tuesday August 22 in a ceremony by Rev R H Dempsey. About sixty five friends attended a family reunion of the Williams with ten children and thirty six grandchildren. The couple's fiftieth wedding anniversary was celebrated as chairs were presented by their children and a bounteous dinner followed.
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James S. Williams
Reiffsburg
Adam. Williams
Albert Louis
R. H. Dempsey
Williams
Mt Zion area teems with news and crops remarks
Mt Zion residents discuss temperance, new fencing, and local business plans. H S Cloud and Thomas Hubbard unveil a mowing scythe invention while oil men push land leasing. Birth, illness, and travel notes mingle with harvest outlook as Jackson township eyes a Toledo excursion priced at 1.25.
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I. N. Neff
Mt. Zion
C. D. Neff
Cigara
H. J. Roby
Poneto
H.S. Cloud
Thomas Hubbard
H.S
Amos Perry
Cloud
Oscar Morris
Oscar
Henry
J. N. Neff
Jay County
Geo. W. Huffman
G. W
Estella Roush
H. S. Cloug
A. Spaulding
W.R. Kingen
Simmons Liver Regulator Proven for Piles Relief
Delaware Ohio ad claims after four months use of Simmons Liver Regulator my wife is nearly relieved of cranic constipation and bleeding piles. Signed W B Leeper. Drugstore offers powder or liquid forms. The powder can be taken dry or brewed as tea.
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Delaware
Onio
Simmons
W. B. Leeper
Paris telescope and lunar facts headline wonders
A long list recalls historic astronomy milestones from 1875 to 1892, noting discoveries from the Paris Observatory and Draper, Venus and Mars comparisons, comets seen, and the expanding view of the cosmos. It includes claims about the moon, fixed stars, the sun, and the scale of the solar system with striking analogies.
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Observatory
Hall
Washington
Mars
Draper
New York
Watson
Vulcan
Venus
New Zealand
Australia
Lick
Earth
Mercury
Ape
Anther
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Summer to the Far North Reveals Arctic Spring
The far north experiences a rapid summer after months of snow in the Aleutians, with long days, lush vegetation, and steep terrain. Basaltic dike at Thunder Bay near Port Arthur is seen as Hiawatha’s grave by Indians. Payson Tucker hosts a station reception and dinner in Portland.
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Aleutian Islands
Lake Superior
Port Arthur
Thunder Bay
Hiawatha
Manibozho
Payson Tucker
Maine Central Railroad
Portland
Horse remedy promises cure for distemper and catarrhal ailments
An ad touts a guaranteed horse medicine sold by C. C. Dean at 315 offering one dose to prevent distemper and three to six doses to cure influenza coughs pink eye and related catarrhal afflictions. The price is 50 cents. The piece also notes Nevada and California mill tailings could yield more gold than the richest Austrian mines.
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C. C. Dean
Nevada
California
Morris English Stable Liniment Promises Broad Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Morris English Stable Liniment to remove lamp sprains scratches rheumatism and deformities. It notes twenty years use in stables and farms and lists prices at 25 and 39 cents sold by J E Sturgis. Also mentions Mexican silver output and promotions for Dr Wells cough cure and DeWitts Life Early Risers with claimed benefits.
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Morris
J. E. Sturgis
Dr. Wells
Railroad Excursion Tickets Offered From Toledo Area
The Toledo Saint Louis and Kansas City Clover Leaf Route will issue one fare excursion tickets to points west northwest and southwest on August 22 September 12 and October 10. Stop overs and ample return limit. Direct connection at St Louis Union Depot. Call nearest Tecan or C C Jenkins G P Toledo Ohio.
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Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad
Clover Leaf
St. Louis Union Depot
C.C. Jenkins, G. P
Toledo
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