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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1896
Page
4
A list of bicycle superstitions warns riders about hearses, yellow dogs with two colored eyes, white horses with red haired drivers, spoked wheels, and other omens. The piece carries dated tone and humor typical of early 20th century newspapers.
Tennessee Democrats meet in Nashville to nominate Bob Taylor for governor and adopt a platform demanding free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1. The convention, chaired by John A. Tipton, endorses unity for Chicago, calls for a railroad commission study, and insists on restoring money of the constitution with strict federal restraint and state self-government.
Bradstreet reports Unseasonable weather and scattered regional gains tempering overall activity. Cotton and staple prices rise while pork coal and lumber hold steady. Bank clearings total 1.135 billion dollars, up 15 percent from last week but below 1898 and 1894 periods. 267 business failures recorded nationwide versus 254 prior week.
The Michigan Republican platform backs William McKinley for president, pledges delegates to secure his nomination, supports sound money with gold silver and paper parity, opposes free silver coinage, and expresses sympathy for Cuba. Delegates Russell Alger Thomas J. OBrien John Duncan and Mark Brewer were chosen for St Louis.
The Citizens' Bank of Union City Indiana shut its doors due to an inability to collect. Citizens withdrew funds and school treasurers emptied accounts leaving liabilities at 75000 dollars and assets at 135000 dollars.
Venezuelan commission chief historical expert Professor George L Burr sailed from Washington for Holland to study records related to the Guianan boundary dispute.
A list of grand records includes a $16,000,000 Pennsylvania Railroad payment for 200,000 shares, New York paving cost exceeding $40,000, a $9,000 single paving stone, a 400,000-pound Liberty statue, Cologne cathedral at 511 feet, a 40-ton Woolwich hammer, and a 6,000-horsepower pump in Friedenville mines yielding 17,500 gallons per flywheel revolution.
An agent touts a tiny manual promising self legal guidance. A man with a gray-black beard replies it would only help him rob himself, sparking a brief exchange in Indianapolis.
A child calls Johnny a mugwump for choosing the middle of the bed showing the trait of not taking a side. A witty exchange follows about a burglar alarm as a neighborly joke, noting that a watchful family across the street would deter any intruder.
An Indianapolis Journal excerpt notes a boastful exchange about riding skill with a man claiming it is dead easy and he never fell, while a girl, six months into practice, counters with caution that tumbling is unlikely for him. The vivid dialogue captures confidence and caution in equestrian practice.
In Chicago, a young woman writes Mrs. Pinkham detailing severe menstrual trouble blamed for weight loss and illness. A second letter celebrates recovery with Fruit Vegetable Compound and plans marriage in September, noting secrecy with family. The writer questions physicians and emphasizes women's need for honest guidance.
A New York Press remark finds humor in how celebrated figures like Deacon White Dr Talmage Henry Ward Beecher Frederic R Coudert Seth Low and others boast in spelling bees yet struggle with consistent spelling. The piece notes varied spellings across Worcester Webster Stormonth and Century and muses on pronunciation trouble from def ic it to fi nanes and feo nans.
A newspaper man downstairs seeks an interview with the eminent statesman. He orders James to barricade the fire escape and seal the hole in the roof. The statesman declines the interview, staying hidden inside.
Moscow reports a remarkable figure Kusmin born 1757, claims 189 years old by document, life as a coachman, Siberian exile, return to Moscow in 1894, now roaming to Kiev for pilgrimage. EyeSight fine, hearing fine, rare whiskey indulgence begins.
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