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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1888

Page

1

Tariff warfare and labor critique blasts in New York

A long, dense critique hammers protective tariffs and the Blaine led reform effort. It cites Pennsylvanian steel profits, wage levels in iron and wool industries, shipping disparities, and the impact on workers and prices, tying party rhetoric to real costs for laborers and consumers.

Pennsylvania Steel Company Hewitt Pennsylvania United States Blaine Quay Abram &. Hewitt New York Swank Tron and Steel Association Lund G.O. P Lown Baron Munchausen Department of State Acrove Arthur Wos England America Kelley

Sorrow In Bell Family As Fame Faces Grim Change

New York's Metropolitan news reports a millionaire Bell household grieves amid a political season. The Bell family, prominent figures in the city, show sorrow and withdraw from social duties as the Blaine show ends and partisan tactics loom. An observer notes distress within the elite circle, reflecting broader national tensions in 1888.

The Faithful Engineer and the Orphan Home Appeal

A vintage verse about life as a railway journey with faith as conductor, urging steadfast duty and trust in God. The piece leads into a Methodist Orphan Home report praising Swift's Specific and Hood's Sarsaparilla for health, then ads for Shiloh’s Cure and Warner’s Log Cabin syrup, with testimonials and magazine notes.

L. B. Payne Methodist Orphan Home Maoon,ra Swift

Reading on Markets and Monopolies in 19th Century Letter

A long discursive piece discusses farm node exports to England and Europe, market pricing by Liverpool London New York, and consequences of cheap labor and tariffs. The text moves to a political critique of monopoly, urging tariff reduction and free trade, referencing Blaine and The Chicago Tribune.

Barly Ely Liverpool London New York Englanl Liverpin Collins Tavonea United States Chicago Blaine Brudte Loti Triste

How to Overcome the Dangers of Vx ure

Francis O'Reilly a New York liveryman extols Allcock's Purvis Mason plaster as a chest and stomach protector. He claims forty two years in driving exposure to weather caused rheum, back pain, and stomach pains, and says the plaster offers quick relief and his family swears by them after twenty years of use.

New York Herald Watterson Tayman Butthe Mosby Democracy of Kentucky Cleveland Renson Dr. Pierce Dr. Sage Generdtin Sir Phillip Sidney England Zutphen Ealier St. Paul Ure Francis O'Reilly Prine Street New York Allcork Allcock Paine Daugher

Castoria Advertisement Cites Castoria for Children

An aged, garbled ad promises Castoria for babies and children and claims relief for dyspepsia and liver complaints. The copy asserts Shiloh's Vitaliner is guaranteed and lists NoFarland as the seller.

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