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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1898
Page
4
A Covington Republican notice discusses subscription rates and printing services, then pivots to national issues. It critiques the silver question with reference to McKinley, Hanna, and Hanna’s influence on Ohio politics, and warns about a silver senate amid global gold standard talk and Cuban independence.
The piece notes strong Christmas trade with unusually heavy business for stores and express firms, plus a higher wheat shipment average of about 6 million bushels weekly in November. It cites improved times, fewer failures than since 1892, a treasury surplus, and a 20 percent wage rise for about fifteen hundred Indiana glass factory workers amid full-time production.
The series of mass meetings urged by ex Minister Jan nna Taylor to denounce the President's Cuba policy and call for immediate recognition of Cuba has not materialized a month after her pronunciamento was issued. No gatherings have been held yet.
Indications point to early consideration by Republicans in Congress of a bill proposing an educational test to decide immigrant residency. The party promotes progress through education and aims to advance a measure similar to a prior bill vetoed by President Ciesiadind after passage by both houses.
The article portrays Senator Wolcott as a determined figure who rejects Democratic insinuations that he would quit the Senate. It notes his defense of his stance and contrasts it with GOP and Treasury policy debates, reflecting on his campaign positions and consistency with last year's platform.
Preliinois Steel Co. reports orders at twice the level of any early year and predicts the nation is entering its best business period in a decade. The iron and steel industry, a gauge of general business, rises as demand expands across building, manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and railroads.
The piece contends Mexico would back William Jennings Bryan at the next Democratic National Convention, noting Bryan’s appeal in Mexico and citing Treasury exports data. It discusses wages, currency value, and trade shifts under tariff changes, arguing debtors pay down mortgages as wheat prices move.
The article notes a president’s plan to retire greenbacks by gold redemption in the Treasury, winning favor and seen as the best option. It contrasts this with Democratic opposition to gradual retirement and bond issuance during past administrations to avert national financial danger.
The Republican changes hands last year and again on November day floor. In two months the Zeperal tone improved with more local news from Fornton county. Abercat praises the paper as it aims to be the best in Kerraniean for politics and general news.
Weil children that are not very robust need a warming, building and fat forming food to be used for two or three months in the fall so they may not suffer from cold.
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion made of cod liver oil with Hygophos phites of lime and soda as a daily food tonic. It claims children and adults will thrive through winter, recommends a fall course for weaker adults, and urges consulting a doctor. available from druggists for $2.00 through Scott & Bowne in New York.
The article discusses a proposal by Postmaster General Gary to Congress to fund rural road construction by selling postal savings bonds. General Roy Stone supports using county bond proceeds to build roads with no new taxes, leveraging savings from repairs to pay interest. The plan aims to improve the nation’s roads and reduce rural isolation.
Government revenues surpass expenses with December receipts at 25.7 million and outlays near 16.5 million, aided by sale proceeds of Union Pacific totaling 8.05 million. Six month deficit about 44.5 million, but January may flash a deficit pushing total shortfall near 850 million. Surplus expected thereafter as new sugar revenue boosts income from March.
Kilward Everett Hale begins a January magazine feature on James Lowell and his friends with anecdotes and portraits. An Electric Bitters advertisement touts remedies for kidneys digestion and general strength, while One Minute Cough Cure claims quick relief for coughs and lung troubles.
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