Coatless diners challenge waiter over service refusal
In a public dining scene, a young man and woman confront a waiter at a restaurant after being refused service for not wearing shirts as the proprietor is consulted. The man tips the waiter and praises the proprietor, claiming to have staked everything and won, while the couple leaves amid jest and pride. A second item notes Mr. Gump arguing against grammar lessons to mold his son into a songwriter.
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Indianapolis Sun
Business Men Sound Money rally backs McKinley Roosevelt
Chicago merchants meeting at the Grand Pacific reconstituted the Business Men’s Sound Money association and endorsed McKinley and Roosevelt. Eckels, former comptroller, urged unity against Bryan and urged loyal support for a sound monetary system and national honor.
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Nye
Association of “1900
McKinley
Roosevelt
Pete G “Te Js
Sound Money Association
Republican Party
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Leifeld
Eckels
Cleveland
John M. Palmer
Republic
Goye
Mt. Ryan
Faras
Bryan
Mc‘Kinley
Tillman
Jefferson
Jackson
Washington
Hati
United States
Trusts and Bryan clash over American Cotton company power
A scathing critique targets Senator Jones and John E. Searles as heavy stockholders in the American Cotton company. The piece likens the firm to a monopoly with $7,000,000 capital and patents, arguing it controls ginning machinery nationwide and suppresses competition. It contrasts Bryan’s anti-trust stance with this entrenched trust network.
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J. St. Jones
Democratic National’ Committee
Texas
Trowbie
John E. Searles
Wall Street
Democratic National Committee
Jones-Searles
American Cotton Company
Nicoll’s Stock Exchange
American Cotton—company
G-Corporation
Bryan
St. Louis
South
American Cotton’ Company
Senator Jones
Ewell
Vigne Haniger
William Jennings
American Car Toy ‘Company
American Ice. Company
Mwe
Federal Steel Company
Iron and Steel Companies
Federal Steel.company
American Steel and Wire ‘Company
Republic Tron and Steel, Company
National Steel Company
Carnegie Company
Bryah
American Ice, Company
New York City
Election Yet Again Would Brim Low Tariff and Wages Loss
The piece argues that electing Mr. Bryan would revert to 1893-96 conditions with high unemployment and depression. It credits the Sherman silver act for worse money and currency fears and says Bryan’s 1896 stance on silver repeats. It claims Bryan’s platform would bring worsened monetary and tariff conditions.
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Bryan
Shermaman
Zanesville
Rlc
Do You Want It Repeated
Excerpt reflects on poverty and hunger as a climacteric moment. It questions whether the current record of hardship will stand or be surpassed by future nights, noting shaken confidence in the public mood and timing.
Wool and tariff debate shows protection benefits in 1892 96 09
The article argues that wool illustrates tariff benefits versus free trade with a table comparing imports, home production, price per pound, and farm value of sheep under protection in 1892 1896 07 and 1909. It cites figures for fleece weight and farm value across states like Ohio and mentions campaign rhetoric for free trade and wool.
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United States
Farmers See Price Increases Favoring Crops Since 1896
The article notes that from July 1896 to July 1900 the prices of ten major farm products rose by 45.8 percent while the costs for farm goods bought by farmers rose 19 percent. Wheat buys more today than four years ago, sugar and tea fell, and small rises occurred for rice and cloth. It counters Bryanite claims that McKinley’s election would bring misery, arguing farmers prefer prosperity.
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Bryan
McKinley
Paris Exposition Exhibits Noted and a Cure Featured
The Paris exposition showcases exhibits from a foreign nation and highlights Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a stated cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and nervousness. The ad urges sufferers to try the remedy with assurance of a genuine cure when used honestly.
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Paris
Hostetter
Antebellum Baseball Rules In Biblical Antiquities
A North Missouri editor humorously rewrites Bible tales as baseball plays noting the devil as first coach, Eve and Adam stealing bases, Isaac and Rebecca at the well, Samson's strikeouts against the Philistines, Moses and the Red Sea, Cain, Abel, Abraham, the prodigal son, David and Moses in mythic baseball terms, as cited by the Chicago Chronicle.
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North Missouri
Devil
Eve
Adam
Isaac
Rebecca
Sampson
Moses
Cain
Abel
Abraham
David
Chicago Chronicle
Grain-O new drink as coffee substitute praised in ads
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims it suits both children and adults, has a rich brown color, and is gentle on the stomach. Prices are 15c and 25c per package with wide grocery availability.
Pleasantly Locating the Distress in Paris
A humorous exchange notes Mrs. Riffraff escaping trouble in Paris while outsiders struggled to converse. The Indianapolis Journal quips about linguistic friction and cultural misunderstandings from travel.
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Paris
Good Hair Remedy Ad Promises Free Sample
An old Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping promotes a hair growth product. The ad invites bald or thinning individuals to write Good Hair Remedy, Lock Box 977 Newark Ohio, for a free sample upon sending 2 cents. It also notes a clever hat anecdote about Mrs Fly ypP.
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Newark
Ohio
Fly Ypp
Cleveland Plain Dealer
EpNa
Nostalgic Patent Medicines Advertised in 19th Century Paper
An assortment of old remedy pitches appears including Grove’s TastTeess, Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike’s Toothache Drops, and Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Claims tout cures with no cure no pay and prices listed, reflecting period drug advertising with notes of iron in tasteless forms and rapid relief promises. The tone echoes a Boston Watchman style of promotional quackery from a bygone era.
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Grove
Hale
Pike
Lydia Pinkham Advertisements Describe Female Ailments
Letters from women in Ohio and Pennsylvania praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for kidney and uterine troubles. They recount weight loss, fatigue, headaches, and improved health after using the remedy, urging others to try it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia
E.pinkham
Lee
Manchester
Ind
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