Democratic Ballot Battle Anthem for Cleveland 1892
A political song praises Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison rivals, urging retrenchment and reform. Lyrics promise Democratic victory in November 1892 with calls to elect Cleveland and Stevenson, oppose monopolies and the Force Bill, and celebrate a coming Chicago fair and 1893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover
Freemen of America
Mister Lodge
McKinley
Grandpa
Hat
Benjamin
Johnny Wanamak
How Mr Burrows Would Abolish Trusts by British Free Trade
Opinion on Hon Julius Burrows proposed removal of tariffs to dissolve trusts. Argues McKinley tariff shifts profits to domestic manufacturers and raises living costs, and that abolishing duties would lead to widespread free trade across most industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrows
Julius C. Burrows
Mr. Burrows
McKinley
Legion
Trusts and syndicates push turnip preserves and apple jelly
The Philadelphia Record notes a new preserve and jelly trust uniting major manufacturers. Headquarters will be in New York with a 12 million dollar capital stock. The 85 percent protective duty underscores a worry for hotels and boarding houses and housewives who make their own dainties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
New York
Republican Leaders In Ohio Campaign Quiet Thus Far
The St. Louis Republic notes no sign of an aggressive Republican campaign in Ohio. It mentions John Sherman receiving all he expects while Foraker is in the sulks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
John Sherman
Foraker
St. Louis Republic
Boys in Blue rally behind Cleveland in Grand Army parade
Amos J. Cummings recounts Grand Army veterans rallying for Cleveland and Stevenson. He cites votes, vetoes, and veteran leaders like Sickles Slocum Rosecrans Palmer Black Yoder McMahon and Cummings, noting theater support and mass enthusiasm for home rule tariff and equal opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos J. Cummings
Cleveland
Grand Army
Stevenson
Democratic House
Harrison
Grand Army Organization
Fifty-first Congress
Tom Reed
Congress
Washington
Horace Greeley
New York
Union
Daniel F. Sickles
Gettysburg
Tammany
Tammany Hall
Henry W. Slocum
Brooklyn
Hugh McLaughlin
William S. Rosecrans
West Virginia
Luka
Corinth
Stone River
John M. Palmer
Ilinois
Illinois
Joseph J. Bartlett
Army of the Potomac
William W. Averill
Bartlett
Stockholm
Grant
John C. Black
Averill
Samuel S. Yoder
Ohio
Veterans’ Association
Martin P. McMahon
Joan Sedgwick
Sixth Corps
Association of the Army of the Potomac
Walter S. Newberry
Hosea H. Rockwell
Elmira
N. Y
Hulbert
Augustus N. Martin
Indiana
Fred E. White
Iowa
Harrison N. Wheeler
Michigan
William Henry Harries
Minnesota
John C. Tarsney
Missouri
Luther F. McKinney
New Hampshire
Edward F. McDonald
New Jersey
Boys In Blue
Pit
Dome
Grover Cleveland
Massachusetts Labor Report Doubts Peck Campaign Claims
The 1891 Massachusetts Bureau of Labor report shows falling wages and earnings growth from 1885 to 1891 across 75 industries, with a net decline in expected wage increases. The piece argues Republicans misuse the report while praising Massachusetts statistics and Wadlin, citing Whitelaw Reid’s paper as supportive.
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Massachusetts Bureau of Labor
Republican National Committee
Massachusetts
Peck
Whitelaw Reid
The
New York Tribune
Massachusetts Board of Labor Statistics
Wadlin
Massachusetts Reports
Carroll D. Wright
Dudley Resurrects Himself as Harrison Backer
Dudley reappears as a fervent Harrison supporter. He urges Republicans to vote the ticket, arguing the election may shape government policy for decades and stressing the need for party unity in this critical campaign.
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Blocks-of-five
Dudley
Harrison
McKinley law clarity contrasts with wheat price drop
The Detroit Free Press notes improved understanding of the McKinley law this year and reports farmers selling wheat for thirty cents less than last year, calling it a mighty eye opener.
Dullams German Medicine Pad Adams Testimony
A contractor Warren E Russen of Flint Michigan extols Dullams Great German Blood Liver Stomach and Kidney Care claiming it cured years of biliousness indigestion and sleep loss after one bottle. Notices list Prev D Clarke as seller and mention Miss M E Finnagan and Miss Alice Cavanaugh supervising large county school districts and their vast combined areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dullam’s
German Medicine Co
Entlemen
Dullam
Warren E. Russen
Flint, Mich
Prev. D. Clarke
W. H. Crewery
Joan C. Dullam
Genesee Co
Geo. D. Clarke
Croup and Cough Remedies and a Russian Siren Highlight News
A father considers keeping Cubed Cough Cure for emergencies like croup or whooping cough and notes Bradshaw and Thoma sell it. The piece also mentions Mme Olga Novikoff, the so called Russian siren, famed for influencing leaders including Gladstone Salisbury Ignatieff and the czar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradshaw & Thoma
Europe
Mme
Olga Novikoff
Siren
W. E. Gladstone
Lord Salisbury
Count Ignatieff
Mother's Friend touted by Louisiana woman for confinement ease
Dock Miles of Lincoln Parish reports his wife used only two bottles of Mother's Friend before her third confinement and would not be without it for hundreds of dollars. Sold by Geo. D. Clarke, druggist. The item description notes fashion capes and sarah fabrics for autumn and early winter wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dock Miles
Lincoln Parish
Geo. D. Clarke
Castoria used through generations and fashion notes
An old advertisement fragment notes Castoria as a remedy for infants and children across generations. It mentions new French skirt trims and velvet bands. It promotes spavins and blemishes remedies for horses and humans, with products from Fairfield Iowa druggists and various quotes about virtue and life.
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Ben
Land of Liberty
Columbia
Ctiorus
Baby Rath
Grover Dust Grandpa
Baby McKee
the Boys IN Blue
Rambo & Douglass Business University
Apt. Able
B.C. Rameteo
Fairfield
M. E. Finnegan
Chateau County
Mon
Alice Cavanaugh
Dawson County
South Carolina
Sarah
Castoria
D.G. Higley
God
Matthew Henry
Wollford
D. G. Sligley
Francis Marion
Clarke
Aleana Beet
Lus
Flatr Store
4Th North
6Th West
Jones Hotel
Jones
Binghamton
Binghamton, N.Y
Edmond Walter Fitz-Maurice
Kirkwall
Baron Dechmont
Earl
Orkney
Connie Gilchrist
London Gaiety Burlesquers
Duke of Beaufort
Fifth North
Third West
Fred Stead
Rand, McNally & CO
Universal Atlas
Adams St
Chicago
Iil
Goodban
Fulton & Held
South Side
Peoria
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