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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Times Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1895
Page
2
The piece argues against fears that silver and gold coinage will flood the economy. It asserts rising money demand with population and production, critiques anti-silver arguments, and claims silver money would boost employment, pay debts, and spur prosperity while warning the real danger is insufficient money to meet business needs.
A historical argument outlines objections to silver insisting a dollar cannot hold a dollar’s worth of metal versus gold. It notes demonetization reduced silver demand, prices fell, and calls for freeing silver through policy to raise its value to gold levels, criticizing legislation that ties silver’s hands.
A collage of editorial quips and political talk cites Fort Wayne Times-Post on public trust, with references to Albany Tribune and Ogden Standard about free silver. The piece notes Wm Ward's Fort Wayne visits and forecasts banker activity, then lists rail excursion rates and upcoming trips to Asbury Park, Baltimore, Boston, Chattanooga, Denver, and Niagara Falls with Nickel Plate and local railway details.
The Cleveland meeting of the Republican League closes with no clear stance on silver. Papers from Evansville and Chicago criticize the event for avoiding decisive positions, while noting the convention’s restraint and the risk of internal party friction over free coinage. Delegates return home awaiting next year to define their silver views.
From Washington to Kentucky reports reveal President Cleveland's alleged stance that Republicans and Democrats may split on silver, forcing a campaign duel on silver versus gold. Campaign adviser Col Dudley warns that misframing could lose western states, while Senator Stewart of Nevada charters a secret society to press free coinage and silver as legal tender.
A brief verse by JLELEN J LOLCOMBE laments a lost one year old infant described with vivid imagery. The poem seeks comfort in divine solace as a child remains missing, ending with a hopeful refrain that all children may be found.
Readers desiring a clear view of free coinage should read Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver From a Business View by Charles H. Bliss. It is highly recommended, and may be had for 10 cents at the Tri-Post office. Orders by mail will be promptly filled.
In a bustling street scene Mr Boggs and a friend debate absentmindedness calling it a form of insanity. They recount Fogg misplacing glasses and Boggs realizing he left false teeth on the washstand. A stray quote from Joe Howard discusses wages and work in a separate caption.
A columnist traces the medieval Provencal courts of love, their rulings and maxims, and contrasts them with modern notions of romance. It notes how ancient aphorisms guided behavior, the rise of divorce and compensation in modern times, and how courts of love might curb quarrels today. The piece also cites Paris and Paris Figaro discussions on love, fidelity, and social norms.
A fragmented aged piece recounts a professor in a town who trained fleas, sourcing stock from an Italian purveyor, and a comic signor Pietro delivering ice cream. It includes jokes about stairs, languages, and a variety of fashion notes on silk underwear, petticoats, and summer gowns with detailed descriptions of trims, fabrics, and hats.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat reporter toured a garment shop between Sixth and Eleventh streets Franklin avenue and O Fallon street. The official described 115 degree heat in a 10 by 12 foot room with nine workers and two young girls, a bed and a kitchen stove in use, dirty children nearby, and windows boarded up. Workers, mostly under 40, faced grim conditions and many would not live to 60 under such labor.
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