07 Aug 1896
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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
1
Fragmentary railroad timetable note shows train numbers 74 passenger 76 freight and 4 passenger 6 freight. Mentions daily schedule with times around 600 am to 3:08 pm and 2250 am unclear.
A long critique mocks 200 cent dollar claims and pushes pig iron for free coinage at a 16 to 1 ratio with gold. It cites the Atlanta Constitution and figures a vast price rise, debt relief, and universal prosperity, urging support for a pig iron standard and 1900 political action.
An Atlanta writer urges a new party for 1900 citing shifts on money and finance. He rejects free silver, endorses honest money, and notes loyalty to the Republican framework while signaling a desire to reframe currency to a solid, high per capita standard.
The passage explains Macaulay’s description of coin clipping and debased money in the seventeenth century. It details how free coinage at low values would erode the dollar, the widespread clipping in previous eras, and the societal hardships as trade and livelihoods collapsed under unstable currency.
The Silverite candidate for president proclaims a pledge to protect families and posterity while criticising debt and confiscation fears. The piece argues Mr Bryan’s plan would devalue savings of 4,008,000 Americans seeking homes, framing the defense of homes as central to the Silverite agitation.
Taken up by the undersigned half mile south of Hull a black hog weighing about 250 pounds. Owner can reclaim by proving property and paying charges including this notice.
Advertising copy offers a free trial bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery and a box of New Life Pills plus a Guide to Health. Send name and address to Bucklen & Co. in Chicago to receive the free items with a health guide. For sale at Anderson & Knapp’s Drug Store. Columbus Hair Tonic promoted as preventing hair loss and graying. Also an invitation to subscribe for LnpEx.
Travel offers list excursions via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul with one fare round trips to Omaha Milwaukee and St Paul conventions. Tickets on sale August 15th with return windows from August 2nd to 25th. Extensions available for long-distance riders and multiple events through September 1896. Local agent W E Losey notes limited continuous passage and route restrictions.
Advertising blurb for N. G. Coad promoting InpEx and Semi-Weekly Journal subscriptions from now until after the election priced at 60 cents. Encourages readers to subscribe for security in investments.
Bucketlin Arnica Salve claims the best salve in the world for cuts bruises ulcers and skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by Andersoy & Koapp.
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