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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1896
Page
8
A third congressional district in Iowa played a joke on itself by deceiving a Frenchman into believing he was two free silver Germans. The stunt recalls a Franco Prussian War era pageant led by their candidate in a French society parade celebrating a supposed French victory.
James L. Francis of Chicago and John Burgus of Keokuk praise Dr Kings New Discovery as a cure for coughs colds and lung complaints and report rapid relief in their families trial bottles are offered free at Anderson and Knapp's Drug Store. The notice also lists upcoming state fairs with round trip fair rates and sale dates across Iowa and neighboring states.
A jumble of notes discusses value and pricing on farm stock and commodities, referencing Drie Fer Ferniers Produents and war price measures. The piece weaves in anecdotes about Mohawk valley settlement and Yankee peddlers, concluding with a caution against speculative promises and a quote from the New York Sun.
The text presents garbled dialogue about silverites and cheap dollars. It critiques a hypothetical free coinage law claiming it would devalue gold and drain wealth, while noting public cries for more money and widespread confusion during the campaign.
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