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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1896
Page
4
The Hull Index endorses Mr Perkins for the Eleventh District and Mr Conger for presidential elector, stressing tariff and money issues. It notes Mr Struble’s nominating support and praises Conger’s Republican credentials. Jenkins is praised for speeches favoring a strong money policy and productive industry.
A reader denounces Montgomery Ward & Co and similar firms for building monopolies through widespread retailing. The piece argues consumers unintentionally aid monopolies by shopping away from home dealers and urges support for local merchants to curb corporate concentration and protect public interests.
The Board of Supervisors granted the petitioners’ request to submit to county voters at the next general election the question of moving the county seat. Austin Corbin, a New York millionaire, was killed in a runaway accident yesterday. Corbin had once been a major holder of Sioux County tax titles.
The piece argues free coinage of silver would halve the dollar’s value, destabilize credit and contracts, and plunge the economy into widespread business collapse. It warns of a speculative transition with silver standards and urges clear policy to preserve dollar meaning and prosperity.
The Lexing ton Kentucky article head notes a plan to reduce labor pay without strikes and lockouts by depreciating the money used for wages. It also cites the Input’s approval of President Cleveland's veto of the River and Harbor bill and criticizes public improvements as populist dishonesty.
An advertisement proposes annual insurance of 100 dollars against bowel illness, priced at 25 cents per bottle of a remedy. It lists multiple national conventions with round trip fares, sale dates, and return deadlines, all with extended-time options and travel terms. W. Fe. Losuy, local agent, signs the notice.
Rail line lists special low round trip fares to multiple conventions and assemblies including Republican National Convention in St Louis Missouri and National Democratic Convention in Chicago Illinois. Also promotes discounts for addresses shown in Manchester and general sale dates for tickets.
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