Loss of One Killice Dollars In the Value of Farm Products
The article argues that free trade policies and new tariffs harm U S farmers. It cites declines in corn wheat rye oats barley potatoes cotton and barley and estimates nearly one billion dollars in lost purchasing power. It compares foreign and domestic price shifts and warns of lower future prices and farm instability abroad and at home. It notes policy debates among cabinet members and calls for protecting agriculture and home industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Bucklannon Quotes Duty Removal Hurting American Egg Trade
Charles R Bucklannon notes that eliminating the duty on eggs will force Canadian farmers to harvest and ship large carloads to American markets, harming American farmers and the wives and daughters who earn pocket money by tending the egg crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. BuckLann
Cheap Farm Products Hurt by Tariff Debate
The tariff bill signals the free trade majority in Congress aims to abolish farm protections. Potatoes, tobacco, and hops face direct attack, threatening American farm values as imports rise. English speaking nations stand ready to supply potatoes and reduce demand for U.S. crops, squeezing farmers. The piece argues the policy undermines American agriculture and favors foreign interests.
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Congress
Morton
Free Trade Party
England
Scotland
Ireland
Canada
Germany
United States
Europe
Alpha
Omega
Party of Free Trade
Free coal and tariffs threaten New England mills
The Union argues free coal and raw materials help only if manufactured goods remain protected. Lower duties may drive foreign goods into markets, forcing wage cuts and reduced purchasing power. Wage earners lose while fixed incomes benefit little, making free coal a poor boon if labor is poorly compensated or unemployed.
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Union
Springfield
Mass
New England
Free samples offered for Dr King and other cures
Advertisers push free samples of Dr Kings New Discovery and New Life Pills with health guides, listing H E Bucklen Co Chicago and Tom E Hildebrand Ind and several drug stores. Endorsed by Harriet E Hall of Waynetown Ind who credits The Great South American Nervine and Nerve Tonic for recovery after months ill.
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Dr. King
H.E Bucklen & Co
Chicago
Tom E. Hildebrand
Tndiana
IE. Moore
Harriet E. Hall
Waynetown
Ind
Hetrick Bros
Indiana
Burial customs change from coffined to coffinless graves
The Westminster Gazette notes historical shifts in burial practice from coffinless graves to coffined burials. Examples include 1717 Caistor lands fees for graves with or without coffins, 1564 vestry orders demanding coffins, and Palmer of Loughborough buried without a coffin in the chapter house.
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Caistor
Lincolnshire
St. Helen’s
Bishopsgate
John Bernard Palmer
England
Loughborough
Westminster Gazette
Coal Wagon Accident on Lower Clark Street
A coal wagon overloaded with a chunk weighing 80 pounds or more broke loose on a deteriorated Clark Street area. A nearby Italian who saw the fall chased it, recovering the largest piece. A solored driver securing two small pieces and a woman with a basket collected the rest. The piece remained usable, signaling coal shortages this winter.
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Clark Street
Chicago
First Letter From Husband to Wife Causes Banter
In a humorous Christian Union piece a 70 year old husband visits relatives in Boston and writes his wife for the first time. He reports arriving safely, praises the trip, and mocks local women as lazy while noting a dairy of horses and his own travel impressions in a playful, misspelled style.
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Christian Union
Boston
Abi- Jah
Trains Arrive and Depart Indiana on Flag Signals
Trains arrive at and depart from Indiana stations as follows. A double quotation mark indicates a flag station or stops on notice to the conductor or agent, or on signal.
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Indiana
Railroad schedule notes from Allegheny Valley and West Penn
Schedule fragment lists trains from Pittsburg to West Penn Junction and Kittanning, Oil City, and Oil City connections. Includes Niagara Express, Titusville Express, Buffalo Express and various accommodations with times such as 8 20 am, 9 45, 3 15, 10 36, and 7 13. Indicates arrivals at Junction and Kittanning with multiple origin points and service notes.
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Indi
Indiana
Ann
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Geerere
Hinman
Lve A. m. A
Blairsville
Cokeville
Lve. Smith
Blacklick
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Homer
Two Lick
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Blaireville Int
Freeport
Butler Junction
Springdale
Allegheny City
Butler
Butler Branch
Pittsburg
Altoona
Harrisburg
Phiadelphia
Newark
Baltimore
Washington
Blairsville Indare
Thos. E Watt
Pasa
Fifth Ave
J. R. Wood
Niagara Express
West Penn Junction
Kittanning
Oil City
Titusville Express
Ah Kittanning
Buffalo Express
Rinte
Ton Accom
Arives
Emlenton
Rey Day
Oil Cry
Pittsburw
Kittanning Accom
Kittann
Junction
East
Kittanning Market
Kittanni
Pitteburg
St East Brady
Emlenton Oil City Accom
West Peon Jonction
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British Beer Trust
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Australia
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Otto
Daugherty Bros
Ancurr
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Brooklyn
K. Y
Eown F. Paar
Mth Street
7Th Ava
New Walk
Dahy
Castoria
Miss
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allegheny Valley
R. R
J. A. Wheeler
Hood
A. ‘Wheeler
Division St
Baltimore, Md
Bron Won & Co
Scientii American
Ee Munn & CO
Eaate
Peoples Store
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Cialty
E. M. Lockard
Penn’a
New York Weekly Tribune
THE
Indiana Progress
Exorica, Pasta
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