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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1892
Page
4
The article notes higher imports and exports than ever, rail earnings rising, and record factory output. It cites fewer business failures and growing industrial ventures in iron, cotton, and woolens, with a hopeful outlook, ample money, and a strong grain crop.
Extract from a country store day book notes John Gallagher bought two gallons of linseed oil on March 18 1859 during free trade times at one dollar a gallon total two dollars. It contrasts with modern prices under the McKinley tariff, highlighting two gallons now cost about eight cents more than free trade era.
A call to wageworkers to study a wage table from the United States and England. The New York labor commissioner notes McKinley era wages rose in 1890 and state production increased, citing totals for jobs, wages, and net output.
A New York state labor delegation to Chicago circulated a list titled Eleven Reasons Why Workingmen Will Not Vote for Cleveland. It charges Grover Cleveland vetoed key labor bills as New York governor including the ten hour law and convict labor abolition, and cites his 1896 message favoring federal convict labor. The document, signed by George Blair and A. F. Smith, frames his record as anti-labor and pro-convict labor practices.
Governor McKinley summarized 1859 state bank currency conditions from Peterson's Counterfeit Detector. He warned about widespread counterfeits and discounts across Pennsylvania and other states, and tied the issue to the McKinley bill and Democratic aims, contrasting British and American production and urging voters to back Harrison and Reid with protection for American workers.
The piece recounts Eli Perkins reading a letter from Thomas H. Carter and others denouncing Benjamin Harrison and backing Grover Cleveland and free trade. It cites factional rifts with Wayne MacVeagh and Judge Gresham, labeling themselves as Democrats and opposing Harrison over tariffs, civil rights, and pensions. The section then notes Harrison’s actions toward farmers, praising market openings for meat and livestock in Europe and new opportunities in the Americas, boosting farm income.
Senator Benjamin Harrison railes against President Cleveland in 1886 citing Indiana figures: 361 soldiers and 11 widows left office, 90 soldiers and 1 widow entered. He notes a Army officers and officials replaced from one side, and cites 1884 New York and Indiana voting shifts between Cleveland and Harrison.
President Harrison urges auspicious times for expanding trade with southern republics and rebuilding the American merchant marine. The tariff law supports employment, while repeal would hurt workers. A reconciliation of export gains shows increases to Brazil Cuba Puerto Rico and other regions alongside a 1892 bank statement from Hull Iowa detailing assets liabilities and corporate officers.
Advertisement from Way Co Nurserymen Lopists and Seedsmen of St Paul Minnesota seeks salesmen to represent the firm without capital for selling stock and fireleles. Prospective agents to contact about monthly commissions and startup support.
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