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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1891
Page
5
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Summary of a census report on mortgaged farms and homes in Illinois shows 11 757 204 acres under indebtedness at 81.04 percent of assessed acres. Village and city lots mortgaged total 26.25 percent. Per capita debt statewide 100 dollars, Cook County 101, outside Cook County 73. Per family debt state 405 dollars, Cook County 806, outside Cook County 357. Among mortgages recorded in ten years, 17 percent at 8 percent interest, 25 percent at 7 percent, and 25 percent at 6 percent. Notes the figures exclude debts on nonowner-occupied properties.
A dramatic cry proclaims the People's party breaking apart the old two parties. It asserts equal rights for all and opposes special privileges, praising Liberty and home protection. J Ingalls says Kansas now has one United States senator and five Congressmen as parties fuse and break.
A quirky pamphlet offering reform writings priced in a bundle. The ad targets readers seeking concise critiques and ideas, suggesting affordable access for a cautious audience and promising a compact collection of provocative views.
A raw extract depicts the Inter Ocean reporting a Milwaukee beer train to San Francisco, arguing it outshines corn and wheat as a life sustaining commodity. The piece mocks party lines and railroad critics, framing beer transport as an example of economic folly and flag symbolism.
A voice questions Mr. Republican on labor voting for a protective tariff. It accuses him of withholding facts about British capital owning many industries and using McKinley tariff to lure workers. The speaker demands candor about who benefits from protectionism and British investment.
A fragment notes party managers and the followers now base finances on two different standards, likening Kansas and other states as examples where the party aligns with Democratic principles, signaling a strategic shift in funding and ideology.
The Populist or People s Party Timnd Book by the Vin cents is ready for delivery. Call at this office or mail to obtain a copy. Price is 50 vents.
A brief note calls for forming a club to assist with ongoing community work. It urges members to participate in cooperative efforts, share tasks, and support local projects. The item reflects a neighborhood appeal for volunteer involvement and collective action.
The piece argues that Democrats and Republicans unite against reform as a desperate challenge, citing alliances in Mississippi Kansas Ohio and New York to defeat reform candidates. It says such fusion exposes party hypocrisy, risks driving independents toward reform, and pushes the public toward a two-party divide between plutocratic elites and liberty-minded producers.
National Economist asserts an ongoing evolution will culminate in broad benefits for the people, a claim few observers will dispute. The forecast emphasizes universal advantage and long term improvement as the central outcome.
Describes cool summer stops near Colorado Springs with hotel cottage and tent rates. Mentions Pike's Peak access on foot, horseback, carriage or cog rail via Santa Fe Route. Points to cheap excursion tickets to Colorado resorts and Las Vegas New Mexico, Montezuma Motel in Tilot Springs, ask C G Comitas Santa Fe Route local agent.
A forthcoming pamphlet titled The Coming Climax by Lester Q. Wubbard, editor of the Farmers' Voice, is set for early issue in Chicago. The work, seventh in Unity Library, argues against plutocrats and in favor of workers, marking the party's Chicago outreach with a fifty cent paper edition and one dollar cloth edition.
A fragmented ad urges readers in Montezuma Georgia to request a reform paper from Dixie titled Do You Want a Reform Paper from Dixie. It claims the Montezuma Record is the sole square out and promotes an eight page six column paper priced at 1 year 1.00 or 40 cents for six months. Sample copies five cents, asking for name and address to receive reform and good government news.
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