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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1896
Page
7
The Springfield Union endorses McKinley as the laboring man’s choice and denounces free silver. It argues silver coins devalue currency, warn of a 47 percent loss in purchasing power, and claim only strong backing can preserve wages and living standards.
A historical commentary questions U S silver coinage and its impact on value. It critiques government actions, treasury purchases, and free coinage, arguing that oversupply lowers price and that only international agreements can stabilize silver as a commodity.
The Philadelphia Record argues against free silver, saying cheap money would enrich a few while ruining the many. It warns that debased currency would deepen distress, empower gold bugs and money sharks, and trigger industrial and social gloom, likening the lure to a dangerous lighthouse lamp.
A reader questions silver demonetization and cites prior circulation gaps. The letter outlines coinage history from 1873 to 1878, noting silver’s decline, mining interests, and Congress’s refusal to resume free silver coinage after reopening the mints.
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes that since lifting demonetization, about 430 million dollars in silver dollars have been coined with ~150 million more authorized, making silver dollars fully legal tender and maintained at parity with gold until a stop in further coinage aligned with other European silver uses.
The New York Press notes that a fine ounce of gold is valued at 20.67 dollars and sixteen ounces of silver at 11.20 dollars. It argues Congress cannot change these values by legislation, even if exhausted.
Berlin dispatch reports Li Hung Chang dismisses German hopes to secure major orders. His interpreter Herr Detring says China needs war material, rails and telegraphs. Germany may gain from Krupp but other firms are blocked by political obligations. The minister’s visit is viewed as a political mission, not a commercial drive.
The piece explains that a cordon bleu originally meant a Knight of Saint-Esprit, created in 1578 by Henry III. It notes the order’s suppression in the Revolution, restoration in 1814, and the last two members in 1829, the Duc de Nemours among them, linking the term to top chefs as an enduring legacy.
A brief quip cites Mr Eaton questioning a fish seller about a yesterday’s catch. The peddler insists it is a shad while Eaton jokes the fish resembles a porcupine turned wrong side out.
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