Unclear era gossip and dire notes in Marble Hill presses
A jumbled column from Marble Hill pontificates on a range of topics from a West without style to Belva Lockwood’s disbarment and a dubious economic forecast. It references ministers, politicians, and readers with scattered anecdotes about forests, claims in Colorado, and railway projects on the Mexican coast. The piece intermixes satire, speculation, and partial data with fragile conjecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
San Diego
Mexico
Epic
Mazatlan
The Money Crunch For Farmers And Consumers
An 1896 reprint argues that price falls come from money scarcity, not abundance, hurting producers and workers. It critiques sugar use data from Swillett and Grey, emphasizes that wage earners, farmers, and the poor suffer when money is tight, and warns that consumer prosperity requires real production not monetary restraint. The piece notes taxes and wages stay high while prices fall, causing debt and reduced consumption across bread, sugar, and goods.
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Swillett & Grey
United
Inter Ocean
Thor
Gold Premium On Wall Street Shock Sparks Debate
A dated financial column discusses gold at a premium, noting a 1% rise and widespread public intrigue. It questions how a small premium could trigger ruin, recalls the long fixation on parity, and predicts recurring premiums amid shifting treasury reserves and syndicate profits.
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Wall Street
Treasury Reserve
May Act With Populists in Bid for Victory
The consolidation of the American Bimetallic League, National Bimetallic Union, and National Silver Committee forms a powerful bloc. The Weekly Tribune notes the union will back the party it favors but may run its own ticket if major parties fail to support. The paper also laments the American Bimetallic Union’s snub of the Populist party.
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American Bimetallic League
National Bimetallic Union
National Silver Committee
Weekly Tribune of
Callaway
Neb
Ward
Union
Remarkable Progress in Typewriter Speed from 19th Century Tests
A lecture at Columbia College before the New York Electrical Society described a new typewriter-like device. The system promised speeds up to 200 words per minute, with potential for telegraphic like messages to be sent and received directly. Experts predicted the invention would revolutionize business offices by replacing the traditional typewriter.
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Atrick UB. Delany
New York Electrical Society
Columbia Colles
BuCon
Ely
New York World
New York
Chicago
Delany
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Duel Culture and New Age Telegraphs In Germany and America
The piece discusses Delany's chemical telegraph speeding messages to 2000 words a minute, its economic implications, and the potential cost drop. It also details university dueling culture in Germany, noting clubs like Saxe-Borussia, legal conflicts, and public officials opposing duels amid strong enforcement yet ongoing practices.
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Fiddelberg
Saxe-Borussia
Borussia
Bonn
Hohenzollerns
Germany
Empire
Supreme Court of the Empire
Reichstag
Kaiser
Supreme Court
The Old Oaken Buck Illustrative Class Tale
A primary school teacher reads The Old Oaken Bucket to tots and guides them to copy the first stanza as illustrated stories in daily papers. One girl submits a verse with dots a circle and buckets, prompting question about the circle representing the well and the buckets symbolizing the oaken bucket.
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Lizzie
Not Let Strangers Harm Newborn Child
Fragmentary text describes a baby’s mother and nurse concerns about strangers and the care of a newborn. It mentions handling the infant carefully and preserving secrecy, with unclear attributions and distorted names throughout.
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Tsabel
A. Malion
Neler
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Colo
United States
Russia
Great Britain
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Low Jong
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Duello
Elphia Telegraph
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