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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1896
Page
2
The Mooresville guide notes Louisiana theaters enforce a new rule barring headgear that blocks views. It recalls public reaction and notes a shift in social behavior alongside other local mentions of urban safety and business reforms.
The article notes Don D. Rockefeller challenging a Board of Assessors over a Tarrytown Hudson Valley estate valued at 1.09 million by assessors, with Rockefeller disputing unfair discrimination and pushing for fair compensation. It also quotes broad commentary on rulers and global oppression, urging humane diplomacy.
A critic mocks the idea that moving from city to countryside for a five dollar weekly “cushion” life is wise. The piece argues real rest comes from rough travel and simple living, while modern etiquette and propriety undermine health and dignity.
The report states U S crude petroleum production nationwide since 1859 in Titusville Pa has reached 709 713 413 barrels. It questions the use of the vast oil wealth and warns of reckless spending while noting few fortunes tied to the coal oil boom aside from Rockefeller-scale wealth.
An interviewer names presidential cooks to reveal the real men’s weaknesses. Cleveland’s pet edible is gingerbread trimmed with nuts. Harrison’s wife’s peach pudding and McKinley’s preferred mince pies are noted. Bland’s salad earns Dick’s affection, with visiting statesmen lingering over it at the Bland homestead.
A Li Hung Chang secretary describes how customs revenue at all ports is hypothecated to cover Japan's indemnity of 280 million. He says taxes are kept hidden from the populace to prevent unrest while Li rules China's vast realm and suppresses the war defeat news. The secretary mocks Li as sly and unhandsome.
The Baltimore Sun argues Mr. Bryan’s silver coinage plan fails to prove prices must rise if silver is remonetized. It notes labor costs drive prices, not gold alone, and that wages have grown while overall price shifts vary by commodity. It warns against debasing currency and endorses sticking to a $100 cent dollar.
A Kentucky executor’s sale in Montgomery county on April 26 1824 shows price readings under free coinage of silver at 153 to 1. A county clerk’s old bill reveals items with their sale sums including a Government Weather Stamp and a sidewalk crowd scene. A farmer challenges the idea of government value assignment with a humorous exchange about stamps and weather.
A Cincinnati paper reports Senator Sherman rebutting charges that the 1873 act stopping silver coinage was passed secretly. He cites Congressional Records, Treasury reports, and public hearings showing the act's open origins and extensive discussion over three years.
Formal notification event for Palmer and Buckner as Democratic nominees for president and vice president occurred at Madison Square Garden New York on Tuesday Sept 22 Ex Gov Flower presided Hon W D Bynum of Indiana spoke briefly Palmer spoke at length endorsing the Indianapolis platform urging enforcement of laws by the states and the national government Buckner challenged sectionalism praising unity in the party and noting the Republicans must unite against sectionalism in the country
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