Workingmen face silver debate and wage concerns
A long excerpt argues that labor must work to earn money and questions free silver hopes. It contrasts wages under silver with gold, notes employer influence on workers, cites Argentina and India as cheap-labor rivals, and warns that silver could devalue wages. The piece cites Boston Post and Zanesville Courier as sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gentina
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Boston Post
Why Wheat Is Low In Prices
Excerpted remarks attributed to Senator Peffer and commentary from the Chicago Tribune outline the argument that U S wheat prices are depressed by foreign demand, notably India, and critique free coinage and silver agitation as harming American farmers. Comparisons of wage levels and production costs are used to claim wage and price dynamics favor foreign competition.
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Argentina
Minnesota
Dakota
Sues Canal
India
Suez Canal
Cape of Good Hope
Northwest
Duluth
Liverpool
Poffer
New York
Penn
Peffer
Senate
Stewarts
Tellers
Newlands
Bryan
Senator Stewart
England
Sylvania
Kangas
America
Chicago Tribune
Y Perkins
R. J.T. Robbins
Newton
Canada
United States
Jasper County Court House
W. E Wapello
Tuowas G
Axp J
Ralen
Merary
Klby
Peter Tbbetson
Nttat
Mr. du Maurier
October
Ladies’ Home Journal
Maclaren
Ignace Paderwsk
Albert Lynch
Will
Collinson
Dr. John
Huxley
Marion Till
The Invisible Lens and the Cosmic Chart Debate
A September issue discusses the human eye versus photography in astronomy. It explains how a telescope’s photographic plate captures faster, deeper, and longer observations, mapping vast celestial regions through many plates. The report notes a planned 11 027-section celestial chart from global observatories, with exposures spanning minutes to hours, revealing stars to magnitudes beyond naked sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flam
The
Astronomical Congress
Baltimore Sun
Free Silver Debate and Millionaire Wealth Gap
In historic rhetoric the free silver agitation is traced from a clever political ploy to a broader claim that eastern capitalists opposed coinage at 16 to 1 while western millionaires supported it. The piece notes twenty two silver kings control about 547 million dollars, highlighting wealth concentration across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Far West
Bryan Opposed to Sugar Tariff, Albany Express Commentary
The Albany Express denounces William Jennings Bryan for opposing national protection for the beet sugar industry. It argues he blocks American sugar production, cites two fiscal years of sugar imports and values, and insists revenue abroad could have aided American farmers and manufacturers if the Republican policy had stayed in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Albany
New York
Express
Harcourt Urges Armenian Protection Over Turkish Rule
Sir William Vernon Harcourt in the House of Commons addresses the Turkish question. He insists the Turkish government must cease to exist before reform, calls for security for Armenians, and says England cannot act alone without international military occupation and cooperation to enforce a convention.
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England
Hoswia
Sultan
Saxpos
William Vernon Harcourt
of Commons
Ebb
Aberdeen Theater Fire Leaves Dozens Injured and Four Fatally
Roers Oct 5 A fierce blaze at the People's Palace Variety Theater sent audience members rushing for exits. Many were crushed in the crowd with at least forty inside the theater. four fatalities are reported and others are missing despite search efforts.
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Aberdeen
Roers
People’s Palace
Pink Pills Promised Cure Across Several Towns
A Herald report outlines a thorough investigation into Dr Williams Pink Pills with testimonials from Clarence residents and local druggists. Mrs Curley and Mrs Gortner describe stomach and nervous system relief after using the pills, while Michael Zerbe’s rheumatism case is cited as cured after one box. Price is 22.50 postpaid. distribution via Schenectady.
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Wir Mame
Herald
Clinton
Williams
Colar Rapida
Clarence
Stanwood
Mechanicsville
Geo, Smith
W. H. Blair
Blair
Heralds
Om Mrn
Carley
Peter Gortner
Gortner
Rey
Mie Nealy
Simone
Spemal
Eerin Hee
Michael Zorbe
Jor
Mr. Zerbe
Bent
Dr. V Medicine Company
Schenectady
Fashion Trends For Bathers And Women’s Wear In Winter
Soft tinted serge gowns with accordion-plaited rules are favorites among fashionable bathers. Stockings striped or embroidered match the suits. Fluffy pompadours and a revival of chatelaine mania define hairdressing. Empire fans remain stylish offering air and prestige. Skirts and bodices mix fabrics for convenience and appeal. Short trains returning for indoor wear. Veils in cream and white for seaside use, lace masks on plain or freckled skin. Silk net veils with real lace edging praised as daintiest.
Fragments From a Sermon: Self Knowledge and Sin
The text presents a terse sermon fragment on greed and theft. It argues truth welcomes testing, encourages self awareness to curb sin, and warns that small sins invite larger ones. It advocates disinterested kindness as a remedy to moral fire and urges humility before God.
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Hadi
Japan
Mexia
Art
Chicago
Eastern Millonaire
Zanesville
Owprich Hunting
Africa
Paris Univers Iiistre
Somerville Journal
Miss Watso
Clara
Harcuun
Turkey
Ort
Theater Horror
Lendvit
Willam Moree
iWin
Morris
Soe
Iowa
Patent Office Report
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