Labor Day echoes in political clash over currency
The piece surveys labor revival, protection policy, and attacks on free silver figures. It notes McKinley’s encampment enthusiasm, Altgeld’s reform talk, and criticisms of bimetallism while praising a town essayist J W Allfree for theological monetary analogy. It frames debate on gold standard as national education in economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altgeld
Philadelphia
Unity
Chicago
Ilinois
John Pardon
Silver and farmer protection split fuels local debate
The column rails at silver’s collapse and mine owners push, claiming cheap silver harms farmers while demanding sound money and protection. Prairie City notes deaths, church events, baptisms, and social gatherings as the community laments economic swings and mourns local losses with church and family life filling the pages.
Capital on the Homestead Editorial Praises Iowa Homestead
The Iowa Homestead receives praise as a credit to Des Moines and to progressive western farmers. This issue includes twenty four pages of practical agricultural matter plus a sixteen page Special Farmers Institute edition, totaling forty pages. The series features discussions by practical farmers on timely topics and is unique to the Homestead. The Recon offers free subscriptions in Jasper County to paid up or prepaid one year subscribers through January 1st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zora
Des Moines
Iowa Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Recon
Jasper County
Colored Singers Coming to Athens Choral Glee Club
The Choral Glee Club of Athens Tenn will give a grand entertainment at Listers opera house Friday evening September 16th. The club is composed of young colored people earning money for the Board of Freedmen's Missions. Part of the proceeds will go to the U.P. church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choral Glee Club of
Athens
Tenn
Lister's Opera House
Board of Freedmen’s Missions
U.P. Church
The Foot of a Fly and Health Message
An eminent English doctor warns that flies carry poison and spread disease. The essay urges readers to improve health by avoiding illness and strengthening resistance to prevent gravel disease amid fears of infection.
Local Notes and Social Roundup Passes Week
Miss Nellie Austin left for Missoula to begin school and Edward Owens returned to Simpson College. Social events include a large basket supper at Mr and Mrs Buck and a lecture by Rev J A Bennett on Odd Fellowship. The piece notes various visits, moves, appointments, and school openings with multiple named individuals and places across Des Moines area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riheldaffer
Pleasant Hill
Nellie Austin
Missoula
Montana
Edward Owens
Simpson College
Indianola
Geo. Knight
Walnut
I. A. Telfer
J. A. Bennett
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Odd Fellowship
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Rspapar
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United States
Noti
Bryan
Ine Junction
Charley Walsh
Elt
S. B
McKinley
J. W. Allfree
Is & Co
Continental Clothing Co
Newton Ayconn
Colfax Tritmne
Tribune
Prairie City
Wm. Lotts
Gilson
Ill
Riheldafter
Hestwood
Rev. Hestwood
E. Austin
J.T. Graham
C. R. Graham
Atlantic
James Jeffries
J. T. Graham
Capt. Clark
Alta Vista Farm
W.H. Cureney
Mesdames Emma Woodard
M. Tibball
Carrie White
Misses Curley
Leeta
Elsie de
Walter Roach
Nellie Gill
Cart Wiggins
Ora Pomeroy
Puyalup
Wash
Lulu McConnel-Walker
Pueblo
Colo
Jennie Ribeldatter
Tingley School
M.tibball
Elsie DeWolf
Jerald Gilbert
Wm. Blattner
Texas
John Bowel
Norton
W. A. Thomas
Jack Sheely
Timbuctoo
North Side
Sadwallader & Cottrell
J. H. Wondel
M. Warner
John Murray
Grant
Sadie
Lancaster
Kan
Frank Kaldenburg
Bryan & Son
J. Bennett
Carter School House
Tuttle
Wilks
Alice Elrod
Hungerford
the Duchess
Capt
Wm. Clark
Howard Lorimar
James Offill
Mattie
Jessie Rippey
Bessie Smith
Ira
L. A.gates
Northeast Corner Square
Nedeh —Sededesteveak
Bergman
M.kinley
Lye
Monarch
Kat
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