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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1888
Page
2
Levi P. Morton of New York is designated for the vice presidency role amid state indications. The selection reflects political leadership in New York and broader national governance considerations.
A terse political note states Ges Harrison’s Indiana majority will not fall below 10 000. It warns that movers changing townships after a given date lose voting rights in the upcoming election.
The 84 year old Tur Republican figure appears in a fragmented report with strident phrases about Sierrah for Marrison and Morton. The text includes stray lines about a woodbine setting and a dramatic outward display.
Mr Minus argues free wool would raise the product price if true and questions why tax the poor by lifting wool costs. The exchange focuses on effects of policy on low income clothing costs and market behavior.
A poll by the Tim Damocraine Campaign Committee shows the Democratic and Republican Railroad Clubs at Torre Hause with 160 and 460 members respectively. The committee reports Indiana voters down 10,000 since 1886, with Harrison seen as the favored son for the electors vote this year, implying a strong Republican lead.
The passage cites warnings from Repiplicans and many Democrats directed at Mr. Cleveland. It references a Quaker comparison and a threatening remark about shooting where one stands urging others to move aside.
A political clash emerges as Democrats urge farmers to back free wool with higher prices and manufacturers to favor cheaper wool. The strategy aims to split growers and mills who might otherwise compare notes.
The Democrats are anxious for Cleveland to issue a letter of acceptance. Brethren must not let anxiety lead to doubt about the President’s formal nomination or the chance of re election if fortune favors him.
The Worthington Times reports a Democratic rally in Coal City ended in embarrassment when a flagpole snapped twice during Sam Pickens Picken’s speech. Disgusted attendees left town early, condemning the speech and free trade as factors.
The Toledo Blade quotes Wm. S. Scott as aligning with free trade and coal interests while contrasting with protectionist views. The excerpt frames a political divide between labor and party lines, asking American workers which path they will back in the current campaign.
The Republican nominee H Q Houghton withdraws from the 4th Judicial Circuit contest. He cites his brother Major William Houghton’s nomination for Treasurer of Martin County as basis for stepping aside. A British manufacturer and John Wanamaker are quoted on protection and industry notes.
A Chicago Current editorial argues tariffs raise consumer prices while promising domestic competition. It contends tariffs inflate wages and benefit foreign producers under the Mills bill, harming American labor by diverting wages abroad.
The three days of the Old Settlers Meeting at Oden 1888 concluded with large crowds from six to ten thousand. Highlights included balloon ascent by Prof. Smith, exhibits by Burrell & Wagg, a Singer Sewing Machine display, the Ideal Dramatic Company, a Christain Add Society quilt auction, and numerous local vendors selling pea cuts and lemonade. Notes credit association officers and report lively attendance and varied entertainments.
The Corning Index reports Mr. Sweet, an operator and agent, received a telegram and transcribed it on a brand new typewriter in just a few days. The paper notes this efficiency as possibly unprecedented and astonishing to readers in Iron Mountain road area.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Dr J H McLean's Volcanic Oil Liniment as a valuable remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and lumbago promising to banish pain and subdue inflammation for those leading a life of exposure.
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