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Newspaper
Olympia Tribune
Location
Olympia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1892
Page
2
Official paper for Olympia TMumwater and Thurston County announces circulation and rates. Advertising copy must arrive by 9 am for same day changes. late items are applied next day. Subscription options include yearly six months and three months by mail. carrier delivery available. Publisher J Mrurspaven listed.
The article discusses national politics with Benjamin Harrison and Whitelaw Reid, then pivots to a Seattle note on state symbols. It argues for sweet clover as Washington’s emblem, praising its abundance in the Evergreen state and calling Puget Sound the garden spot. It mentions circulation claims and correspondence instructions.
The Homestead unrest centers on wage schedules vs improved machinery. The superintendent denies political aims, says earnings rose with new tech and only 825 of 3800 workers face cut. Harrison urged for his pro majoritarian principles.
A collection of period snippets includes threats of electoral manipulation, calls for mob control, a note on pensions for Civil War veterans, a political profile of State Senator W R Forrest, and a spoof poem. It also features a consumer warning about Dr Pitcher's Castoria and counterfeit risk.
An advertisement promises a complete cure for chronic catarrh in the head with the remedy's soothing cleansing action and offers $500 cash if no cure is achieved. The piece contrasts this bold claim with a cautious note on proving effectiveness. It also includes travel advertising for Wisconsin Central lines and a historic remark about Pinkertons during the Homestead riot.
Thurston county Republican central committee to hold a county convention at Columbia hall Olympia on July 30 1892 at 11 a.m. Delegates and alternates to state convention to be elected. A legislative ticket and county officers to be nominated. Primary elections July 27 from noon to 7 p.m. at multiple wards with listed voting places and judges. By order G S Armstrong and R G O'Brien secretaries, chair.
Office location at corner Fourth and Main in Olympia with telephone number 9 percent night calls attended to at the office.
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