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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1891
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription options with varying terms and delivery frequencies including Sundays. It lists annual and weekly rates, mentions Sunday editions, and notes delivery by carrier with specified weekly charges. The date shown is Monday October 28, 1880 in Pittsburg.
A Kansas report argues Farmers' Alliances will push cooperative trading to lower costs and broaden competition. It rejects monopoly fear, noting members can choose sellers, and asserts exchanges must beat current merchants on price and quality. Concerns warn about manager incompetence or dishonesty risking the project.
A Raleigh era column discusses whether the United States holds sole power to coin money, clarifying that while it can stamp metal and issue promises to pay, the value depends on public trust and a stable standard. It warns against changing weights and measures or dual standards, noting historical shifts in the gold silver dynamic and the impact on contracts and universal value.
A discussion on the relative bullion values of silver and gold in U S coinage. It argues that silver should circulate with gold and that the silver dollar must hold bullion value equal to the gold dollar to ensure parity in international markets.
Charles J Murphy has been named a special agent of the Agricultural Department to boost knowledge of Indian corn in Europe. He aims to create demand for corn and corn products abroad, arguing cheap food is vital as wheat prices rise and rye supplies dwindle. The effort benefits both American producers and European consumers through expanded trade and affordable nourishment.
The piece argues the World attacks the Chicago tower project as Carnegie’s fault though he only finances part via Keystone Bridge Company. It mocks partisan bias, notes the company’s bridges and materials, and condemns New York journalism for rabid partisanship.
A Kansas farmer McDaniel seeks to claim soil deposited by a Missouri River freshet, arguing it is his property. The dispute hinges on whether the land is Kansas or Missouri territory, with appeals and ejectment battles likely to drag on. Pending judicial ruling, the case could set divergent paths across states and reference Twain in a historic echo.
A Western court advocates using equitable powers to issue a mandatory injunction on the Missouri river. The aim is to prevent continuing lawless and costly litigation of this sort and protect the courts from being swamped by such actions.
The Synod of Pennsylvania and West Virginia at Scranton urged Congress to refuse the $5 009 000 loan for the Chicago World’s Fair unless managers pledge not to open on Sundays. They question the broader fund-raising logic and whether Sabbath observance dictates all Treasury aid. The piece also notes political shifts in Britain and Georgia Alliance dynamics with rail interests.
The piece argues McCamant’s claim of innocence. discusses Michigan’s district based electors plan as condemned by Republicans. It defends constitutionality yet calls it a political maneuver to boost Democratic votes, warning against victory by manipulation. It notes public dislike of such tactics and references Nancy Hanks and a trotters’ price record.
Despite more land under sugar, Louisiana will produce less than last year. The piece notes will impact on Democratic claims about the sugar bounty draining the treasury and mocks free trader opposition. It also mentions Frizsimmons and a caution about writing letters harming him.
The Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court writes to the President urging support for a national bankruptcy act. Prominent interests have pressed Congress for years, but insufficient political capital or private profit is seen as blocking its passage.
A collection of jumbled rhymes and wry observations on society and politics. The verses joke about weather prognostications, fashion, diplomacy, and honesty, with satirical lines on teachers, lawyers, and artists.
A writer reflects on placing in a church corner stone a letter to the twentieth century. The piece imagines future readers deciphering past notes and newspapers, imagining social and political life, tariffs, strikes, and railroads, and pondering how a century hence readers will view our era.
A Massachusetts lawyer predicts prisons will become so pleasant that people will seek entry. The Forum item mocks lavish prison comforts, notes bells and libraries, and envisions a future where reform cancels sin with gold bichloride and universal regeneration.
A collage of editorials critiques and political musings from Chicago Times to Omaha Bee. It contrasts faked discourse, Proctor's wartime occupation ideas, and old style politicking with arguments for reciprocity and free trade, highlighting party lines, wealth claims, and protectionist vs free market tensions.
The report lists diverse figures including Noam Davis born on a farm who sold coins, Senator William Evarts in Boston, Secretary Foster’s portrait by Blanche F. King, Vanderbilt estate activity at Biltmore, Lieutenant Governor Jones undergoing glaucoma surgery, Adams and Scudder chosen to write memoirs, criticism of the Prince of Wales, General Karrz reflecting on army enlistment, John D Rockefeller pursuing health on a Ohio farm, and Rockefeller’s rustic labor as he tended fields and roads.
The passage lists deaths including Pandit Iswara Chandra in India hailed as a great prose writer and social reformer, and several American and Canadian figures. It mentions Orro H. Dietz in Baltimore, James Tierney in New York, Rev. Finis Corr in Boston, and Captain George Trowell in Kingston, detailing their ages and causes or contexts of death.
Charles J. Murphy, long known in Europe as Corn-cake Murphy, is named special agent for the Agricultural Department to promote American corn bread in Britain France and Germany. His work follows decades of effort to win European appetite for cornmeal and bread, with early advocacy and a shift after Secretary Rusk's appointment.
The piece argues the Senate should probe without partisanship, pursuing accountability to the bottom. It urges swift action, claiming there is a splendid chance for Republicans to prove their impartial duty and punish any guilty party without bias.
A reader letter from Dm J. C. McCarerr in McKayfront October 17 criticizes belief in supernatural phenomena. It argues newspapers and journals should expose frauds and publish truthful explanations to educate youth and public, condemning sensational ghost accounts and urging rational inquiry.
A reader from Pennsylvania asks The Dispaten editor to clarify U S monetary sovereignty legal tender status silver and gold parity and the impact of fineness on exchange values with London He critiques the Sept 2 editorial and seeks plain explanations of money as legal tender and methods of international payments.
In a letter pithily urging civic action, the writer laments Pittsburg’s slow pace and argues for a public building to host conventions. The piece highlights Be Latcongease and suggests nominating Hon James G. Blaine as a civic feather in the town’s cap. October 17.
A Chicago Tribune item recalls a Western stranger who shushed the usher as the sermon began and called the preacher a calamity howler. In Seattle a first time traveler on an English railway questions safety, and the guard reassures him that the line will not be run off the island.
A Detroit Free Press vignette tells of a doctor and wife seeking a bright well formed boy to wear a uniform and serve as a door attendant for patients. They choose a cheerful child, calling him “Buttens” and plan to train him as a lively buttonlore.
A lively exchange in the Boston Courier recalls eight musicians performing a double quartet on four pianos. One speaker calls the concert a cataract of music while the other questions the description, noting the showmanship and humor of the moment.
The Philadelphia Press argues the McKinley tariff will cut taxation by 20 million dollars each quarter, contrasting four years under President Cleveland which failed to reduce tax burdens.
A lively verse vignette satirizes a crowded summer car exhibition with dancers, gawkers, and a colorful exchange. Characters include Augustus and a faded beauty, plus a black narrator with playful dialect, all noting the eye catching display and social humor.
A collage of rapid-fire items: literacy, education, and population stats in Fiji India France Japan and the United States. experiments in hypnotism, phonographs, and even a British colonial coin. Reports of ore strikes in Idaho and copper finds in Georgia. early algebra in Egypt. color blindness disparities. and odd notes on hats water depth mines and a Massachusetts hermit with a large fortune.
A mosaic of quirky exchanges and character snippets. The piece features Mawson Mrs M and Johnny Cox in humorous, tense, and rustic vignettes with inspectors, servants, and everyday mishaps. It captures a scattered, theatrical slice of life with varied dialects and abrupt shifts.
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