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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1894
Page
4
Unclear OCR text notes Scranton Tribune Free Press with Woood as general manager. Mentions Post Office in Scranton Pennsylvania and a second class mail matter.
In a lengthy discussion from the Wyoming conference report the Trib une weighs the impact of automatic type setters on employment. It notes how 1893 saw thousands of printers displaced while publications expanded and argues machines may stay as publishing and printing adjust. It also cites Bratney’s instruction to the Polyard Breckinridge jury implying a verdict for the plaintiff.
The Coxey movement signals popular discontent with Democracy's promises of prosperity and seeks a national road program funded by 300 million dollars in flat money. Coxey envisions employing idle men to repair highways and paying them with a rag currency, a plan greeted warmly by many unsettled workers.
The piece ridicules Coxeyism and inflationist theories while noting Senator Stewart’s disavowal. It laments lack of existing highways proving national wealth and mocks protests by Coxey’s followers. It also notes Tammany factions betting on McLane’s release and a potential McKane pardon.
The piece captures Senator Brice faulting current prices and wage trends while predicting tariff fights and a rising silver vote. It notes Democratic and reform voices, cites potential wage declines if tariffs fall, and discusses women’s suffrage debates and the ethics of voting rights amid shifting political currents.
The passage argues government legitimacy rests on brain and character not force or deceit. It urges a stricter standard for rulers and notes restricted suffrage as a rising reform, while criticizing the Dinocratic party and backing a firm protectionist congressman from the district.
A critique of recent historical revisionism questioning Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans. The piece argues to weigh sources carefully, notes errors in claims about General Moreau and Lafitte, and cautions against overreacting to unverified theories.
A speculative profile estimates a man living to age thirty three under average health and appetite would consume about 12,000 pounds of meat and 10,000 pounds of bread and vegetables. He would eat 25,000 eggs, 5,000 pounds of fish and game and drink 12,000 gallons of various fluids, equivalent to a lake four blocks by two feet deep.
A poetic fragment mixes seasonal lines about trout fishing camp time and sunny skies with hopeful refrains. The piece shifts from weather to longing, urging readers to keep faith that the sun will return and the heart will be stirred.
A readable scrap notes a new English dictionary by Dr. Murray finished after years of parts. An English scholar sent a congratulatory verse praising the work and hinting at the playful worry over words beginning with certain letters and the implications for reading and civility.
Colonel Lambert's State and Governor Hastings are listed with Lieutenant Governor Lyon Auditor General Aylin and other officials including Secretary Latta and Congress member Grow with regional designations. The fragment names several Pennsylvanian officials from Lancaster Philadelphia Allegheny Westmoreland.
An article in Pittston uses a proverb about eating and promises to comment on Cleveland's political rhetoric. The piece suggests despite reforms, his appetite remains strong and digestion of promises unclear.
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