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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1896
Page
4
The fragment lists tariff aims and foreign policy positions, including protectionism, reciprocal trade, coinage stance on silver, veteran benefits, Hawaii and Nicaragua canal plans, and naval expansion. It also mentions immigration limits, civil service reform, free ballot, and arousing political contention around Tom Tritt’s gubernatorial bid.
The piece questions silver’s future value asking why silver fails to rise toward predicted levels. It cites speculative minds and market dynamics influenced by crop reports and commodity trends, then notes a breach of promise suit over a song performance and a caution to performers about stage gaze.
A Philadelphia man, Rudolph Blankenburge, asserts global travels and extensive observations in silver based countries. He claims to have never seen a polo dear and concludes his view on the mode based on his travels.
The excerpt argues against free silver and contrasts labor wages in Japan with U.S. wages, urging strong currency backed by gold. It cites political figures and a Congress member's defense of the 1792 coinage system, noting the shift to gold, silver market dynamics, and a critique of demonetization claims. It also touches Armenian massacres myths and industrial production trends.
A Philadelphia Record summary of Professor I W Taussig's Harvard economics view on silver decline. He cites 1874 marked fall due to reduced demand from British India and other factors, including Latin Union coinage changes, German sales, and rising production, with emphasis on why prices continued to fall.
The Times Herald discusses maintaining the gold standard to support the silver dollar and prevent volatility in its value. It weighs scenarios if the ratio shifts toward silver, noting potential global implications and the burden of free coinage on the United States.
The piece argues greenbacks are worthless as currency due to government support, while silver dollars are kept at par by government policy. It accuses the banana kings and Mr. Bryan of undermining confidence in greenbacks and silver dollars respectively, claiming Bryan would reduce the silver dollar to about two cents in purchasing power.
In a Wilkes-Barre Record piece Deacon Applejohn of Huniock proclaims a mule team wagon powered by oxen. He dismisses bossless carriages, insisting the strange vehicle runs on animal power rather than electricity gas kerosene steam or any modern motive power.
The page presents a whimsical horoscope for Wednesday with references to a child’s stance on free silver and a pie motif. It includes stray comments about political topics in Pennsylvania and a quip about Li Hung Chung and Joe Chamberlain, ending with advice to young readers about yelling on trolley trips.
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