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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1896
Page
2
The notice lists advertising rates for the Silver State block at Bridge and Fourth Streets with first insertion and subsequent insertions per square. It mentions a liberal reduction to regular advertisers and notes cash authorization to collect and reset rates for subscriptions to the Silver State. It also names W. C. Prrr and Lovelock as authorized to collect and remit subscription payments.
The National Bimetalist argues that both Republican and Democratic parties will dodge the silver issue at future conventions. It warns silver advocates to stay vigilant as platform language often serves as a loophole for inaction, preserving the notion that parity ensures every dollar remains equal in value.
The piece argues for a flat declaration of free coinage for both metals at 16 to 1 as the sole path to perfect bimetallism. It warns that any ambiguity in a platform will be exploited by opponents and stresses the need for a trusted candidate with a proven record to implement the policy.
Colorado Republicans favor postponing the state convention until after presidential tickets are organized. They concede the state cannot be carried without a free silver plank, and the ticket would likely be defeated. A plan exists to endorse the free silver party’s presidential electors while the Republican state ticket runs on its own merits.
The Ogden Standard asserts support for the Silver party in Utah and hints at assessing the Salt Lake Tribune's stance on silver coinage. It accuses the Tribune of posing as a pro free coinage advocate while allegedly masquerading to influence public opinion. Frank Francis, former Utah resident, is named associate editor of the Standard.
John G Carlisle travels to New York to confer with Wall Street money sharks and collect his pro rata profit from the last bond issue. The narrator muses an agent could handle such coarse work to avoid public scrutiny, echoing P T Barnum’s notorious claim about American gullibility.
A promotional notice extols Hood's Sarparipilia as a blood purifier and Hood's Pills as cures for liver figs constipation biliousness jaundice and headaches claiming a strong blood system prevents pneumonia bronchitis typhoid fever and persistent coughs and colds.
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