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Silver and gold policy sparks in New York Mercury echoes
The New York Mercury argues for free coinage of silver against gold monometallism, claiming silver will set America on a path to wealth while European bankers resist currency expansion. A San Francisco Post quip about an insane asylum reporter appears, followed by local notices and ads about Hood's Sarsaparilla, millinery, alfalfa seed, shoes, meats, fabrics, and jars.
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