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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1895
Page
7
An old advertisement extols Humphreys Hazel Oil as a universal cure for external and internal ailments. It promises immediate relief for burns, ulcers, rashes, eczema, cuts, sores, itching, scalds, and many skin conditions, with travel into further complaints and a price of one dollar plus postage from a druggist.
A correspondent from Emerson argues for free coinage and bimetallic linking of metals. The piece contrasts Mexican silver dollars with US gold, noting population and wealth gaps, currency absorption, and the implications of making the Mexican dollar legal tender in the United States. It emphasizes the need for large metal absorption capacity to maintain metal parity.
The writer critiques Sterling Morton and his mocked gold standard view. It argues honest money implies a gold redeemable currency, notes current paper stock and dollar purchasing power, and questions how greater purchasing power would reduce debt without causing instability. The piece cites Curtis in the Chicago Record and hints at mounting tension between bi metals advocates and monetary policy.
Royal subject of His Majesty Mr. Kr Fhiberty of New York advocates building a silver palace from United States treasury holdings to honor the new century. The plan envisions a $400,000,000 structure as a global landmark, funded by silver and bullion in the vaults, with competition among designers and a potential $10,000,000 impact on New York. He claims the scheme could influence currency debates despite opposing views on silver as money.
An analysis advocating free silver coinage argues that opening the U S mint to all silver bullion at a fixed rate would align prices globally, prevent export of silver, and curb speculative pressure. It refutes the idea that foreign prices would stay unchanged and contends demonetization was a wrong. The piece cites historical parity and calls for restoring silver to its proper monetary role.
The text profiles Georgione as a strong speaker for the House of Representatives, praising Cylap as a leading national figure and noting a recent speech judged very able. It reflects on the political climate, the silver issue, and the outlook after an election that cleared rivals and reshaped the horizon toward monetary policy.
A garbled query asks why the money power opposes reform and when it ever mobilized patriotic feeling. The piece presents a cryptic critique and questions the motives behind political leverage and reform movements, reflecting historical editorials in a noisy transcription.
A damaged text fragment mentions an individual associated with a political or legal dispute. The readable parts include names and references to elections, parties, and a bi metal initiative, but key details are unclear.
Fragmentary lines discuss Dr. Miles Nervine and a cure for nervous prostration. The garbled text mentions medical claims, a chem product, and names that appear misread or misplaced.
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