Free to Comrades Photo of Grand Army Chief Walker
An old public notice style item offers a free photograph of Hon. I. N. Walker, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, with an invitation to write to F. H. Lord in Chicago to receive the image and a pitch about coffee, seeds, and catalogues. It includes assorted advertisements and testimonials.
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I. N. Walker
Grand Army of the Republic
F. H. Lord
Quincy Building
Chicago
Ladies’ Aid Society of
All Church
Rio
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Banker critique and call for American monetary policy reform
E W Taylor argues bankers wear blame for gold standard greed while praising honest finance and urging a distinct American policy free from European control. He cites Cleveland and big city financiers as destabilizing forces, and asks for a modern Monroe to restore national finance and freedom from foreign domination. This Tacoma Ledger piece condemns Shylock-like financiers and urges decisive national action.
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United States
Congress
Captain Kidd
Cleveland
England
White House
Grover
Venezuela
Europe
E. W. Taylor
Tacoma
Wash
Ledger
A Blow in Favor of Silver
A letter to the Ledger argues for returning to a bimetallic standard despite British bankers threatening to harm the U S credit. The writer condemns self-serving leaders who tie financial policy to European interests and likens bankers to sharks awaiting the state’s distress.
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Ledger
Breakfast Talk At The Morning Table Aimed For Eloquence
A Buffalo Courier writer notes that brilliant breakfast conversation is rare and contrasts it with the lively talk of Autocrat and others. The Rochester Post Express cites breakfast wit as elusive, influenced by meals, attire, and timing, and even praises the French habit of breakfast in bed as clever.
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Buffalo Courier
Rochester Post-Express
Precious Metals in China Gold Value and Hoarding
The article explains silver purchasing power remains stable while gold has risen, describing hoarded gold ingots and gold leaf, and tracing gold silver value changes from the Ming dynasty to the present. It notes gold’s role as a commodity, not money, and cites statements on silver’s buyable quantity and gold’s high price.
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B. R. Jeffords
Shanghai
China
Wan Li
Kang-hsi
Kien-lung
Toakwang
Hun-fung
United States
R. E. Bredon
Shanghi
Pressures Rise as Gold Debate Surrounds Washington Convention
The piece links bold gold press efforts to diminish the Washington convention amid growing American bimetallic sentiment. It notes unease in money centers from rapid growth in bimetallic ideas tied to business failures and bond issues. The text ends with a seasonal chickadee rhyme.
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Gold
Washington
Venezuelan Beauty Mercedes Tovar de Panting
A travel writer lauds Mercedes Tovar de Panting as a leading Caracas beauty. Descriptions emphasize tall regal bearing dark hair and eyes, and educated, cosmopolitan refinement common among wealthy Venezuelan women. The piece notes European education and a climate that favors notable grace among Venezuelan daughters.
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Mercedes Tovar de Panting
Venezuela
Mercedes Tovar DE
Caracas
Senora
Senora Mercedes
Europe
Spain
Andalusia
Gladstone at Eighty-Six in Jovial Health and Public Spirit
The eighty six birthday of William E. Gladstone finds him in good health and cheerful mood. He enters a London railway station with a flower in his buttonhole en route to Biarritz while crowds cheer him. His interest in public affairs remains strong.
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Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
London
Biarritz
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World-Herald
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