Closing Words on Liberty and Money Power in Great Debate
Mr Harvey delivers a fiery call to defend independence against money power. He urges resilience for distressed Americans, links liberty to upcoming triumphs, and frames the issue as a world verdict with Cuba and Spain, framing Washington era precedent and Jeffersonian rifle as sacred safeguards.
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Vis
Parrick Henry
United States
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Cleveland
Cuba
Spain
Havana
Florida
Tigris
Euphrates
Berty
Mediterranean
Greece
Rome
Europe
Atlantic
America
Pacific Ocean
Egypt
India
Thomas Jefferson
Paris
League of Democratic Clubs to Back Administration in 1896
Washington reports from officials in the League of Democratic Clubs indicate plans to mobilize the group to back the administration. The league will push for sound money and oppose silver at 16 to 1, aiming to elect anti silver delegates to the 1896 national convention and help state tickets in Maryland Iowa Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
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League of Democratic Clubs
Washington
League
Cleveland
Maryland
Iowa
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Manufacturing in India and Its Limited Industrial Spread
The article notes India's rapid yet narrow industrial progress, with most workers tied to agriculture. It cites coal and iron shortages, variable labor costs, and suggests cotton, jute, paper, and leather industries may broaden industrial base and shift population away from farming as capital seeks returns.
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India
Editors Weigh The Autocrat Of The Breakfast Table
A New England lecturer notes Atlantic Monthly editors debated The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table for months fearing egotism from Dr. Holmes. The decision swung when the public finally read the serial.
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New England
The
Atlantic Monthly
Dr. Holmes
Asked in the Newsroom About the New Woman
A rough man asks a newspaper for timely answers about the new woman and whether the bloomer girl rides streetcars backward, sparking a humorous exchange with the sporting editor in a Chicago Evening Post item.
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Sporting Department
Sporting
Chicago Evening Post
Lazy Man and His Whisker Loop Tale
A Cincinnati Tribune item recalls a quirky Arkansas tale of a lazy man who wears a loop in his whiskers to lift his pipe for talking. The scene unfolds in a grocer’s store with the man from Potato Creek recounting the humorous method as a lone fly buzzes near the window.
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Arkansaw
Alluz
Potato Creek
Quirky Island Advertiser Claims Odd Medical Cures
A Puget Sound island advertiser hawks roadside placards for bizarre treatments such as limb amputation on demand and on-site cures for baldness bunions corns warts cancer and ingrown nails. The ad guarantees cash in advance and no pay if no cure, with a macabre Take notice about coroners and burial.
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Hesler
Puget Sound Islands
N. B
Not Old Enough for You Mr Flathers
A summer romance scene from the Indianapolis Journal recounts a young man urging a girl to be his, while she quips she is old enough not to accept him and cautions against misreading her consent in a playful exchange.
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United States
Philadelphia
Congress
England
Short and Sweet Evening Miscellany Sketches
A collection of wry witticisms and aphorisms on pawnbrokers phonographs doctors tyranny editors and social quirks. The piece threads humorous lines about money trouble public opinion and everyday follies with a playful editorial voice.
Atlas Mountains Hunter and Strength Secrets Featured
An eclectic selection notes Arab lion hunting tactics and safety cues, then shifts to vigor claims from Sandow and Hostetter’s Bitters, plus a Lagos blend of health tips. It also mentions English Hindustani in India and modern beauty advice, ending with various notices and advertisements.
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Atlas
Sandow
The Knowing Man and the Roast.
A humorous scene features a fat thrice widowed man sharing a fifth rib of roast with a bright waitress. The piece ends with notices of public sales and various advertisements for medicines and convalescent homes, reflecting a mix of humor and commerce.
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MR. Harvey
Mr. Olmsted
Bentley & Olmsted
Chicago
Anne Hill Carter
Robert Edward Lee
Nickel Plate Road
Albany
N.Y
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Eays
M. L. Thompson &O
Coudersport
Pasay Hall
Kitne
Gresterve
Einearch St
Vida
U.S. Gov’t
Uni States
N. Y
Adame Street
London
Hanson
Piso
Thompson
Ohio Ave
Allegheny
Jericho
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Roxbury
Mass
Boston
de Kalb Fence Co
High St
de Kalblle
Pierce
H. T. Clark Druc CO
Nebraska
Emmert Proprietary CO
Aker
SYRES
Caxton Tine
Paxton
Comeany
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