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Newspaper
Traverse Bay Eagle
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1898
Page
6
Jorn P. Altgeld argues that the gold standard burdens debtors and harms workers, labeling it dishonest money stained by blood. He condemns federal administration influence and capitalist power, urging a return to bi metallic coinage and free coinage of gold and silver to preserve the principle of bimetallism.
The author argues that money value drives general prices, while improved production affects specific goods. He explains how a doubling of money value could lower prices while money stays nominal, and how concurrent crop scarcity could offset this, leaving cotton prices unchanged. James K. Jones.
The argument favors silver certificates as a secure, lighter substitute for gold and bank paper. It claims government issued notes backed by deposited metal are stable, par with value, and praised for lower weight and universal acceptance, contrasting with bulky gold and unstable bank notes.
Major Allen denounces both houses as controlled by the money power arguing there is no need for bonds and that the moneyed interests dominate Congress, silencing and contemptuously ignoring the public.
Jobin Wanamaker says he did not offer 250000 dollars for the Pennsylvania senatorial race but admits being offered the post for 125000 dollars. He then stayed aligned with the thieves and did not reveal the doodling, letting boodlers slip away.
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes a five million dollar failure declared in London. It suggests links to free silver agitation and describes the man who failed as a financier. The piece implies global monetary tensions and the impact on markets.
The passage disputes Republican claims of immediate prosperity under McKinley and blames them for early post election hardship. It argues that eight months after the election saw worsening business conditions, factory closures, lower wages, and falling prices, with any improvement tied to external food shortages and rising exports rather than gold standard policy.
The article quotes United States Senator William Allen of Ohio praising democracy as fearless, humane, and unyielding to despotism. It emphasizes democracy as the guardian of liberty, labor, and property, demanding what it concedes and conceding only what it demands.
The Southern Mercury condemns working people uniting to address grievances as Debsism and contrasts it with Mark Hanna's methods to corrupt a state legislature and buy a U.S. Senate seat. It labels the latter as business politics and an antarchical plutocracy.
The column urges universal female suffrage, citing examples from Wyoming Colorado and New Zealand. It argues women are equal to men in voting ability and public service and warns against continued legal and social restrictions on women. It cites parliamentary remarks and international cases to support immediate enfranchisement and better governance through women's participation.
Gov Pingree faces selection for thirteenth judicial district after Judge Roscoe L. Vorbett’s death in Universe City. Circuits include Antrim Charlevoix Grand Traverse and Leelana with candidates Fred W. Mayne Roswell Leavitt and A L Couter. Mayne prosecuting attorney of Charlevoix County.
An advertisement urges women to seek Dr Kilmer's Sesame-Root as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble. It claims many ailments are misattributed to female weakness and offers a free sample bottle and book by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co.
Narrative recalls Stonewall Jackson at Chapultepec where infantry suffered heavy losses and the narrow track hindered progress. Jackson personally moved a gun amid dead and wounded as officers urged withdrawal, while Worth ordered retreat. A street car accident injects a lighter moment with a mock medical scene.
The term protocol derives from Greek protos meaning first and kollan glue meaning a sheet glued to a manuscript bearing names and details. It evolved to mean a rough draft or preliminary document used by Romans as protocolium and now denotes a diplomatic document or minute signed to advance peaceful aims.
An old note recalls the highwayman as a common danger 150 years past with indemnity for killers. It also mentions seaweed paper in France and a quip about death days. The ad cites Doso’s Ointment as a universal cure priced at 50 cents.
One hundred dollars reward offered for care of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by Cheney & Co and several Toledo wholesalers. The remedy is said to act on mucous surfaces with price 75 cents per bottle and available from druggists. Testimonials claimed, free samples listed.
Mr. R B Cook, a well known nurseryman, is on rounds taking orders for fruit and ornamental stock. Hold your orders for him. 19-3m rn.
An advertisement extols Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children, describing it as a coffee substitute that tastes like coffee but costs about four times as much. It promotes Grain-O as pure grain and claims it distributes health as it is given to children, with grocers selling it at 15c and 25c.
A testimonial from Chas Huttin of Kerville Michigan credits Burdock Blood Bitters with curing severe sores and restoring health, stating the product made him a perfectly well woman.
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