24 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1892
Page
1
A call to Republicans to mobilize for an upcoming political contest led by the Old Reliable newspaper. The piece warns of opponents aided by Farmers Alliance factions and urges loyal Republicans in Putnam to subscribe and distribute the paper to support the campaign, detailing club rates for multiple titles and urging immediate effort.
The article notes enormous sales for subscription books surpassing Looking Backward. It highlights The Beautiful Story with 400 000 copies and Johnstown disaster histories at over 1 000 000 copies, Garfield and Sherman memoirs with hundreds of thousands, and Butler's Book potentially selling over a million. It mentions a canvasser selling 139 copies in 5 days earning 900 dollars in August. R M Brasfield of the city is a book agent for the title.
Bon Ton letter from Livonia asks why Q is followed by U and a reader notes a census bulletin showing large South gains in railroad miles factories and wealth from 1880 to 1890. It cites growth in cotton mills and banking capital and mentions Hill's Hair Rejuvenator as a hair product.
John M. Giarmer delivers a long address at the Springfield Missouri Grand Army of the Republic installation. He praises veterans, recounts Civil War memories, warns about treason, and launches a hostile caricature of a pension opponent in a fiery close.
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