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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1896
Page
2
A cluttered Democratic era screed targets Hanna and gold standard sects, touts Bryan and free silver, and rails at monopolies, bankers, and newspaper magnates. It cites McKinley foes in Stark county and Des Moines nonpartisan talks, urging Bryan for monetary reform and public welfare.
Judge W C Ong republican on the common pleas bench in Cleveland Ohio announces he cannot vote for McKinley on the St Louis gold platform. He supports free coinage of silver and predicts Bryan will win. He notes Ohio voters favor silver and criticizes gold Democrats while praising Bryan as a champion of farmers and working people.
A fragmentary 1877 article argues William McKinley backed the coinage of silver, condemns demonetization, and criticizes silver foes. It covers congressional votes, party dynamics, and projections for Bryan and populist sentiment, citing senate votes and public reactions to free coinage.
A July 27 parade in Terre Haute features 24 corn wagon floats labeled Por Bryan and Were All for Fras Silver. Farm owner Mr Blackaum, a Free Silver supporter, joins many Republican farmers in backing Bryan. Separate note on a special excursion ticket offer to Louisville via Pennsylvania Lines for the League of American Wheelmen annual meet. Tickets and details available at local Pennsylvanian Line agents.
A fragmented local item notes farmers in Van Wert County pressing for higher prices amid fluctuating market signals. The piece references grain and dairy markets, with some quotation garbling from a New York paper about price expectations and farm products.
The Chicago Times-Trabd reports Professor Sue Honus seeks the origin of things by tracing how worlds are made. He plans to use the Yorksr telescope and 40 Snob Mote in a long, exacting study of stellar evolution and planetary orbits to reveal the birth of the heavens. He aims to deduce the nature of celestial bodies and their past deviations through precise calculations.
On account of continued value the line for taking taxes has been extended to Saturday, August 15. Be sure to pay on or before that day. FE. CARLO, Treasurer.
An early promotional notice invites readers to visit a Columbia office to learn bicycle art and purchase Hartford bikes. It touts a Pong Mig company and a Columbia Pageler as key figures in the offering.
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