20 May 1898
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1898
Page
1
Classified style notice listing land with buildings, wells, gardens, and livestock. Describes several parcels near Van Wert and Worth County with houses, stables, and cultivated tracts. Includes terms, prices, and trade offers for real estate, stock, and personal property.
Massive volunteer turnout greets the arrival of the 4th Ohio Infantry and the 41st Indiana regiment at Chickamauga. Units, equipment, and ambulances prepare for dispatch as thousands crowd the yards to witness the mobilization. The 4th Ohio and 41st Indiana, each about 1,070 men, receive trains and orders for front assignment while officers organize transport and wagons.
A garbled article mixes a medical caution about kidney disease with an advertisement for a supposed remedy, listing a bogus “Favorite Remedy” sample bottle and mail offer. The text then shifts to a wartime narrative about guards, a spur of a train incident, and references to Camp Chase, officers, and volunteers, interwoven with local business notices. The piece preserves names and places in a fractured, period-voice style.
Money to loan at low rates with option of paying one hundred dollars or more on a scheduled day. Prepared to offer best terms, with insurance, mortgage, and notary services. Office at southwest corner of the Court Hones building in Van Wert Ohio.
The article analyzes wheat market conditions with references to U S and Canada stocks, price quotes in Chicago from May 1899 to 1901, and notes a dramatic rise to record levels. It discusses supply fears, world harvest expectations in the northeast, modern duties, and implications for dairy and related commodities while linking price movements to broader economic tensions and policy responses.
European observers report Spain's leaders seeking an Anglo French backed peace to avoid further bloodshed while domestic unrest and revolutionary pressures in Italy and Switzerland jeopardize stability. Powers fear prolonged conflict as wheat bread price shocks grow and public opinion tilts toward ending the war.
The article analyzes the estimated cost of war and government borrowing, noting proposed taxes and bonds. It discusses future expenses, treasury powers, and public sacrifice, contrasting past funding with potential wartime demands and the national debt outlook.
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