Tin Plate History and Its Role in Canning Trade
Tin plates are iron or steel sheets coated with tin used as wrappers for canned foods. Global tin comes mainly from Wales, with prices fluctuating since 1864 and spurred by the McKinley tariff. The canning industry relies on cheap tin plates, boosting farming and farm product processing, while tariffs sparked industry shifts and widespread concern about costs to American canners and consumers.
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Wales
Philadelphia
Maine
California
Thomas L. Bunting
Nat's Canned Goods Association
Congress
United States
Treasury Department
Cronemeyer
Treasury
Protection or Free Trade? Franked to All Parts of U S
An appeal urges readers to request a copy of Henry George’s Protection or Free Trade from their congressman. The work is praised as a leading analysis and has been quoted by six Democratic House members. It is being franked nationwide, available for the penny postage to mail the address.
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Henry George
United States
A Chameleon's Bite
A correspoding Forest and Stream note describes observing chameleon bite behavior. The observer test bites, noting chameleons seldom draw blood, leave tiny triangular tooth impressions, and can hold tight without breaking the skin. Only once did the bite require help to release, leaving red impressions briefly.
The Invention of Paper and its World Impact
The article argues the invention of paper surpassed printing in transforming knowledge. It notes paper vastly increased knowledge spread by allowing cheap access for a few cents, whereas in the fourteenth century manuscripts were rare and costly.
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New York World
Western farmer's complaint on tariffs and the Northeast control
A Western farmer argues tariffs have harmed the nation's heartland, blaming New England power for rising mortgages and debt. He cites Vermont vs Iowa wealth, Kansas farm debt, and calls out Republican schemes while favoring broad rural and western unity against radical policy. The piece critiques McKinley tin plate policy and ends with a note that the American pie is vindicated.
Funeral Pass Delays Cable Car Says Law Not Superstition
Passengers on a traction line protested a stop to allow a funeral procession to pass. They debated whether the gripman was superstitious, while the conductor clarified it was a legal requirement. The lengthy procession stretched the delay to about ten minutes.
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Pshaw
Gripman
Philadelphia Press
Man of Weight in Mulhouse A 472 Pound Man
A man named Luther living in Mulhouse weighs 472 pounds at age 26. He was noted for extreme size since childhood, weighing about 240 at confirmation and 480 before joining the recruiting office. Despite bulk he walks easily and bicycles.
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Mulhouse
Luther
National Zeitung
Great Every Day Sale Continues in Pennsylvania Town
A local advertisement notes the Great Every Day Sale extends through the balance of the 19th Century in a liberal Pennsylvania town, invoking luck or destiny as the driving force behind continued promotion and youthful energy.
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Pennsylvania
Local dealer promises no risk purchases this year
A dealer pledges to take back any item not as represented, offering safe buying with small profits and no chances taken. The assurance emphasizes customer protection and confidence in year’s transactions.
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TIN Plate History
Smith's Centre
Dim Tompson
Jim
Mary Jane Hopkins
Mary Jane
Waal
Mary
New York Herald
Army of the Potomac
Manassas
Centreville
Bull Run
Fourth New York
New York Recorder
Bray
George Nevill
York
Kitcheners
London
Vermont
Iowa
Kansas
New England
le Berne
St. Louis Republic
England
America
Emerson
Dr. Johnson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Srrene Vigor
J. H. McLean
DAR
J. HW
Unclean Med
Louis, Moo
Kopf & Henry
Water St. Warren
The
American Tailors
Men’s Fine Furnishers
Second Street
Warren, Pa
American Eagle
E. C. West
Siegfried & Co
Warren
George Stinson & CO
Portland
U.S
Washington
U. S
C.A
Warrel Savings Bank
Od. Hazelting
Pres't
O. W. Beaty
Pres T
C.B Ensworth
O W. Beaty
M. B. Dunham
L. B Wood
Chas
F. Nayes
James Clark
L. R. Freeeman
Chutes W. Stone
F. A. Rockwell
A. J. Laveltine
National Bank
Actors Pres
M Beecher
Cash
Warren County
Ireland
Sontane
Europe
Myron Waters
GN. Parmive
RL. Geroula
Cashie
S. P. Hail
B.A. Jamieson
V. Davis
P.johnson
A. Hertzel
W.D. Brown
GN. Parmlee
T. Scofield
Trapsacts & General Banking
United Tates
Wyman & Davis
Jewelers
Carver House
Rone
Hickory ST
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