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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1896
Page
2
Ex-President Harrison stated that the Republican party defends its banners while opposing destructionists and calling for protection to American industry and sound money. He echoed Maj. McKinley favoring open mills for American labor, not unlimited silver coinage.
Vermont delivers a strong Republican triumph with over 35 000 majority for governor last Tuesday. The victory expands the party’s lead, strengthens the Legislature with a Republican Senate and a mostly Republican House, and signals a decisive shift away from free silver policies. Hurrah for Vermont, and awaited results from Maine.
Our Town Council should support Burgess Wiggins in his vetoes of street railway and bicycle ordinances. We urge citizens to endorse his action and press the council to stop giving street access to rich corporations. The veto message is printed in the Mail and other home papers for review. Read it and act before next Monday night.
The piece notes a Argentina worker earning 60 a month now after a 60 percent inflation reduces the value of his 40 prior earnings by 66 percent, giving a 16 percent net loss. In Colombia wages rose 50 percent, while prices for essentials surged 180 percent. The examples are urged as a lesson for US laborers voting on free silver.
The article critiques Mr. Bryan's rosy vision of free coinage with silver owners converting metal into dollars at the mint. It questions whether the private coin would circulate widely or be freely given by silver interests and asks for clarification on the rate of sixteen silver dollars per one gold dollar.
A Buffalo public official and silver stock holder was told by his company to pay a $500 campaign assessment or have it deducted from his next dividend. The mine-owners' trust has raised over $10,000,000 to back Bryan, making Bryan's canvass appear a major business speculation. Voters are urged to consider the issue.
The statement questions the meaning of democracy by listing several Democratic figures Grover Cleveland W J Byron A P Gorman and Senator Tillman, implying the party as a whole harbors many sinners.
Moline Illinois hosts an all female insurance firm said to be the fourth U S city where women exclusively conduct that class of business.
The Hon. Dick Bland predicts Pennsylvania will back Bryan. A contemporary quips he will win with a club, signaling party support and local sentiment. The exchange reflects early political maneuvering and blunt commentary from the era.
The passage critiques the heavy focus on political talk as a major occupation for many men, noting it is tiresome for both speaker and listener.
The note references voters whose names appear on a list amid a press driven dispute. Details are sparse but indicate ongoing actions tied to voter rolls and public distribution of information. The item suggests civic processes and scrutiny of registration procedures.
The piece argues against 16 to 1 free silver, asserting silver cannot equal gold in value. It explains that one grain of gold buys 31.5 grains of silver and warns that legalizing 52 cents of silver per dollar would hurt workers and benefit silver mine owners, urging support for McKinley.
Prof E S Day reports from Nebraska that Bryan is seen as a good man but poor businessman, viewed by Nebraskans as a joke by many, while Republicans mobilize a strong house to house campaign. Lincoln roars against Bryan, free silver sentiment fading, and Western support not as overwhelming as eastern reports suggest.
A notice invites members of a secret society to visit the Main office and choose from emblem bearing address cards. The wording emphasizes belonging to the order and making selections.
Fragmentary notes mention Mrs Stevens suffering nervous prostration while a family scene references Elanor and a summer visit, with unclear surrounding details from the page segment.
The speech by ex President Harrison in New York last night drew praise as a superb stump address. It attacked the Democratic platform over law enforcement during riot and framed the issue as a test of constitutional principles beyond silver or tariff.
The Oil City Derrick notes a broad drop in field operations in July and August with no large Wildwood wells and few gushers in Southwest districts. A lack of drillable territory is reported, though late wildcat ventures may open new oil developments.
The Clinton county sheriff advertises a property sale with payment in gold. The Harrisburg Telegraph notes the clause as daring and compares it to Altgeld’s gold clause in a Chicago lease.
Distressing kidney and bladder ailments relieved in six hours by a new remedy advertised as fast acting. It claims prompt relief of urinary pain in men and women, reduces water retention, and eases pain during urination. Sold by Noyes drug store.
Druggists note Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and croup. Indiana Pa. sellers Daugone say it outsells other syrups. Fredonia's H M Urey calls it the best cough medicine. Available 25 and 50 cents at Morris & Mullen Warren and P B Canfield Corydon.
In a quote attributed to the American Economist, Bryan pivots from advocating free trade to supporting free silver, arguing that price levels and employment depend on tariff protection. The piece contends tariffs create work, wages, and domestic demand for crops and manufactured goods.
HowsEcLEA N Wendlebee offers a stock of wallpaper and paints. Customers invited to call and examine goods and get prices. He aims to please everybody.
Lincoln argues property benefits society, encourages industry, and safeguards one’s home when earned through diligent work. He urges the homeless to labor and build their own house rather than undermine others, underscoring personal responsibility and self-help.
A Hazleton Sentinel editorial argues the U S treasury holds 879 million in silver dollars weighing 11 000 tons and would require 11 000 one ton teams to move it. It asserts silver abundance and calls for employment and fair wages, urging votes for McKinley and Hobart.
Canton experiences a full schedule as five delegations arrive for the day. Chicago commercial men, Cleveland K of P supreme lodge, Lisbon farmers, German-American citizens from Cleveland, and the Workingmen's McKinley club from Columbus, all expected to visit.
The second annual meeting of the stockholders of The Piso Company, Warren, Pennsylvania, will be held at their office in Warren on Wednesday September 2 1896 from 2 to 4 o clock PM.
A series of land parcels in Kinzu a Kinzua Youngsville and surrounding towns are ordered sold in a Helping Hand Building and Loan Association foreclosure. Properties include multiple farms in Kinza Kinzua and Triumph towns with homes and outbuildings and reserved rights for roads and prior deeded parcels.
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