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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1897
Page
2
Early reports from multiple papers indicate a strong United States wheat crop with estimates near 500 million bushels and significant regional gains. Nebraska and Indiana markets show rising yields and mortgage relief potential as farmers expect improved cash flow with ongoing demand and price signals.
The readable fragments describe party contention around a candidate and voter attitudes. Mentions Republicans and Democrats, an unspecified election, and local figures, with garbled phrasing and missing context.
Farmers face low wheat prices around 85 cents a bushel while granaries hold 800000 bushels. Advertisers warn prices stay depressed until farmers sell their crops. A letter to The Gazette critiques the Democrat party and cites national issues from pensions to Mexico and Chicago lynching.
The editorial blasts the Bryanite position on farm prices and tariffs. It argues higher farm product prices benefit consumers and workers, credits McKinley era gains to domestic confidence, and dismisses foreign demand as the cause of price rises. It cites Republican success as the driver of prosperity and criticizes the Democratic line as out of touch.
ELNORA notes a calm town scene as 1000 F boys attend a district meeting in Washington. Courtney sold a store to Geo Myers of Epzom, farmers haul melons, and the corn crop looks abort due to weather. W W Dunham, a contractor, secures a $5200 bid to build Blomfield school.
Fragmentary text describes a scheme involving 32,000 bonds from Louisville and a trio led by Brockway, son of Gounterleitern, with Charles Smith. It mentions financing, government bond plate thefts, and an engraving system, amid references to the Treasury and printed notes. The prose shifts to pessimistic verse about struggles and a wheat price table from St Louis.
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