Weiser Signal Editorial on Trusts and Currency
The piece rails at trusts and the gold standard, arguing silver bi metallist fusion and anti aristocracy. It critiques smallpox fears and Payette quarantine, notes election year population gains, and attacks high prices as product of trust controlled goods. It contrasts prices for tin plates and wheat with monetary policy debates.
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Manila
Weiser
Payette
Thers
Idaho
Friends
Money Trust
Aye
Expansion in government and business and risks of conquest
The passage argues that expansion is desirable by some yet often harmful, noting how a merchant in the torrid zone could profit from a new overcoat stock while expansion may bring financial trouble. It warns that territorial conquest does not guarantee wealth and highlights the danger of acquiring property as an expense in disguise.
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Apple
Waviuw
Philippine
Expansion by canals and silver remonetization urged
The author argues that national expansion should favor canal building and irrigation to utilize arid lands, boosting factories and employment. He condemns current policy and proposes remonetizing silver to increase money in circulation, claiming prosperity would rise without a gold standard and that laborers would gain a brighter outlook.
Washington's Birthday Remembered as Nation's Founding Father
The article marks the 168th anniversary of George Washington's birth, praising the first president's bravery and dedication to liberty. It recalls his leadership against Britain, his fight for equal rights, and the enduring memory of his role as father of the country, with February 22 celebrated nationally.
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George Washington
England
America
Republic
Mount Verson
The Double Standard and the Push for Bimetallism
A radical appeal against gold monometallism argues 1.3 billion people crave bimetallism while 200,000 control world finance, threatening workers with economic enslavement. It denounces money-mongers and praises pioneers, urging action to expand the world’s circulating medium beyond 1 to 5 billion.
Proposed land lease to stock syndicates sparks outrage
The plan to lease public lands to stock syndicates is denounced as pernicious and a path to the destruction of small farmers. It warns that watercourses would be fenced, springs guarded, and that eventual acquisition of the arid domain could follow under new laws, enriching aristocratic owners and displacing American farmers. The article urges immediate action against this perceived trust atrocity.
Editor credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy for recovery
An October 1896 testimonial from B. Ekowarps, Wyant Ill, describes a severe cold settled in the lungs, fear of consumption, and dramatic improvement after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The publisher notes restoration after three bottles and promotes the product, plus other ads and notices for local goods and services.
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Chamberlain
Ekowarps
the Review
Wyant, Ill
R. W. Suri
Don’t Shovel Your Dollars into Your Stoves
Rural ad copy urges readers not to waste money on poor coal and promises top quality, oil-free coal delivering promptly anywhere in the city. Prices fluctuate, so buy now while low, and book an order by telephone 23.
Burlington Route Calendar Promises Yearlong Travel Picture Keepsake
The Burlington Route offers a twelve sheet calendar with a full year of illustrations of service and territory including the fast mail, California trips, engine 1581, and Estes Park. Drawings by Louis Brannhold cost hundreds, calendar sized 22 by 28, priced at 25 cents with refunds if unsatisfied. Also brief ads note Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Acker's English Remedy with money-back guarantees.
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Burlington
California
Omaha
Estes Park
Colo
Hot Springs
Yellowstone Falls
Louis Brannhold
Chicago
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