An Everyday Martyr in a Dusty Valley Homestead
In the quiet Texas like scene the Steres range glows in purple dust as harvest ends. A widow mother lies ill and dead softly, while her husband confronts loss, memory, and duty amid haying chores, taxes, and neighborly aid. He recalls their life, sees their first born grave, and mourns with the farm’s toil around them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steres
Timper
Tulure Lake
Tia
Throwelle
Tentes
Vorn
Iowa News Letter Report on Labor and Mines in 1843
The Iowa News Letter reviews the 1843 labor statistics by W T E O'Bieness, noting improved sentiment and calls for expanded powers and funds for factory inspection. It covers Iowa mine results across three districts, total coal output and wages, and recommendations for better foreman qualification to reduce accidents and raise mining standards. The piece also reports on state lay and ministerial delegates amid temperance and suffrage debates at a laws conference. It lists political tickets in four parties, and touches on federal court fee investigations and judge Woolson’s remarks on courthouse processes and proposed reforms.
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Dea Mons
W. TE. O'Bieness
Labor Statistics
Fown
O'ieness
Foward VI
England
Bureau of Labor Statistics
IU Owa
Bas
J. A. Campbell
First
Adams Connty
Corning
Morgan Lhgins
Cligares
Tod
Sen Peranegh
Superack
Laws Conference
Hyner
Rush
Harlan
Mount Pleasant
Christian
Ottumwa
Cleveland
O. Rey
Stilford
Rey
Ysumford
Oskaloosa
Me. Myers
Burlington
John Makin
Muscatine
Marcus Simpson
TL. Morton
Martinsburg
Francis Uacan
John Malin
Morton
Simpson
Waccon
Byate
Tots
Povernoy
M. Drake
A. BR. Starrett
Humboldt Cainty
Wool Ivory
Mild County
Stosen
Wonersbury County
Ty S “Kbar
Namrel
Moscarine County
Atwood
Jacob
Iowa
Judie Woolson
Jindge Wenlson
Woolson
Express in War Times and Homeward Relics
In wartime express services, shipments home varied from household effects to living animals and even a captured enslaved man, with officers sending trophies after battles. The practice imposed heavy costs on families yet boosted express firms like Adams & Co., making the war a financial boon for proprietors.
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Wir
Express
Nuile
Boston
Battlefelds
Adams & Co
Tommmtues and Tomatoes in a Language Mixup
A North side matron and a curious visitor shop for produce as clerks debate prices for tomatoes and other items in a comic scene. The bystander riffs on the playful slang and the pageant of mispronounced terms, underscoring language’s improvisational wryness.
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North Side
Cleris Kle
Tommy Soes
Statron
Amon
Ani
Jefe
Chicago Tribune
McKinley Tariff Critique Echoes Across Springfield
Springfield Republican notes criticism of McKinley speeches, urges focus on financial policy and gold reserve. Highlights tangled tariff history, revenue gaps, and Democratic reforms. Mentions Secretary Foster, gold reserve goals, and evolving perceptions of tariff impact on wages and industry.
Republicanism and Labor Depressing Effect on American Industry
A Detroit Free Press piece argues republican policy harms industry though labor prospers. It claims labor’s gains stem from tariffs, wage-earner votes, and the shift away from MeKipleyism. It asserts industry flourishes under current leadership, while party spin persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lshor
Republician Party
Prosperity and Politics in the McKinley Era
The article argues voters remember wage stagnation under McKinley and Rising prices, yet see real wage growth and cheaper necessities under Democratic tariff policy. It credits Gov McKinley with provoking prosperity and peace, urging an era of steady opportunity and restraint from politics in the upcoming elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinsey
Daily News
Ceprinien
McKinney
McKinley
Atlis
Republicans Falter in 1890 Campaign Tone
A compilation of editorials from Chicago Chronicle Detroit Free Press New York World Arkansas Gazette Cincinnati Enquirer and Louisville Courier Journal. It notes declining Republican enthusiasm as national prosperity rises and questions tariff as an issue while praising gold reserve stability under Cleveland and Carlisle. It cites investment in southern cotton mills and wool prices influencing political views.
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Chigagre Chronicle
Detroit Free Press
McKinley
N. Y. World
Arkansas Gazette
Evor
Cleveland
Carliste
Louisville Courier-Journal
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RY & Margan Ways
Arlvers
Hariness
Granaquil
Ing Court
Peru
Sim
New York Central
New York City
Buffalo
Angus
London
Aberdeen
Mkinley
Tasnes
Ife
Morrison
McWinley
Marc Rison
Funden
M. Tovaleash
Treasury
McKinley Naeb
Lester
Treasury Department
McKinley Non
Marehid
Congress
Foster
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Springfield
Mass
McKinley School
Pennsylvania
St Thera
Uties
N. Y
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