Periled Escape and Loyal Devotion in Grant Letter
A heavily garbled 19th century newspaper excerpt presents a letter from General John A. Rawlins to General Ulysses S. Grant, dated June 6 1868 near Vicksburg Mississippi. The text admonishes temperance, urges restraint in drinking, and stresses loyalty and discipline as essential to military success.
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Sun
John A. Raylins
Vicksturg
MeSillan
Tony
Rink
Themumanu
Temperance and social dining in presidential circles
The piece recalls Mrs Whitney hosting a luncheon for the Breais deut’s wife and recalls temperance pressure on official gatherings. It notes Mrs Cleveland’s public stance on abstaining from wine, her quiet courage, and diplomats who chose water over wine at dinners while the temperance question loomed in the early era.
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Velannd
Tmn
Whitney
Seom
Temperance Union
Effett
Thesident
West
Cleveland
Frances E. Willard
State Senate Battles Over Farmers Movement Reform Effort
The State Senate faces a heated clash over the farmers movement and proposed changes to the Department of Agriculture. Editorials praise some senators as principled while others attack what they call reckless charges and ineffective leadership. The debate centers on reorganization, representation, and the push to empower agricultural interests in state governance.
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Reguni
Wolford
Mberty
Casar
Caesar’s
Ac Courier
Hans
Oes
Union
Henry George
Dompoer
W. W. Russell
Vnrtgral
Senate
Jx Froom
Department Agricultus
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Thompson
Courker
Tillman
Whitehig
There
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Tilluan
Anngal College
U Unis
Department of Agriculture
House
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Tindal
Wheelu
Biat
Lepes
Agric
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Filsere
Ples
Poltugal Mill
Bratertinga
Legih
Hewitt
Lyons
Gitts
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