Tariff debate drifts to the South and Randall invites
A column argues that Southern interest grows for high protective tariff as Pennsylvania seeks support elsewhere. It suggests Randall may seek Cabinet or 1888 nomination, invites to the South reflect belief in tariff reform, while many Southern and Northern voices differ on the path to tariff policy. Also included is a humorous subscriber soliloquy on paying local newspaper bills and its social implications.
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Pennsylvania
Randall
Kelley
Atlanta
Fegham
Ala
Mr. Randall
South
House of Presidential
the Times
Mills
Theatrical Celebrities at the Street Scene
A vivid street tableau features Fanny Fonport in a blue velvet negligee and a moss-green walking suit with ostrich feather trim, Adelina Patti in diamonds, Nicolini, and John McCullough. Patti’s glove advertisement looms as McCullough notes political disruption while a shadowy follower keeps close watch on the aging tragedian.
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Fanny Fonport
Hota
Adelina Patti
Nicolini
Patti
Nicolini J
John McCullough
Amile
McCullough
Portraits to Data in a New York Gallery
A New York artist explains updating a widow’s portrait by aging the visage five years and dressing the sitter in fashions of 1834. The repeated task aims to honor a bereaved husband who kept the image as a living companion, blending past and present in the widow’s look.
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New York Cor
Ross
New York
The Man With the Quill Toothpick in Arkansaw
A fragment from the Arkansaw Traveler notes a civiliation era joke about a man who gnaws a goose quill for tooth cleaning. It ridicules his habit and imagines a legal loophole and public disdain for the archaic practice.
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Arkansaw
Kevpa
Gett
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