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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1885
Page
4
The Puritan champion yacht was sold for 13500 dollars. The piece also notes the first snow in the Northeast, rising liquor licenses in Fulton county, and various political and economic observations from the era. The report reflects 1885 political and social topics including civil service reform and insurance law changes.
The Clarinda Journal notes the South is doing well with no worthy issues in 1885. It suggests Republicans should keep quiet if no new topics arise, portraying a cautious political stance.
Ex Senator Chaffee, father in law of U S Grant Jr, says the Soldiers Home in Washington will ultimately house Gen Grant s remains. He anticipates Congress will seek Mrs Grant s consent to the removal once it convenes. He claims New York is not the proper burial site and would not fund a monument there. General Williams notes Blaine s trip to Ohio stirred Jewish concerns in New York, and if Blaine loses, he blames the West. The railroad bill is returned to committee with a favorable report, Hawkes dissenting. He doubts Hawkes knows of a city petition opposing him.
An 19th century newspaper fragment promotes Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for rheumatism and skin diseases, claiming rapid blood purification. It then shifts to political notices about Ira Davenport, his background, and Republican influence in Connecticut and Rhode Island voter suppression concerns.
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