Political Talk Flows From 1885 America
A K Street of 1885 buzzes with John Sherman’s Ohio campaign vigor and a stripe of national debate. Pennsylvania Democrats rally to Cleveland reforms while northern pig iron protectionists push for anti cheap iron laws. A Western physician claims to glimpse the soul via microscope amid Georgia Midland road chatter and retirement rumors for Keily. Barnesville and Dixie periodicals feature reform zeal, labor, and southern farm praise, as Ohio and Lowа radicals court votes. Colonel Woods backs cotton claims against the government, urging reimbursement after Supreme Court rulings.
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Michael L. Woods
Alabama
Washington
Montgomery
Congress
Supreme Court
Bloody Shirt Debate Splits Republicans Over Veterans’ Views
General Kouitz, past Grand Army of the Republic leader, endorses Captain Dowling’s South views and the “bloody shirt” line, saying the war is over and old soldiers should act politically as they wish. He cites a Blue and Gray monument plan and urges ending sectional animosity while noting Southern veterans’ relatively peaceful stance.
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Ohio
John 8. Konitz
Grand Army of the Republic
Kouitz
Bee
Captain Dowling
Dowling
Republican State
Grant
Avianta
Logan
Hickenlooper
Gordon
Buckner
South
Georgia Wonder Mind Reader Stirs Moral Outcry in Macon
Miss Nattie Pound of Macon is praised as a mind reader who can reveal a person’s thoughts without contact. The Atlanta Constitution reports she fixes her eyes on a face and speaks the exact words a person would use. Critics warn Georgian women’s powers could threaten domestic peace and social order.
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Georgia
Nattie Pound
Macon
Atlanta Constitution
Revival of old child murder tale in Alabama papers
The circulating sensational rumor claims a four year old boy was slain and hung by two children in Alabama. Newspapers label it special and repeat the story, noting its previous run as a summer sensation years ago and suggesting a dull news market drives the revival.
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Alabama
Southern lands draw foreign capital as new empire rises
The Savannah Times notes English capitalists buying seven Bolivar county Miss cotton plantations for about 300000, signaling growing interest in Southern resources. It argues such investment will accelerate immigration, wealth, and regional power, while praising local fruit growers and calling for broader use of state advantages. It also praises Hon. D. B. Harrell for frugal, honest governance and contrasts Democrats and Republicans on federal vs local powers. It lauds Americus facilities and potential, urging appreciation of regional assets.
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Mississippi
Savannah Times
South
Bolivar County
Miss
Atlanta
Louisville
New Orleans
New York Sun
How They Work It at Southern Illinois Normal Building
The annus catalogues recall a Carbondale project from 1869 where lawmakers funded a brick Normal University building. Officials dug a two foot basement, raised a fourteen foot foundation, added two stories and a mansard roof to appear four stories while technically keeping two, illustrating how public funds were widened through clever construction.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Parcrial House Turmoil and Southern Seed Trade Satire
A Georgia legislative scene prompts sharp gibes as Rep Connell clashes with editor Larry Gantt amid calls of coward and liar. The Waynesboro Citizen vents at the House while Praising Senate restraint. The piece shifts to regional demography and a growing seed business in the South, noting emigration southward and Southern seed production despite Tribune satire about the plow and race.
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Waynesboro
Georgia
Senate
House
Harper's Weekly
Whitelaw Reid
The
New York Tribune
Tribune
Clerk at Washington Post Office Confined for Years
It is reported a clerk in the Washington post office department has been insane and confined in an asylum near Providence Rhode Island for two years while continuing to draw a salary of 1400 dollars annually.
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Keily
Austria
Washington
Lawar
Garland
Lamar
Army of the United States
Grant
Garfield
Post Office Department
Providence
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Buchicn Arnica Salve Sold By Dr Eldridge In 25 Cent Boxes
Arnica salve advertised for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores totter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. Guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by Dr BE Eldridge.
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Satvn
BE. J. Eldridge
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