Animal Tales and Philosophies Cross the News Page
A collage of animal anecdotes from Middletown to New Hampshire shows dogs rescuing children, a cat and dog sharing meals, and a dog signaling a fire alarm. The piece blends moral reflections on progress, ghosts, and the value of science with a critique of politics and government.
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Hartford Post
Isaac Roberts
Middletown
Sacramento Union
O & Cog
Brunswick
James Andrews
Paris
New Hampshire
Floss
Troy Times
Glen’s Falls
South Street
Cunningham Hose Company
Learned sergeant defends conduct over silver theft tale
A learned sergeant faced accusation of disgracing the bar by taking silver from a client. He argued the fee was silver because gold was unavailable, claiming he took all the client had and did not disgrace the profession.
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Bob Ingersoll
Farmer's powder-edged stick backfires on thief
A Western farmer charged a stick with gunpowder to trap a thief. The thief's wife grabbed the loaded stick, and the thief paid for a new stove, twelve glass panes, and a plasterer's bill. He admitted it would have been cheaper to let the neighbor take the whole wood pile.
Honest men resist reusing stamps say Norristown Herald
The Norristown Herald praises men who refuse to reuse uncancelled postage stamps from second hand envelopes. It argues such restraint reflects the kind of statesmen fit to lead the government.
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Norristown Herald
Green B. Raum
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Office of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. C
Beechers Rhetoric on South Reveals Tension and Riots
A St Louis reporter captures Beechers claim that Southern wealth and culture lack pluck to quell rioting, with cycles of remorse and silence after each massacre. A Franklin seance mocks progress, while global notes discuss funeral colors in Russia and a quip about Cameron kinship and cattle theft.
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Benjamin Franklin
Yaas
Organic Weakness and Confidence in Dr Fishblatt Care
Married persons or young men contemplating marriage seek relief from physical weakness nervous excitability or impotency. The ad urges placing trust in Dr Fishblatt noting honor and skill as a physician for organic weakness.
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J. L. Kessinger
Internal Revenue
DR. Fishblaty
Fishblatt
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W. H. Jennings Presbyterian Sabbath School
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Town Hall
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