The Democratic Failure and the 1874 House Shift
Harper's Weekly argues the Democratic Party has failed to deliver reform since gaining a House majority in 1874. It critiques hard money, tariff policy, limited federal power, and civil service reform while noting internal party divisions and inconsistent leadership undermining reforms and aiding Republican prospects.
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House of Representatives
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Democratic Committee of Ways and Means
House
Ways and Means
Mississippi
New Orleans
Democrats
Hill
Cox
West Point
Harper's Weekly
Presidential lifespans and ages at death by inauguration year
A list ranks 18 presidents by party, inauguration year, years lived after taking office, and age at death. It notes misprints and partial entries such as Harrison’s brief term and Grant’s incomplete data, plus party shifts and vice presidents like Tyler Fillmore and Johnson as Whig or Republican.
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George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Q. Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
W.H. Harrison
John Tyler
V. P
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
General Grant
Tyler
Fillmore
Mouse Swallowing Tragic Inquest Report
The London Standard describes an inquest in South London over an extraordinary event in a workroom where a mouse entered a man's mouth after slipping from a bystander’s hold. The creature gnawed inside his throat before he died, with medical testimony supporting an accidental death verdict.
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London Standard
London
Quirky Victorian Snippets on Love Duty and Tongue in Cheek
A collection of humorous lines from a historical paper recounts social quirks. A man is advised not to reveal nerves over his partner’s gaze, as a woman studies his feet for slippers. A Vermont farming tale and jokes about wages in China and a clergyman’s worldly trials appear alongside flirtatious banter from a leap year party.
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Norristown Herald
William T. Lent
John F. Welch
A. D
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Abraham Zarley
Mahala Zarley
John A. Minton
Thomas K. Dew
J. Greenleaf
York Township
Nelsonville
Hickman
Washington Street
Abraham Zareye Mahala Zarley
Townsend & Jones
Senator Christiancy's Marriage Sparks Washington Gossip
Washington corresp reports Senator Christiancy wed a much younger woman Miss Lu genbeel, widow Mrs Christiancy recalled, amid mixed views on age gap. The Detroit News note also a Boonville tale of four-year-old Jas Williams who recalls Bible verses and world capitals with astonishing memory.
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Senator Christiancy
Michigan
Washington
Miss Lugenbeel
Wash. Cor
Detroit News
Mercies in Disguise and Barnum Centennial Show
The piece reflects on Walton and the power of a cheerful outlook, warning against dwelling on misfortune. It notes Barnum plans a Centennial show with hundreds of performers and animals, promising a $1,000,000 exhibition next April.
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Barnum
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Harris
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Astral
Young Sparten
Gray Planet
I.G. Poston
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St. Louis
Ayer
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Dr. J.C. Ayer & CO
Lowell, Mass
Practical and Analytical Chemists
Y. Batchelor
Chas, Regnier
Geo. W. Keye
Walnut Street House
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7Th Streets
Cincinnati
C. F. Y. Batchelor & CO
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WM. HW. Powell
Chas, Levassor
Wm. H. Powell & Co
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Knox & Youmans
New York
West 4Th Street
George R. Walker
Cornwell & Thomas
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Maintreet
Jewelry & Clocks
D. C. Cornwell
Perkins Drug Store
Main Street
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Neon & Co
Portland
OB Printing Co
Qheriff's
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Lewis
Ivans
Athens County Common Pleas
Via
Trimble Township
Parker Carpenter
W. A. Root
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Pitt
Qheriff's Sale
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C. Atkinson
Towit
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Esther Bingham
Abner Connett
Connett
Percira A. de Schinevia
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