Questions for Loyalists and Rebels in Postwar Politics
A series of probing questions asks readers to name a Yankee official, justify Northern submission to the South, and assess Yankee participation in government after the war. It probes pensions, Confederate allegiance, and social reconciliation with stark language and a sales pitch for Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South
Black
Vilas
United States
Jefferson Davis
Cleveland
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington
Shipping Liabilities Mentioned in Critic Report
The Washington Critic notes that Jones has a cloud over him and mentions a liability from shipping to Canada on the first train. The piece questions Brown-Failed’s liabilities and states no other clear obligations for Jones.
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Jones—Jackson
Brown
Jones
Canada
Washington
Salve Advertisement Promises Cures for Various Ailments
An 19th century style ad proclaims the best Salve for cuts abrasions sores ulcers and skin eruptions including salt rheum fever sores and chapped hands. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and lists a price of 25 cents per box sold by Henderson & Minear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson & Minear
Libby Prison fears and a medical quip from Burlington Free Press
The piece notes rumors of African Americans avoiding Libby Prison after dark due to a cellar myth of bones. It adds a joke about Dr Lindsey's Blood Searcher as a medicine and a quip about disease having no seat, illustrating old newspaper humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Libby Prison
Burlington Free Press
Free Trade Threats and Leap Year Romance
A discussion on cheap labor and protection raises fears for Britain and the United States, noting India prints undercut English costs while suggesting wage reductions. The piece blends economic alarm with a domestic tale in which a rich woman teases Mr. Sampson about leap year privileges and romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of
Great Britain
China
India
England
Manchester Guardian
Bombay
United States
Mechanical Lesson And Family Gossip In Town Topics
A mother explains a hydraulic press to Freddy while he jokes about his father. A husband questions dominoes as gambling, recounting a $3000 wheat loss. A Grand Rapids bigamy case notes mental fits. Salem experiments to bunch liquor saloons in business districts.
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Freddy
Papa
Sach
Mr. Smith
Grand Rapids
Salem
Massachusetts
Sherman gains key Republican backing in state papers
Across Ohio, almost every Republican paper supports his candidacy with few exceptions. The Ohio delegation is pledged to vote solidly for him at Chicago. A newly wed man shared a joke about shifting roles as his wife now dictates to him.
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Onto
Sherman
Ohio
Chicago
Mills Tariff Debates Stir Political Clash in Congress
The article notes Hon. Mills of Texas introducing a tariff bill in the House and critiques from the New York Mail and Express. It cites claims of inconsistencies, demagoguery, and a battle between protective tariffs and free trade, with mention of Mr. Randall, the New South, and internal taxes. It also includes reflections on Jefferson’s rules and brief poems, plus advertisements and letters praising medical cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mills
Texas
Congress
House
New York Mail and Express
Cleveland
Mills
South
Randall
New South
Gout Remedies and Humorous Domestic Anecdotes
An assorted page reviews gout signs and a home remedy Salvation Oil priced at 25 cents. It also quotes frugal humor about Lent and a father teaching Mary cooking after discharging a hired girl. A St Louis chemist purifies Mississippi River water with alum by adding boiling water. One drop purifies a gallon. a teaspoon clears a barrel.
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St. Louis
Snow Shoveling Task Given to Gristmill Grocer Clerk
A hard faced grocer orders a dull chore boy Tommy to shovel the sidewalk after a coal shift. The exchange shows a tense but routine coercion in a small shop setting.
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Grinder
Tommy
Kemp's Baleam Free Trial Offer for Throat and Lungs
The homliest man in Athens and others are invited to call on any druggist for a free trial bottle of Kemp's Baleam. The remedy is advertised as selling on its merits and guaranteed to relieve coughs asthma bronchitis and consumption. Large bottles priced 50c and $1.
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Athens
Faith cure convention planned at Williams Grove
Plans mature for a faith cure convention in June at Williams Grove Pennsylvania. Democrats in Pennsylvania who back President Cleveland on free trade are urged to attend for treatment, though the November election results may reveal the true outcome.
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Williams Grove
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
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A. B. Frame
Atheres
Amuel
Knowles
X Sr
Welch
Charles Townsend
J. H. Edgerton
Ownsend & Edgerton
SAT Law
Wis & Welch
Attorneys AT Law
Supreme
U.S
John Welch
J.M
Atchnitiion
Comrades
W. W. Watkins
Proprieter
EAT Market
E’rom
Nole
Clochk
John Ring
J.S. Basom, D. D. S
J. E. Edmundson
PHC
A. Dille
Orrice—Perkins
the Bank OF Athens
John Browse
J.D. Brown
Presiden
Board of Exams
Isi
Athens County
Stinson & Co
Portland
Hallet & Co
Maine
addres Tree @ Co
Augusta
Dalzel
Em’s
Arnica Salve
Beby
Castoria
Hem
Mies
Hysichnen
Mary
Lincoln Journal
Jefferson
Chalie
Charlie
Ely
B. W. Sperry
Hartford, Conn
Salvation Oil
Hood
We. B. Aruerex
Passaic City
C.L MOOD @ CO
Lowell
Mase
A. Prilette
Notary Public
M. Pwccuse
Law Notary Public
First Mort
Aballone
E. A. Phillips & CO
Bird City
Cheyenne Co
Colden
GoLpsn
Golden
Columbus, Ohio
Henderson & Athena
Nature
Nature’s Aid
Nature’s Aid Pills
Matene
Saieee
Hs Hiniek
Establion
The
United Mate
S J. Reilly
Bea
Peart Merce
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