Public debt declines under Grant administration growth
February saw national liabilities drop by 7 317 960 08, with a yearly reduction of 117 619 630 25 through Feb 28 1871. Debt per head fell from 73 to 61, while total debt and cash stood at 2 520 708 816 92, below France and Britain their war and current burdens. The piece also recounts the Little Emma silver mine sale to Bank of California for 900 000 000, after Woodman and Chrisholm’s discovery and profits.
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Utah
Little Emma
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Elisword
Woodman
Chisholm
James FE. Woodman
Emma
The
Pacific
Sautions
Chrisholm
Ilinois
Hmma
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California
Lost Women and Society Critique of Moral Judgment
A reflective piece argues that society treats lost women with harsher judgment than stray children. It notes compassionate response for a child but harsh rejection for an adult woman, denouncing her as lost and shutting doors to reintegration and respectability.
Knocking About and the Making of Men
The world acts as a public school where youths shed self conceit through experience. The democratic forces of school life discipline arrogance, guiding a novice to his proper place. Hard knocks curb vanity and shape character, leaving him wiser and more self aware.
Love Across the Pew Leads to Quick Marriage
A young man at church used a clever Bible courtship, gifting an open Bible pinned to verses from Second John, Ruth, and Third John. The exchange sparked a spontaneous romance and their marriage occurred the following week.
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John
Corsets deform chests and affect health in fashion era
An 1800s health note warns corsets distort the chest from sixth to last rib causing lung and heart pressure, digestive issues, and disease. It cites fashion harms alongside anecdotal moral tales about marriage and longevity, then adds a tip on preserving apples with dry ashes.
Political attack on poverty and corruption in Kentucky
A column rails at Democratic leaders for despising poverty while praising foreign nobility, cites August Belmont and Southern state failings, and notes Louisville editorials condemning Governor clemency. It also reviews Garrard vs Hadden, ruling that a note altered after signing remains the maker’s responsibility, with emphasis on commercial paper flow and risk for drawers.
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General Grant
Abe
August Belmont
Louisvill
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Legalj
Thompson
Supreme Court
Garrard
Hadden
Fayette County
Renewal insurance stamps clarified by Tax Commissioners
The Internal Revenue Service rules that renewing or continuing an insurance contract for another year requires stamps equal in amount to the original policy. The change follows prior exemptions and clarifies that renewal receipts are treated as receipts under stamp tax law.
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Tax Commissioners of
Internal Revenue
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