Democracy as a divine mission in a civic struggle
A lengthy letter argues democracy as divine in origin and purpose, urging moral political education. It cites proposals about the Democratic party, tariffic questions, and the need for rational public discourse to guide voters, referencing Jeffersonian and Civil War eras and urging political enlightenment led by the party. The piece also discusses the Monroe Doctrine and U S manufacturing, warning of British advantages and expansionist plans, and praising General Bushnell as a practical leader.
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Evaansanton Eatia
Asa
Bushnell
Springfield
Jeferson
Jefferson Davis
Republic
Eovia
Democratic Party
Othia
Democra
Bolles
Tivel
United States
Great Britain
England
Halifax
Bermudas
San Lucia
British Honduras
Esquimault
Vancouver
Puget Sound
Canada
Central American
Newfoundland
West Indies
Hawaii
Gold and politics in Ohio in 1890s Democratic turmoil
A veteran Newark sergeant at arms voices harsh views on party gold versus silver, predicts a Democratic win in 1895, and praises Brice’s Springfield convention tactics. He notes Ohio figures Jim Campbell and John Sherman aiding the Democrats, cites Hamilton county as pivotal, and criticizes Cleveland’s administration for cost.
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Commercial Gazette
Wasiinutos
Dethel Ke Hill
Newark
House of Representatives
Jill
Ohio
Isaac
Maryland
Kentucky
Hehtahead
Brili
Jim Campbell
John Sherman
Campbell
Brice
Springfield
O. K
Hamilton County
Hamilton
Egypt of Today: Tolls, taxes, and travel to the Nile
The article describes Egypt's last year's Suer canal tolls at 15 090 000 dollars and a land tax of 3 20 per acre. It notes Egypt's foreign trade with Great Britain, US cotton imports, and the persistence of native life amid European influence. It details travel, military strength and pay, bureaucracy, and office salaries. Five hours is the official workday.
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Suer Canal
Egypt
Great Britain
United States
Nile
Aries
Jokes and Ques: Witty Snippets From Old Papers
A collection of humorous exchanges and quips from past newspapers. A judge questions age while a woman plays coy, a preacher ponders his sermon, and adverbs confusion amuses students in New Hampshire. Lighter city humor and classroom mishaps.
Rail fares and transit notes from Baltimore and New York
The Paris street railways charge six cents first class and three cents second class. Soldiers in uniform may ride first class for the second class fare. Baltimore bans coasting on streets near railways under a two dollar fine. Compressed air street cars are to be trialed in Baltimore and on New York’s Ninth avenue line. New York law now prohibits employing illiterate engineers or telegraph operators under eighteen or with less than one year experience.
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Paris
Baltimore
Ninth Avenue
Metropolitan Traction Company
New York City
New York
The Book Table. Tar author coins money pamphlet
The book table notes Tar’s pamphlet sales netting about five hundred dollars daily. Bram Stoker, Boston’s Henry Irving’s manager, writes an Aberdonian tale Watter's Mout. Renan’s Ma Soeur Henriette to be reprinted with illustrations. Twe Shakespearian, a new monthly edited by A I Wall, begins a life of Shakespeare. A biographies series of famous Shakespearean players starts.
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Bram Stoker
Boston
Henry Irving
Jan MacLaren
Watter
Reenan
Ary Renan
Origin of Words and Hidden Histories
A compact overview traces how common terms evolved from simple meanings. It highlights that carbuncle began as a small glowing coal while worship referred to honoring. The fragment hints at further etymologies like rape and craven and mentions a garbled line about a treecwrernd ted Mba a8e2e.
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NetGusor
Craven
Ted Mba
Peculiar Claim About Hood's Sarsaparilla Note
An 19th century style claim asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla has great curative value when mixed in certain proportions and preparations. The fragment urges readers to try the remedy as a cure.
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Hood
Benevolent Royalty at Tegernsee’s Three Eye Hospitals
The Duke Carl Theodor of Bavaria and his Duchess run three eye hospitals, led from Schloss Tegernsee. The principal facility at Tegernsee houses sixty patients with no fees. wealthy donors support the needy. The couple, famed for philanthropy, balance royal duties with medical service, while the duchess backs nursing and engineering interests and maintains strong ties with staff and patients.
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Schloss Tegernsee
Carl Theodor
Josepha
Bravanza
Losutist
Pavaria
Sophie
Elizabeth
Marie
Ludwig Wilhelm
Issa
Franz Joseph
Austria
Tegernsee
Bavaria
Royal Sehloss
Ains
Col Iv an N Walker New Grand Army Commander
Col Ivan N Walker of Indianapolis named commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. A Civil War veteran, he led the Seventy third Indiana, endured Libby Prison, served in the Army of the Cumberland, and earned praise from Gen Thomas. He later led Indiana GAR activities and the national pension committee.
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Grand Army
Ivan N. Walker
Indianapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Indiana
Seventy-third Indiana Volunteers
Richmond
Perryville
Stone River
Libby
Army of the Cumberland
Stevenson
Memphis & Charleston
Tennessee River
Atlanta
Nashville
Thomas
A. Ruin
Department of
George H. Thomas
Ile
National Pension Committee
Union
Col. Walker
Order
Ecommender
Grave Signal and Tiny Island Republics in News
An inventor showcases a “grave signal” device with an air tube to aid revival underground, facing opposition from undertakers who doubt its testing, while a tiny Cavolara island republic claims a six year presidential term, female suffrage, and Italian acknowledgement since 1836.
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New York Herald
Hudson
Valley of Jehosaphat
Cavolara
Sardinian
Paul I
Market prices and notes on Osage orange by Jos. Cretannoy
Athens weekly market list shows wheat to 65 cents per bushel and onions to 41 dollars per bushel equivalents, with many commodities priced across fruits, vegetables, livestock, and staples. Lino Jos. Cretannoy, former Athens M E church pastor, extolls Osage orange as valuable, bellifying it is beautiful, durable, vermin proof, and grows as large as elm or maple.
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Lino
Jos. Cretannoy
Athens
Storm at Sea Travel Advice and Safer Stomach Bitters Ad
A dated advertisement extols Hosteliers stomach Bitters as a remedy for seasickness and travel ailments. It claims relief for upset stomachs in tropical or damp climates and warnings against bad water and diet. The piece cites Emerson and Weddell Phillips quotes to bolster the product’s credibility for travelers by sea or land.
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Giscondfort
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Aids Women Health
An old ad style note extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women diseases including prolapse and uterine inflammation. It claims the remedy guards against illness crossing the narrow bridge to invalidism and praises its curing powers amid generic health rhetoric. It also briefly mentions Kansas penitentiary farm production and a Cowper quotation on thought.
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Sirat
Pierce
Four generations cared for at end of life in Beddeford poor farm
A Beddeford Maine article notes four generations of a family are being kept at the poor farm as local relief continues. It adds an unrelated line about a locomotive’s water use, stating an average forty five gallons per mile.
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Beddeford
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Parson Philpott
Gantlet
Gen. Bushnell
Grance Paivrers
D. D
Times Star
Turney
Tennessee
Ike Hill
Senate
Whig
Grover
Cinele Isaac
Toledo Blade
Funny Men
Joe
Washington Star
New Nampshire
Lily
Emily
Harper’s Round Table
Bavaris
Tegernseee
Ottokar
Adalbert
Munich
Schloss
Maximilian I
Europe
Germany
Col
Potatoes, Inc
Emerson
Weddell Phillips
Paradise
Kansas Penitentiary
Ksowepgr
Cowper
Cfelluloid Company
Broadway
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