Fort Griewold defenders named among colonial era troops
Tur Philadelphia News recalls the Fort Griewold siege of September 6 1751 where only two of the colored men who fought for American liberty, Jonian Freeman and Latham Lambert, were recorded as surviving. Ernest Lemminixe comments on divorce plans, insisting he would refuse remarriage even for wealth.
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Philadelphia
Gravestonce
DeNt
Jonian Freeman
Latham Lambert
Little Garren
Fort Griewold
Temperance critique of whisky’s effect on the drunkard
A Toronto Globe reprint critiques temperance rhetoric by recounting a comic story of two Jameses, one sober and one drunk. It argues the reformers’ tenderness toward the drunkard excuses repeated sprees, noting how compassionate peers often enable relapse and that self-contempt and social contempt are needed for reform.
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Mark Twain
Adether
James
Workington
Toronto Globe
Campaign aims and administration critiques voiced by Gen Noyes
General Noyes as temporary chairman of the Republican State Convention urges united party action in this year’s campaign to elect twenty one House members. He condemns the current administration’s veto tally, pensions delays, and civil service reforms, while highlighting reforms and internal party discipline. A San Francisco Post anecdote about a Boston politician in Santa Cruz adds local color.
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Noyes
House of Representative
Washington
Republican Party
Succes
United States
Senate
Fitz John Porter
Democratic Civil Service
Democratic House of Representatives
Boston
Santa Cruz
California
Golden West
Mr. Siller
Say! A Candidate Declines and a Loan Offer Sparks Talk
A Detroit Free Press excerpt parodies political vanity and public interest as a figure declines a Congressional nomination amid private loan talk. The piece blends satire with promotion of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and the World’s Dispensary Medical Association. Also notes St. John’s availability for Prohibitionist stump speeches at $50 per night.
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Detroit Free Press
Blood Elixir Remedy for Ulcers and Pains Auctioned
A patent medicine claim promotes Yo Blood Elixir as a universal cure for ulcers eruptions and syphilitic poisoning. It guarantees purification of the system and banishment of rheumatic and neuralgic pains. Sold by C. B. Henderson amid sensational self praise and nature references.
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Nerce
C. B. Henderson
Golden
Elizir
Consumption cured by simple vegetable remedy
An elderly physician, retired after decades of practice, claims a vegetable cure for consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, and nervous complaints. He offers to mail the complete recipe in German, French, or English with directions, free of charge, to anyone who writes with a stamped return envelope.
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East India
W. A. Noves
Republican Platform Endorsed In Ohio State Body
The Republicans reaffirm devotion to principles, condemning Democratic actions of President Cleveland. They urge tariff protection for wool, pensions for veterans, and opposition to anarchism and socialism. They praise state labor protections, condemn vetoes of pension bills, and applaud reform in the legislature and temperance measures.
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Cleveland Fae
Congress
Canada
Mexico
Senate of the United States
Congress of American Nations
General Assembly
Cleveland
National
House of Representatives
General Revenue Fund
Ohio Republicans praise Ireland policy and Foraker rule
The Ohio Republicans celebrate progress in Ireland under native leadership and support for tariffs. They commend Governor Foraker for prudence and energy, noting debt refunding at 272 percent and reforms in public institutions including the penitentiary. They mourn the death of Ulysses S. Grant and honor his legacy to Republican ideals.
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Ohio
Ireland
Foraker
Ulysses S. Grant
Wonderful Cures and Patents in Rome and English Mail
Pills and cures from Wonderful Cures and W D Hoyt and Co are praised for Dr Bing s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucks len s Arnica Salve with two years of sales and many cures in Rome Gia. English Postoffice introduces parcel insurance at two cents per 25 value. Hood s Sarsaparilla touted as fatigue relief. Court testimony recalls a shooting incident with a witness.
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W. D. Hoyt & Co
Rome
Gia
Dr. Bing
Bucks Len
Dr. King
Henderson & Minear
English Postoffice Department
Frying Apple Fritters and a Georgia Rock Tale
A recipe describes making fritters with peeled apples fried to a golden color and sugared, kept warm then served. The report notes the earthquake that upset the Oglethorpe county Shaking Rock in Georgia, a favored lovers’ spot, and hopes the incident won’t end Georgia courting crowds.
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Oglethorpe County
Georgia
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Ely
USA
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World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
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Ohio Islature
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