Maine and Georgia 1864 political musings
A Maine Republican sender from the Maine and Georgia column discusses Gen John B Gordon of Atlanta and James G Blaine as a potential 1864 ticket. The letter argues a broad national movement could unite North and South, noting geographic pairings like Maine with Georgia, Ohio with South Carolina, and contemplates other regional duos.
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Maine
Elaine
Alexandria
John B. Gordon
Atlanta
Geo. Gordon
South
Georgia
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Connecticut
Texas
Vermont
Mississippi
Ohio
South Carolina
John Sherman
Wade Hampton
Brother Blaine
General Gordon
Tariff Commission bill aims to revise protection laws
The tariff commission law grants the president nine civil life commissioners to revise Morrill protection statutes, a task shaping long term trade. The president may select from civil life, facing pressure from protectionists and a skeptical Congress. Agricultural interests deserve strong representation, and public trust rests on fair, representative appointments. The broader column recalls distrust of commissions and notes ice trade schemes and evolving roles for women riders.
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Congress
Army
Navy
House of Representatives
Springer
Commission
N.Y. Herald
Mistaken Kindness and Pests Across the World
The piece cites sunflowers carried to Utah by Mormon wagons and Iowa farmers battling a local pest, a Scotch thistle in Victoria that ruined thousands of acres, and grain losses from German ships in the Revolution. It notes pests and species spread from France to the Pacific coast, including watercress, sparrows, and fruit-eating birds in South America, concluding with a remark on natural selection.
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Utah
Iowa
Victoria
Pacific
France
New Zealand
New York
South America
Just Too Lovely Doings in the Arctic Echoed
A playful Oil City scene shows a young couple in a Derrick paper debate about the Lena and Jeanette incidents. The girl fixates on a mustache while the man reads aloud of the Arctic voyage and the Jeanette being crushed, ending as gas is turned down and the meeting closes.
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Jake
Arctic
Lena
Jeanette
Dearest
Oscar
Feliciana
Illinois
New Order
Charley
Jones
James
Lizzie
Jim
Sign Conquered by Help Wanted Joke in Detroit
A Detroit area farmer faced tramps and posted half a dozen Small-pox Beware signs. A reader who could not read prompted the farmer to swap signs to attract help, with the moral that a simple Help Wanted sign works to deter troublemakers. A random East visitor at the post office asked about Detroit water, receiving a curt reply about city water use. A Youngstown powder mill draft is noted, and a remark on nature’s incongruities closes the summary.
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Sarah
Charley Shaw
Detroit
Newsboys
Jack
Howe
Tom Jones
Boots
Jim
Wayne County
Dema
Detroitt Free Press
Dangers of Eating as Seen by a Kiumorist
A humorous year in dietary bans highlights fears about syrup with nitric acid, battercake, codfish balls, biscuits, kraut, castor oil, and cistern water. A wandering critic recalls bans spurred by a magic lantern, a druggist, and police helmet hats in Boston, ending with a quip about Boston girls imitating the police.
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Boston Papers
Boston
Boston Girls
Boston Police
Humorous Fragments Highlight City Wit and Social Quips
A collage of quips and anecdotes on manners, gossip, and everyday life. Notes on detectives, editors, lovers, and actors pop with playful irony. Silly dialogues, morals, and misadventures mix in a breezy, urban-toned humor column.
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Ratte
Peor
Ivertisers
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Miller Councilice
J. S. Clifton
J. Morgan
Harrell
Resiest Street
Shotwell
Arles C. Bush
Rney
Law Colquitt, GA
Curry
D.od
Southet
Johnson
M. O'Neal
Hkgill & O’real
Keys
Bainbutdge, GA
Rice
Senate
Nalson
Byron
Bowefrower & Donalson
Lawn the Court House
Torms
Hinds
West Side
Las
Jeff D. Talbert
Jorney
Bainbridge
allSby
L. H. Peacork
Bainbridge and
Vicini
J. D. Harrell & Browe
Broughton
Bla. Miller
T.P. Jones
Glenk
A.J. Miller
WM. Grimes
Macon
TCA
College
Aship
Kay
P.O. Box Moon
F. Gilbert
Pumaker
L. M Criffin
Onwadge
Tom Axter
Free Press
Whangdoodle Baxter
Austin
Grand Jury
Texas Siftings
the Tariff Commission
Gardner. Me
Journal
Hudson
New
Bob
Detroit Free Press
Youngstown
Adam
Chicago
Brooklyn
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