Refunding the National Debt Proves Highly Successful
The editorial lauds Secretary Boutwell for refinancing large portions of the national debt at low interest. It notes bonds bought at par payable in gold with five percent, compares to higher market rates, and claims substantial future savings. It cites Russia’s cost and defends commissions and bank privileges as minor, while urging supportive legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Ata Iyss
Rreaut
Jato
London
Boutwell
Ile
Gamiot
Mery
Russia
Commission
Polo
Be Brief in All Editorial Courtesies and Duties
A Morality of Concision urges editors readers and ministers to avoid long sermons slow payments and delayed arrivals. It emphasizes promptness in paying debts arriving at worship and meeting urgent duties, warning that lingerers waste time and diminish impact. The tone compels concise clear action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busness
Gosel
House of God
Japanese Bed Customs and Vagabond Sage Tales
An observer describes a Japanese hotel bed with a thick mattress and a two inch pillow used on a wooden box, sharing the awkward experience of balancing the head. The piece moves to Jacob Wilmot, a vagabond in police court, who amusingly cites travel observations and critiques pretenders, ending with a Norwalk man cured by a tea thistle poultice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Wilmot
Norwalk
Baga
Germany
Tle
United States
Brigham Young
du Criven- Well
Night Watchers and Quiet Rest for the Sick
A health guide stresses the need for undisturbed rest for sick patients. It warns against light, noise, and kerosene in the room and advises a nurse or attendant present, quiet bedside checks, and thorough ventilation to keep the air pure and sweet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald
Health
New Wisdom From Creator Reflections On Virtue And Wealth
A moral meditation on revenge and oblivion as remedies for injuries. It argues money and wealth tempt folly, urging restraint and patience. The text condemns covetousness and prodigality, stressing that true value lies beyond material goods and toward inner virtue.
Various Short Items From Early 19th Century News
A jumble of brief notices and anecdotes covers deaths, politics, crime, and society. Highlights mention Mrs Sophia Beant’s death in Pittsburg, presidential appointments, a brutal assault case in Lyon Massachusetts, ink as a printer’s trick, and odd local tales including a reminiscence of a looking-glass barter tied to apples.
Between Blasphemy and Bleeding Terrors in Distant Tales
A Mississippi elder shoots himself after a shirt button breaks, ending life in a grim domestic tragedy. Madame George Sand pursues a new novel to attack virtue, while reports describe China’s cruel child to vase a head and beggars blinded to evoke pity in Pekin establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sand
Alfred Musset
France
Eugenie
Tuileries
Republic
China
Pekin
The Kansas Piagazine Exponent of Life and Thought
A fragment from the Kansas Piagazine describes it as an exponent of life and thought in a new West. It presents a period voice signaling cultural and intellectual ambitions of the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Picayune
Oscar Dunn
Quilson & Patterson
St. John
Common Streets
New
West
Original Matter Annual Holiday Issue Promises Prominent Writers
The holiday edition will feature 1200 pages of original matter with contributions from noted names including Wm Ellary Channing John Hays George Alfred Townsend James Redpath F B Sanburn J C B Wilkinson and others from various regions and professions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellawang
Ellary Channing
John Hays
George Alfred Townsend
Washington
Jas. Redpath
Boston
F. B Sanburn
Springfield
Mass
J . C. B. Wilkinson
St. Jo
Subscriptions Offered by Kansas Magazine in Topeka
Postmasters are authorized to act as agents for The Kansas Magazine in Topeka Kansas. Subscription rates include 35 cents per issue 4.00 per year and discounts for multiple copies with extended terms. Each additional copy costs three dollars beyond base bundles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bngle
Kansas
Harper's Weekly Subscriptions and Rates
Harper's Weekly offerings list various subscription plans including single magazines and combined periods. It notes prices for one year and bulk orders, plus information on back numbers and annual volumes. Subscription details include postage costs and payment to Harper & Brothers in New York.
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the Republic
Salt Lake
Orson Platt
Texas
Goroher
Bods
Vagabond
Pat
Sophia Beant
Pittsburg
Congress
Senate
Society For the Prevention of
Salam
Crogue
Mary
Tom
John’g. Clinton
Lyon
Lapwai
Montana
Buckingham Smith
St. Augustine
Florida
I Bostoik
Nes
Levat
Scranton, Pa
Avondale
Salisbury
England
Indiana
Allen
Keeler
Moravia
New York
Imejum
Herxins
Mississippi
THE
Piagazine
Charles A, Dana
Dollar Weekly
the Daily Sun
Dollar Weekly Sun
Fr Mina
Ipa
Rao Ra
SUN
Srderesghecks
Sun Office
Pevtiter City
Garden City
Buckeye
Breelster
W. A. Wood
Joan McKennett
South Side Square
Bulletin
Republican Party
Tar Bulletin
Great West
Lsiz
Wy Car
Daily Bulletin
Kansas City Publishing Co
Kansas City, Mo
Harper's Weekly
Notices OF the Press
Harper’s Weekly
Journal of Civilization
New York Eager Post
América
Boston Traveler
Hanxen*y Wrexuy
Bazar
Harper’s Magazine
Basar
Express
Searper €&Grothens
York
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