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Moral and political musings from an earlier era
A collage of opinions on mercy for a convict, naturalization limits, Masonic debt paid, college race incidents, congressional seating fairness, women’s rights in professions, and barbed wire telegraph ideas. The piece juxtaposes figures like President Arthur, Lowell, Folger, Butler, Carlisle, and Lawrence with scenarios in Washington and Louisville. It notes progress and controversy, urging practical access and equality.
Farm Utility and Social Pleasure of Wire Fence
A fragment discusses wire fences for farms delivering practical benefit and social pleasure. It mentions telephone lines between distant farm houses and lines from towns to farms, highlighting communication improvements for rural areas.
Secretaries plan to expand navy with steel cruisers
The commentary critiques Secretary Chandler's report on naval policy, accusing him of ideas shaped by vacations and favors, endorsing seven unarmored steel cruisers at about 4.283 million, plus torpedo boats. It contrasts Chandler with Admiral Porter, questions infant steel industries, and warns of prioritizing a merchant marine to finance a navy.
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Three Views on the Mormon Question Divide Opinion
The piece surveys three perspectives on polygamy in Utah. It cites Rev Henry Ward Beecher, the Presidential stance to curb polygamy via federal power, and the Salt Lake City Mormon response defending ecclesiastical polygamy. A sermon by Rev Mr Bercuer is cited proposing either force or rapprochement to end polygamy.
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Mormon Organ
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Speech on force and influence by Mr Beech er
The speaker argues all measures of force must end with putting them to the sword. He criticizes martial power as unlike us and unworthy, and moral influence as ineffective, noting little prospect of future improvement.
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Fred Douglass on the Freed Men in Harper's Weekly
Fred Douglass writes an Harper's Weekly article summarizing freedmen progress since emancipation. He highlights education growth and moral shifts as thought replaces emotion, notes aid from the American Missionary Association, and cites Louisiana taxes on over 20 million dollars in property. He asserts steady rise and ultimate fulfillment of hopes for colored people.
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Harper’s Weekly
American Missionary Association
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Westward political shift hints at sectional split
The piece argues the center of power is moving west as population and finance grow there. It notes rising western congressional representation, mainly due to money interests, and suggests a potential break up of sectional lines as Northwest states swing Democratic in the 1884 tariff debate. Carlisle's rise signals revenue reform split.
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Women in India Buried Alive in Paternal Homes
A returned missionary told the St. Paul Pioneer Press reporter that in Brahmin households the father and eldest son hold power. Wives are confined to their homes from marriage, often as early as age ten or twelve, with little contact outside. The house expands into a village, imprisoning women who die young around age 30.
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Party Contributions in State Election Highlight Spending
The Republican party in this state spent over 150000 dollars to elect Mr. Robinson. The state committee alone received 75000 and expended 90000, with funds still being raised. The Globe notes Republicans justified pass-the-hat fundraising while Democrats in Boston contributed, hinting at broader party funding practices.
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American system would supplant it according to expectations
A concise remark notes that the American system would supplant the current approach, asserting it is the proper outcome and should occur. The statement implies a preference for adopting American methods over existing ones in the context discussed.
Port Hope trout fall from clouds on Thanksgiving day
Notes and extracts recount a curious scene as five live speckled trout four inches long dropped during a heavy shower at Port Hope Canada on Thanksgiving morning. The item blends with a string of light observations on journalism, politics, and society, all in a breezy 19th century miscellany voice.
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Harper's Ferry as Livid Landscape and War's First Gun
The passage depicts Harper's Ferry during the Civil War era, describing a bleak, hostile landscape and a town drained of life. The writer notes the fame of John Brown, the mountains, rivers, and arsenal, and reflects on whether the old generation remembers the war while the hills endure in silence.
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Kidney and Urinary Disease Care Ad From BucHU-PAIBA
An advertisement offering comprehensive care for kidney and urinary diseases. Mentions quick and complete care with a $1 offer, implying a promotional price or diagnostic service. Includes unclear brand phrasing BucHU-PAIBA and likely dated to a historical newspaper section.
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