Portraits of Jefferson Randolph and Jackson in Bedford County
The Cincinnati Post runs a picture and interview with CharlottaRobinson of Covington near 100 recounting family ties to Jefferson and Randolph, memories of Washington, Early, and Jackson, plus a mislabelled candle tale and remarks on a Columbian cane business. The piece threads personal history, regional lore, and a vehicle for social memory across Virginia figures and later relocation to Ohio.
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Jefferson
Randolph
Jackson
The
Cincinnati Post
Charlotte Robinson
Covington
Liberty
Bedford County
Lynchburg
Caffery
Caffrie
Gen. Washington
New York
Washington
Washington City
Marion College
Tubal Early
Gen
Jubal Early
Jubal
Loever
Charlotte County
Poplar Forest
Mr. Jefferson
Charlotte
Mr. Jeferson
Monticello
John Randolph
Roapoke
Tue
Roanoke
Clarissa Gilmore
Gen. Jackson
New Orleans
Donelson
Roberts
Bishop Early
Cincinnati
Goshen
Robinson
Ludlow
Hardships of Ecuadorian cotton trade and old fashion tastes
Central and South American commissioners note merchants face fashion differences between the United States and Ecuador. Mr Headley explains shipments are small, often in 100 pound packs, and that foreign demand grows slowly. Westward buyers prefer consistent patterns from twenty to thirty yard pieces, with English widths and fixed lengths.
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Hi. Hoadley
United States
Ecuador
Washington
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Headley
England
Disgraceful Match Making in Society Gossips
London commentary on Lord Durham and his wife divorce case condemns social reform critics. It exposes a match arranged for wealth and status amid moral failure, noting sympathy for both parties and sharp practice behind a political marriage.
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Lord Durham
Marrage
Tie
London
England
Judge Nat Mitchell and the would be con man tale
Nat Mitchell recalls visiting the supreme court and meeting a man posing as the judge who offered a corruption scheme for betting on a case Mayflower vs Hall. The hoaxer took money and left, prompting Mitchell to pursue the faked judge while vowing to expose dishonesty among public men.
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Nat Mitchell
Coon Creek
Supreme Court
Supreme Judge
Mayflower
Hall
Jedge
Mitchell
Arkansaw Traveler
Senator Vance Describes Wife's Cold as Ten-Commandment
In his own statement Senator Vance says his wife is suffering from a regular old-fashioned ten-commandment cold. Senator Edmunds is noted as an admirer of blooded horses.
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Vance
Senator Edmunds
The Year 1000 Night of Fear in Christian Lands
A Sunday at Home piece recalls medieval belief in the end times as the year 1000 approached. Crowds crowded churches while markets closed, wax candles tolled, and watchers endured a tense vigil as dawn signaled a new day and century.
Easter Sermon By Rev. Bangs Praised In Summerfield Church
The Rev Herman Bangs preached an Easter sermon on the resurrection to a grateful audience at Summerfield Church where Mrs Anna Knapp, aged widow and pioneer descendant, recalled hearing his sermon four decades earlier. The exchange with Bangs showed lasting faith and wit as age and piety remained intact.
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Summerfield Church
Herman Bangs
Anna Knapp
Smith Arnold
Heman
No Progress Visible in The Quar terly on the age of progress
The Pall Mall Gazette reviews a Quarterly essay arguing that modern progress is hollow. The writer claims humans resemble savages beneath a thin veneer of civilization and notes war, hunting, dancing, rhetoric, and party identity as enduring savage traits. The essay suggests people relish these tendencies even as they condemn them.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Meissonier Dumas Attack Rothschild Candidacy
London World reports Meissonier and Alexandre Dumas leading opposition to Baron Alphonse de Rothschilds candidacy at the institute. They decry Rothschilds wealth and art purchases, arguing riches excuse no merit and noting concerns about guaranteed authenticity in expensive works.
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Meissonier Alexandre Dumas
Alghonse de Rothschild
Dumas
Meissonier
St. Florentin
M. de Rothschild
London World
The Richest Cabinet Lady in Washington
Washington Letter notes Mrs. Whitney as perhaps the richest lady in Washington. Her husband is Secretary of the Navy and her father is Ohio Senator Payne. A brother reportedly gave her a large sum recently and a ruby ornament as a Christmas gift. Her Wednesday reception jewelry included large solitaire diamonds and a bar pin with three solitaires.
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Washington
Whitney
Navy
Payne
Ohio
Electricity and Whisky Lighting Whisky In Barrel
Three incandescent lamps of thirty two candle power are inserted through a bung-hole into a whisky barrel. The light and heat accelerates aging, producing a quicker yet improved spirit. Critics say the quality is greatly enhanced by this method and the article is market ready sooner.
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New York Mail and Express
Winter cattle losses vary by climate and care across states
A Chicago Times summary reports winter livestock outcomes from state boards and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Cattle losses were lowest in New England and Massachusetts, highest in Louisiana and several southern states, with Texas showing severe range losses. Sheep losses were heavier where shelter was lacking, while hogs and horses faced exposure and food shortages. The piece notes shelter, adequate feed, and hay for winter survival as essential, and discusses broader farming practices and related agricultural observations.
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National Department of Culture
New England
Louisiana
Seaboard
Texas
Massachusetts
Georgia
Charlton County
Wilcox
Worth
Brown
Emanuel
Dodge
Colquitt
Florida
Baker County
Alabama
Mississippi
Saint Tammany Parish
Bienville Parish
St. Mary’s Parish
Carolinas
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Middle
Chicago Times
Rabin
France
A. J. Cook
Cheshire Dairy Farmers’ Association
England
W. 8. Loomis
Holyoke
Mass
Jersey
Louise
Lawnfield
Europe
Hidalgo County
Miller Brothers
Illinois
Industrial Brevities and remarks on mills and grasses
Industrial Brevities cover U S agricultural education notes. Prof J W Sanborn of Missouri Agricultural College discusses farm profitability and research value amid a hard season. Mexico hosts 87 cotton mills with 249 750 spinners and 9 758 looms. Puebla state has 21 mills. Orchard grass endures drought and shades soil to improve productivity. The letter from U S Grant to a Stephens biographer praises Alexander H Stephens for generosity funding education and statesmanlike conduct.
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J. W. Sanborn
Missouri Agricultural College
Columbia
Mexico
Puebla
Muscles and Brains in College Athletics
A Princetonian piece argues against the view that athletics harm study. It cites 1881 to 1884 university baseball team records, noting varying class ranks but shows several players with high standings, mid-ranked members, and some professionals. It concludes captains should monitor scholars to quiet critics of college sports.
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Register
Princetonian
Various Household Tips and Craft Ideas from a Vintage Page
A long list of how to treat items and create decorative pieces including indelible pencil marks with ink and water, computing ice house capacity by cubic feet, refreshing feathers with wetting and drying, removing dry putty with acids, and notes on damask and cretonie fabrics. It also covers simple front door panel decoration with brass tacks, molasses cookies, corner cupboards, radish preparation, window curtain materials, gilded basket hats, plush toilet sets, corn beef hash, mouchoir cases in bo king cloth with salmon pink satin, linen umbrella cases, weather motes, embroidered muslins, stamped silk, and decorative staining techniques for art work.
Kiss Me Good-bye Dear An Ode From Phrenological Journal
A reflective piece urges workers to cherish home ties before leaving for work. It contrasts daily labor with love, noting that happiness comes from loved ones and urging fathers to kiss their children and mothers goodbye. It closes with moral exhortation and sentiment from the Phrenological Journal.
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Phrenological Journal
Animal audience reacts to organ thunder at minster
An amusing episode from Beverly reports the organist testing a grand pedal-pipe stop when the booming tones sent dogs and cats in nearby houses scurrying for cover. The creatures sought dark corners, fearing a storm as the mighty pipes roared.
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Beverly
Minster
Haydn
London
Radical building over and the kidneys and liver cure
A Scottish Methodist tale recalls a rich man offering five pounds for chapel repairs before a plaster fall injures him. The piece urges radical self reform for health issues, saying many suffer from kidney and liver problems best addressed by Warner's safe care rather than patchwork cures.
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Scotland
Warner
London Press
Market prices for wheat corn oats and more across cities
The report lists commodity quotes from The Marketa Doteru Milwaukee and Minneapolis St Paul including wheat No 1 hard prices 97 to 91 1/2 cents with variations for different grades. Corn oats flaxseed barley rye hay and dairy products also show varied bid prices across the three markets.
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MiLwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
T&e
Boston's Mistakes in Criminal Identifications
The Boston Herald notes how identification errors recur in trials. It cites highway robbery and the Parkman case where reliable witnesses misidentified suspects, yet juries convicted, underscoring the long history of misidentification and its impact on justice.
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Boston Herald
Dr. Parkman
Dr. Webster
Boston
Parkman
Wedding Beset by Charivari Sparks Townspeople
A wedding six miles north of Graceville drew fifty armed youths causing alarm as locals fled with families to safety. News triggered church bells, guards formed at night with Banker Fish leading min troops and Col. T. Cauley commanding artillery toward a peaceable scene.
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Graceville
Charivari
Father McDonald
Banker Fish
Col. T. Cauley
Rejoicings Down South Lexixetox Ky Rheumatism Cure
John T. Bruce of the United States Revenue Collector's Office told Daily Press editors that seven years of ankle rheumatism left his foot swollen and painful. After trying remedies he used St Jacob's Oil at 10 AM and again later, and by 3 PM the pain and swelling vanished with a permanent cure described as quick.
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Lexixetox
John T. Bruce
United States Revenue Collector's Office
Daily Press
St. Jacob's Oil
Perry Davis Pain Killer and Ely's Cream Balm Adverts
An advertisement extols Perry Davis Pain-Killer as a quick regulator for stomach and bowels, useful for cholera attacks, and promotes Ely's Cream Balm for hay fever with testimonials. It claims convenience, pricing, and free pamphlets, naming Ely Bros of Owego and Covert & Currver druggists and Gen. Potter with notes on heart disease and Graves Heart Regulator.
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Perry Davis
Ely Bros
Owego
N. Y
Covert
Improv ed Butter Color and patent medicines touts
Advertisement fragment urges readers to request Welle Richardson & Co s improved butter color from Burlington Vermont to avoid imitation oils that may ruin butter. Claims thousands of tests prove superiority. Also notes a ranchman John Robner died by suicide near Miles City. Mentions Hunt s Kidney Remedy Caswell Hazard Co Pure Cod Liver Oil and Janiven Tar Soap as cures with physician approval.
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Welle
Richardson & Co
Burlington, Vt
CasweL_t, Hazard & Co
New York
Pace
Caswwell, Hazagp & CO
Sentence of Riel Judge Hangs Sir Louis Riel Chief of Manitoba
Judge Richardson declares Louis Riel guilty of grave crime and orders execution by hanging at Regina jail on September 18 after appeal options. The report notes Aug Gramminz’s death by sunstroke in Ripon Wisconsin and burial with $600 recovered from his coat.
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Louis Riel
Richardson
Her
Regina
Aug Gramminz
Ripon
Wis
Golden Medical Discovery Cited For Early Liver Ailment Cure
The passage states a French saying on disease substitution and warns that liver disease can lead to blood disorders throat and skin issues and consumption if untreated. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a specific remedy with powerful alterative action to cure early in progress.
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Pierce
Treatise on Debility Remedies Offered by Medical Association
A brief notice invites young or middle aged men with general debility to mail ten cents in stamps to the World's Medical Association in Buffalo for a large treatise detailing successful treatments. The ad emphasizes accessible guidance for improving health.
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Buffalo
Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy Promises Breath Relief
A persuasive notice warns that offensive breath harms social perception and urges use of Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy to heal the mucous membrane and relieve the user. The ad casts the product as a duty to self and society.
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Cane Country
Ecuader
Rothschild
A. H. Stephens
Alexander H. Stephens
James Longstreet
Longstreet
West
Stephens
Hunter
Judge Campbell
City Point
U.S. Grant
Louisville Courier-Jour
W. A. Culbertson
Andrew Johnson
Kasota
H. A. Sttu
Clinton, Wis
Potter
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Grant
Graves
F. E. Ingalls
Cambridge
Livingston, Mont
John Robner
Miles City
Hunt
Reo Star
Portica
Charles A. Yodeler Company
Bole
Baltimore
Maryland
U. 8
Pain Killer
Aed
Pas Ble
Riel
E. DePuy
Ph. G
Detroit
Mich
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
Noyes Bros. & Cutler
J . St
R. U
Lorillard
Climax
Lortllard
Lortilard
Hagan
Curicurna
Porter Deva and Chemical Co
Masa
Scia Distass
Tutt’s
Tutt
Murray St
Express
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabesh Avenue
Chicago
Eife
L. Golley
Miwaukee
OFIUM
J. Svkrsezns
Lebanon
Ohic
Ational Hotel
Elewater
J.B Ames
Minneapolia
Minn
Ial
SKY
Agen
Lakes
M. F. Kennedy & Bros
East ‘Third St
Minnesota
Joseph Gillotts Steel
Allders
Teroassant
Aioe
EL Druggists
Drs. Whittier
Stn
St. Pan
America
A. Mviscu
Ding
SE Mae
Great Ohio
Anyother
Tang
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
OHIG
Ewift
Swift
Mullett Street
John F. Bradley
Griswold St
Swift Suecific CO
Atlanta
Grant Monument Fund
Bennington
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Cent
A. J Tower
Man and
Beast
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