18 Feb 1880
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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1880
Page
1
A miscellany note railings on a $9.5 million US bonds gift for Jennie Flood, folklore about emperors and loyal retainers, a moonshine raid escape, Grant’s childhood courage, public lectures, Harvard’s language class controversy, German army plans, and Ohio bills on food adulteration and product labeling.
A Native execution at Fort Beskatche wan in Canada ends in a self-willed death as Swift Ranter is hanged during a delayed ceremony. The crowd scrounges the scaffold for firewood and the prisoner rejects white religious comfort, preferring a death dance by his people.
The article compares Edison’s electric lighting to a water supply system. It explains delivering electricity under pressure through wires to lamps, with energy output depending on pressure and resistance. It discusses central stations, transmission, and the idea of returning used electricity to the source as a form of energy transmutation.
A teenage narrator recalls a August night when six masked burglars broke into Uncle Toby's home to steal a prized carrier pigeon. The youth, alone in the mansion, overhears the intruders near the gate and hides as they begin breaking in, planning to act despite fear and youth.
A boy hides from six masked burglars and uses a carrier pigeon to summon Uncle Toby for help. The robbers breach a barricade and a pistol graze triggers jump from a window. Uncle Toby arrives with armed townsfolk, captures the robbers, and they face fifteen years in prison.
The text presents a fragmented meditation on aging, time, and memory with disjointed phrases about growing old, current flows, and attempts to compute a retline of life. It blends reflections on birth, years, and the steady march of age.
The excerpt cites Stephen A. Douglas Jr. arguing as a staunch Republican while recounting his views on Reconstruction, fraud claims in North Carolina, and political loyalties. He contrasts Southern Democratic tactics with Republican trust in Grant and criticizes the Dems over votes and rhetoric.
The Pennsylvania Republican Platform outlines resolutions adopted at the state convention. It covers calls for specie remittance, fiscal discipline, and opposition to certain trade proposals. The text emphasizes national tone, party unity, and cautious electoral strategy.
The platform condemns attempts to defraud voters and rejects technicalities that undermine the public will. It praises senators and representatives for opposing state-rights schemes and coercive funding, and directs the state committee to review electoral disqualifications and substitute candidates if needed. The convention adopted resolutions supporting Gov Hoyt and the state Central Committee before adjourning sine die.
Des Moines reports the legislature resumes work with the Oleomargarine Butter bill passing the Senate, branding requirements and penalties set. House committees debate reforms including school board voting, venue changes, debt settlements, and capi tol funding, while memorials on inter state commerce and steel rails move through committee.
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