Broad 1877 Austere Gazette From Chubryenne Wyoming
The issue lists items from New wheat at 65 cents in Salt Lake City to political notes in Europe and America. mentions Justin McCarthy death in London, Bismarck and Andrassy meeting, Grant’s message to Caprera, and West Virginia Maryland troop withdrawals. Also reports Cuba Cuba’s cruelty claims, Chinese fishermen explosion, and Texas border prep for Congress.
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General SuperMan
Helena
Montana
Justin McCarthy
London
Gustin
Prince Bismarck
Count Andrassy
Stephen IF
Nye
California
National Board of Trade
Milwaukee
Grant
Garabaldi
Caprera
Great Britain
Cuba
England
Germany
Washburn
Berlin
Pennsylvania
Independent
Greenback Party
Dublin
Biggar
Parnall
House of Commons
Twain as Stage Critic on Ah Sin at Fifth Avenue
Mark Twain delivers a playful curtain speech praising the success of the T'wain Huarte play Ah Sin at New York's Fifth Avenue Theatre. He lampoons the production's bloodily dramatic plot devices and notes the stage coach breakdowns, the poker game, and the portrayal of the Chinaman, while joking about cutting the play to fit government constraints.
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New York
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Mark Twain
Valdes
Parsloe
San Francisco
America
United States
Unrequited Journalism Ends In Public Debt Of Praise
A critique argues that enterprising journalists labor tirelessly to please readers and deserve fair pay and respect. It condemns public neglect of editorial work and warns politicians who underrate editorial service, noting journalists shoulder costs many times over for favors received.
Workingman's Party Preparations Loom in Winter Back Yard
A boy senses looming winter as piles of wood rise in the yard and his mother plans to organize him into a workingman's party, signaling a family preparation tied to labor or civic activity.
Lemons a Cure for Consumption Claims
A correspondent in a medical journal prescribes boiling lemons in water and drinking the juice as a cure for consumption. Start with a dozen lemons daily, increasing to as many as five to six dozen if tolerated, then scale back as health improves. Reported cases say two patients judged as dying by physicians recovered after following the regimen. One bedridden woman reportedly rose from weakness after using lemons starting in February.
WACETIA Snapshots and Victorian Odds and Ends
A collage of quirky notes and social curiosities from the era, including a Peabody Museum skeleton claim, gender and politics jests, celebrity anecdotes, literary barbs, and social scenes. It riffs on rumors, jokes, and public figures, ending with a pun about dates and initials.
Perpetual Almanac Cuff Stud and Market Fantasies
A Parisian novelty cuff stud offers a date up to century end as a perpetual almanac. A Lock Haven woman feigns fainting to hear men's remarks, a minster sermon on purity contrasts with a boy's fruit cake joke, and a street seller fools buyers with rotten and green peaches. Germany adopts singing bands at auctions, inspiring American imitators as crowds bid in concert.
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Lock Haven
Foreign Missions
Germany
United States
A Human Whirlpool at Omaha Depot
Benj F Taylor paints an Omaha railroad departure scene as a chaotic swirl of travelers, trunks, and excitement. The narrative follows passengers rushing aboard, luggage tumbling, and two quiet figures lingering as the train pulls away toward the plains and the Golden Gate.
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Benj. F. Taylor
Omaha
West
Still Life
United States Mail
Norway
Montgomery
Sphinx
San Francisco
Gibraltar
Canton
Lot
Golden Gate
British Markets Upset by American Meat Imports
English journals complain that imports of American meat disrupt British markets, reduce farming profits, and devalue land for agriculture. The dispute highlights competing food supplies and economic pressure on domestic producers.
Ponds and Red Scourge Near Halsted Viaduct
A large pond near Halsted street in Chicago, once a fishing and bathing area, now foul with a dismal stench. It is rumored to have served as a burial site for strikers killed during the Halsted street clashes with police.
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Ture
Chicago
Halsted Street
Ballasted with Silver on Ruby Hill Railroad
The Ruby Hill railroad uses silver ballast and ore trains shed silver along the track as cars spill portions of their loads for the entire route. Assignees report earth deposits worth up to 60 dollars per ton and gathering costs exceed any savings, while dampening the loads is impractical due to furnace fuel costs.
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Ruby Hill
Virginia City
Nevada
Eureka Sentinel
Leprosy Reports Raise Alarm in British India
Surgeons in British India publish reports on leprosy findings. Dr Planck, Sanitary Commissioner of the northwest Bengal provinces, estimates at least 10 000 lepers in the region, with about one third driven to beggary. Leprosy often appears between ages 30 and 60 and is largely hereditary. In China Canton and Fukien are hotspots with Canton reportedly housing 1 6000 lepers. Leprosy is rare among Australian Aborigines. European visitors to the East and West Indies show increased cases.
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British India
Planck
Bengal
China
Canton
Okien
East
West Indies
Surprise Interview at National Hotel With Mr Clay
During the 1860 compromise talks a Georgia lady and her husband met Mr Clay at the National Hotel. He apologized for the interruption but agreed to a brief interview after she pleaded traveling hundreds of miles. She then asked for a kiss, which Clay granted as a light anecdote in a cordial exchange.
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Alivedale
Quenry Clay
Georgia
Clay
Lley
Sue
Kentucky
Maude
al. Clay
Shiv
Mr. Clay
Hayes Praises Judge Key After Cabinet Appointment
In Manchester New Hampshire President Hayes defends appointing Judge Key as Postmaster General. He acknowledges initial disappointment and disapproval yet expresses growing confidence, noting Key was on the wrong side at key moments but is improving and will become a trusted Yankee by the New England tour.
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Strang
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Thayes
Concord
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Hayes
Manchester
N. H
Judge Key
New England
Nez Perces Cheerfully Consider Granting General Howard Promotion
The text suggests the Nez Perces might spare General Howard and arrange his promotion to Associated Press Agent due to his cheerful method of relaying dreary intelligence, making his services valuable in that role.
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Nez Perces
Howard
Associated Press
McGsr Defense Demands Dismissal Of Indictment Counts
McGsr's attorney has filed a demurrer to 455 counts of the U.S. indictments on statute of limitations grounds and argues the remaining 1 563 counts violate double jeopardy by punishing the same offense twice.
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MclGsr
U.S
Ice prices in Key West raise frontier quips
Ice sells for ten cents a pound or three pounds for twenty five cents at Key West. They drink their liquor plain there and wonder who ever heard of ice in August.
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Key West
Nicaraugua Canal Project Plans Estimated at 18 Million
Tris announced the inter ocean canal project would cost 18 million dollars and take five years to complete. No appropriation will be asked from Congress, with subscriptions to be opened globally.
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Tris
Nicaraugua Canal
Congress
Brattleboro Band Praised By President For National Airs
The Brattleboro band played familiar tunes and impressed the President who said it surpassed any other he had heard in the state. Spurred by praise, the band then launched into Father Dear Father Come Home.
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Brattleboro
Hayes Twenty third Ohio Reunion at Fre mont
The Twenty third Ohio reunion will be held at Fremont on September 14 with notable attendees including President and generals Sherman Sheridan Crook Cox Howard Carroll and other celebrities expected to attend the event.
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Sherman
Sheridan
Crook
Cox
Howard
Carroll
Hayes
Twenty-third Ohio
Fremont
One Republican Senator in Kentucky Legislature Next Winter
Only one Republican senator will sit in Kentucky's legislature next winter after five of six were conciliated away last year, leaving a single confirmed GOP member.
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Kentucky
President and party return to Washington from trip
The President and his party arrived back in Washington last evening and will depart for Fremont Ohio early next month.
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Washington
Fremont
Ohio
Secretary Sherman Might Enter Ohio Senate Race
Sherman plans to run as an avowed candidate against Stanley Matthews and Gen. Garfield. Forsythe, DC surveyor, will be removed and replaced due to incompetency and dishonesty. Personal property in Pioche Nevada assessed at sixty percent less than last year as merchants shrink stocks and relocate to other camps.
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Sherman
Ohio
Stanley Matthews
Gen. Garfield
Forsythe
District of Columbia
Pioche
Nevada
Ex-Agent Moore Moves to Prosecute Gen Boynton for Malicious Libel
The former Special Agent Moore intends to press charges of malicious libel against Gen Boynton over recent accusations, unless the President orders an investigation into the matter.
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Moore
Gen. Boynton
Government admits stamps sold at a loss of only eighteen dollars
A critic claims government cannot transact business at a profit. however recent postage stamps totaling 7,560,000 in value incurred a loss of just 18 dollars, underscoring efficiency in public sales.
Judge West Sheds Light on Labor Question
The Cincinnati Commercial notes 68 percent willingness to be pleased yet admits it cannot uncover West’s full insight on the labor issue. It asserts Mr. West recognizes the topic’s importance and should influence public opinion.
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Cincinnati Commercial Express
Judge West
West
Savannah gala days honor US troops review
Savannah, Georgia, hosts gala days as troops review arrives with the city garrisoned by three soldiers. When they dress in parade attire and appear for the show, excitement runs through the town.
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Savannah
United States
Political Prediction Sparks Off-Year Sympathy Debate
Ex Senator Cameron posited that if Ohio votes Democratic in October Pennsylvania would follow in November. The article notes that the historical pattern shows both states voting in sympathy during off years, and that the facts appear to favor Cameron’s view.
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Cameron
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mansion of Divine Bliss Bone Company in San Francisco
A Chinese society with a poetic title decorates the quarter walls in scarlet and black. Its aim is to gather fragments of the departed Celestials and transport them home safely.
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Divine Bliss Bone Company
Golden Mountains
San Francisco
Joyce Whisky Thief Proposes Move to Colorado and Books
Joyce, the released St. Louis whisky thief, states he will avoid politics and Trascality and relocate to Colorado to read. He declares he suffered for his own sins yet asserts he was unfairly punished far beyond what he deserved as a first class goat trotted into the synagogue during a jubilee.
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Joyce
St. Louis
Colorado
Equal Justice
Lost fortunes in Europe claim sought for William H Gregory
Inquiry in Denver seeks William H Gregory son of Aaron Gregory of Egerton Bolton Lancashire England a railroad engineer about 35 years old He is heir to a large English estate and is asked to contact D J Cook in Denver at once for information or claim.
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Europe
Wm. H. Gregory
Aaron Gregory
Egerton Bolton
Lancashire
England
William
D. J. Cook
Denver
New Jersey Democrats Split Over Governor Candidate
The New Jersey Democracy experiences mild upheaval as Senator McPherson pushes Leon Abbey for Governor. Many old Democrats resist this plan, while Republicans may win the state if they nominate Courtland Parker.
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New Jersey
McPherson
Leon Abbey
Courtland Parker
Morton’s Career Praised as Nation’s State Builder
The Indianapolis Journal lauds Senator Morton for shaping Indiana and elevating its honor. It notes his illness yields to rest and treatment and that he is expected to resume his Senate duties at the extra session.
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The
Indianapolis Journal
Morton
Senate
Hayes Speaks on Measure Adoption and Public Judgment
President Hayes declines to argue measures and appeals to public judgment. He states if the measures are wrong, people will understand soon. if right, they will be approved in time, and he will leave his public conduct to that judgment.
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President Hayes
President Hayes Draws Warm Reception in Vermont and New Hampshire
The article notes Hayes enjoying a very warm and enthusiastic reception in Vermont and New Hampshire. It asserts his policy of conciliation reform and prosperity restoration is more popular with the masses than politicians realize.
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Hayes
Vermont
New Hampshire
Imperial Guard of Russia Details Strength and Command
The Imperial Guard of Russia numbers 77,097 men with 50,000 bayonets and 7,500 sabres. It fields 144 field officers and 86 horse artillery guns under the Czaro witz. Lieutenant General Gourkha, famed for Balkan raid actions, commands a cavalry division.
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Imperial Guard
Russia
Czarowitz
Gourkha
Turkish minister cites Russian atrocities in Lovats
Turkish foreign affairs minister reports Russians entered Lovats and killed fifteen hundred women and children. He says every Mussulman house was pillaged and the surrounding district laid waste. Many women fled with their children to avoid further outrage.
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Lovats
Mussulman
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