Death and public notices from Bloomington and beyond
David Davis dies at his Bloomington home after a long illness with Brights disease and complications from a carbuncle. The report notes his final hours, the role of erysipelas, and his family present. Additional items include clerical appointments remarks on women’s hiring in government and a discussion of presidential vetoes and public policy.
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Bloomington
Bigomisoron
David Davis
Bright
George P, Davis
Mra
Sarah D. Swayne
Alice 8. Davis
Fanny Pierponty
John M. Walker
Frank ©. Ormo
Washington
Senator Logan
Local notes from Elizabethton June 1886
Correspondence from Eizaneturos reports rain delaying farm work and a flood of local candidates for Sheriff and Circuit Court Clerk. A large number of judgments are issued by the town justice, vagrancy laws tighten, Sunday School picnic planned, and Laura Brooks teaches at Hyder's. Blaine Pettibone ticket predicted for 1888, signed Simm Low I.
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Eizaneturos
Eprron
Carter
Jas. LR. Boyd
Gen. Grant
William Haynes
Chase Bro
Price
Banner
Barry
Willaames Emmett
Bradley
Grindstal
Pearce
Jus, Lewla
Sam Mottern
Joe McKorkle
Joe Hyder
Army
Kansas
Elizabethton
Elizabethton Justiven of the Peace
Gambling Women and Miss Cleveland Take a Magazine Role
A society woman famed for poker fever is described as bold at Madison Avenue gaming and admired for charm. Chicago publisher Mr Elder signs with Miss Rose Blixabeth Cleveland to edit and exclusively publish her writings in Literary Life, a forty page monthly magazine. Cleveland will control editorial policy while resting in New York before relocating to Chicago.
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Wasumerox
Civil-Bergice
Edgerton
New York
Aong
Bureau
Sentern
New
Ternell
Warnpolt
Roe
Lathrop
Burroughs
Thompson
Rose Hartwick
Thorp
Elder
Mies Cleveland
Mise Cleveland
Chicago
Aephe
From Texas DAwas June 22 1880
A fragmented letter from Texas reflects on news from old friends, laments Fred Anatin’s death, and extends well wishes. It notes local crops and market prospects including wheat, corn, cotton, peas, apples, and grapes, with optimism for agriculture and prosperity.
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Dawas
Iastwork
Fred Anatin
Seaver
Cap Gille
Evhy
A Word to Young Men From a Wise Handbook
A compact moral guide urging young men to honor engagements, be punctual, avoid idle chat in business, pay as you go, rely on own judgment, and study to think independently. It stresses restraint, independent learning, and guarding against needless confidants while emphasizing thrift and selfreliance.
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Anne Ty
Aris
A Hint to Lovers and a Tennessee Governor Guess
A humorous piece on palmistry for choosing a wife, suggesting light reveals character via hand traits. It notes Mrs Bhillbeard fits ill-fitting fingers, while close fingers imply avarice, and red hands signal cheerfulness. It also predicts Alfred Taylor as Tennessee governor and mocks party rival Taylor.
Labor and tariff critique in a turn of the century piece
A fragmentary newspaper excerpt critiques the protective tariff and monied monopolies, arguing workers pay the tax through goods and tools while their employers prosper. It links tariffs to wage suppression, employer luxury, and rising living burdens, urging labor unity against government protection for the rich.
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Mick
Poni Democratic Party
City of Refuge
Winchester Home Journal
President Cleveland Vetoes Pension Bills in Mass Campaign
President Cleveland expands vetoes beyond pension measures, delivering a record number of veto messages and signaling a deliberate, slow process for big appropriation bills. He plans full review time, aims to delay adjournment, and may strike key items in the closing hours, provoking political tension.
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Cleveland Jn
Constons
Massagis
Fovlny
Gen. Craut
Billy
Promitent
Pension Bureau
Pension Committee of Congress
Congress
White House
Cleveland
Capitol
House
Thom
Cleveland.Supports Renomination Amid Democratic Talk
In a lively exchange Rep Miller of Texas predicts Mr Cleveland will win decisively if elections were held now. Democrats in the House acknowledge a tide toward renomination, with Cartisie as a strong ticket partner and machine politics sidelined by reform sentiment. The chatter reflects broad confidence in Cleveland’s renomination and public support.
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Cleveland
Miller
Texas
Tam Star
Naked the Steer
Cartisie
Blair education bill fuels partisan, economic fears in South
Carthage Mirror cites Blair bill as a Republican ploy to drain the Treasury, sustain high tariffs, and bind the negro vote to the party while accusing Northern leaders of oppressing the South. The piece blasts money power manipulation and constitutional outrage as motives behind the measure. A stray local anecdote about an Irish Trietiman and a cat in an oven adds a comic aside.
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Southland
Blair
North
Dunouire
South
Houndfonding
Carthage Mirror
Ireland
Sid the Hoy
Brown and Politics in 1868 Circuit Judge Race
A historical correspondent recounts A. J. Brown who ran as Republican nominee for Circuit Judge against A. W. Howard in 1868. Brown claimed the judiciary should be non partisan, opposing political influence. The Bristol Reporter urges voters to back St. John, citing Brown’s own statements about qualifications over party.
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A. J. Brown
Min
A. W. Howard
Criminal Court
Howard
Brown
Geo. Edgar Grisham
Mr. Howard
Union Mag
St. John
Briatol
Some Rules for Women In Early Advice Columns
A dated list of prescriptive guidance women should follow to attract favor and success. The piece stresses pleasing others, modesty, dressing to one’s age, and speaking softly, noting beauty and social charm as measures of a woman’s standing. It critiques what men admire and urges careful self-presentation.
Eight Hour System Debate Reaches A Daughter and Papa
A daughter asks her father from a large employer whether he supports the eight hour workday. He hesitates then concedes under certain conditions. She cheers, noting her suitor George would not need to stay late. The exchange highlights workplace reform sentiment. In political news, a Senate vote approves restoring Fite John Porter to Colonel in the Army and moving him to the retired list at the President's discretion, after House passage.
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Papa
George
Washington Critie
Fite John Porter
Army of the United States
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