29 Jan 1875
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Newspaper
Daily Logansport Pharos
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1875
Page
1
Report summarizes Indiana Senate discussion on local option, a clamp on pensions proposed for Mexican War survivors, and critical views of current legislation. Notes Johnson’s Senate return and calls for repealing ineffective laws to reduce state burdens.
The groups express strong interest in a positive legislative record and hope the body will not neglect the chance to legislate effectively. They align with Democrats in seeking constructive outcomes and emphasize responsibility to the public interest.
A near start of Uncle Luther Beecher's baby show features two women with babies in a parlor. The tall auburn-haired mother and the smaller rival clash over how their infants look and behave, trading insults and objects to claim the better baby. The scene ends with both mothers leaving in a tense exit.
The itemized notes mention Moulton no longer being Beecher and Tilton’s “mortal friend,” and reference various society curiosities. It notes estimates of illiteracy among white men, peculiar ads by a dentist seeking a fourteen year old girl’s front tooth, and light sketches of royalty, scandals, and theatrical figures. It also cites tea stocks, coinage debates, and a long catalog of notable figures connected to politics and law.
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