Fallacy of Democratic Argument in 1884 politics
The piece argues that voter allegiance does not shift with party platforms or rhetoric. It notes parties evolve through association and esprit de corps, and a voter may abandon their party only if its failure to govern is clear. It critiques expectations that opposing parties alone determine outcomes and highlights Democratic and Republican dynamics in the era.
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Atanas
Lhbratore
Senate
Dem
New York
Harper's
Ion
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
New York State
Republican Party
United Republican Party
Ciica Herald
Mr Tilden Declines and Sun Attacks His Quiet Abstention
The New York Sun criticizes Mr Tilden as an aging figure who never engaged in politics, extolling abstention over action. It claims his career consisted of rare assembly service, no speeches, and reluctance to participate, while accusing him of financial ties and a long absence from active governance.
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Mr.Tilden
John Kelly
Tilden
House of Congress
Chicago
the Sun
New York State Assembly
Kelly
Mr. Tilden
Sun
Bilt
Democratic Party
Inter Ocean
Distinctive Principles of the Republican Party
A Western correspondent surveys the Republican stance, arguing it upholds the Union and credit restoration, favors equal rights in practice, and pursues civil service reform. It contrasts with Democrats who allegedly pursue spoils, oppose reform, and empower rifle clubs at elections, noting practical differences in governance.
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Ublican Party
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Aly
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Ing
Jackson
Hampton
Tribune
Cranky Health Notions and the Diet Debates of Hygiene
A Pall Mall Gazette excerpt attacks health reformers and dietary strictures from Dio Lewis to Abern. It chronicles fashionable health talk in Barataria style, mocking urges to deny common foods and praising simple comforts. The piece argues long life comes from eating what agrees with individuals, not universal rules.
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Sancho Panga
Barataria
Dio Lewis
Sancho
Signor Doctor
Lord Cockburn
Sir Moncrieff
Nin
Conaro
Sancholand
Pall-Mall Gazette
Unskilled Laborers and the Cost of Knowledge
An essay cites a 400 million dollar yearly gap between educated and uneducated labor in the United States. A Massachusetts Board of Agriculture example shows how lack of scientific knowledge reduces efficiency, such as misusing a three horse whiffletree causing unequal work and wasted effort, illustrating broader national losses.
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United States
Massausetts Board of Agriculture
Cheever
The Personal Trap Froze a Boston Budge Tale
A Boston Budge item recounts a humorous error when a woman answered a personal ad seeking marriage. She and the advertiser exchanged copies via a confidant, using a typewriter to simulate handwriting. They planned a meeting but found the other party was her brother, who wore the matching flower, ending in a shared realization and a decision to avoid such personals.
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Boston Budge
Mimic Advertising Scene At Window On Busy New York Street
A Sun reporter describes a second story window display that morphs from a summer hotel scene with landscape to a physician street tableau and theater advertising. Workers construct pasteboard stages, ironclads, and varied backdrops to showcase ads while the crowd observes, as plans to mimic ads on a crowded avenue unfold.
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Fifth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
New York
Sullivan
Mitchell
Alexandria
V. Y. Sun
Teller’s Speculation Story Sparks Bank Scandal Rumor
A historic tale recounts a bank paying teller who amassed a fortune by exploiting the bank’s cash reserves. He allegedly diverted funds from the safe during daily calls, enabling a rapid gain without damaging his reputation or harming the bank, until the scheme’s limits appeared.
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Oby Owen
Eller
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Aunt Dinah and the Camera Adventure in a Sunflower Garden
In a St Nicholas tale Edwin Lassetter Bynner recalls children coaxing Aunt Dinah to pose for a camera. She fears the flash and flees indoors, thinking the contraption will ruin things. The kids laugh as Aunt Dinah warns the camera may go off one day and wipe the floor.
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Aunt Dinah
Ben
Miss Molly
Dinah
Edwin Lassetter Bynner
St. Nicholas
A Misused Word and the Professorial Rise
A Boston Traveller critique argues the title professor is overextended and misapplied across social roles from boot polishers to junkyard workers. It contends the term should be reserved for those with high intellectual standing in the liberal arts and sciences, not for every tradesman or performer.
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Boston
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