The Old Democratic Ticket in 1884
Harper's Weekly analyzes the idea that Daniel Tilden would be the strongest Democratic candidate in 1884. It argues public sentiment doubts a Tilden presidency, citing 1876 effects and reform credibility, while noting his reform image was damaged by Copperhead ties and cipher dispatch scandals. The piece concludes with mixed opinions from press outlets.
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Tilden
Mr. Tilden
Democratic Party
Reece
Belknap
Republican Party
New York
Adams
Massachusetts
Copperhead
Harper’s Weekly
Southern peace illusion shattered by Confederate reunion clash
The piece notes Southern politicians claim harmony over national issues while south hosts a Georgia Confederate reunion. It condemns social ostracism of Mahone for backing Bourbons and recalls lingering postwar enmity between factions, mocking calls to deny him social recognition.
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Macon
Telegraph
Messenger
Georgia
Senator Mahone
Virginia
Mahone
Billy Mahone
Demise of Heroic Action in the Democratic Party
A J. Y. Tribune reflection on Horace White’s remark about Democrats lacking heroism. It traces a decline from prewar principle to postwar Northern weakness, contrasting Southern fervor with Northern opportunism, and foreseeing a fractured, aimless Democratic future dominated by Tammany Hall and a coalition of faded elites and street-level syndicates.
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Horace White
Greenwich
Atlantic
Democratic Party
North
Tammany Hall
New Democracy
Mr. Disraeli
United States
J. Y. Tribune
Democrats Pardon a High-Toned Rascal in Kentucky
The case of David Ferguson, former Tax Receiver of Louisville, illustrates partisan double standards as he was indicted for a $65,000 deficit, pleaded guilty after jury work, and won a gubernatorial pardon. He received a penitentiary hospital clerkship, then was released after four months.
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David Ferguson
Blackburn
Kentucky
Ferguson
Louisville
Loss of Memory in Middle Age and Elephant Sagacity
The article discusses memory loss in middle age as often temporary linked to fatigue and health, urges rest, toned work, and cautious use of tonics, with caution about mnemonic aids. It then shifts to praise of elephants, their gentle touch, use in public works, and anecdotes of their intelligence and trained responses to task and obstacle.
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Charles Lamb
Harper's Bazar
Catching Elephants in Ceylon a Cruel Public Works Practice
The narrator describes elephant capture in Ceylon via kraals to supply public works and temples. Elephants are driven by villagers, corralled in a two hundred yard ring, then restrained with ropes and starved until they submit. A protective male often guards his herd, and a royal visit by the Duke of Edinburgh sparked a vivid kraal display.
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Public Works Department
Duke of Edinburgh
Ceylon
Sander
Fisher
Varlan
Bank notes found in mill bale reveal old theft
Anna Chute worker at George W Wheelwright Paper Co North Leominster found 1500 in a paper bale. Investigation traced notes to a New York bank with a 1873 loss. A janitor packed long stored papers on Decoration Day leading to discovery. Bank rewards finder with $300.
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Anna Chute
George W. Wheelwright Paper Company
North Leominister
Treasury
New York
New York City
North
Leominster
Boston Transcript
Studying German Through Translated Novels and Context
The article advises beginners to learn German by reading a faithful German translation of an English or American novel with a reference dictionary and grammar. Start with intense dictionary use and parallel English text, then gradually grasp words through repeated contact. Reading the translated tale helps link thoughts to German phrases, aiding speaking progress and vocabulary growth.
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The
Continent
Measuring Cord Wood in Timber
A correspondent explains how many cords of wood a thousand feet of logs yield, noting log size, straightness, and taper greatly affect the amount. Doyle's rule in Michigan scales logs by using the smaller end diameter to compute board feet, showing examples from 8 to 24 inches and 16 foot lengths.
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Doyle
Michigan
The Judge and the Pine Log Bargain Gone Wrong
A village tale recounts Judge L a famed trader who boasted no one cheated him. An old man reveals the Judge’s log was repeatedly bought back as a pine log shrank from twenty seven to ten feet, then was turned into shingles, proving the judge’s boast false and leaving him robbed and enraged.
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Judge L
Miss Fuller and Deer Hunt Ends in Dead Buck
A schoolteacher named Miss Fuller hunting with Mike Brazel near Grand Marais shoots a buck at water light. The deer is killed behind the ear, and the moment prompts the woman to vow to chase a bear if she can.
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Miss Fuller
Grand Marais
Winchester
Mike Brazel
Mike
Leathery and Soft Cream in Dairy Practice
A historical explanation of cream varieties, leathery and thin, and how temperature and air conditions affect cream texture and butter quality. It describes dew formation on cold surfaces, condensation on milk, and how cold open settings versus submerged conditions produce leathery or soft cream, with notes on airborne contamination and keeping quality.
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National Live-Stock Journal
The Dairy Advice for Farmers on Cattle and Milk
Dairymen are urged to plant corn fodder, avoid overuse of whitewash in dairies, and feed cows well. A single well cared for cow yields more than several neglected ones. proper manure and timely calving in fall aid longevity of milk. Good milk pans, kept clean and large, help cream rise and quality butter.
Advice to Dairymen on Dairy Utensils and Wood Use
Practical guidance from the American Dairyman advising dairymen to minimize wood in dairy rooms to avoid grease and spoilage. Recommends tin utensils, cedar paddles soaked before use, wooden churn with airing, and wooden butter tubs soaked in water and lime, noting metal handles cleaning and sanitation advantages of tin.
Penitentiary Convicts Turn Out 90 000 Bricks Weekly
Convicts at the Wyoming penitentiary at Laramie produce about 90 000 bricks each week as part of inmate labor, signaling a robust brickmaking operation and steady output.
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Laramie
Wy. T
Dr Schenck Promotes Pulmonic Syrup and Seaweed Tonic
Dr J H Schenck and son claim their Pulmonic Syrup Seaweed Tonic and Mandrake Pills cure pulmonary consumption. They argue heredity cold and debility predispose, and that purifying the blood with Mandrake Pills, Sea Weed tonic, and Pulmonic Syrup restores appetite and builds healthy blood to heal lungs. They offer a free post paid book detailing cures.
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Minnesota
J. H. Schenck & Son
Philadelphia
Drug remedies sold by all druggists with wrapper directions
The item is marketed through all druggists and includes full usage directions printed on each package wrapper.
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Ohio
Detroit
Rost and Tribune
Cingalee
Shikarree
England
Cincinnati Enquirer
DR. Schenck
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