Fair ends with a moral wake up in Blanktown
In a charity fair run by Mrs. Lesley and Mrs. Gray, the narrator reveals a clash over gambling raffles and method. The event yields unprecedented funds but exposes moral tensions, prompting a public confession of overwork, deception, and the call to keep virtuous means in charitable work.
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Lesley
Mrs. Gray
John
Blanktown
Mrs. Lesley
Mrs. Busybody
Mrs. Grey
Kitty
Johnnie
Our Fair
Mary Noble
Col. Lesley
Gray
Martha Washington
Men’s Society
Ness
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Cam
Magnificent Woman and a Wife Ideal in May Reflections
Anna C Garlin reflects on romance and agency in a May Sunday Afternoon piece. The narrator contrasts a grand ideal with a simple beloved, joking about poets and memories from before marriage.
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Lesley
Kitty
Mount Ashington
Pia
John
Tennyson
Princess
Anna C. Garlin
Moffett Bell Punch Debts Virginia State Revenue
A Lexington report calculates tax from the Moffett register at 950 dollars in four months, averaging 235 monthly with nine registers. It shows liquor revenue at 25 979 dollars per year, about 4 percent of county property value, and argues halting the drain could wipe out state debt in three years. The note cites Lexington Gazette and Graphic snippets.
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Moffett Register
Lexington
State of
Virginia
Wexington Gazelle
Observation on a New York paper and a safe deposit receptacle
A New York paper notes a receptacle for poor working girls’ diamonds and references August Belmont counting up twelve million dollars in a guarded context. The fragment hints at social and financial themes from a bygone era.
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New York
Russia and Allies Urge Direct Talks Before Congress
The Agence Russe confirms a report that land and Russia favor direct exchange of views prior to the congress. Austria Germany and Italy back this approach and have invited England to state her position. Mistrust and jealousy slow negotiations more than any other factor as arms race outpaces talks.
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Perzas
Agence Russe
Land
Russia
Austria
Germany
Italy
England
Policy of England and Eastern Question
London April 2 Gathorn Hardy asserts the government bases policy on public faith and the 1871 declaration. He argues England must protect Greek Muslim and Slav interests while avoiding war and upholding nonwar principles in the Eastern question. The Pall Mall Gazette editorial criticizes proposing a plan of equivalents as a settlement basis.
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London
Gathorn Hardy
India
Bradford
Angus
England
San Stefano
Pall Mall Gazette
Germany
Austria
Italy
Fire Gutts Free Press Buildings After Gas Main Explosion
An early morning gas main explosion at the Free Press offices on Woodbridge and Griswold streets in Detroit ignited a blaze that gutted two four story brick buildings. Twelve presses and much machinery were damaged while the office safe kept its contents intact. Losses around 40 000 dollars with 45 000 dollars insured. The weekly edition will be delayed but the paper plans to publish normally tomorrow from another site.
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Detroit
Free Press
Free Pressee
Woodbridge
Griswold Streets
Free Press Company
Bullock Oe
Ype
Leitrim Earl William Clements Known for Evictions and Fear
The Londonderry correspondent recounts the life of William Sydney Clements third Earl of Leitrim. He rose to the title in 1854 and ruled vast Donegal lands with terror prompting armed guards and table weapons. His evictions in Camelton Milford made his name a byword.
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Londonderry
New York World
Leitrim
William Sydney Clements
Earl
Doney
Kildare
Manorhamilton
Donegal
Camelton
Milford
Lavens
Robert White
Don
Lord Leitrim the Terrible Tenant Oppressor in Donegal
A portrait of Lord Leitrim as a coercive landlord on his Donegal estates from 1857 to 1876. The piece accuses him of evicting tenants for capricious reasons, spending vast sums in law, and enforcing harsh control, with clashes over land reform and a notorious 1876 incident involving Mrs. Algoe. It notes his long Commons tenure and lordly disputes under Gladstone's land acts.
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Kilmacrenan
Ramelton
Milford
Gladstone
Lord Leitrim
Ireland
House of Lords
Stevenson
Lord Leitrimas
Stewart
Ards
County
Leitrim
House of Commons
Reminiscences of General Shields Interview
The Washington Post interview recalls General Shields recalling two wars and a civil skirmish over the Doorkeeper position. He describes a Chepultepec dash with the Palmetto Regiment toward Mexico City and the first American flag raised in the city. He notes Scott Quitman and Worth and reflects on a brigadier’s pay and service to his country.
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Chepultepec
Senate
Quitman
Scott
City of Mexico
Palmetto
Col. Butler
Mounted Rifles
New York Volunteers
O’ Brien
Worth
San Cosme
Belin
Lord Nelson
Copenhagen
Gen. Scott
Gen. Shields
Gen. Quitman
Garrita
Mexico
Washington Post
Eagle Attacks Child. Farmer Rescues Court Diary Item
A negro man carrying a child along a road was attacked by a large eagle. A fierce struggle ensued until a farmer arrived and knocked the bird senseless with an ax. The eagle was captured and becomes a local curiosity after recovery. The item also notes anti tight-lacing trends and promotes Dr Bull's Baby Syrup as a safe remedy.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Home Cookery From A Historic Magazine Menu
A collection of old time recipes and kitchen tips including Indian Bread Butterscotch French Toast Coffee Cake Rich Jumbles Portable Lemonade Chicken Salad and more. Also includes a farmer joke about stone walls and notes on squash garden care and surfeit with a custard recipe and Yorkshire Pudding.
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Hubbard
Maxims of a Purely Practical American Farmer
A historical extract extols Jacob Straw as a model farmer noting maxims on fencing, securing hogs, timely work hours, fair pay and humane treatment of workers, industrious habits, weather-driven tasks, prudent planning, and avoiding politics in favor of steady, orderly labor.
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Jacob Straw
Why Is It Why Is It Why Is It
Why is it that people resist health facts and natural truths even when clearly demonstrated. Dr. Pierce’s medicines are praised for cures and relief, with Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription highlighted as effective, alongside Sage’s Catarrh Remedy and Pellets.
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Aple
Pierce
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