Bloody Shirt echoes and party rancor in 1880s debate
The piece critiques Republican and Democratic claims about Southern outrages and the use of the Bloody Shirt as a political weapon. It traces allegations, journalistic defenses, and partisan maneuvering through years of battles over fraud, reform, and loyalty, arguing for accountability and the dangers of entangled press and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Ponton
Abel
Cain
Grant
Sam
Democracy
Greeley
Republican Party
Law and Order
Natchez (Miss
Eaving
Louisiana
Eagles and Eyrie Robbery on Bressay Shore
A historic tale recounts a cliffside eyrie on Bressay where two young eaglets were removed by a bold climber. Despite the parent birds' attacks, the cragsman secured both eaglets and escaped with them to captivity, feeding them thrice daily as they mature. The incident marks a rare modern Neith century capture of eagles in Shetland.
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Bressay
Lerwick Harbor
MD Dn Darang
Eyrie
Hove
Lerwick
Shetland
Pall- Mall Ga
Glacier Discovery in Montana Pass Report by Pumpelly Party
A detailed account from Prof Canby and the Pumpelly expedition describes a newly found glacier near Upper Marias Pass in Montana. The report notes a one mile glacier frontage, 500 foot ice faces, twenty two 500 foot cascades, and amphitheater walls over seven thousand eight hundred feet high, with panoramic views of snowbound peaks and river sources feeding valley streams.
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Canby
Pumpelly
Marias Pass
Flathead River
Rocky Mountain Range
Cut Bank Creek
Missoula
Yosemite Valley
May Pass
Montana
Helena
Mont
The Old Folks Farewell in a Dying Era
An elegiac reminiscence on the dwindling old settlers of Rome. The narrator laments the passing of the once leading, bustling elders, noting Father Time's unrelenting conscription, the lack of pensions or promotions, and the slow departure of old families including the death of Old Mother White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Rome
Mamn
The Dairy Question About Cream Rising
A reader cites an American Dairyman piece questioning a claim that cream rising on top of milk prevents heat escape. The writer notes skepticism about how cream would influence cooling in a cellar and compares heat conduction of oil versus water or skim milk.
Peculiarities in Milk Flavor Across Cows in Pasture
A 19th century note from National Live Stock Journal explains milk flavor differences among cows sharing a pasture. It details how one cow may taste bitter due to eating Cicuta beyond others, and how individual idiosyncrasies mean the same food can have opposite effects. It offers a methodic approach to isolate the cause by altering diet item by item and observing changes, cautioning that winter bitterness often links to health or feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Live Stock Journal
Cleanliness in the Dairy by a Iowa writer
A dairy worker describes a strict routine for cleaning cow stables and utensils. Cows are brushed and udders wiped, gutters cleared, sawdust laid, and milk strained through multiple strainers. The narrator claims the process is easy once started and invites readers to improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowa Coray
Working Butter by Hand and Poppy Planting in India
A quoted discussion from the Live Stock Journal questions butter made by hand, noting hands transfer warmth and perspiration to butter, making inferior butter though kneading with a ladle is preferred. The piece adds that in India 700,000 acres of the best hand are planted with poppy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
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Persi
Hancock
Garfield
Democratic Party
Tne
Ita
Reblicans
N. Y. Tribune
Democratic Journalistic Agony
Indiana
Dorsey
Philadelphia Timés
Thomas C. Platt
Ohio
Bible Society
Temperance Organization
Detroit Post and Tribune
Mitchell
Saco
Boston
Rochester
N. Y
Henry Gartrell
George Stovall
David
Bill Arp
Atlanta Constitution
Rocky Mountain
Chile
Arkansas
Chicago
New York
Chicago Herald
FFMAN
Purnipane
Clinton and
Front Streets
Selance, Omio
Clinton Street
Perry Street
Hoffman & Geiger
A.martin
Clinton St
Paul Plager
Defiance
Defiance County
Hicksville
Ted
Pall
L. E. Beardsley
J. B. Leslie
Appiton
L. Blanchard
TOR
Clinton
Fifth
Co. Diehl
Sione
Mechanic’s Tools
Fremont Harvester Company
Rakestraw’s Steel Plows
and the
Defiance, Ohie
HALL
Patarrh
NASA
A.T. Stewart & Co
Carcaco
Til
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
C. Gentionen
E. Mentar
Jackson
Mich
FJ Cheney & CO
Smith, Simmons & Peabody
Boots & Shoes
Huron Street
Toledo, Ohio
Buckien
Colby & St
Alyon&healy
State & Monroe Sts
Aden
Finays
Souti
Cleveland
Buffalo
Albany
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