Great Through Passenger Railway Ticket Advertises Midwest Routes
An 1878 advertisement for a Great Through Passenger Railway offers routes to West Northwest and Southwest via Indianapolis Cincinnati and Lafayette. It promotes through mail and express service from Baltimore to Chicago and beyond with baggage checks and gentlemanly accommodations. Installment payment terms require 10 percent deposits before July 1878 with schedules from Indianapolis depot and key connections at Cincinnati.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati & Lafayette
Thanapolia
Ana Express
Pasenger Toul
Fone
Bauer
San Rani
Lurtmpton
Chica
Ginelns
Ong
Omal
Olnoinnat
Oorger
Health and beauty claims of Radway’s Sarsaparitial Resolvent ad
A dated advertisement touts Radway’s Sarsaparapril Resolvent as a cure for health and beauty, promising richer blood, increased flesh and weight, and improved skin and complexion. The copy emphasizes daily use and general vitality boosts with no verifiable medical proof.
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Radway
Horace Greeley and the 1860s election mood
A garbled OCR fragment centers Horace Greeley and a 1860s presidential contest. It cites German issues, carpetbaggers, and recalls the mood of observers toward Union leaders and the coming November vote. Names and places are partially unreadable but Greeley’s prominence and the political clash are clear.
Grantites Read and Greeley Support Across Ohio and Beyond
A survey of Ohio and nearby areas shows one thousand Republicans in Lucas County favor Horace Greeley while The Times supports Grant. Greeley clubs exist in Warren County and Judge Nelson declines Tennessee’s nomination but urges unity for Greeley. London Standard notes doubt if Greeley’s aides will come from the Tribune. The Cleveland Leader and Grant loyalists oppose Greeley, yet the sentiment shifts with prominent Republicans backing Greeley. Additionally, questions on stenography in newspapers arise, with answers detailing longhand drafting, necessity of short hand for daily papers, and printer training. Wooster Republican lauds General Wiley as a steadfast Democrat.
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Ohio
Horace Greeley
The
Times
New York
Whic
Grant
Warren County
Greeley and Brown Club
Judge Nelson
Nashville
Tennessee
Grace Greeley
London Standard
Greeley
Tribune
Democratic Party
Ren. Butler
Jef. Davis
Charleston
Cleveland
Greeley and
Brown
Reublican
New York Standard Rails Against Greeley Endorsement
The New York Standard criticizes the endorsement of Greeley amid the political turmoil. Editorial voices warn of misguided support and question the candidate’s fitness for office in a tense national climate.
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New York Standard
Tee
Indorsing Greeley
Democratic Primary Election results and local commentary
A garbled report lists township results from a Democratic Primary for county officers with many names and tallies scattered. The piece includes partisan critique, a note on “The Democracy dead” and a Nebraska letters column recounting frontier events, with references to Buffalo Bill, Fort McPherson, and local political fealty debates.
Dog’s Smallpox Suspected After Woman Dies in Terre Haute
The Terre Haute Mail reports a dog owned by a young woman in Terre Haute contracted smallpox after her death from the disease. The dog ran at large for days and is thought to have spread the illness before developing the disease itself.
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Terre Haute
Voters warned against Grant by Democrats in harsh rhetoric
A Democratic statement denounces General Grant as backed by bayonets and Treasury thieves, accusing his policies of military despotism in the South and corruption at home and abroad. The piece argues no democracy can endorse this, labeling the stance as a conviction rather than a cloak.
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Grant
Noisy partisan vitriol targets Grant supporters
The writer denounces office holders scalawags and carpetbaggers in the South, claiming they back Grant to shield theft and theft. It accuses Grant newspapers of publishing baseless lies about the Democracy and Greeley, portraying a heated partisan clash.
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Grant
Democracy
Greeley
A Knotty Law Point from Wenm London Letter
A curious case on copyhold heriot shows land tenure quirks as a farmer loses his best cow on death. The piece contrasts ancient rights with calls for a simpler land act and notes New York Times concern for the Democratic party and German voting patterns in Hamilton County.
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London
Heriot
Camden
Altho
Civil reform in Mississippi collectors scandal
President Grant appointed two collectors of internal revenue for the Second District of Mississippi, both carpet-baggers. One has defaulted for 6,629.20 dollars and the other for 58,314.48 dollars, illustrating the claimed failures of civil service reform.
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Grant
Internal Revenue
Mississippi
Democratic party vitality amid mis fortunes noted in Forney paper
Colonel Forney's paper asserts the Democratic party shows remarkable vitality despite misfortunes and follies, retaining a strong hold on thoughtful and less thoughtful men. It also observes Southern Iowa now rivals Kentucky's Blue Grass region in horse stock.
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Forney
Democratic Party
Iowa
Blue Grass
Kentucky
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