Circuit Rider Cashmer Named as Politicized Preacher in Illinois
A Methodist circuit rider named Cashmer moved into Molpar county Illinois and drew three sisters of his flock with bold allegations of improper liberties and unpretty words. Lev Richard Hovey wed a widow near Vermillion Station on the Terre Haute route, then faced a sheriff’s warrant for bigamy as he remained in county jail. The report notes Hovey’s Baptist ties and his mix of politics with scant gospel, portraying a local scandal via the New York Democrat.
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Molpar
Ilinois
Cashmer
Lev
Richard Hovey
Vermillion Station
Terre Dante
Alton
Hovey
N. Y
Hang the sweetest grass around the pig’s neck proverb
A fragmentary proverb notes that sweet grass tied around a pig’s neck will lure it to wallow in the mire, conveying a rustic image of misdirected effort and folly. The terse line emphasizes the futility of trying to improve something by appealing to its lower nature.
New York Election Outcomes Stir Racial Tensions in 1870
Reported results show a strong Democratic victory statewide with a large city majority and notable African American voting activity. Observers note illegal voting attempts by some Black voters, while the Ninth Ward highlights intense political rhetoric. Brooklyn and upstate areas hint at broad Democratic gains, with estimates urging a statewide lead around 75,000 votes.
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New York
Lisbon
Polle
Ninth Ward
Church
Court of Appeals
Seldon
Ra‘nubuhan
Brooklyn
Democratic City
Bute
Chareh
Aiuto
Democrata
Noted Cincinnati Editors Divided Over Housing Plan
The passage cites Wash, McLown and Murat Halstead as belligerent Cincinnati editors, arguing they must be kept in separate houses across the city. It notes a visible coolness among the trio due to repeated reading of a controversial source.
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Steubenvilla Merald
Wash
McLown
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati
Eade
Forney Denounces Fifteenth Amendment in Political Ab
The text argues the Fifteenth Amendment will mainly boost Republican votes and criticizes Radical leaders for using suffrage to gain power. It claims Republicans sought to secure the negro vote for their own benefit, predicting eventual repudiation of negro suffrage by former white masters and contending the amendment serves partisan ends. It labels Forney and allies as dishonest in pursuing this policy.
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Forney
Congress
Democratic Party
Thonogrovk
Cacpet-Bayiam
Neal
Aywayiem
Jin
Equal Justice and White Suffrage Debate in Two States
A fragment argues that Massachusetts and Rhode Island disenfranchise white voters through educational and property tests, while both ratified the Fifteenth Amendment granting black men voting rights. It questions abolitionists’ stance and appeals to white men to consider justice for all.
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Masachusetts
Rhode Island
Copperhead
Radical Party
Campaign threats and garbled notes in a party song fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows Mrs Lincoln pressuring Congress for funds and threatening disclosure of Republican secrets. The text mocks campaign chants and includes distorted phrases and names, with unclear context and garbled modern spelling. The item appears as an incomplete political note or lyric excerpt from a 19th century page.
Land Grabbing and Rail Grants in Congress
Numerous bids seek land grants to railroads and related uses totaling about six hundred million acres. Donated lands reach near two hundred million acres, with eight hundred million acres potentially at stake. Debates feature ex officials and financiers backing the North Pacific bill amid era politics, while other columns comment on court outcomes in domestic cases and tariff shifts impacting iron interests and Senate influence.
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Congress
Atolen
Pope
United States
McFarland
Mere
McParland
Republic
Mia
Richardson
Percy
Springfield Transcript
Land Bills Threaten Vast Public Domain Expansion
The piece argues that current land bills in Congress would plunder 18 million acres and that railway and public improvement schemes have already swallowed large tracts. It warns that proposed railroad bills would give away 400 million acres, a territory larger than the original thirteen states.
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Congress
United States
Alvin Adams Helped Shape U S Express Service From Humble Start
Alvin Adams began an express service between New York and Boston thirty years ago and ran as his own messenger. His first trip earned a way bill of less than four dollars, and the Adams Express Company grew from that modest start into a vast, prosperous business marking him as a pioneer in the U S express industry.
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Alvin Adams
New York
Boston
Adams Express Company
Adams
Meekness and Modesty Mark Attire of the Era
A reflective piece notes that gentleness and restrained fashion defined clothing and social presentation this era. It highlights how subdued attire mirrored broader values of restraint, humility, and dignity in daily life.
Ancient Bridges From Babylon To London Chronicle
A historical survey traces bridges from Queen Nicotrus’s Euphrates span in ancient Babylon to Roman and medieval constructions across Europe. It covers arch and suspension designs, notable structures like the Pons Sublicius, Pont Neuf, Westminster, and bridges abroad, plus Peruvians weaving sturdy maguey cables for long spans.
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Nicotrus
Euphrates
Babylon
Darius
Thracian
Bosphorus
Xerxes
Xerxes (B. C
Hellespont
Tiber
Pons Sublicius
Aneus Martius
Janiculum
Trajan
Iadvian
Jesluay
Pons Fabricius
Julius Casar
Rhine
Cologne
Europe
Lippe
Mayence
Ronne
Charlemagne
Tagus
Spain
Alcantara
Venice
Petit Pont
Seine
Pont du Change
Pont Notre Dame
Pont Neuf
Pont Marie
Pont Royal
Peronnet
Neuilly
Thames
London
Batterson
Rotheshithe
Shopa
Kongea
Lolo
Jengih
Orlaf
Southwark
Britainia
Menai Strait
Caeryir Yon
Anglesey
Maguey
Osier
Counterfeit Five-Dollar Note Trick In Hartford Market
A Hartford Connecticut grocer runs two shops with a deputy handling the fish market. A counterfeit five dollar bill passes through the hands of the clerk who accepts it from Sam the darkey in exchange for change. Sam returns with four dollars, and the grocer later discovers the bill is fake when the clerk recalls taking it from Sam. The case reveals a sly scheme to pass a bad note and split the proceeds.
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Sam
Hatford
Connecticut
Iluy
Darkey
Ali
Clark
Dirkey
Cough Remedy Ad Ends With Judge Grover Defeat Claim
A medical advertisement for Ayers Cherry Pectoral urges curing chest ailments. The text then targets Judge Grover a Democratic Court of Appeals nominee, asserting beliefs on government debt imply repudiation. It claims his war debt stance helped secure a $75,000 majority and offers a warning to readers.
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Grover
Court of Appeals
New York
Polte May Interest Payment Requires 26.5 Million
Officials say the polte will require 26 5 million dollars to cover the interest due May 1. The figure reflects current debt service and highlights funding needs for the upcoming payment window.
Self Denial Versus Virtue Struggle Reflected
A historical line notes that the burden of self denial demanded by vice surpasses that endured in the pursuit of virtuous effort, highlighting moral restraint as a heavier burden within daily life.
San Francisco racehorse favored by Brevitins
The Nicholson pavement is named as a favorite in San Francisco amid varied notes on army estimates for 1870, a discharged Cincinnati worker who sought a surgeon, and a wide mix of topics from naturalist species counts to local rail disputes and social misdeeds.
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Nicholson
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Americas
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