Grant Almost Won a Third Term in 1880
The article recounts Ulysses S. Grant leading the 1880 GOP ballot for 36 votes before James A. Garfield emerged as a dark horse threat. It notes anti third term backlash, Grant’s public stance, and Julia Grant’s push to reclaim Washington society.
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Grant
Dark Horse
James A. Garfield
Ulysses Grant
NLY
Ulysses
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York Herald
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Pennsylvania
William M. Springer
Illinois
Congress
Washington
United States
Rutherford B. Hayes
White House
Julia Dent
Roscoe Conkling
Hayes
St. Louis
Conkling
James G. Blaine
McKinley
Alton B. Parker
Taft
T. R
Bull Moose Party
Woodrow Wilson
Western Newspaper Union
Science Seeks New Ways to Fight Old Age
NY reports on aging research seeking causes and prevention of physical and mental aging. Doctors emphasize youth care and diet, glandular and dietary factors, and a newly studied filtrate factor from Dr. Agnes Fay Morgan. Historical examples highlight longevity and caution about overeating and unhealthy habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Agnes Fay Morgan
University of California
Morgan
Jane Lewson
Leap year engagement tea recipe parade and plans
A playful Leap year piece declares a year when engagements surge and parties begin with a modern tea hosted by both sexes. It lists cookie and cake recipes from Eleanor Howe's Easy Entertaining and promotes brides’ parties with menus for teas and receptions.
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Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
How George Came to Get His Face Slapped
A country ramble scene centers on Mary praising George who replies with a teasing ditto. They meet farmer Jollop who explains ditto by pointing to pigs, as Mary asks the meaning and giggles at the farmer’s analogy.
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George
Mary
Old Jollop
Jollop
Flaw Remains
Quote attributed to Henry Ward Beecher on duty and consequence. The reflective line warns that breaking duty weakens integrity and reveals the flaw only when the cause is forgotten.
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Henry Ward Beecher
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Fish
Morton
Tony Rodance
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Sciance
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Moses
Promised Land
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Louis IV
Judy
John
America
Rome
Queen of Hearts
Tex
South America
Seaton
South
Calif
Bite
Butte
Montana
Hollands
Blue Bird Hatchery
Minden
Nebr
Photography
Fox Studios
Billings
Mont
Acme Trading CO
Montana Ave
BABY
Northern Ranger
Mandan
North Dakotas
Coept
Hamilton
Ohio
Vitalix, Inc
Canton
Dali
Hanson Cherry
Clark Gardner Nurseries
Osage
Carlyle
Eee eTisace
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