Harrisburg Telegraph backs Republican South in 1884 race
The Harrisburg Telegraph, voice of the Stalwarts, portrays the Republican strategy for 1884, praising northern protectionists while pressing Virginia and North Carolina to deliver votes. It accuses Mahone and allies of selling to the North and urges withdrawal from the unholy alliance.
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Harrisburg
Don Cameron
Cameron
Republican Party
Radical Party
Telegraph
South
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Indiana
Virginia
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Florida
National Republican Party of
National Republican
Washington
Republican National Party
Democratic National Party
National Republican Party
Democracy
Mahone
North Carolna
North
Richmond State
Virginia Renegades Shadowed by Senate Role
The Baltimore Herald argues Mahone and Riddberger of Virginia regret their reduced influence in the Senate and questions the Coalition’s impact on the Republican party. It contends the so called alliance did not fracture the Solid South but widened GOP fissures amid patronage fights.
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New England
South
Democratic Party
Mahone
Riddleberger
Senate
Virginia
Georgia
Baltimore
Herold
Riddberger
United States
Republican Party
Republican Generosity in Presidential Advice
The Republican press floods the Democratic Party with guidance on candidates and tariff policy for the next campaign. Editors propose free trade or protection and differ on the best path, while Democrats accept the guidance with cautious amusement, noting the broader GOP fear of public backlash. The New Haven Register comments on the fruitless Republican debate.
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White House
Congress
Republican
New Haven Register
Literary and political notes from 19th century press
A compilation of brief remarks about Dr. Tanner relocating to Jamestown New York figures Grouse remarks on Parnell in the House of Commons and hints of Gladstone’s retirement. It cites Burns in Mauchline library absence and recalls Harriet Lane Johnson’s White House memories.
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Tanner
Corry
Jamestown
New York State
Parnell
House of Commons
London
Gladstone
N. Y
Ayrshire
Burns
Free Public Library
Mauchline
Harriet Lane Johnson
White House
James Buchanan
Lord Lyons
Linda Gilbert
Baltimore
Washington
England
Times
Thurman
Practical farmer tips for enrichment and crops
The article advises enriching ground for gardens, growing two buckwheat crops to deter wireworms, and using wood ashes as a fertilizer with potash and phosphates. It offers rye tea cakes and steamed corn bread recipes and notes corn sensitivity to chilled winds with root-structure explanations.
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Hiram Sibley
Toledo Blade
Chicago Journal
Prairie Farmer
Father Dies at Daughter's Bedside in Irwin County
In Irwin County Georgia Miss Lillie Wall grew dangerously ill and doctors told her father Jasper Wall she could not live. He visited her bedside and reportedly said I may die first. He collapsed in convulsions and died three hours before his daughter.
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Lillie Wall
Irwin County
Jasper Wall
Atlanta Constitution
United States Tops Imports of Trish Linens
United States purchases more Trish linens than all other nations combined, spending about fifteen million dollars annually. The U S buys the smallest quantity from any other country.
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United States
Frogs and Folly From Diverse 19th Century Snippets
An assortment of light anecdotes and puns from era journalism. Tales range from springtime frog legends to the folly of a Virginia calf in a hayloft, a girl at Niagara Falls, a Bristol-like satire on lies and sugar, and humorous exchanges about hats and misfit gloves. The piece blends Witness quotes and witty lines from Boston and Philadelphia papers.
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Boston Commercial Bulletin
Niagara
Boston
Johnnie
Philadelphia
Boston Ideal Opera Company
Boston Ideal
Hartford Globe
Brown
N. ¥. Tribune
Iris
Nate
Faugh
Harvey Watterson
Courier Journal
John P. Hale
Ill Treatment of Horses and Veterinary Quacks
A Cor. Ohio Farmer essay laments cruel horse care in ill ventilated damp stables and improper feeding. It condemns home remedies and so–called veterinary quacks that kill valuable horses, urging proper care and professional veterinary treatment. The piece argues for humane treatment and trained surgeons to save animals.
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Ohio
Mr Gould and the Washing Machine Pitch
While touring, a man from Northern Indiana pressed a proposal to William Gould’s private railcar offering a washing machine model promising a steady income of forty dollars per week after the first year. Gould did not enter the car, and the venture did not alter his railroad career.
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New York
Indiana
Mr. Gould
Gould
Wall Street News
Boston Letter On Miss Alcott And Transcendental Philosophy
A Boston letter states that Miss Alcott has no opinion of transcendental philosophy and that she always flees the town the day the philosophers arrive, reflecting a satirical view of her stance on new ideas.
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Boston
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