Purging conversion to Republicanism reshapes postwar politics
A New Haven Register analysis critiques how Republican allegiance can erase former faults in opponents. It cites ex Confederate and Greenback converts, including Senator Voorhees, noting party shifts alter reputations. The piece condemns federal aims to reshape the South and warns of political betrayal of Southern interests.
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Longstreet
Greenback
Solon Chase
Maine
Greenback Party
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Republican Party
Greenbackery
Voorhees
Voorhee
Bourbon Democrats in the South and Northern misconceptions
A Boston clergyman’s Atlantic Monthly piece explains the Bourbon Democrat label as a Northern political epithet, noting the class comprises leading Southern citizens who sustain churches and community morality. He argues Southern Bourbons mirror Northern virtue aside from partisan differences.
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Distribution of atmospheric electricity aligned with temperature
Prof Muhiry tells the Austrian Meteorological Society that Earth surface distribution of atmospheric electricity parallels temperature patterns and decreases toward the poles. He cites the insulating stratum and terrestrial origin, asserting electricity is not driven by vapor precipitation but by temperature.
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Prof. Muhiry
Austrian Meteorological Society
Mr. Muhry
Equator
Winter Brilliance Called Peak in New York Society
The present winter is described as the most active and brilliant ever known in New York society circles, highlighting social gatherings and notable events.
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New York
Nothing small about Tom Thumb and other long-lived tales
The piece notes Tom Thumb wearing child-sized underclothes and buying twelve suits to prove he is large despite a small appearance. It profiles centenarians in Oswego New York, mentions a hundred ten year old and a hundred and eight year old, and cites deaths of notable figures. It mentions Gotha almanac volume number and portraits, including Alexander III, Garfield, Hohenlohe, and the Queen of Spain. It reports the dissolution of the law firm Giddings Wade in 1 1.
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Oswego
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Alexander III
Russia
Garfield
Prince of
Ohio
United States
B. F. Wade
J. R. Giddings
R. P. Ranney
Canada
Common Pleas
Darius Caldwell
C.S. Simonds
E. C. Wade
E G. Wade
Darius Galdwell
Parnell
Kilmainham
Humorous Scraps From Circulating Sunday Chats
A collage of humorous quotes and misheard lines from popular culture. Includes a Sunday-school quip about Simon, a bank report quip, and a Richmond printer misprint moment. Also mentions a four year old with a wind shovel anecdote and a playful Oscar Wilde reference with a shopper’s sunpower seed-wrapped dollars.
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Albion
N. Y
Simon
Richmond
Runaway Mops Horse Rescued by Brave Newfoundland Dog
In New Brunswick the horse attached to a cart bolted along upper Church Street toward George Street. A large Newfoundland dog sprinted to the bridle, repeatedly grabbing it and, after a remarkable leap, secured the horse. The dog's daring act halted the runaway without injuries. owner unnamed. Witnesses praised the animal as highly intelligent.
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George Street
Ffera
New Brunswick
N J
Fredonian
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