Education and population in the South debated
The Republican critique of Southern schooling cites 1880 census totals showing far lower per capita education funding in the South than the North. It argues Reconstruction drained resources, notes white taxation bears most costs, and praises Southern gains while warning that growing Black populations risk future minority supremacy and potential upheaval.
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South Carolina
Soth Carolina
Mississippi
South Caroina
S. Lewis
Cigarette and Cigar Seizure on Saratoga Steamer
Customs officers examined a Havana bound package on the steamer Saratoga of Ward's line. The lot contained 6 800 packages of cigarettes and 4 700 cigars carried by a passenger.
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Saratoga
Ward
Havana
New York
John A Logan Flexes Political Gambit in 19th Century Polemic
Harrisburg Patriot denounces John A Logan as a wavering Republican candidate. The piece charges his denial of candidacy masks ambition, accuses him of double‑faced loyalty to party managers, and faults his inconsistent statements amid a hostile political climate.
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Republiciane Hwinduba
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Republican Party
Americcan
John A. Logan
Harrisburg
Presidential Candidates and the 1884 Forecast
A Boston Post style editorial weighs 1884 presidential prospects, arguing the West as the center of new ideas, cautioning against regional favoritism, and urging a representative centric nominee from non New York sources while acknowledging shifting public sentiment. It notes political volatility and the need to build a durable platform.
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Republican Party
New York
Northwest
Boston Post
Home garden tips and farming notes from early newspapers
Massachusetts farmers pay over 300000 dollars yearly for Paris green to kill potato bugs on 46000 farms. The text also includes recipes for tea cakes and milk bread, a method for washing fruit trees, and quince growing advice from Philadelphia records.
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Massachusetts
Paris Green
Chicago Tribune
Boston
Philadelphia Record
Educated Nation or Tyranny of Ignorance, Says Eaton
New York Herald warns that a literate populace is essential to republicanism and national strength. It argues five million school age children without schooling threaten future progress, urging mandatory education to prevent degraded homes and vulnerable voters.
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Eaton
Bismarck
Republic
N. Y. Herald
Little Ben Bruin Finds Doorway to Ruin at School
A doggerel tale by Lucy Larcom recounts Ben Bruin entering a schoolhouse door and causing chaos. The bear-baby flees amid frightened children as a gunshot echoes, ending with a cautionary note on misadventure and a childlike bear’s misstep away from home.
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Ben Bruin
Noor
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Ben Brain
Harry Hunter
Pretty Rose White
Tone Boy
Ben’ Bruin
Lucy Larcom
St. Nicholas
Jack Brundage and the Kitchen Maid Moral Wakeup
After a wild party Jack Brundage eats far beyond his share and falls ill. A kitchen maid appears as a vision of overwork and gluttony, revealing her grim diet and toil. Jack resolves to reform, aided by his family and a physician uncle.
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Sam
Mamma
Papa
Uncle Alfred
Alfred
Katherine
An Incident in the Career of Mr Jewell Rochester Story
A Rochester Post Express reminiscence recounts Marshall Jewell of Connecticut living in Rochester in 1846 or 1847 as a hotel clerk at Eagle Hotel now Powers Block site. He later becomes Postmaster General and reunites with old Rochester friend Nick Hadley and helps him find better work.
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Marshall Jewell
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Rochester
Marshall
Thompson
Eagle
Hall
Young Jewell
Tiall
Flower City
Detroit
Eagle Hotel
Nick
Hadley
Congress Hall
Osburn House
Wfe
Hailey
New York Central
N. Y
Post- Express
Tragic Orangeburg Bride-to-Be Burned to Death
Miss Halley of Orangeburg County had planned to wed a young farmer. While warming by a field fire, her dress caught flame and she perished before help arrived, with only her collar and shoes spared. the heart for her marriage never beat.
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Halley
Orangeburg
Chicago Herald
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