Democratic Convention Call for Principle in Nominations
An editorial urging the Democratic party to honor principle over expediency at the forthcoming convention. It argues minorities and loyal party members deserve leaders true to pledges and past ideals, warning against cliques and betrayals seen at Chicago. It pledges support for principled nominees and urges timely, faithful enforcement of the party platform.
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Resolutions on Civil Military Power Spark Senate Debate
A February 1845 Senate item discusses Mr Sumner’s resolutions asserting the United States must guarantee republican governments based on consent and equality before the law. It condemns military rule and endorses civil supremacy, while criticizing opponents for endorsing military interference and actions in Virginia and Kentucky.
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Leslie the giant rope walker dazzles Niagara Falls crowd
In a Niagara Falls exhibition Leslie the giant American rope walker performed multiple perilous feats. He walked the rope with a 45 pound pole and water pails, teetering on the edge as Gen. Grant watched. Despite a near fall he recovered, stunning the audience and earning high praise.
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New Rail Line Sought Linking Pella Newton Marshalltown and St Paul
Citizens rally for a preliminary survey from Pella in Marion county to St Paul as delegates organize the Pella Newton Marshalltown and St Paul Railroad Company. Hardin county also backs a survey Marshalltown to Ackley. Stock pledges for grading and ties along the proposed route suggest funding within thirty days. Attendance from Newton and Hardin counties praises Newton hospitality and signals firm support for the project.
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Deacon’s hard bargain saved by conscience at church project
In a Vermont Record snippet, Deacon Spooner agrees on a hundred dollar price to work on window frames for a Congregational church, with a provision for twenty five extra if he felt underpaid. The lawyer questions the bargain, the Deacon refuses to claim an unfair deal, and the joke ends with the Deacon keeping his integrity and the extra money being paid later.
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Freedmen wages report in Little Rock district
Howard's Inspactor reports in Little Rock district about 3,040 freedmen employed under War Department orders at wages from 15 to 50 dollars monthly with rations. Vessels, quartermaster, hospital, and citizen employments total over 3,500 workers, with about 140000 dollars monthly government expenditure in Arkansas for labor.
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Exaggeration and the press shaping modern speech
The article criticizes contemporary society for chronic exaggeration in everyday talk and in newspaper language. It warns that inflated praise and dramatic rhetoric mislead readers, especially youth, eroding trust and distorting history. It cites examples from journalism and a traveler’s anecdote to illustrate how hyperbole spreads through culture.
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Tragic Crime Waves Sweep Nation In Bloody Tides
Column lists twelve horrific deaths by violence across the country including a son poisoning his mother a woman stabbing her husband’s lover nine men shooting wives a lunatic boarding a train daily and a jealous youth drowning a man and two children buried in a coat pit and arsenic poisonings with broader social blame.
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