Bayard Folsom wedding to honor Cleveland’s anniversary
A note on Secretary Bayard set to wed Mrs. Folsom, Cleveland’s mother in law, on June 24, the Cleveland anniversary. The piece pokes fun at Delaware Bayards and notes plans for a Western Diocese Episcopal convention in Salisbury on May 23, plus light satire about Prince of Wales visits and royal manners.
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Bayard
Folsom
President Cleveland
Cleveland
Frances Folsom
Bayards
Delaware
Alway
Enrope
Episcopal Convicntion
Episcopal Church
Salisbury
Phillip’s Episcopal Church
W. J. Manning
A. Loyd
C K Robinson
V. Gathris
T. H. Martin
Som’ Ikrames
R. H. Jones
Mxcuse UN
Prince of Wales
Alley
Lady Crawford
Cail
Prince Albert
Quaint Inkstands and Novel Desk Accessories
A whimsical list of inkstand designs includes a tiny ink bottle set in a silver knapsack, a bronze bear on a fence, an old oaken bucket with a well sweep, a gas made base with ink holder, a baseball inkstand, a grinning figure through a hoop, and a cap with riding whips. Pearl shell and colored glass ink holders appear among varied motifs.
Memorial Services for Rev Dr M T Yates at Mt Viagah Church
Memorial services are planned at Mt Viagah church in Chatham for Rev Dr M T Yates. The event will be held at the church where he was converted, with Rev Durham delivering the memorial sermon and other divines giving addresses. A special collection will be taken to honor his life and work in China.
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Mt. Viagah Church
Chatham
Yates
China
Durham
T. Bailey
Wilson
Marcom
Dun can E MeIver for Auditor in State convention
Dun can E MeIver Esq from Moore county previously served as a Senator for Moore and Randolph counties. The Moore County Chronicle endorses his nomination for Auditor, praising his public service and status as a leading farmer. They expect strong support in Chatham and statewide backing for a faithful and efficient administration.
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Chatham
Democratic State Convention elects district delegates
May 4 report lists district delegates J. O. Crawford J. E. Sherwin J. J. McAllister and J. J. Mears. Delegates instructed to vote a unit for the platform urging forfeiture of land grants and pensions for Union veterans while opposing continued Civil War unrest and supporting Irish oppression protests.
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Omma
Nes
J. O. Crawford
J. E. Sherwin
J. J McAllister
J.J. Mears
Ireland
Twinkies From Wilmington Star Report on Disease Fears
A Wilmington Star item notes emigrants arriving with smallpox risks and warns of imported disease across the country including yellow fever in Florida and cholera elsewhere. It references public health fears and mentions Mr. Pepe and defender Ingersoll in contemporary religious debate.
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Wilmington Star
Massachusetts
New York
Baltimore
Florida
Wonder in Surgery Engrafts Human Cornea in Eye of Blind Servant Girl
In Philadelphia last Sunday a pioneering operation transplanted a cornea from a human donor to a servant girl’s eye to restore vision. The patient, nearly blind from a whitish ocular coating, had both orbits obscured. It is the first such operation in America and the third worldwide, with prior cases reportedly successful.
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Philadelphia
America
Medical bill saga raises questions about Dr Simmons
Dr Simmons sues executors of the Samuel J Tilden estate for 143000 claiming daily visits over decades. A Wall Street accountant questions the plausibility of the charges and ages, noting various daily rates from 20 to 100 dollars across long spans.
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Dr. Simmons
Desperate Republican Warrior Szxator Ingalls Highlighted
The piece praises Szxator Ingalls as a fierce Republican figure and former Judge Advocate of a Kansas regiment. It notes his dangerous duties in war and compares his influence to other political figures. It also reports the Third Congressional District nominating W S O B Robinson of Goldsboro for Congress and quotes the Concord Times on tariff policy and pension limits.
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Szxator
Ingalls
Kansas
John ‘Sherman
Jay Gould
Russell Sage
Railroad Securiies
Sherman
W.8. O'B. Robinson
Goldsboro
Congress
Treasury
Fraud circulars target Maxton and Louisville prize offer
The text reports scams from Louisville offering a free $35 crayon portrait for a photograph. Many locals sent pictures, while some notable men, including Sandy McKinnon, provided theirs. The letters were mailed to Lumberton Robesonan and Maxton, with a C.O.D. note for the frameworth $12.
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Louisville
Maxton
Sandy McKinnon
Phi
C.O.D
Deserters and Slander Fly in Indiana Political Row
The Alexandria Gazette recounts a heated congressional exchange involving James T. Johnston of Indiana and Senator Voorhees. Accusations of lies and slander surface over a Lincoln speech and a contested certificate, with calls to name the correspondent behind a defamatory Vermont-like charge and defend Judge Fowle.
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Alexandria Gazette
James T. Johnston
Congress
Indiana
Voorhees
Reena Johnston
Mr. Ingalls
Judge Fowle
Statesville
RecorDex
Brother Cald
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Washington
M. T. Yates
Solici
Pepe
Blower Ingersoll
Mrs. Ward
Robert Ellsmre
Lumberton Robesonan
Voornees
Turkey
Muse & Shaw Stokes Building
Main Street
Southern Jewelry House
F. D. Johnson & Sop
Main ST
Lynchburg, VA
Livy
Dozn
Ziegler Brothers
Bay State Shoe and Leather Co
Pelham, Barker, Holby, Wamsutta
Pride OF the West
Fruit OF the Loom
NEW York Mills
Dixie Chambrays
Durham Cotton Manufacturing Co
East
Durham County
Messrs. Wannamaker & Brown
Calan
Vem Monte
John
Auurey
LL. Markham
Durnam, N.C
Payne Engines
Elmira
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