Two Brothers of Wealth and Learning Compare Fates
A tale contrasts Henry who hoarded money with George who sought education and land. Henry’s wealth did not improve health or happiness, while George’s learning and farming life yields vigor. a commentary on values and success. The piece honors Gen. George H. Thomas and urges a memorial statue by the Cumberland veterans.
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George
Hen
Henry
Green House
Edith
Vilage Bank
George H. Thomas
Congress
Vinnie Ream
Washington
Thomas
Zindianapolis Sentinel
List of Disfranchised Rebels Named in South
The article lists fifty four individuals deemed disfranchised in the South including Jefferson Davis Robert Toombs Clement C. Clay Judah P. Benjamin and many other Confederate leaders and allied figures such as General Hood General Lee and General Jackson along with jurists and professors connected to the Confederacy. It notes names from Georgia Kentucky Virginia North Carolina and other states and references positions from Supreme Court Justice to army officers.
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South
Jefferson Davis
Robert Toombs
Clement C. Clay
Judah P. Benjamin
London
Lewis T. Wigfall
Roger A. Pryor
United States Congress
John A. Campbell
United States Supreme Court
Samuel Cooper
United States Army
Joe Johnson
Beauregard
Sam Jones
Gustave W. Smith
Frankfort
Kentucky
Hood
Texas
B. S. Ewell
Stonewall Jackson
D. H. Hill
G. W. Custis Lee
Robert E. Lee
Fitzhugh Lee
Virginia
W. H. F. Lee
Larkin Smith
Georgia
L. B. Northrup
The
Confederacy
M. F. Maury
Lexington
Brooke
Atlantic
H. R. Jackson
Austria
Wm. Preston
Madrid
Dressed Poultry For High Market Prices
Instructions from Prairie Farmer detailing best practices for fattening dressing and packing poultry to maximize price. Emphasizes killing method dry picking skin integrity drying chilling and careful packaging to prevent movement and damage in market conditions.
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Prairie Farmer
Sound Ideas on Farming from Mr. Greeley Speech
The article lists six farming maxims from a Baltimore speech by Mr. Greeley emphasizing sustainable cultivation within capital and labor limits, stock management, soil improvement, deep tillage, muck heap use, and crop diversification. It also briefly notes a literary aside about a white deer and an Indian romance linked to a mining agent, plus a medicinal item titled WHITTLESEY for fevers.
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Greeley
Baltimore
Pugent Sound Mining Company
Whittlesey
The Tories and the Women
A London club rumor claims the English Tories will back woman suffrage. It recalls Disraeli's past votes on the issue and argues the move could shift Liberals to more radical reforms while risking a Tory split if adopted.
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London
Disraeli
Commons
Kissing Customs From Many States A Playful Note
A humorous survey of reactions to kissing by young women across regions. Nantucket and Albany samples show sharp refusals or witty retorts, while Louisiana and Pennsylvania responses mix charm and mock dignity. Sag Harbor and Lowell girls register blushes, boasts, or firm boundaries.
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Nantucket
Boston
Albany
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Jebediah
Sag Harbor
Lowell
The New Army Uniforms Revealed By March
By March the army will wear a new uniform modeled after the Prussian style. White House visitors wore it for the first time, showing plumes colored by branch. Sherman featured two rows of buttons, epaulets, and a three white ostrich plume.
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White House
Sherman
Mystery Explained Why France Was Unprepared for War
The article argues France rushed into war unready against Prussia and its German allies. It cites Duke de Grammont and claims Austria promised aid to France, while Russian diplomacy paralyzed Austria and doomed France.
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France
Prussia
Duke de Grammont
Berlin
Austria
Russia
Breeding cattle: value of grades vs pure blood stock
The Kansas Spirit notes that smallholders face high costs in producing thoroughbred stock yet can still gain by buying a pure Short horn bull calf and breeding it to native cows. It argues grades can rival thoroughbreds for size growth and meat, while grades are unsuitable for propagation compared to pure blood.
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Kansas
Pierce
Golden
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Seneca Etree Buffalo, N
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W. C. Hamilton & CO
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J. B. Fox& CO
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Washington ‘Sewing Machine CO
Afase
Ohio
St. Louis
John Q. Kellogg
Platt St
United States
Eand
T. William & Co
Africa
Valley Publishing CO
St. Louie
Ill
F. A. Hutchinson & CO
Livixastone
Sran
Founp Livinestone
Ontfit
Union Pussisuine Co
Gomfort
H. A. Bartlett &c
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Broadat
Briggs & Brother
Briggs & Brows
Briggs & Brother, Seedamen and Florists
Rochester
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Youn Q. Belloog
Pratt St
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