Political chatter and varied notes from the era
A collage of brief items covers Democratic ticket aims, New Year customs in China, cardinals in Rome, Erie tax talk, Vermont election comment, Batavia murder acquittal chatter, slave trading on Madagascar, possible presidential bid for Congressman Hiscock, smoke decisions, Montreal ice palace specs, Yale student remarks, Gail Hamilton fame, Susan B. Anthony envy, Jay Gould critique, whipping post bill for wife-beaters, and tributes to Pendleton era politics.
Reform talk and cartoonist dispute stir 19th century politics
A Brooklyn Eagle item notes Green Snekwas railing against accepting the presidency, claiming no contingency would force him to consider the office. It also reports cartoonist Thomas Nast may sue Harper’s over a weekly cartoon contract and non-publication of his works.
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Snekwas
Brooklyn Eagle
Thomas Nast
Harpers
Brown Bros. & Spencer firm changes ownership noted
Forestville report lists Brown Bros. & Spencer step ladder makers changing ownership: Brown sells half to W W Ward and Dr J Brown sells quarter to Mr Foote of Hudson. Brown remains traveling salesman. Local notices record visits, illnesses, and a large funeral attendance for Miss Mary Sherman in Buffalo.
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EK. Brown
Iis
W. W. Ward
J. Brown
Foote
Hudson, Gio
N. I Brown
Brown
Chas. Dikeman
Buffalo
Inlaw
Wm. Dikeman
Will Donthue
Dunkirk
Agent Conlin
Web Beebe
Cassadaga
A. Edwards
T. F Mount
Warren Parsons
Cherry Creek
Forestville
Clara Ware
Sheridan
Keadie's Corners
Silver Creek
May White
Niagara Falls
Hetoan Swift
W. H. C. Ensign
Adelphus Ratternbur
Tannery Force
Mary Sherman
R. Sherman
Stephen Wilcox
Bradford
Myron C. Herman
Lakewood
N.Y
William HB. Camp
Mary Love
Frank Gould
C. Bloss
H. J. Oldrey
Alice Bochert
J. EB. Bixby, Esq
Dayton
Lotta Graves
Cora White
Perrysburgh
F. 8. Scoville
Amelia Cranston
I. Miner
Nelly H. Bayley
Chicago
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Baptist Church
B.L . Club
America
Crawford
Alice
Powers
Sherman
Daniel Sherman
P. P Kidder
Hamlet plague of ill and a fatal forest accident
Special Reporter Mrs H Waters notes illness in several residents including Mrs E Palmer with lung fever and Mr Myron Wright who is convalescent. Mr and Mrs C F Williams return from Springville. Mrs F J Bronson visiting daughter Mrs J C Shadduck in Cattaraugus. Abram Wright dies suddenly from heart disease after a fall on Cherry Creek road. Kent's woods accident leaves Mr Gates dead from head injuries likely after being struck by a falling tree or limb. he leaves a large family.
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E. Palmer
Myron Wright
C. F. Williams
Springville
Bronson
Cattaraugus
J.C. Shadduck
Abram Wright
Cherry Creek Road
Balcom’s
Imheart
Kent
Mr.Gates
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Cassadaga Notes From Our Local Reporter
Cassadaga notes detail visits from Warren and Jamestown residents, local commerce, a new hotel plan on Weston Street, and community events. The piece mentions Dr. Hood's Chamomile Bitters, a boiler issue at Beebe & Co, extreme cold readings, a Masonic District convention in Dunkirk, hospitality by Parker and Hendricks, and funeral notices as the town updates on social and business life.
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Truman Richiardson
Jude Cee
Ian Warren
Bucklius
Jamestown
Wood
Jim
Wood & Perrin
South
Weston Street
J. W. Pond
Buskirk
F. A. Pond
Dr. Hood
Boa
C.V. Beebe & Co
Masonic District
Dunkirk
R Wot
Geo H. Raymond
Brand
DD GM
L.G. Risley
Parker & Hendricks
Hendricks
Dove Street
Parker and
J. E.pierpont
Snow lingers as January thaw looms over village life
The letter notes persistent snow and cold, mild illness, and busy local trade in chairs while residents care for aging neighbors. It mentions Brant’s district, Mr. Judson’s family, H B Christy traveling to Ithaca for a convention, and Oliver Velzey moving to a new farm. County division chatter grows amid political hopes and Buffalo tax concerns.
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Whch
Thos. Judson
H B. Christy
Ithaca
R. T
Oliver Velzey
Mile Strip
Buffalo
Erie County
Weather and crop prospects brighten state bases
A fragment notes improved prospects for grain and fruit crops in Southern California, calling it perhaps the best ever. It also mentions Saturday and Sunday events in the middle season, with a general tone of optimism amid routine agricultural updates.
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Sax Fitanisco
Caloraa
Trade and Market Notes from Multiple Cities
Flour and grain markets show steady, mixed pricing across Cleveland Detroit and Chicago with No 2 red winter and Minnesota springs trading around 1.03 to 1.26 per unit while corn and oats hold around 39 to 42 cents. Wheat futures and cash quotes shift across Chicago Buffalo and Cincinnati as pork beef and lamb trades edge up or hold. cattle and hogs show varied but steady demand with several regional price points noted by city correspondents.
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Aml
Minnesota
New Yoas
Supertine State and Western
Ohio
Chicago
Ote
Heanor Mulholland Burned Child Seen Recovering
A report from the community notes that Heanor, daughter of former Mayor Mulholland, continues to recover from severe burns sustained about five weeks ago at a Christmas tree entertainment held at Mr. Brooks new barn.
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Mulholland
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