Blaine nomination seen as likely in coming US election
The Observ er predicts Blaine will secure the Republican nomination and carry key states, with a vigorous campaign ahead. Logan is named for VP, and the piece lauds Blaine as a statesman whose leadership could advance national progress amid a liberal party platform.
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James G. Blaine
United States
Ffee
Blaine
Pacific Coast
Ohio
Maine
New York
New Jersey
Republican Party
State fiscal history and Cuba crisis amid 19th century turmoil
The document details shifts in New York state governance from 1863 to 1984 with tax totals and deficits, noting Republican and Democratic control in different years. It then describes Havana’s financial ruin under Spanish rule, including tariffs on ads letters and street postings, shrinking Cuban trade, and calls for U S sale to avert disaster.
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New York
Prank With a Bread Fruit in Rockland Dining Misadventure
A Rockland family receives a cocoanut misrepresented as bread fruit sent by a waggish courier. The shell fruit proves stubborn as the cook struggles to boil it for hours. A comical kitchen siege ends with the householder discovering the prank and the exhausted girl triumphant as the coconut is claimed.
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Ockland
Rockland
Union Street
Disgusted Ka an and the bank notes theft at Fourth Street
A peculiar scene unfolds as a supposed villain in a local play is linked to an actual purse snatching on Fourdh Street near the courthouse. A large roll of bank notes dropped from a tobacco plug, the fugitive—described as a negro—snatched it and vanished through alleys while a pursuer cried out. Separately, mention is made of the new S. A. Tuttle & Sons store at Little Valley nearing completion and its impact on East Ridge.
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Snooip Tilden
Mare Per
Jackson
Samuel Swarkwont
Addins
Swartwout
New York
Democratic
Dunkirk
Murray
V Swart
Democratic Party
Uleir
Gore
Democratic Common Council
Lewes
Fourdh Street
Court-House
8. A. Tuttle & Sons
Little Valley
East Ride
Kasen Globe
Boston
Lim
Titse
Sober Thoughts for Sabbath Reading
A collection of devotional quotes and reflections on daily burdens, virtue, love, and benevolence. The pieces praise restraint, sincerity, humility, and forgiveness, urging steady faith and graceful conduct amid trials and social pressures.
Fashions and Frivolities in a Gilded Age Wardrobe
In a burst of period-style coverage, the article catalogs fashions from hats with high brims to square seamless parasols, embroidered borders, and jetting lace vests. It notes new gowns, parasol novelties, wall adornments, and the prominence of brass in interior decor, with vivid details on materials and color trends.
Wall Street Panic Reactions On First Day Observed
On the first day of the panic on Wall street calm, practical observers watched merchants and lawyers among the crowd, not a single blanched face seen. Messenger boys and clerks rushed about with urgent orders while bankers lingered near banks, the crowd generally good natured amid the tumult. A note mentions an election call and local fishing deaths, with Olean races drawing visitors.
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