Blaine and party politics in a late 19th century scene
A dense curio of political commentary spanning Blaine’s nomination, party alignments, and press stances. It references the New York Times and New York Post as free trade papers, roars about Garfield’s era, and highlights public sentiment on tariff, reform, and democracy, with quotes and anecdotes about editors and citizens.
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London Standard
New York Times
New York Post
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Democratic Party
Blaine Named Nods Nominating Day And Outlook
A New York Sun expert notes Blaine’s name and nomination align with sixes in time and month, yet doubts remain about polling impact. Lockwood Journal argues Blaine’s win is possible with electoral votes. map shows Republican solid in many states, New York doubtful yet winnable. Even with Florida Virginia and Louisiana leaning Democratic, Blaine and Logan are deemed elected, promising a vigorous campaign.
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Lockroir Journal
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Ohio
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Colorado
Connecticut
India
Kansas
Maine
Massachuset
Michigan
Nebraskis
Nevada
Oregon
Vermont
Jerony
Wisconsin
Albany
Arkansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Virginia
New York
Florida
Logan
How to Use Poultry Manure for Garderns
A nobleman’s gardener advises using poultry manure as a top dressing rather than mixing it with ordinary manure and digging it in. For small quantities, fill an old cask with manure, add water, stir weekly, and apply in spring or summer. Half a peck per thirty gallons of water yields a potent fertilizer for vines, fruit trees, bushes, vegetables, and flowering plants.
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Mark Lane
Local Gleanings and Diverse Erie County News
Titusville hosts a cricket club while Erie forms a Tilden club and juvenile politicians plan a Blaine group. Albany draws twenty thousand on Saturday. Conneaut Lake summer liquor licenses are not granted. A. Dillingham dies after an injury at Arcade mills. John Taylor jailed 25 days for barn robbing at Portville. escorted to Little Valley. A Meadville jeweler’s clock winds every 400 days since Oct 5. Alfred Centre hosts a stock show and Thorac Samit cattle arrive. Minnie Tillorgon gains praise in Chickering Hall. Westfield licenses three hotels to sell beer. one more allow on premises. no drug licenses. Austin Cave's wife sues Smeizer. verdict $450. Orrin Sperry and son missing near Mayville. bond signed by many listed. Unverified rumors linger about the Sperrys’ fate.
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Capua
Lentulus
Homan
Tiber
Avon
Spartacus
Rome
Belin
Ani Vet
Sparta
Wiscorsis
Syracuse
Youn
Ling
Marathon
Lendtra
Mary Walker
Milwaukee
Bill Nye Notes on Roman Gladiators and Wild Tales in Capua
A humorous steno version imagines Gladiators, Spartacus, and a chaotic Roman amphitheater scene. Bill Nye narrates a rambunctious panorama with mock heroics, mock battles, and spoofed historical reminiscences set around Capua and Milwaukee style recollections.
Artemis Ward Cowcatcher Advice and Local Notes
Artemis Ward’s railroad quip about cow catchers reflects postwar humor as trains ran slowly. The Salvation Army conducts an unsuccessful charity meeting in the Southern Tier to rescue Corning. Corry’s J A Tillotson shows unusually large Shropshire Down lambs, twins weighing 31 and 33 pounds at four to nine weeks, while Concord’s J M Colegrove reports similar lambs weighing 70 to 75 pounds at under six weeks.
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Artemis Ward
Southern Railroad
Artemus
J. A. Tillotson
Corry
Shropshire
J.M. Colegrove
Concord
Markets Report from Cleveland and New York Prices
Markets across cereals and livestock show varied figures with wheat and corn shifted in New York and Chicago quotes, while oats, pork, beef and hogs at Buffalo and Philadelphia follow specific bid and ask ranges. Rail schedules for Buffalo to Pittsburgh and eastward connections are listed with through sleepers and parlor cars.
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Ldumulo
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Oil City
Pittsburg
Union
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Boston
New York
Albany
Syracuse
Baldwie
Echell
The Nickel Plate Passenger Trial Notice
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Nickel Plate passenger item noting new appliances and a table, with unclear departure times and station references, reflecting a partial transit notice or railway excerpt. The readable bits mention passenger, union, and timing elements without full context.
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