President's Message 1880 Exults in peaceful transfer of power
President Hayes emphasizes peaceful transfer of authority after the twenty fourth election, urges protection of civil rights, enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment, and extension of universal education, while calling for civil service reform, polygamy suppression in Utah, and federal support for public lands, fisheries, and national infrastructure.
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An English Engineer on America Locomotives
Mr R M Brereton C E argues American locomotives deliver greater duty through superior design and working systems. He notes American framing, counterbalancing, and crank axles create easy running, reduce wear on tracks, and boost tractive force. He contrasts with English engines as heavy, rough riding, and hard on roadbeds and crews. He cites rides in India, England, France, and the United States.
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Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Sure Cure for Nervous Coughs
A 19th century testimonial style ad promises relief from stubborn coughing after a cold. It claims Dr Bull's Cough Syrup cures nervous coughs and lists a price of 25 cents.
Housewife Voices Frustration Over Hen Setting Time
A young housewife complains about the hens failing to set eggs properly urging Jane to intervene. Separately, records show the total expenditure on the new Capitol during November is eight thousand six hundred forty nine dollars and twenty eight cents.
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Kidney-Wort Remedy Promises Healthier Organs
The Rocky Mountain News extols Kidney-Wort as a remedy that removes foul humors from the blood and promotes healthy action in every organ. It claims torpid kidneys and liver cause gravel diabetes constipation piles and rheumatism and promotes Kidney-Wort as the safest cure.
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A Clock Made of Bread in Bread Clock Curiosity
A Peruvian Indian native crafts a bread clock after three years of poverty. He sacrificed daily bread to form the timepiece using salt to harden the crust and bake a solid, water resistant mechanism. The sizeable clock sits in a hardened bread case admired for design and skill.
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Feeble Ladies urged to try Hop Bitters remedy
Irregularities and obstructions of your system are relieved at once while the root cause of pain is permanently removed. The note urges women to take Hop Bitters to restore energy and ease fatigue as described in a Cincinnati Saturday feature.
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