The Christmas Chapel Quarrel in Harper’s Weekly
In a prosperous country town church scene Harper’s Weekly recounts a love tangle among four singers. Mabel Strickland rejects Arthur Gilbert after a hurtful quarrel sparked by misread notes and vanity, leading to estrangement and a bittersweet arc of reconciliation at a Christmas service.
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Harper's Weekly
Alice Lahnman
Arthur Gilbert
Mabel Strickland
Herbert Stacy
Alice Labraman
Miss Strickland
Mr. Gilbert
Lahnman
Mable
Tom
Aline
Mabel
Miss Strick
Joe
Len
Misa Laboman
Miss Labaman
Moss Strickland
Miss Labaunin
Miss Stricklands
Deal Farm House
Mamma
Two Destinies Tied to a Quiet Gift
A man reflects on a gift that serves as a key to two destinies and earns Joe’s complete approval. The donation frames a measure of merit that the recipient both understands and values deeply.
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Joe
Real Estate Swindler Preys on Indiana Landowners
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports a bold swindle by a man posing as a wealthy buyer. He targeted Mrs. Edith H. Roach and Mrs. Mary Shelby of Charlestown Ind and attempted to purchase 320 acres near South Bend for 13400 with fake deeds and notes. He used multiple aliases including W H Baker J R Stearns and posed as a gentleman, but fled when exposure came. The scheme would likely have netted about 10000 if not halted by Read and local attorneys.
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Jake
Mrs. Grey
Joe's
Hercules
Arthur
Tacka
Miss Strickland
Miss Lakoman
Mr. Gilbert
Alice
Joe
Missa Strickland
Mabel
Gilbert
Grey
Edith H. Roach
Mary Shelby
Charlestown
Clark County
Ind
St. Joseph County
Valentine Glosaman
South Bend
Shelby
Glosaman
Baker
Mr. Grossman
Glossman
George W. Seipe
Read
Rezor Hammond
Indianapolis
Occidental
W.H. Walker
Union City
Mr. Hammond
J. R. Stearns
Pekin
Ill
Walker Alias Stearns
President Grant
First Order
Voter Fraud Alleged After City Election
Citizens denounce false reports of a Republican victory as open ballot box corruption by armed repeaters. Fraudulent voting by out of town and local accomplices is blamed, with five thousand illegal ballots cited. The piece accuses leaders of orchestrating the violence and perjury to sway results.
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Republican Party
Panvion
Beecher Moulton trial proposal stirs church loyalties
Mr Moulton offers three trial options including jury or referees to decide if Mr Beecher committed perjury in libel indictment. He argues the proposal cannot be refused without peril and notes Beecher and Mrs Moulton were longtime friends and church members.
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Moulton
Mr. Beecher
Court of Law
Woolsey
Geo. C. Robinson
Beecher
Thos. G. Shearman
Edward Beecher
In favor of cheese argue health impacts by nation
Prof Peck asserts that in countries with low cheese consumption a physician for every 500 people is needed, while in Switzerland and other high consumption nations only one doctor per 10,000 residents suffices. The claim contrasts medical needs with dietary habits.
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Peck
Switzerland
Tragic Shootout in Custer Park Sparks Frontier Trial
A drunken Salt Lake party in a Custer Park store leads to the shooting death of Aleck Shaw by Tom Milligan. Milligan is tried by a frontier jury and found not guilty, later fined for a local shooting offense. Community tension escalates as residents confront vigilante options in a tense, early Black Hills clash of justice.
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Black Hills
Custer
Nation
Deak
Cheyenne
Alexander Shaw
Tom Milligan
Salt Lake
Milligan
Tom
Aleck Shaw
Aleck
Shaw
Pete McKay
Salt Lakers
Leas
Judge Lynch
Burrows
Milhigan
Uncle Daniel Drew Claims Sudden Bankruptcy and Retirement
In a Boston Times interview Uncle Daniel Drew recounts his spectacular rise to wealth and abrupt fall into bankruptcy. He says he would have retired years earlier, regrets past gifts, notes Uncle Sam as a distant memory, and asserts no one was ever as rich as he once was before losing his fortune. He explains Wall Street's lure and his failure to quit despite debts.
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The
Boston Times
Daniel Drew
Vanderbilt
Wall Street
Milanese Noble Seeks Wife With Comical Blind Date Test
A young Milanese nobleman advertised for a wife and asked suitors to send portraits. He planned private inspections, sent orchestra tickets to each, and caused a theatre row as fifty or more ladies glowed with curiosity, comically misreading the box as his. The scene ended with a playful taunt about whether he will wed in Milan.
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Milan
Scala
Daugh
Beecher Scandal Sparks Critique of Congregationalism
A letter by Rev E J Kanslow denounces the Beecher affair and the Plymouth Church council, arguing Congregationalism has been humiliated by ministers acting as pawns and calling for a fresh council to define the scandal rather than merely deny it.
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Beecher
E. J. Kanslow
Congregational Church
Plymouth Church
North America
Brother Shearman
Right Sort of Collectors in a Small Town
Two Comstockers, members of a city church, were appointed to raise subscriptions. One suggested drawing a personal check for his half, and the other agreed, ending the matter. A St. Louis drummer sued Evansville Journal, St Louis and Southern Railroad, and a hotel for 5000 dollars after missing wakeup at Warrick House before a train. The drummer’s case shows the cost of a day’s delay. Swindlers target farmers by a wire clothes line order scam, leading to a $100 bill compromise rather than court.
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Gayery
Miss Strickland
Mr. Gilbert
Miss Lahnman
Arthur
Miss Labaman
Mabel
Alice Lahnman
Alice
Mademoiselle
Miss St
Misa Strickland
St. James
Mrs. Grey
Misa Lahoman
Arthur Gilbert
Herbert Stacy
Joe
St. Louis
Evansville
Indianapolis Journal
Democratic Vision for 1880 Nomination in Georgia Letter
A Georgia Democrat urges the St Louis convention to nominate a civilian statesman, favoring Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana, as the standard bearer. He warns against reserving the ticket for military figures, insists on avoiding New Yorker dominance, and argues for a broad pro growth platform including currency reform toward a specie standard. He also notes diary interests and dairy policy from George B. Gooch.
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Georgia
Macon
Democratic Party
United States
St. Louis
Republican Party
Grant
White House
Washington
Bia
Democratic Convention
Star of Empire
New York
Eastern Democracy
Washington City
Inez
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
National Party
Union
Thomas A. Hendricks
Guv. Allen
Hendricks
S. 8. Cox
Curtis
Feather turning at Paris price sparks new use idea
A New York farmer proposes using scissors and kneading to turn chicken feathers into a light felted down sold in Paris at 2 dollars per pound, suggesting broad potential applications and profit if demand is found. Also notes a Memphis report of 350 live alligators en route to the Philadelphia centennial, including a 13.5 foot Billy, and a Morse Geography edition predicting Albany’s 400 dwellings and 2,400 inhabitants.
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New York
American Institute Farmers’ Club
Paris
Memphis
Philadelphia
Billy
Audubon
Thomas L. Bond
Pear]j River
Lake Pontchartrain
Ned
Robert Mitchell
Bruita
Morse
Albany
Centaur Liniments Promise Quick Relief Across Ailments
A biased advertisement extols Centaur Liniments for humans and animals claiming rapid relief from rheumatism neuralgia lumbago erysipelas and many pains. It cites testimonials from named individuals in Ada Ohio Zanesville and Newark and urges purchase via J B Rose & Co New York with an almanac offer and nationwide distribution.
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Henry Black
Ada, Hardin Co
Aga
Ferand
James Hurd
Zanesville
W. P. Hopzina
Piqua, O
Castoria a Pleasant Safe Castor Oil Substitute
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts developed Castoria after twenty years of private practice to replace Castor Oil with a pleasant safe laxative for children. The preparation, made at J B Rose and Co lab New York, praises digestion, sour stomach, wind colic and worms, aids sleep, and is alcohol free for all ages.
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Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Mass
Castoria
J. B. Rose & Co
Dey Street
New York
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Jefferson, Mo
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