The Strong Points of the Next President of the United States
A panoramic portrait of Samuel J. Tilden from Cooke’s Life of Tilden. The piece praises his concentration, fearlessness, caution, and finance acumen while noting his shyness and devotion to duty. It recalls his 1875 tax pledge, charity, family life, and long New York tenure, framing him as a consecrated reformer fit to lead.
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Tilden
Mr. Tilden
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Buffalo
Syracuse
Utica
Martin Grover
New York Court of Appeals
Mr. O'Conor
Albany
New York City
Metropolia
Geomercy Square
Georgia
Massachusetts
Martin van Burenesid
Samuel J. Tilden
Mr.Van Buren
Stanton
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Ileas
Democratic Party
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Why the Mule Was Unhappy
A humorous snapshot from Chicago lime street scene recalls a sad eyed mule pulling a street car. The dialogue highlights mule psychology, unrequited love, and a rider’s banter about mules versus horses. It ends noting Mr. Alexander St Stephens recovering from morphine with better sleep and writing biographies and articles.
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Alexander St. Stephens
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraphs 127 Miles in Seventeen Hours
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company laid a new line from Cincinnati to Louisville via North Vernon Indiana in under a day, spanning 127 miles. Western Union responded with legal action while Indiana courts may decide ownership of poles and rights as the case unfolds.
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Western Union
Louisville
Cincinnati
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
Atlantic and Pacific Company
North Vernon
Ind
Ohio and Mississippi
Jay Gould
Boas
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
Chauncey Dillon
Union Pacific Railroad
Atlantic
Pacific
Baltimore
Ohio and
Mississippi
South
Aurora
Dilleboro
Pierceville
Atlantic & Pacific Company
Indiana
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company
David Torrence
Western Union Company
October Muse and the Relentless Book Agent
A colorful dialogue unfolds in a brisk encounter with a book agent who is overwhelmed by an eccentric speaker. The narrator details a jumble of memories and digs into family lore including a grandmother on wheels and a father of thirteen. The scene captures a brisk, comic clash over literary ambitions.
The Sweetest Dog and a Cranky Boat Visit
A lively tale features a young dog learning quickly and a small cranky boat incident. A book agent departs in fear as a girl becomes excited on the water. The narrator invites the agent to return during the next centennial.
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Habbal
Rose
Absorbing Passions for Stock Speculation in San Francisco
A San Francisco correspondent notes mining stocks dominate life, with three stock exchanges and a city lottery of bets. Brokers’ offices, blackboards, and half hour price bulletins drive a crowd from 9 to closing, while dealers and loafers chase Ophir and other shares in a frenzied show of wealth and risk.
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San Francisco
New York Times
Pacific Board
Californian Board
Stock Exchange
New York City
Atlantic Stock Exchange
Bacchus
Ophir
Bosm
Leidersdorff
California
Wall
Atocke
Camanderie
Bulgarian Girl Drives Buffaloes Through War Camp Scene
A London Standard correspondent among Turkish lines at Nish recounts a four year old Bulgarian girl guiding a pair of buffaloes with provisions to the camp. She visits the wounded with her ill father absent, while thousands of Bashi-Bazouks and 30,000 soldiers march nearby, and she passes unscathed despite ogling soldiers.
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London Standard
Nish
Hospitality in Texas hospitality in San Antonio hotel tale
A San Antonio hotel story portrays travel weary guests and hotel staff with a frontier traveler recounting an incident. A clerk returns with a large bond for the guest to present if arrested for drunkenness, promising to summon Polina to escort him home. God bless you.
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Texas
San Antonio
United States
Iip Polina
Ahacket
Rise of a City Cook’s Daughter and Her Elegant Rise
An English minister’s servant turned grocer after his master left, later marrying the cook’s daughter who became a prominent figure in metropolitan society. She rose to fashionable life, wearing purple and riding in a superb carriage.
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Anon
Cook
Metropolis
Eastern War Prospect Gathers Steam in London Dispatch
A Herald report from London notes rising public belief that Russia will force war over the eastern crisis. Russia demands grow stricter, Turkey faces pressure from Servia, and a withdrawal demand could trigger conflict. The czar's abdication rumors resurface as the Czarowitch seen as war leader. Ambassadors meet in Constantinople to map a demarcation line between belligerents.
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A. Herald
London
Russia
Aasoon
Porte
Servia
Turkey
Constantinople
Czarowitch
Henry Elliott
Death of Cardinal Antonelli Described in Final Hours
A New York dispatch details the death of Cardinal Antonelli, noting a peaceful passing with his relatives and cardinals nearby, the pope's benediction, and last requests for pardon. The narrative recounts gout attack in heat, medical opinions, and timing concluding with his death at dawn.
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New York
Rone
Antonelli
College of Cardinals
Tramp driven off by brave granddaughter with shotgun
A Cincinnati Gazette item recounts a tramp visiting the home of an elderly woman near Covington. The granddaughter, about 12, grabbed a shotgun, warned the intruder to leave, and followed him to the road until he fled. She then returned to her chair, having protected her grandmother and herself.
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Kary &. Gibeem
Jersey City
New York Times
Mary A. Gibson
Hannon
Isaac Parmenter
Parmenter
Philadelphia
Germany
Francis Xavier Wolf
Baden
Cardinal McCloakey
Samuel
John Garretsoon
Hudson County
Samuel Garretson
Horace Farrier
Cardinal McCloskey
Farrier
Garretson
Carolinal McCloskey
Cincinnati Gazette
Askew
Covington
Washington
France
Purifies the Blood and Invigorates the System by VEGETINE
VEGETINE is sold as a blood purifier made from barks roots and herbs. It claims to eradicate scrofula cancer ulcers and skin eruptions while invigorating the whole body and regulating the bowels. The advertisement asserts cures for rheumatism neuralgia gout kidney issues headaches and nervous debility.
VEGETINE Remedy Promises Health From Blood Purifier
An advertisement extols VEGETINE as a compound extract from barks roots and herbs that is harmless nourishing and strengthening. It claims to act on the blood calm the nervous system improve sleep and serve as a panacea for the aged and for children, with testimonials of cures and calls to try it.
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Simmons
J. HM. Zeilin & Co
Simmons’ Liver Regulator
Philadelphia
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