Buffalo Bill rescues hunters in river twist tale
A Wild West vignette shows Buffalo Bill guiding three young men across the Missouri, fending off Blackfeet threats after two companions die. He uses a brush disguise to swim unseen, then frees the captives and escapes by canoe, riding to safety with Darle and Fitch after a daring stratagem.
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Missouri River
Buffalo Bill
Great West
Darie and
Fitch
Great Falls
Carle
Darleend Fitch
Candé
Darl
Bill
Fitcha
Reader
Darle
Perceer
Yuba Dam Tale of a Stranger and a Miner
A traveler asks a miner for the name of a bright valley he discovers. The miner, growing exasperated with the stranger’s ignorance, finally exclaims the village’s name: Yuba Dam. The scene blends sunlit mountains and a small, gleaming settlement.
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Yuba Dam
Grant for President Again Proclaimed by New York Dispatch
In a strong editorial from Oneida New York Dispatch, the piece hails Ulysses S Grant as the people’s choice for a second term. It denounces Democratic attacks, lauds Grant’s civil and military leadership, and warns against the “new departure” as dangerous for the nation.
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Grant
Sidan
United States
Jefferson Davis
Ku Klux
Norace Greeley
Canada
General Grant
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Horace Greeley
Kansas
President Grant
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
South
Jeff Davis
Oneida
New York
Dispatch
Cabbage Growth Tips From Rich Manure Use
Cabbage and all garden plants benefit from ample rich manure to promote rapid growth and tender juicy produce. Proper soil enrichment supports vigorous development and healthier yields.
Freeport Fourth Celebrated With Great Public Fanfare
The Freeport Fourth of July drew a vast crowd along Stevenson Street with bands, food stalls, and a spectacular display of fireworks. Ice cream sales soared as residents from nearby stations joined townsfolk in a day of patriotism, with notable speeches by Smith D. Atkins and local talent filling gaps left by absent officials. The painting The Crucifixion by Benj West was shown for ten cents, praised as a highlight of the town’s arts event amid orderly festivities and strong national pride.
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Freeport
Havens
Ghoé
Stephenson Street
J. D. Diffenbaugh
Palmer
Smith D. Atkins
Benj. West
Genuine Leprosy Case in Newark Draws Curiosity
A Newark journal notes a man named Robert S Brown, long employed by butcher Jonathan Lyon, has contracted leprosy. He sought and received permission to enter the Alms House under Overseer Bald win, with the case prompting reflections on historical outcast treatment and the disease’s rarity in the United States while mentioning arsenic as a possible treatment.
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Newark
N. J
Baldwin
Robert S.,. Brown
Jonathan Lyon
Railroad Avenue
King Street
Europe
Norway
West Indies
Canada
Democratic party redefines role in 1872 campaign
The Richmond Whig argues that the Democrats, though intact in name and organization, have shed much of their former character. It contends the presidential race will be won by non Democrats who align with the new political movement, driven from outside the party.
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Richmond
Democratic Party
Polaris Delays At Battery As Arctic Quest Awaits
The Polaris remains slow to depart the Brooklyn Navy Yard and sits anchored off the Battery as ice floes threaten a long voyage. The ship faces a race against time to reach the polar region by late summer, dodging bergs and pack ice while the captain and crew pursue the expedition amid global interest.
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North Pole
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Polar Sea
Senator Sherman calls for deeper tax cuts at Columbus meeting
The last Congress cut taxes by eighty million dollars and Senator Sherman, chairing the Finance Committee, urged further reductions. He said he would push the issue in Ohio’s canvass, predicting most taxes would be shed next session except those on spirits, beer, tobacco, and a few stamps, with imports reduced by at least twenty million and more if needed.
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Sherman
Committee On Finance
Columbus
Ohio
Famine in Persia Drives Desperate Acts Across the Nation
Reports from central and southern Persia describe extreme hunger causing men to kill and eat each other. People subsist on grass as bodies lie unburied on city streets, the pestilence worsening under the scorching sun.
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Persia
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Brown
Mary E. Griswold
Pecatonica
Sam
Mie
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Free Anid
Pel
Burrell
Puity
Psuperior
Emmert & Burrell
Brooks
Charles A, Dana
Dollar Weekly Sur
Daily Sun
Rorii
FEC
Dolla Weekly
Andreved
Addres Para
Gks Aaliers
Gsc
Feuer
Sixtelub
PUR
SEM
Ae Keen Deller
York
Mesarean
J. W. England
Pabileher Sun Office
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