Centennial building to house instruments of war debate
A Germantown Telegraph note discusses a Centennial project with space for war tools, a playful jab at editor pens and sticks, and mentions a grand Fairmount Park bridge, hotels for visitors, and a fountain statue of Charles Carroll. It covers preparations, hotel plans, and counts on broad civic participation across cities.
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Germantown Telegraph
Pat
John Chinaman
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Fairmount
Keystone Bridge Company
Pittsburgh
Portland
Port Deposit
Kemble Brown
Lumberton
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Penn
Catholic Temperance Societies
Machinery Hall
Charles Carroll
Chicago Evening Journal
Lansdowne Terrace
Memorial Hall
Horticultural Hall
Ilinois
Illinois
Chicago
Governor Beveridge
Harbert
Emily Huntington
Tilton's conflicted life turns from farm to pressman
The excerpt contrasts Tilton's Iowa farm boy past with a restless career in journalism driven by poetry, show tickets, and public attention. It notes his critique of a life spent chasing knowledge he did not want while trading wood for honest work, ending with a reflection on ancient Egyptian beliefs about the soul and its journey after death.
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Tilton
Iowa
Greenbacks
Cord
Osiris
Romantic reunion on mule-drawn Houston streetcar
A Houston street car pulled by a mule became the scene of a rekindled romance after twelve years apart due to war. A man and woman sat opposite each other, recognized one another, and, overcome with emotion, cried out their names and embraced, oblivious to their surroundings.
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Houston
Texas
John
Amanda Jane
Perfect Reconciliation Reflected in Southern Rhetoric
A Northern opinion piece surveys postwar sentiments in the South. It contrasts reconciliatory statements by leaders like Lee and Forrest with resistant voices among youths and Prest on Virginia, warning that true harmony hinges on rejecting sedition and Democratic political manipulation. It recalls Ethan Allen’s comic encounter with Philadelphia publisher James Rivington, highlighting mutual forgiveness over shared Madeira.
Saloon Incident Sparks Racial Tension in Richmond
In Richmond a young white man, intent on trouble, brought two Black patrons to Manley’s saloon and demanded three whiskies. The polite bartender served the Black men first, replying that he waited on gentlemen. The white man insulted him, but left after being refused service. The incident ended with the Black patrons thanking the bartender and vowing caution.
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Manley’s
Richmond
Eminent Lockport Donor Brings Corn And Oysters
An elderly Lockport resident rose to prominence by delivering a quart of popped corn to a charity party and consuming two dozen fried oysters a pound of crackers three slices of fruit cake half a mince pie and some apples then faced a threatened spasm and sacrificed all the wine to prevent it She regularly helps with church donations and community efforts A local joke notes the contrast between ceremonial groundbreakings for railroads and stockholder ceremonies at a later event The Burlington Zawk Eye reporter quips about a gilt edged matrimonial heaven and blossoms of deathless beauty in a marriage notice with Swain’s amused refrain Oh my
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Lockport
Burlington
Zawk Eye
Mark Swain
Grasshoppers as Food How to Cook Them
A Cincinnati Times correspondent describes grasshoppers as a diet staple in South Africa. Locusts are roasted in ashes, parched like popcorn, then ground into cakes. The author notes eating them sustained him during a two month fever near the Transvaal, aiding recovery without medicines.
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Cincinnati Times
South Africa
Transvaal Republic
St. John
Lively Bloomer figure in Council Bluffs history
This Chicago Tribune correspondent profiles Amelia Bloomer of Council Bluffs, recounting her role in popularizing the Bloomer breeches and her long involvement with the woman suffrage and temperance movements. It notes her age, household, and influence as a prominent local figure allied with the Republican party along with her husband D C Bloomer.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Nicago Tribune
Mary Walker
Amelia
Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
D. C. Bloomer
Are You Making The Best Of Yourself
Question yourself honestly about using your natural powers and effort. If you are not making your best, begin anew at once. Strive in thought and deed, be self disciplined, rise from indolence, and the world and you will be better for it.
Cleanliness Shapes Family Morale and Social Conduct
A neat well arranged house fosters peace and consideration among family members, linking orderly minds to respect for others and duties. In contrast, filthy dwellings breed selfishness sensuality and disregard for others, leading to reckless and brutal behavior.
Rail making and national demand in the United States
The piece notes the United States consumes over a million tons of railway iron annually, with demand rising due to expanding rail networks and wear on lines. In 1869 consumption reached 988,586 tons while production was 698,586. Milling capacity grows as funds allow, with Pennsylvania supplying about three fifths of 1869 railway production.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Awful Homely Washington Society Letter
Behind her enters Abigail Dodge Gail Hamilton, described as the ugliest and wittiest woman in existence. The speaker notes her plain looks yet cannot blame her for longing to be handsome, echoing a line about relinquishing wit for beauty and referencing George Sand.
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Washington Society
Abigail Dodge
Gail Hamilton
George Sand
Queen Victoria Acknowledges Temperance Publications
Queen Victoria in a letter from her Secretary thanks a correspondent for sending works on temperance. She notes the subject is of deep importance to her and the country and that it is impossible for the Queen not to be grateful to those who work to mitigate the widespread evil of intemperance.
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Victoria
Government Seizes Telegraphs and Tests Young Messengers
The English Government nationalizes the telegraph system and employs youths as messengers and girls as operators. It forgets to issue a new examination code for the women. The present code asks direct questions about militia service, discharge eligibility, and chest measurement.
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Milwaukee
Gen. Smith
State Board
Halifax
Simon
Heben
Peter
South
Fitz Hugh Lee
Bunker Hill
Alex. H. Stevens
Forrest
Gen
Pillow
Baltimore
Joe Johnston
Lee
Johnston
Preston
Virginia
Lexington College
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ku Klux and
North
Democratic Party
Lyons
N. Y
Republcan
Ethan Allen
James Rivington
Col
Bloomer
D. Kuehner & Son
Galena and Exchange Sts
West
Cofpein
Metallic & Woon
Db. Kuebner & Son
Chamberlin
the Hatter
Gule
Freeport
Monroe
Wis
Cedar
Ville
Orangeville
Oneco
Shuey’s
Unity
Smith D. Atkins
Insylv
Ania
Illinoig
Erican
J.S. Lehman
Swarts & Stocking
Stephenson Street
J. R. Perkins
T. Lyons
0. L. Blood
Madiste Street
Brewster Hause
Coltman & Beard
Railroad
St. Pit
Jaible
Uu Bride
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