New Advertisements and Notices Combine in Chicago Ledger
A mixed page item lists Briggs House ads, Stine clothing, George Ruston cash offers for butter and eggs, internal revenue notice, assignee sale, and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway reference. It includes a political note on a pension for Mrs Lincoln, Grand Army orders for the 80th day of May decoration of soldiers graves, and French politics commentary about Napoleon and plebiscites with reflections on liberty and barricades.
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Briggs House
Chicago
Stine
George Ruston
C. Marston
Gospel Gem
R. Tittle
Internal Revenue Notice
W. Barber
Matthew Bink
B. Je
Morse
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern R Railway
Lippincott
Grand Army of the Republic
Ilinois
Grand Army
General Jordan in New York Promotes Cuban Arms Drive
Ex Confederate general General Jordan says Cuban patriots need arms and plans to raise funds in New York. A Cuban-American claims few patriots exist and vows only to target the defenceless, while suggesting U S backing via bonds could end the Cuba situation.
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Jordan
New York
Per Contra
Cuba
United States
Boutwell
New York City
Harris Withdraws From Congressional Canvass In Maryland
Benjamin G Harris, a Democratic candidate for Congress from Maryland, withdraws and warns Democrats that conventions may overturn Central Committee resolutions. He urges the party to reject the Fifteenth Amendment as unconstitutional and void, shaping action to win the colored vote despite consequences.
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Benjamin G. Harris
Congress
Maryland
Central Committee
United States
Ericsson’s Torpedo Vessel Threat to Ironclads
Captain John Ericsson asserts a plan to neutralize ironclad fleets with a small torpedo vessel. He promises his projectile can pierce any heavy iron hull and break into harbors protected by torpedoes, claiming no vigilance can shield other ships from its impact.
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John Ericsson
Captain Ericsson
Summer figures gather at Newport with notable visitors
General Grant and family will spend part of the summer at Newport and the Vice-President and family are expected to visit the watering place this season. Elegant summer residences rise as New York and others seek sea shore homes. The Atlantic Hotel opens in June and the Ocean House in July.
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General Grant
Newport
New York
Atlantic Hotel
Ocean House
Senate considers bill to organize Indian Territory as Oklahoma
The Senate Committee on Territories reviews a bill creating the territorial government of the Indian Territory under the name Oklahoma. The measure provides for unifying the tribes and enforcing existing treaty stipulations with the Territory’s Indians.
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Senate
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
John Bigelow Sails for Three Years Abroad
Hon John Bigelow former Minister to France sails on the 30th ulc to spend three years abroad. He has filled official positions with honor and will maintain in private life the respect accorded to him as our representative.
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John Bigelow
France
Torque Rop
Bigelow
Cincinnati Paper Seeks Girls for Cooking Advertised
A Cincinnati newspaper runs an ad seeking girls for cooking. A modern reader retorts with a provocative quip about preferences, suggesting a lewd or risqué undertone to the exchange.
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Cincinnati
Saratoga Sees Rapid Growth and New Mineral Springs
Saratoga experiences rapid expansion with new hotels and private homes as population nears 10,000. A newly discovered Geyser spring south of the village ejects water 15 to 20 feet high after boring 140 feet, with an eighth share sold for 22,000. Congress Spring water commands high cash value and large bottling volume. The Union Hotel and Congress Hall loom large as summer draws near, while local improvements boost visitor comfort and transportation access. A separate mining and agricultural discussion notes Morseville prospects and tree planting importance. May 7, 1870.
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Saratoga
Congress
Union Hotel
Warren ‘Leland
Congress Hall
Clarendon
Lincoln letter on faith cited in Herndon piece
A January 12 1851 letter to step-brother John D Johnson quotes Abraham Lincoln urging his father Thomas Lincoln to trust in God. Lincoln reflects on death and the sparrow's fall and promises a future joyous reunion with loved ones in heaven. The text appears amid Herndon’s discussion of Lincoln’s religion.
Northwest resources debate at Buckeye Farmers Club meeting
The Buckeye Farmers Club held its meeting with Mr. Bolender in the chair. Guests Hathaway Stout and H. H. McAfee discussed undeveloped Northwest resources, noting vast territory, coal and metals, and especially agricultural potential, urging plain talk over grand rhetoric. McAfee spoke as called.
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Northwest
Hathaway
Europe
Mr. McAfev
Beng
Morseville Growth and Prosperity Highlight Jo Daviess County
A writer from the Fresfort Journal extols Morseville across the state line in Jo Daviess County. The piece notes rapid early growth, a population around 200, fifty buildings, new stores, a large hotel, a two story Union School House, Masonic presence, four physicians, two clergymen, and several thriving businesses including Hastings Tyrrell and Talbott Bros. druggists. The town’s leadership and enterprise are praised as visitors are welcomed to join a promising community.
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Fresfort Journal
Daviess County
Kent
Morseville
Atidle Sami
Plumb River
Asahel Morse
Howard
Freeport
Masonic Order
I. Gates
Joseph Brown
D. C. Grier
J. N. Sharp
Episcopal Methodist
Free Methodist
Messrs
Hastings & Tyrrell
Freeport Journal
Mesars
M. & F. Tyrrell
Tyrrell
Itc
Talbott Bros., & Co
Talbott
Jovanan
J. 8
Council Proceedings and Civil Notices 1870
Saturday April 30 1870 council opens with mayor in chair all aldermen present except Upp. Minutes from April 11 16 23 read and approved. A petition to transfer liquor license to Burkhart Bros. store basement granted on payment. Hose bids and price lists discussed. decision postponed to Tuesday. May 3 1870 session orders 600 ft Excelsior Hose at 1.50 per ft and fire department pipe inquiry. Adjournment until next Saturday.
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Evsnino
Ald
Upp
Patrick Armody
Burkhart Bros
F. B. Manors
Rodearmel
Lichtenberger
Fifty-First Annual Report of the Missionary Society
The Methodist Episcopal Church reports fifty years of fundraising since 1819 with total receipts of 8,505,409.87 and an average yearly gift around 171,400.40. For 1870 appropriations total 800,000 with Foreign missions at 552,027.93 and Domestic and miscellaneous at 144,490. The foreign and domestic total includes 259 foreign missionaries and 591 missionaries overall, serving 39,080 members and 7,014 probationers.
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Methodist
Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rhine vs North River in travel talk and ruins humor
An American traveler compares the Rhine with the North River praising broad waters and large rocks, noting not as many castles yet ridiculing ruins as unnecessary. A sand shower in Italy on February 13 14 is linked to the Sahara. Vicksburg Times reports no churches opened for Gov Alcorn's day of thanks and Jacks observed the day.
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Sergeant Davy
Lal Mansfield
Hoting Court
Sergean
Ponti Pilate
Davy
Lord Mansfield
Rhine
Italy
Sahara
Vicksburg (Miss
Gav. Alcorn
Jacks
Moral for Schexnck Ants and Grasshoppers Attack Tariff
Chicago Post argues Schenck’s tariff bill will fall to pismires and grasshoppers unless reformed. It extols the ant as model industry and tariff cleanser, urging the representative to study political economy and heed the tiny reformers.
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Schexnck
Schenck
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