Missing me in the party Senate echoing farewell
A poem lamenting a political leader's departure from the party and Senate seats. It laments the lack of support from Sumner and Grats Brown and the impact on the black voters, whites, and the party's future. The speaker mourns being missed and questions the party's strength without them.
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Davis
Falmer
Trumbull
Sehurs
Grats Brown
Old Greeley
Sumner
Senate
Tam
Nerv
Madeline Humphrey and the hidden mortgage rescue
In a late 19th century style tale, Madeline Humphrey, a foundling raised in hardship, seeks a teaching post at Lakeside Seminary to save her father's farm from foreclosure. She navigates harassment from Ernet Seaton, plans to secure income by teaching English, and travels toward Lakeside while steering clear of social snobbery and looming debt.
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Seaton
Ada volaHtisn
Madeline
Tam
Mr. Seaton
Europe
Madeline Humphrey
England
Humphrey
Lakeside Seminary
An.academy
Clara Lane
Clara
Madeline Mumphrey
Irvington
Lakeside
Father
HighttBow
Mrs. Humphrey
Mr. Humphrey
Crec
Madeling
Mr. Stumphrey
Clara Line
John Humphrey
Armost Seaton
New York
Frank Graves
Seaton Hall
America
Sarah Maria
Solar eruptions loom as sunspot shocks the sky
The Osservatore Romano reports a July sunspot eruption of immense scale. Hydrogen gas flames, nitre, magnesium, calcium and iron vapors spread over the spot, with inner structures and magnetic disturbances observed. The event, seen from Sechi's team, extended 184 424 kilometers, then faded, suggesting solar activity may threaten Earth and humanity.
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Ssech
Osservatore Romano
Ghént
Iit
Secchi
Sevehn
The Fairies Revel in Moonlit Glade Tale
A lyrical piece describes fairy revels in a moonlit forest, gathering in a glade as lovers sleep. They leap from asphodel, frolic on a moonlit path, then vanish at dawn, returning to nests and hedges as the city closes. The poem evokes nocturnal flora and flight from dawn.
How to go West by Burlington Route and connections
An advisory piece endorses the Burlington Route as the best direct line from Burlington through Southern Iowa to Nebraska and Kansas with links to California and the Territories. It highlights a pamphlet titled How to go West offering a map and guidance, available free from the General Passenger Agent, Burlington & Missouri River RR, Burlington, Iowa.
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Burlington
Iowa
Nebraska
Kiogas
California
Territories
Freeport
Hisling
Great West
John Blank’s hotel registry misprint sparks humbug moment
A Hamburg guest signed the hotel register as John Blank and was amused to see it printed as John Blank humbug. The piece notes the state’s betting penalty for election results carries a $1,000 fine and possible imprisonment.
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John Blank
Hamburg
Railroads in the United States Reach Vast Growth Path
The article surveys railroad expansion from 1851 to 1881, noting miles built, future projections, and costs. It cites 50,852 miles by early year and forecasts 159,265 miles by 1881 with possible total costs near $8 billion. It highlights major lines like Southern Pacific and Atlantic and Pacific, and compares rail investment to other sectors.
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Steinixhoy
United States
Aary
Peling Nia
Ang En Goin
Ifa
Southern) Pacific Railroad
Louisiana
Tox
Gan
Iego Pacific Coast
California
San Francisco
San Joaquin
Ba Shail Py Fe Jong
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Union
Central Pacific
St. Louis
Lon
Pacific Railroad of
Missouri
San Franci
Oeeth
Northern Pacific
Courge
Union and
Centr
Pacific Slope
Tota
Shrey
Young men favor Grant and Welson in republic hopeful mood
A reading of public sentiment shows many young voters aligned with Grant andWelson, seen as safe hands for the Republic. The piece contrasts rising youth with old party loyalties, arguing Republicans have kept the country on a promising course and that the nation’s future hinges on continued Republican leadership. It also references partisan rhetoric and a dramatic editor’s anecdote about breaking an ox to illustrate political persistence.
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Grant
Welson
Republic
Greeley
Baltimore
Republican Party
Ee Hones
Universal Liberty
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