I Miss The Fold And My Senate Seat
The speaker laments defection from the party and asks how it will fare without him. He recalls Sumner Davis Palmer Trumbull and other leaders, wonders about his absent influence, and notes reactions of whites and blacks to his departure. He doubts the party’s strength without his presence.
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Davis
Palmer
Trumbull
Grats Brown
Old Greeley
Jus
Sumner
Ant Tue
Senate
Tam
Chad
Madeline Humphrey Aims for Lakeside Teaching Post Amid Farm Foreclosure
On a pumpkin sunlit autumn day Madeline Humphrey helps her struggling farmer father by seeking a Lakeside Seminary English teaching post to stave off foreclosure. Facing an English suitor’s coercive plan and a family mortgage, she pursues education, independence, and a possible loan to save the old farm.
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John Humphrey
John
Ruth Humphrey
Peeret
Lear
Mrs. Humphrey
Madeline
Ruth
Pais
Madeline Humphrey
Travers
Mr. Humphrey
Sam
Seaton
Ernest
Mr. Seaton
Europe
Thad
Beaton
England
Clara Lane
Clara
Madeline Tumphrey
Irvington
Lakeside
Father
Laever
Mgr. Humphrey
Afr
Humphrey
John Umphrey
Ernest Seaton
New York
Frank Graves
Seaton Hall
America
Hebe
Madaline
Sarah Maria
Solar explosions on the sun threaten Earth and future lights
The Osservatore Romano reports Father Secchi’s note on a July sunspot and a dramatic solar eruption. A vast, bright cloud of hydrogen and unknown substances rose from the solar rim, with intense magnetic disturbances later observed, implying sunspot activity and possible future changes in the sun’s output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Secchi
Osservatore Romano
Secchi
The Fairies Revel In A Summer Moonlit Glow
An verses filled poetic scene of fairies gathering in a moonlit glade. Lovers sleep the owl calls through an ancient forest as sprites drift from hedges to the rivulet and return at dawn. The queen signals retreat as dawn light returns.
How to go West by Burlington Route prospected travel
An enquiry urges truth in choosing western routes. The Burlington Route has built a strong passenger service, running from Burlington through Southern Iowa to Nebraska and Kansas with connections to California and the Territories. Free pamphlet, Flow to West, available from the General Passenger Agent, B M RR, Burlington, Iowa.
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Burlington
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
California
Territories
Freeport
Ling
Hotel registry quip in Hamburg tale misreads name
A gentleman listed in John Blank's Hamburg hotel books finds the next day his name printed as humbag in the registry. The passage notes a penalty of $1,000 for an election in the state and mentions irrigating upon the result, a misrendered or garbled detail. the excerpt reflects confusion and a legal-leaning aside without clear context.
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John Blank
Hamburg
Humbag
Railroads of the United States in Its Growth Era
An examination of the expanding rail network, noting total miles in 1870s, costs, and projected growth. It cites states with many miles, ongoing constructions like Southern Pacific toward San Diego and Atlantic and Pacific lines, and forecasts up to 1881 and beyond, stressing railroading scale and economic impact.
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Ada
Jg Sy
United States
San Joaquin Valle
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific
San Francisco
Pacific Railroad of Missouri
San Fran
Northern Pacific
Union
Pacific Slope
Big West
Young men favor Grant and Wilson in Republic hope
A national survey shows youth backs the Republican cause, seeing the party as safe guardians of liberty. The writer portrays young voters as free from old party prejudices, dismissing Democratic labels, and urges continued GOP leadership as the path to future strength and justice. A satirical note ends with a quip about editors and public trust.
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Grant
Wilson
Republic
Greeley
Neoson
Whit
Republican
The
Amr
Nest
Justill
Big America
Party of Justice
Mesh Ia
Banner of Universal Liberty
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Hankly
Warles Sumner
Card Dreat
Bryant
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