Bank trouble and political talk in scattered items
A molded miscellany reports a governor confident that Alden’s Bank will have trouble and a note for $2200 tied to the note holder. The page also recounts a jailhouse farce on State Street with a printer’s misadventures and ends with a note on a proposed presidential election reform bill to be introduced by Finley of Ohio.
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Old R
Dewy
Mecklenburg
NeAlden
Washington
Finley
Ohio
House of Representatives
David Dudley Field
Electoral Commission
Supreme Court Way
United States
Judiciary Committee
Messrs. Knott
Stenger
McMahon
Lloyd
Reunions erupt as Bal sparks crowd with bold humor
Bill Shite recalls a Twenty-sixth reunion scene where Bal, challenging the crowd, quips that he is no speaker but that the gathering is livelier than any previous fight. The remark elicits strong, radiant laughter and brings the audience to its feet.
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Bill Shite
Bal
Dentist H G Winslow Censured For Fatal Chloroform Use
A Philadelphia coroner's jury finds Dr H G Winslow criminally ignorant for using chloroform during a tooth extraction where the patient died. The judge condemns the dangerous drug and urges safer alternatives and careful patient examination to prevent future tragedies.
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Philadelphia
H. G. Winslow
Winslow
Dill Tomato Topping Method For Stout Dwarf Bushes
The article explains a pruning method for tomatoes. When a cluster of flowers appears the stem is topped to the cluster. This is repeated five times to create stout dwarfed plants not taller than eighteen inches. Sticks or strings support the plants and all laterals are nipped off to direct growth into fruit and improve beauty and size.
Salt and vermin remedies and political notes from the era
Practical home tips advise using saltpeter and water to kill soil pests on vines and fruit trees with caution about animal safety. A claim praises salt as a healthful vermifuge for livestock. Separate political note says Pennsylvania Republicans adopt an anti Hayes platform, and a tale from Ohio politics recounts a tramp meal bill in a restaurant.
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Pennsylvania
The Fool Seeks 7 From Rule Hind Leg
The fool tries to win a seven from a rule’s edge while a wise man outsources the task to the lowest bidder.
Texas praises Throckmorton for governor of the Lone Star State
The San Diego Union extols J W Throckmorton as a unifying choice for Texas governor. It recalls his wartime restraint, service in Congress, and broad acclaim across the nation, noting his Pacific coast visit and efforts to advance prosperity and happiness for his state.
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San Diego
Texas
Third
Throckmorton
Pacific Slope
Lone Star
Coffee culture grows in California and beyond
Coffee cultivation shows potential in California with a tropical climate and fertile soil but lacks experienced management. San Francisco merchants aim to supply west coast markets, while Atlantic states may be slower to adopt due to competition with Brazil, Java, and other producers.
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California
San Francisco
Atlantic States
Brazil
Java
San Domingo
Venezuela
East Indies
Ceylon
Atlantic
Republic
Florida
Texas
Germantown
Kentucky Legislature Funds Breckinridge Monument Project
Kentucky lawmakers allocate 10000 dollars to the John C Breckinridge monument. A proposed inscription quotes his January 4 1862 speech asking if any American regrets the past and denouncing those who deride laws or alienate the people. The note frames a public memorial with a strong nationalist message.
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Kentucky
John C. Breckennridge
Minnesota's austere winter fuels and food supply tighten
Across Minnesota, fuel use last winter ran about half of normal levels while feed stocks were two thirds of usual. Fresh meat butter and eggs fluctuated in price and availability, making markets tighter for consumers.
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Minnesota
Fort Wayne Doctors Win Rape Case Testimony Rights
Drs T J Dillis and A P Buchanan of Fort Wayne Indiana faced forced testimony in State v Hamilton. After appeal the Indiana Supreme Court ruled the state cannot take a professional service without compensation, upholding physicians right to pay for expert medical testimony.
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T. J. Dillis
AP. Buckanan
Fort Wayne
Indiana
State
Hamilton
Tem
Reading a newspaper as patriot praise
Dr Johnson extols newspapers as a source of national glory and liberty. He asserts the press reveals public affairs from legislative to miscellany sections and provides vital accounts of crime, accidents, marriages, and events from various nations.
Tomb Canopy for A Stewart at Cathedral Crypt on Long Island
A merchant prince's tomb planned beneath the chancel of the Cathedral of the Incarnation at Garden City, Long Island, features a sixteen sided canopy, twenty two foot diameter, twenty feet high, with variegated warbi pillars and foliated capitals. It will include white American statuary marble surfaces, a vaulted ceiling, a tesselated floor, nine windows, and two grand approaches from vestibules to the cathedral above. The project is described as unmatched in elegance and cost.
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Cathedral of the Incarnation
Gayden Cry
Long Island
Stewart
America
Public Notices and Opinions From The Era
Edward Hine defends tartar remedy for small pox in three days, claiming widespread cures. Fred Douglass aligns with southern leaders on Liberia policy. Virginia debates Gen Fitzhugh Lee's return to Congress amid political shifts. Tennessee reports 2,008 northern settlers in ten months as New Orleans eyes a mint at a fraction of usual cost.
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Edward Hine
Liverpool Mercury
Virginia
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
Congress
Beverly Douglass
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Graham
Will P
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Supreme Court
Young
Balinesmrnls & Rulingsward
Land and Collecting
Graham, Texas
C. W. Jonson,ttorney-at-Law
Vial
Joseph M. Taylor
Sam’s Abercrombie
Taylor & Abercrombie, Attorneys-at-Law
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Jrnice
Reed Building
Wadley & Burkett’s
A. K. Rhodes
N. KB. Young Roppes & Youne
Attorneys-at-Law
Land Agents
Vinger
J. H. Glascow
Avorney-at-Law
BF Williams
J. F. Bas Williams
Brin
Federal
Austin
Vinitf
John M. Stemmons
Main St
Dallas, Tex
E. E. Furman
H. T. Sale
Sale & Furman
Att’ ys-at-Law
Court House
Wm. Veale & Son
Land Agbents
Palo Pinto
G. H. Cagle
Cagle
3Rd & 4Th Street
West Side Public Square
R. N. Price
Young County
Williams & Brim, Atty's At Law
Graham Leader
Eipitor
Wwe
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T Office
FE. T. Nilliara
Geo. Spiller
Land Agency
Graham, Theaas
R. A. McNeilly
BP. Chapman McNeilly & Chapman
Breckenridge, Texas
Pfr
Nowehin
Rahkam
Southern Hotel
Jacksboro
McConnell
Dallas
Star Livery
Bentgon Kramer
Mee
Boot and Shoe Maker
F. M. Gifford
Gifford
W. Godfrey
Godfrey
Maks
C. J. Christopher
Scales
Banking House
Henry Warren & Co
Weatherford, Texas
Star Saloon
Bullard Hall
S. R. Jeffery
St. Louis
Vin
Grey
Vance
Danville
Brethren of the Mystic
Bowen
State Street
Stev
Esquire Stearns
City
New York
New Jerusalem
Mit
Veel
Chicago
Yemong
Boston
Mary Walker
Fred Douglass
Senator Bruce
African Methodist Church
Tennessee
New Orleans
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