Wellborn Renominated At Third Congressional District
Weatherford reports the Third Congressional District Democratic convention renominated Hon. Olin Wellborn by acclamation after endorsing Democratic platforms. Col. Thos H Murry chaired the meeting with J W Booth as secretary and a large slate of county committee chairmen named. Senator Maxey addressed the adjourned gathering.
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Weatherford
Democratic Executive Committee
Col. Thos. H. Murry
Collin
J. W. Booth
Wise
Ben McCrotty
Cook
B. W. Robinson
Sid Adams
Kaufman
Mr. Genlock
Johnson
H. M
Wellborn
Congressional District Committee
Shirley
Garnett
Cooke
Pemberton
Clay
Hill
Dallas
Greer
Denton
Cheek
Erath
Calhoun
Eastland
Murray
Grayson
Upshaw
McGahey
Hood
Morrell
Jack
Adams
Montague
Caruthers
Palo Pinto
Starfield
Rockwall
Veal
Stephens
Clark
Shackelford
Peak
Tarrant
Kirkland
Taylor
Twenty-Third
Texas
W.S. Hancock
W. H. English
McWall
Throckmorton
Committee On Platform
Coke
Maxey
Evaporation aids cooling in hot weather cooling method
The principle of evaporation helps keep things cool. A crack filled vessel can be kept firm in heat by placing it in a shallow water dish with a cloth over it so the ends stay submerged. Air access is limited to wet cloth via capillary action, maintaining moisture.
One by one the sands of time by Miss Proctor
A reflective poem by Miss Proctor about life's moments and duties arriving one by one. It urges focusing on present tasks, accepting gifts, and learning from each hour. The verses advise not to dwell on sorrow or future dreams, but to begin each day anew with due effort and gratitude, as each moment bears its own lesson.
Education and politics mix in 1880 Virginia letter
Edgewater Virginia news letter from Aug 31 1880 discusses education ideals from Erasmus to Potters and Beattie, a Philadelphia Board of Education fire escape rule, and local Virginia politics during a Garfield Hancock contest. It notes crop abundance, fruit yields, and demographic shifts, with mentions of Randolph Tucker and Col. George Cabell.
General Grant’s Japanese servant speaks on language and faith
The Denver Tribune reports Yiseddo, Grant’s Japanese body servant, wearing American dress and a cane, noting his English accents and fondness for Spanish as he meets Mexicans in the United States. He is a Buddhist who sees Christianity and Buddhism as descended from a shared ancient faith. He believes Japan views the United States as a model nation and imitates many American customs. In Dallas politics, Judge John J. Goode agrees to run as the Democratic candidate after petitions showing broad voter support, opposing Thurmond who seeks re‑election.
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Grant
Yiseddo
Denver Tribune
United States
Japan
Dallas
John J. Goode
Thurmond
Cinchona bark tonic proposed to curb liquor craving
Medical men increasingly back a cinchona bark decoction as a liquor appetite suppressant. The recipe calls for powdered bark with hydrochloric acid diluted and boiled then simmered, with a daily easing dose over six to seven days. Kansas faces famine across eighteen counties with at least 25 000 affected including many colored people driven away by false advisers. The affliction stems from a drought and the green worm destroying vegetation, leaving plowed farmers yielding little.
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Norman Kerr
Kansas
Leading Questions Over Breach of Promise in Detroit
A hesitant young man offers five dollars to a Detroit lawyer to discuss his doomed love case. The lawyer parries with sharp, satirical scenarios about sues, gifts, armed threats, and paying for redress. The exchange ends with office hours and the man departing, seeking no help.
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J. H. Davidson
Graham
Texas
Young County
Ryus’ Drug Store
West Side Public Square
Detroit
Masonry’s unity and influence on the nation’s bonds
Dr John D M Carr, a high Mason, contends Masonry weaves unity across the nation, keeping the country from sectional fracture and promoting fraternity. The piece notes Masonry’s historical role amid politics and religion, then mentions the Okalona States editor’s fall from local to Chicago Tribune role and a Baltimore Archbishop’s return, recalling Jimmy Gibbons from New Orleans grocery work.
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John D. M. Carr
St. Bernard Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonry
Chicago Times
Baltimore
America
New Orleans
Jimmy Gibbons
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