Lady Jane Swishelm touts liquor as universal remedy
A Chicago Tribune letter by Mrs Swishelm argues liquor aided her army nursing, claiming it cured chronic and low cases and saved lives. She proposes sending drunk men to workhouses and pins blame on liquor, not sellers, while criticizing temperance and medical authorities for war-time practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Swishelm
Chicago Tribune
Jane Grey Swishelm
Greg
Hammond
America
England
Lady Jane
Tribune Edges Prohibition Split Shapes GOP Defeat Claim
The Chicago Tribune argues Prohibition drove Republican losses by wooing Temperance Democrats and splitting party ranks in key states. It predicts a distinct Temperance party may form if Republicans refuse to champion temperance, urging education and self defense against liquor interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grangeriem
Republican Party
Ohio
Indiana
Prohibition
Wisconsin
Iowa
Vermont
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Tribune
Mllinois
Chcago Tribune
Murder on the Plains and vigilante concerns in Greeley
A murder near Crow Creek leaves two men dead and three vagabonds as suspects. An ensuing call for vigilance urges authorities to regulate wanderers and curb vagrancy in frontier towns. The article also notes Richard Grant White’s Galaxy piece on modern opera music and hints at forthcoming debates.
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Plains
Golden
Nevada
Greeley
Crow Creek
J. W. Tuff
Messrs. Clayton & Slate
R. H. Johns
Isaac Canfield
F. W. Ross
D. B. Wyatt
PF. E. Wyatt
F. Permod
Laraquie
Green River
Richard Grant White
The
Galaxy
Grant to Feed Nebraska Suffering During Grasshopper Calamity
The dispatch notes General Grant will direct the Commissary General to provide rations to impoverished Nebraskans and western territories afflicted by grasshoppers. The President believes the humanitarian action justifies any legal risk and will assume responsibility for the orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Nebraska
October District Methodist issue reports church matters
The October District Methodist issue is filed with notable church matters and information important for the church to know.
The Grasshopper Business
Western entomologist G M Donor of Glencoe Nebraska appeals to readers to publish his address in Greener Training to recruit observers across the grasshopper region. He argues coordinated notes on life cycles can reveal migration patterns and timing of hatching to avoid outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Sim
Trainine
G. M. Donor
Glencoe
Dodge Co
Neb
What has the Republican Party done for women
The Woman's Journal of Boston denounces the party for denying women political rights after their wartime service. It condemns disenfranchisement of loyal women, contrasts it with male suffrage, and urges a party that prioritizes human rights over politics. It warns that Republicans lose support of millions of women and calls for a new, rights-centered party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Journal
Boston
Republican Party
Jefferson Davis
Congress
United States
Philadelphia
Hon
Henry Wilson
George K. Loring
Republic
The Good Templars Celebrate Sixth Anniversary in England
Joseph Malins reports Great Britain’s Good Templars grew from 21 founders in Birmingham to 210,655 members in two years, with 3,745 lodges and 1,000 ministers. They’ve spread across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, delivering thousands of temperance sermons and saving over 100,000 from drink, equating to more than £1,000,000 in weekly losses to liquor.
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Institution of Good Templarism
England
Birmingham
Joseph Malins
Cregoe Street
Columbia’ Lodge
No. 1
Preston
Globe
Great Britain
North America
Sandwich Islands
Saeed
Europe
Holland
France
Belgium
Portugal
Gibraltar
Bengal
Bombay
Ceylon
China
Japan
Cape Colony
Diamond Fields
Fiji Islands
America
Bermudas
Honduras
Demarara
Grier
Order of Good Templars
Railroads fail to reach pro rating deal at Omaha
Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific officers met in Omaha to discuss time changes but no pro rating will take effect this winter. They have not reached an agreement and expect resolution only through courts or Congress. The Denver World notes public regret over the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Pacific
Union Pacific
Omaha
Congress
Denver World
Tasted Books and Digested Writings
A reflective aphorism noting how readers treat different works. Some books are savored lightly, others require careful consumption, while a select few demand repeated chewing to extract meaning and insight.
Work For Women By Women In New York Society
The Women’s Educational and Industrial Society of New York reports a year of progress with sewing rooms, free classes, and meals. It trained 2,800 seamstresses along with 54 photographers, 95 book-keepers, 9 proof-readers, and 1,200 domestics and teachers, all under one roof. The program provided cheap meals, reading rooms, and evening events, drawing participants from various social classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s E Educational and Industrial Society
New York
Ihursday
Enlargement of Number Two Progress Report
Work on enlarging Number Two proceeds quickly with favorable weather. The project spans seventeen miles, costs near $15,000, and employs up to forty men at meals led by superintendent Solon Martin. Farmers in the region expect a large yield next year and praise temperance workers heading the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon Martin
United States
Fragmentary Note on Liquor Use in Workline
A fragmented OCR snippet discusses hot liquor usage along a workline later in the text. It mentions quantities like a pint and references the progression from start to finish, but details are unclear due to garbled wording.
Local News Roundup Amid Coal Talks Socials and Weather
The town reports a quiet day with coal miners striking at several Territory mines hoping for six dollars a day while Miss Amanda Hanna’s stolen item is recovered near Cheyenne. Snow and sunny days alternate as Judge Sherwood declines a Denver Democratic Jubilee invite. A sanitarium stock company forms with twenty dollar shares and Abbott Eaton plan to plant trees along the river. Fort Collins merchants and local lawyers attend district court in Greeley to discuss county seat changes.
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Tana
H. N. Ryerson
Amanda Hanna
Cheyenne
Mr. Perkins
Platte
Sherwood
Denver
McKissick
Canfield
Fort Collins
District Court
Greeley
Wells
Col. Hogarty
Missouri
Higley
W. F. Thompson
Mr. Keith
C. W. Blodgett
Georgeton
I. C
G. T
Territory
Colorado
Nichols’ Hall
Blidget
Abbott & Eaton
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Wullisky
Maine
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Birney
Abraham Lincoln
Grasshopper
Good Templars
Home News
Iowa City
State ‘Iecultural College
Kate Tupper
Des Moines
Cornell Loge
Mount Vernon
Mattie
State Register
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