Man of heart and head in Whig memory and politics
A reflective piece contrasts Daniel Webster and Henry Clay, praising Clay’s heart and social tact versus Webster’s brain. It recalls Kentuck y statesman John J. Crittenden and Francis Preston Blair, recounting Blair’s public rebukes and Crittenden’s magnanimity. anecdata illustrates leadership and charity amid political tensions. A note on humane horse taming via electricity closes.
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Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Mr. Clay
Webster
Clay
John J. Crittenden
Kentucky
Mr. Crittenden
Kentuckcy
Francis Preston Blair
Adams
Jackson
Blair
Mr. Crittender
Mr. Blair
Preston
Crittenden
Mr. Slair
Washington
Tre Fow
Nichola
Mr Blair
Nicholas
Diverse Press Snippets on Agriculture Health and Law
A collage of remarks and notices covers agricultural thought on value and recognition, Maine farmer notes on Hop Bitters, Texas county land funds and academy needs, Parker’s Hair Balsam praise, Judge Chambers tightening divorce scrutiny, and Lydia E. Pinkham’s claim of curing female weakness with vegetable compound.
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Lydi Pinkham
Lydia EE. Pinkham
Wester Avenue
Lynn Mass
Remarkable lung ailment cured by Dr Hall’s Balsam
William J Coughlin of Somerville Mass recalls severe lung bleeding in 1876, a hole in the lung and long illness after hospital care. He spent hundreds on doctors and medicines, nearly died, then credits Dr William Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs with restoring health and appetite. He claims full recovery after two bottles and urges others with diseased lungs to try it.
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William J Coughlin
Somerville
Mass
Remiercle
Tseon
City Hospital
WM. Wall
Wm Hall
Purge and Patent Remedies Offered for Health Ailments
An advertisement listing various tonics salves and remedies promises cures for blood disorders stomach liver and nerve complaints pain relief and digestive issues. It touts SUDWILL blood and liver syrup Henry’s carbolic salve Durrng’s catarrh snuff Shiloh’s Vitalizer and other preparations sold by Conrad Cook with guarantees and money refunds.
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Lancaster
Druggista
Messender OF Health
Mishler Herb Bitters CO
Parker
Sudwill
Rogers
Durrng
Mott
Shiloh
Conrad Cook
Shilow
Price
Mets
Émiv
Kentucky needs a robust common school system, Courier Journal urges
The Kentucky article argues that vast mineral and manufacturing resources are untapped due to illiteracy. It cites 1870 white and 55,000 colored voters unable to read, calls for compulsory schooling, and praises the Courier Journal for promoting an educational boom to lift the state toward progress and reduce crime and poverty.
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Kentucky
Sen
Breathitt County
Louisville
Courier Journal
London Public Schools Face Policy Block From Elected Board
The London Public Schools operate under a three-year elected Board that hinders a stable policy for excellence. Despite limits, nine years after the 1870 Education Act they will add 90,000 places for elementary instruction this year. Low teacher salaries drive down quality while funds are spent on non-educational acts such as a £125,000 welcome for the Prince of Wales, prompting calls for reform.
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Loledo Blade
London Public Schools
United States
Prince of Wales
India
Board of Education
New York City
Hayes
Miss Murray and the Moonlight Cigarette
In a moonlit scene Miss Blanche Murray and her brother Algernon discuss smoking. The sister toys with secrecy and approval as the boy lights a cigarette, the pair lingering over the weather and enjoying a dreamlike moment.
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Blanche Murray
Too much presence of mind befriends a wary Southern lady
A Southern woman, about to retire, mistook a portrait of Washington for a burglar. She drew a revolver and fired six shots at the painting, ruining a $2,800 portrait. No intruder was found. Her cool nerves prevented a scream or panic.
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Washington
Ming
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