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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1880
Page
4
Reports discuss a lengthy current Congress session, a loan payment to Tue Swan, candidacy notices in Greencastle township, and claims payments like Abram Stonecipher of Leavenworth. Also noted are a boiler explosion with ten dead, legislative debates, and references to Senator Edmunds and Judge Davin Davis in national politics.
The piece recalls a Democrat aligned with centralized government and Lincoln’s executor ties, while Republicans and Independents could support him for constitutional and Union fidelity. It also cites a Cincinnati Gazette view doubting Grant’s third term viability and Ohio New York worries.
A San Francisco Chronicle account describes opium dens with bunks, blankets, and pipes where users fall into delirium and death. The piece contrasts Chinese laws with American curiosity and warns of the deadly effects through vivid observations of drinkers and dreamlike states. It ends with a Thomas Hardy remark on language and writing.
The report notes Dickens spoke not from a church pulpit but to the public, delivering a message focused on human kindness and fellow feeling. The emphasis was on practical compassion and shared humanity rather than formal sermonizing.
A collage of brief notes and witticisms from various newspapers. It includes remarks on death and virtue, demographic trivia, social manners, humor about transport, and reflections from Horace Mann and others.
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