13 Aug 1874
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Newspaper
Hamilton Examiner
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1874
Page
1
Two Treasury Grubs played autocratic roles in Butler County politics, suppressing dissent and shaping local governance. The piece chronicles how these figures maintained power, the mechanisms used, and the impacts on community representation and fiscal oversight.
A former Butler County Democrat office foreman, Thomas, in town to discuss public printing for Assessors blanks, testifies about bidding disputes between Hodder De la Court and Auditor Peck. He recalls threats to influence convention outcomes and favors Peck getting the cheaper Columbus blank paper, defending Peck’s use of the lowest bid to protect public funds.
Paris reports a dramatic escape of Marshal Bazaine from the Island of Saint Marguerite on Sunday night. Using a knotted rope he descended from a cliff, aided by his wife and cousin, then boarded a steamer bound for Italy. Authorities investigate. Marseilles and Genoa are stirred as clues suggest possible royalist connivance and misdirection.
The article traces money's French and Latin roots linking moneta to the mint and Juno Monita, criticizes reliance on emotion in religion, argues true faith rests on abstinence from sin, and condemns clever evasions by ministers. It includes a New York note on discoveries like gunpowder, printing, and early newspapers.
The report lists subordinate granges in operation near twenty thousand, with Iowa leading at 1,994 on June first, followed by Indiana 1,968 and Missouri 1,929. Illinois has 1,481 and Kentucky 1,101, while cotton and Gulf States total 4,065. Connecticut and Delaware have none. Canada has about thirty granges. New Mexico and Arizona have none, and the district has one with others totaling 180 in territories. California Grangers plan a national five million capital bank. Grain transfers to England are being arranged. The statistical bureau progress is slow. Cooperative stores plan abandoned after study. instead, wholesale and direct purchase through own agents is advised.
The article extols sunlight as a vital tonic for people and plants, arguing that bright rooms improve well being while excessive darkness harms the liver, eyes, and mucous membranes. It warns sudden bright light can strain the eye and snow glare harms vision, yet asserts no harm negates benefits of light overall.
An Ohio inventor William Day demonstrates a new light using a carbon ribbon between platinum poles inside a globe with dry carbonic acid gas. The ribbon glows brilliantly when heated by an electric current but is not consumed, offering a steady lecture light. Professor Osborne of Miami University first proposed the thin carbon strips, now using larger ribbons with minimal combustion, with the glass globe remaining intact despite heat.
The text advises pruning currants over a year old by cutting tops near the roots. Grapes should keep one or two buds if growth is last year’s. otherwise cut away. Raspberry tops should be removed entirely to let roots form fruitful canes next season. Leaving tops wastes root energy and weakens plants. the narrator recalls selling raspberries and preferring strong roots over tall tops.
An exchange claims the Republican party may win North Carolina next election as the comet is seen as a celestial warning by many Democrats. The piece notes many Democrats convert to Republicanism, calling the comet a God send and mocks superstition in the process.
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