Beecherism and Christianity in the Beecher Tilton affair
A discussion argues that Beecher's guilt, if any, reflects personal failure not Christianity. It contends Christianity embodies the highest morals and condemns vice, and that true religion cannot be judged by one preacher’s conduct. It notes that even critics expect more from Christians and that failure would reveal followers’ own inclinations rather than church flaws. A separate note reports a Rochester firm drying potatoes for the navy, plus higher emigrant fares to the West.
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Amon
Beecher-Tilton
New York
Beecher
Church of Christ
Moses on Reconstruction Debt and Negro Property Claims
A critical report quotes Governor Moses accusing Republicans in South Carolina of legitimizing confiscation and larceny by claiming black voters earned wealth from white capital. The piece argues the governor’s speech exposes the aims of black leaders to use state wealth for redistribution, praising self-preservation by whites and urging Northern radicals to reconsider.
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South Carolina
Moses
Sumter
Generally Assembly
Land Commission
Discoveries of the Microscope and Utah Statehood Debate
Lewenhoek describes microscopic life showing insects in a grain of sand and complex structures seen under magnification. The article notes a Utah statehood bid, Mormon arguments on governance, polygamy, and a proposed constitution to win federal approval.
Causes of Dew and Nighttime Cooling
Dew forms from moisture already in the air when exposed to a cold surface on clear nights. It is not sweat but a deposition from air, similar to frost. Wells showed ground cooling comes from radiated heat through a clear sky, while clouds trap heat and prevent dew formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
The Grange exposes bias in party newspapers and taxes
A long critique of partisan press influence notes how party papers echo prejudices, while the Grange provides non political facts on taxation and salaries. It argues monopoly schemes victimize people and calls for informed farmers. The piece ends with New York City’s new truancy law giving the Board of Education power over eight to fourteen year olds.
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Grange
New York City
Board of Education
Iowa Doctor Experiments With Grasshoppers Show Tenacity
An Iowa doctor reports that grasshoppers survive immersion in water for three hours and become livelier afterward, even eating arsenic with notable appetite. The finding presents a curious portrait of insect resilience and unusual feeding behavior.
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Iowa
Miscellaneous Items of Interest and Oddities
A sweeping column of brief news notes covers wide topics. From Spain seeking 75 million cartridges to medical and literary quips, it mentions a poisoned navy in Syracuse, Barnum in Boston, a fourteen-car train move, elm bark trade, and North American fruit and gold yields. It notes Russia gifting a mikado vase, odd quotes on Carl Schurz, aging financier Wa. B. Astor, a 24-pound buck’s fleece in Benton county, and the largest blackberry field near Camden. It cites California fruit abundance, a shad shipment to Bre men, Beecher’s lecture offer, a Toledo shoemaker’s work, deadly gas in Catharsia, political referendum results, a box-tacked office joke, Drake relics, a 1577 inscription, and French plans to fight phylloxera with 60 thousand dollars.
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Barnum
Boston
Boscable
Europe
Germany
Peter Fogle
Noble County
Ind
Russia
Japan
Tomy
Narragansett Pier
Carl Schurz
Health of Farmers and State Health Report Observations
The Massachusetts Board of Health details common farmer illnesses such as rheumatism dyspepsia fever age lung disease and consumption with causes overwork poor diet exposure and housing sanitation. It urges diet changes including more flesh fruit vegetables varied meals less pork and excessive sweets and improved sleeping conditions. It notes fall as high risk due to weakened systems and criticizes pork reliance while urging farmer cooperation for fresh meat and better sanitation to curb malaria and related issues in Western states.
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Massachusetts Board of Health
Springfield Rumor of Isaac Wagner Execution
The Lebanon News cites a tale that Isaac Wagner a whiskey distiller in East Hanover Township was to be hanged today for an infant murder. It claims Wagner fathered eleven children by various women and confessed after a near-lynching incident. Delaware Peninsula shipments report 7,470,900 quarts of strawberries this season.
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Lebanon
Isaac Wagner
East Hanover Township
Springfield
Ohio
Wagner
West
Provisions of Civil Rights Laugh In a Jim Crow Slice
A satirical dialogue shows an old Black man and a younger man joking about the Civil Rights bill. They mock the promised “pervisions” including railcar riding, hotel meals, and education while poking fun at imposed freedoms and mock disbelief, ending with a feigned demand for a sack of flour.
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Old Africa
Billy
Senate
United States
Advice to Patrons from Hon Jas Beck at Grangers BBQ
Kentucky congressman James K Beck urged Grangers to veto candidates tied to powerful corporations to ensure honest legislation. The piece also praises telegraph advances that allowed rapid dispatch of long speeches, noting Adams Beets Beecher and Holtman reports as historic telegraph feats in the Gazette.
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Jas. K. Beck
Kentucky
Grangers
Congress
Telegraph
Charles Francis Adams
Albany
Boston
Beecher
Secord
Foulton
Gazette
Cin
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N. Y
Lewenhoeck
Utah
Syracuse
B. Astor
Helpnicksox
Benton County
Oregon
Camden, N. J
John S. Collins
California
Sugar
Bessie
Susan B
Columbus Journal
Bremen
Rhine
Tilton
Toredo
Toledo
Detroit Free Press
Catharsia
Reindeer
Gautelee Harbor
Sir Francis Drake
Fras. Drake
Golden Hyde
Tilton and
Moulton
Josiar
Jess
Uncle Billy
Pussons
Jepot
Washington
Josiat
Grape Yard
Angel Gabrel
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