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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1879
Page
4
A controversial, era-long exchange rails at Reconstruction, praising Republican vows and denouncing Grant supporters. The piece attacks the Grand Army of the Republic and asserts Northern resolve for equal rights, constitutional amendments, and Union preservation amid a Confederate-leaning political climate.
The lamented Senator Chandler loved the Republican party for shaping its cradle and record. He recalled its promises fulfilled to the American poor, from freeing Territories, quelling rebellions, building the Pacific Railroad, reconstructing the south, enacting Homestead laws, and maintaining credit.
A historical analysis argues the Democrats face a needed shift from the worn reform platform after Tilden's 1876 nomination. It contends reform accusations damaged reform leaders, and a fraud campaign was prepared to mobilize votes. The piece notes Democratic strategy, including Clarkson Potter connected committees, and critiques the reliance on Tilden as a rallying cry.
In reaction to Democratic fraud charges, Maine voters backed the Seonaelien candidate, delivering a Republican majority in the Legislature. Across the country, Democrats face a waning issue as independent voters doubt fraud claims despite wins in Kentucky Mississippi and Maryland. The piece notes the Democrats’ failed campaign and questions their next cry before the 1876 cycle.
Reports include Usher citing Royal Princess rumors joining Rome, a New York Baptist pastors debate over Bishop Potter congratulations, Kentucky education fund shortfalls for five months of instruction, Rome Seminary shake up limiting Jesuit influence, Sweden’s Stockholm Methodist growth and lay shifts, and Dr. Bacon’s Lent prayers week proposal to unite Protestant churches without losing traditions, amid broader Christian unity discussions.
A survey of experiments on plant response to electricity and light across species, silk weighting in France and a proposal for central silk assay. It notes the diagometer for olive oil purity, eucalyptus and pine oils antiseptic properties, new hardened glass manufacturing methods, and Maurice Philipp’s milk preservation method with tests showing stability at high temperatures and detailed composition analysis.
A man with an old hand trunk rides a Woodward avenue streetcar around eleven yesterday forenoon. He questions the route to the railroad track, boards the car, and comments aloud about the car’s value and its comforts while others listen. The driver signals to disembark as the man shows no intention to pay.
A Detroit Free Press piece recalls a humorous exchange where a passenger forgets to pay fare and the driver finally demands payment. The dialogue includes blunt language about style and money, ending with the passenger offering a half dollar.
A Paris merchant recounts a 800 carat sapphire owned by a wealthy Russian family. He estimates the stone at around 400000 dollars, noting its size, color, and setting in a brooch with a 20 carat diamond pendant. The collection linked to the family is valued over two million dollars.
Ernest Ingersoll portrays mining camps as rough, resourceful quarters where a strike draws crowds to rough shelters. He details makeshift cabins, dirt walls, log frames, and improvised furniture, with a cave-like comfort and a sparse but symbolic library.
The Liverpool Daily News has used four typesetting and seven distributing machines for a year, saving about $2000 annually versus hand labor. Machines improve wages for compositors and cut labour costs by over thirty percent. they handle most compositions with higher precision, except tabulated and displayed work.
An extract from a letter dated Banana Point Congo River September 18 describes Stanley launching another expedition aimed at opening and maintaining districts for commercial purposes. He travels via the Mediterranean and plans to peacefully buy cooperation, field a diverse team, and promote civilization through commerce while avoiding violence.
The Leadville mining market runs on standardized bulk sampling rather than spot assays. Large companies and owners mine, assay, and weigh ore through shared scales, with 80 pound bulk samples crushed to set prices, ensuring mutual confidence between sellers and mill buyers.
In the United States Hotel bill room carpenters mesmerist offered a live wager to prove his control. A Windsor gentleman under his influence touched his nose and could not release his grip without leaving his fingers on his nose. The spectacle drew laughs and a note in the Conn. Times. Meanwhile a Southern Louisiana notice reports a five hundred dollar sale of preserved figs.
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