Hindoo Lover Defies Royal Court in Dramatic Tale
In a Hindoo romance a merchant named Chander Ali is betrayed by a Hindu prince and stripped of goods. Ammeer, loved by the trader, declares loyalty to the Hindoo in a pivotal court scene as the judge and others watch a moral struggle unfold.
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Chander Ali
China
Stott
Tor’ ' Atfmeer
Cair Ahmeer
Bonfucius
Chunder Ali
Ahmecer
Royle O Reilly
An Essay on the Doctors in Comic Pastiche
A humorous catalogue of doctor types they range from dignified to dubious. The piece distinguishes “old school” and “new school” medics, Indian healers, herbalists, tooth, eye and “throat” doctors, and nontraditional practitioners. It lampoons medical boasting and the varying credibility of practitioners.
A Humorous Remark on Doctors and Community Life
The Cincinnati Times quotes a lighthearted reflection on doctors as a class. It notes doctors deserve humor yet should not be overburdened with responsibility, while describing a fictional town where medical absence leads to social and civic shifts.
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Iinois
Cincinnati Times
Grant's Rise and Presidency Saved the Union and Freed Slaves
A Harper's Weekly perspective traces Ulysses S. Grant from Civil War hero to a nation builder. It emphasizes his strategic victories, the fall of Richmond, the end of slavery, and his civil reforms including public education expansion and disciplined governance. The piece also notes opposition and the 1868 presidential election, praising Grant's sustained leadership for unity and progress.
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Harper's Weekly
Distinguished educator lauds Grant administration for education
The Washington Chronicle quotes a leading New York educator and president of a renowned state institution who asserts that General Grant's Administration has done more for education and general intellectual culture than any prior administration.
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The
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New York
Grant
New Firm Enlarged Business Promises Honest Energetic Growth
Grant and Wilson, Tanners and Harness Makers, Washington City D C, announce an enlarged business with a focus on honesty, energy, experience and popularity. The advertisement highlights the firm as a growing enterprise serving the People of the United States.
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Tanners
Holmarers
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People of the United
Grant Drives Slow but Steady Peace says Opponent
The San Francisco Altsanya reports President Grant remains slow but firm and cautious. The piece claims voters can expect four more years of peace and prosperity if he is re elected.
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Tay
San Francisco Altsanya
Grant
Sunlit Gerasium Leaves Evaporate Moisture Indoors
The leaves of Gerasium dry and sparkle when sun strikes them while wet, an effect enhanced indoors where air moisture evaporates slowly and heat from the sun is concentrated.
Household Recipes and Garden Tips from the Era
A compilation of practical notes on binding using gin and rye flour with alum, Asparagus as a medicinal food for rheumatism, window gardening watering rules, Pork Pudding and Dried Peach Pudding recipes, Dropped Eggs technique, and methods to kill weeds in lawns using spades, salt, or kerosene.
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New England
Christian Union
Corn Sown for Fodder Methods and Timings
Agricultural advice from Country Gentleman explains sowing corn for fodder between mid May and mid July in the Northern States. It covers early sowing in May, thick seeding for early fodder, rates per acre, manuring with coarse manure, furrow spacing, harrowing, and benefits of wide furrows for higher yields and palatable stalks, warning about spoilage if mismanaged.
Classification of Apple Tree Growth Forms by Varieties
A Cincinnati Horticultural Society committee classifies apple varieties by tree shape. Spreading top varieties include Smith's Cider Maiden's Brush Baldwin Roxbury Russett Newton Pippin Tulpehocken Winesap and others. Drooping pendant forms list Ortley White Painter Carmain Newton Spitzenberg. Upright conical forms feature Bononi Early Strawberry Golden Russet Earl Sweet Bough and more.
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Crett
Cincinnati Horticulture
Bocitty
Smith's Cider
Maiden's Brush
Baldwin
Roxbury Russett
Newton Pippin
Tulpehocken
Pryor's
Orthern Spy
Talman's
Alexander
Kaighn
Spitzenberg
Michael Henry Pippen
Bohannan
Belmont
Trawle
Rambo
Rome
Myer's
Necessity of Green Food for Fowls in Yard Pens
Wright's Work on Poultry notes green food is essential for fowls in pens or yards. It recommends daily turf or fresh cut grass, cut into green chaff if turf is unavailable, and paying children to supply it in small urban spaces.
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Wright
Liberal Republican Delegation Glanced at for Illinois Convention
The State Convention delegates from Chicago amount to fifty five, with eighteen defeated candidates, nine ex office holders, and six current office holders. The composition is called an office holders brigade, a sign of Liberalism in Chicago and a reflection some fear could spread nationally.
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Chicago
Springfield
Eix
Cook County
United States
New York City
Inter- Ocean
Cramer Cleared by Copenhagen Testimony
Charges against Rev. Mr. Cramer, the Minister to Denmark, were found groundless by the Government. The Cincinnati Methodist Conference appointed a committee to investigate. Testimony from Copenhagen witnesses shows he is completely exonerated and a victim of partisan slander.
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Crimer
Denmark
Cramer
Cincinnati Methodist Conference
Copenhagen
Ietter
Sage of Chappaqua On Democracy Then and Now
The piece recalls a two year old portrait of Democracy by the Sage of Chappaqua and asks what has changed since then. It questions why districts morally rotten with gambling, vice and dens of infamy consistently produce large Democratic majorities. It probes the voters' instinct within such districts.
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Chappaqua
Honest elections versus Tammany power in Greeley era
The passage notes Mr. Greeley’s enduring convictions, blaming his ambition and a Tammany Democrat’s disdain for honest elections. It asserts the Ring’s resolve to report freely, even if it risks using force to defend party privileges and silence reporting.
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Greeley
Grant favored by law and regulars after Sumner attack
Mr. William Cullen Bryant voices support for General Grant as the choice of the law and the regular political organization. He argues that after Senator Sumner's virulent speech, any Republican who shares administration principles should back Grant.
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General Grant
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