Quips and Quirks From An Old News Column
A miscellany of humorous snippets from a past era recounts a speedster named Mr. Smith racing home to deliver a bonnet, a coroner’s jurors on a suicide verdict, a store loneliness riddle from Sunday school, tenement charity scenes in New York, and a child’s speech about reading while battling a cold.
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Annie
Sabina
John G. Devoe
Rock Island
Greeley
Grant
Devoe
New York Tribune
Greeley Campaign Orator Depicts Post Office Fervor
A Toledo Blade piece quotes a Baltimore convention delegate describe his split loyalties over post office policy while navigating crowds favoring Greeley. He recalls diverse supporters from Georgia to Maine praising Greeley, with talk of tariffs, protection, and Greenbacks shaping the scene.
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Greeley and Greeleyites Stir Talk Across States
A discourse on campaign plans and platform notes surfaces with strong lines about tariff, protection, and labor. Assertions claim Greeley supporters, postmasters, and reform aims span Illinois and Pennsylvania, while railings accuse Colfax of loyalty to Grant. The piece cites Chicago journals and regional papers on Greeley Brown fervor and Republican counterpoints.
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Chicago Journal
A Writer Proposes Emery-Coated Rubber Stone Framing
A Scientific American writer suggests a method to reface oil stones using layered glue and coarse emery with pentane, describing a rubber that speeds reworking the hardest stone. Under Grant's policy, prosperity and debt reduction are cited, and a question is raised about continuity. An advice note recommends a folded wet cloth under a hat to prevent sun stroke.
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