Incident on Lake Erie inspires slave rescue tale
The Henry Republican recounts a 1836 Erie steamer fire on Lake Erie where the captain and crew saved by a Black deckhand. A later boat named Julia Palmer ferried escaped slaves toward freedom with Canadian help. The narrator notes a vow to protect Black people, and the piece ends with a call for Republican delegates to attend a Chicago gathering on April 10, 1894.
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Lake Erie
Henry Republican
Erie
Chaptain
Zaynet
Paks
Buffalo
Palmer
Julia Palmer
Canada
Canadian
Wood
Freedom
Goo
Iit
Binghampton
SHORT TALKS ON ADVERTISING BY A SUCCESSFUL EXPERT
A retired advertising guide extols newspaper ads as essential business news. Seek unique selling points, provide prices, and ensure ads are true and engaging to persuade readers and boost trade. The note cites James Gordon Bennett Sr. and ends with a Bates arnica salve promotion and a druggist endorsement.
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Siam
Alaska
James Gordon Bennett Sr
Adam
Advertising Offer for Newspapers Yearly Subscription
A combined offer lists three papers The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean The Farm Journal of Philadelphia and The Henty Republican available for one year with payment in advance for a price of $1.75. The snippet emphasizes a prepaid multi-paper subscription deal.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Farm Journal of
Philadelphia
The
Henty Republican
Peculiar Reasons For Divorces Across States
A compilation notes various divorce grounds from Indiana to New York including claims of Sunday walking refusals, hair pulling, harsh blows with a bustle, a servant girl spitting in fry pan, razor under pillow fright, late returns, sleepless nights, and unwashed habits. Also includes a fashion journal advertisement and a patent medicine claim.
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Indiana
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Virginia
Tennessee
Illinois
Connecticut
Michigan
New York
Blaine Prophecy Warns of Free Trade Collapse
The piece recalls James G Blaine predicting years ago that free trade would imperil the nation and devastate working families. It argues Democrats push free trade to undermine protection, warning mills would idle and workers lose jobs, forcing voters to support protectionist parties.
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Blaine
James G. Blaine
Thern
Democratic Party
Woman's Club Sees Education Theme and Coeducation Debate
The Woman's Club met in fair weather with Evelyn Jones hosting. Mary H. Paskell delivered an essay on The Evolution of the Blue Stocking and chaired the education committee. The discussion on Is Co education best featured speakers Belle Potter Ida Jones and Clara Hutchins with Nellie Paskell reading a History of Sorosis. Music by Evelyn Jones, Philonnd Hunter, and Nellie Paskell followed.
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Committee On Education
Evelyn Jones
Mary H. Paskell
Paskell
Mary E. Spencer
Ida Jones
Clara Hutchins
Nellie Paskell
Sorosis
Mise Paskell
Henri Ravina
Philonnd Hunter
Carl Remecke
Town
Laura Kline
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promotes Deafness Remedy
Inquiry lists deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a cure for catarrh related deafness. The ad offers $100 for any case cured neither by the remedy nor catarrh cure, with circulars available from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Tic
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Putnam County
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Scott & Bowne
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David McDonough
Howard Young
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Theodore Bickerman
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Robert N. Lee
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Thomas L. Higgins
B. H. Hutchins
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Major Handy
Saratoga Township
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Ransom T. Conover
George OC
Lombard
Joseph Branthofier
Samuel King
T.asdelye
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Gavin
Dayton
Ohio
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Atlanta
Sebi
Lymouth
George Vail Mirre
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