Secret Campaign Won Grover Cleveland Nomination in 1892
A private inner circle led by Grover Cleveland conducted a discreet canvass of delegates to the 1892 Democratic National Convention. George F. Parker catalogued likely Cleveland votes, yielding an estimated 715 pledged delegates. Cleveland secured 716.5 on the first ballot, with total campaign costs totaling 135 dollars, mostly paid by Cleveland.
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New York
Cleveland
George F. Parker
Grover Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Samuel J. Tilden
William C. Whitney
Chicago
David B. Hill
Whitney
Cleland
Hill
Parker
Grant Teach of Music Union Commander Tells of Drum Lesson
Henry G. Woodruff recalls meeting General Grant in 1864 near Baltimore when Grant invited the boy to drum and sing. Grant recited the words to John Brown's Body and enjoyed Woodruff's playing, forging a friendship that endured into later years in New Jersey.
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Henry G. Woodruff
John Brown
Capitol
Grant
Shenandoah Valley
Harry
Washington
Maryland
Baltimore
Hunter
Sheridan
New York City
Woodruff Farm
Woodruff
Mr. Woodruff
Long Branch
N. J
Appomattox
E. J. Bayarda
Oldest Custom House Worker and Early Total Abstinence Advocate
John Van Buskirk, active in the New York Custom House from the Adams administration, is noted as the oldest on the rolls at his death and a pioneering proponent of total abstinence. He began abstaining in 1829 after a drunken intoxication episode linked to a captain in the William Tell incident, and he maintained his pledge for life, influencing early temperance movements and figures like Dr. Lyman Beecher.
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John van Buskirk
Uncle Sam
Custom House
John Quincy Adams
Mr. van Buskirk
United States
Washingtonians
van Buskirk
Lyman Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
New York City
West Indies
Avery
Nate
Ot “Manor
Jamaica
B. J. Edwards
Pithy Sayings of Famous Men
A collection of quips from historical figures including Midas Goliath the Earl of Warwick Galileo Cheops Palissy Leander. Each line captures a witty or pointed remark ranging from commerce and power to impatience and ambition.
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Midas
Goliath
Earl of Warwick
Galileo
Sweet Fellowship In Mutual Club Rift
Dialogue reveals a frayed club dynamic as Biggs-You and Miggs discuss joining for fellowship while Briggs and Brown keep their distance and avoid speaking to each other. Brown recently claimed the narrator’s name, hinting at underlying tensions in the group.
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Biggs
Old Man
Miggs
Brown
Briggs
The Ways of Fame An Anecdote in Senator Sorghum's Tale
In a fragmentary exchange the anecdote writers discuss clever attributions to figures, with a character named Senator Sorghum denying a specific claim but indicating endorsement. The dialogue hints at fame, authorship, and the politics of perception within a satirical frame.
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Sorghum
Fragmentary Note Reads Like A Local Crime Praise
Readable fragment notes men of varied heather FO? and “you” visitors mixed with accusation that most of them are crooks. No clear names or places. text is garbled and inconclusive about specifics.
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Heather
Canadian Immigrants Pour Into Western Canada Past Year
The Canadian Immigration Branch reports about 325000 people arrived in Canada in the last year seeking settlement. Of these, roughly 130000 came from the United States with the rest from the British Isles and Northern Europe. Immigrants head to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with free 160 acre homesteads, rail links, and ready reception halls. A Winnipeg arrival noted 41 carloads of settlers and 25 families traveling with farms, livestock, machinery, gas tractors, and household goods. Officials expect continued monthly growth and increased demand for departmental literature.
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Canada
United States
British Isles
Europe
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Antwerp
Atlantic Steamship Lines
Red Star
America-Canada Line
New York
Rotterdam
Winnipeg
The Impossible Dinner Etiquette in a Punch Line
Andrew Carnegie, at a New York dinner, says employers often err in labor troubles. A Palm Beach villa purchase leads Mrs. Smith Jones to hire a deacon as butler. She demands truthfulness and obedience, while the old servant playfully questions which guests to disappoint.
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Andrew Carnegie
New York
Daily Fly Killer Ad Promises Quick Disease Defense
An advertisement touts a product to kill flies and prevent disease. It urges readers to contact a dealer or mail 20cc to H. eo ERS at 150 DeKalb Ave Brooklyn NY for the product.
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DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fairly Won
A terse exchange recalls a rugged retort on pride and survival. The line hints at a life of struggle and personal resolve without explicit names or dates.
In Night Use of Hamlin’s Wizard Oil to Ward Off Colds
Question about taking Hamlin’s Wizard Oil at night to prevent a morning cold. Suggests keeping it ready to use as soon as cold symptoms begin.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for female health restoration. It cites testimonials and letters from women, notes mass file volumes in Lynn Massachusetts, and claims the product saves some from surgery while being made entirely from roots and herbs.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Coloma
Wisconsin
John Wentiland
Indolence as a Ornament on a High Spire
A fragment reflecting on indolence strangling talent and a slothful man appearing as a decorative ornament atop a lofty spire, attributed to Madame de Puysieux.
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Madame de Puysieux
Heroism is endurance for one more moment
Quote attributed to W. T. Grenfell on steadfast courage and perseverance in adversity.
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W. T. Grenfell
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