Blaine's First Campaign Speech in 1860 Highlighted by Audience Roar
C. O. Stickney recalls James G. Blaine's July 6 1860 Brigdeton Town House address during Maine's Wide Awake campaign. Blaine, then 30, used Hosea vii 8 Ephraim cake not turned to mock Ephraim K Smart, delivering a blistering critique that sparked laughter and long applause.
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Ephraim
James G. Blaine
Town Hall
Fremont
Dayton
Lincoln and Hamlin
Blaine
Maine
Kennebec Journal
United States
Hannibal Hamlin
Pennsylvania
Bridgeton
Hearc
Israel Washburn, Jr
Trinity of Brothers
Ephraim K. Smart
Democras
Phineas Barnes
Washburn
Smart
Madawaska
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Lake Superior
Gulf of Mexico
C. O. Stickney
Miss Irwin Snubs Jones in Broadway Gossip
In a lively exchange Ada Lewis jokes about Miss May Irwin’s dislike of a pompous actor nicknamed Jones. Ada notes Jones is always seen with a tall man, prompting Irwin to quip the stranger may be Balaam.
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May Irwin
Jones
Ada Lewis
Broadway
Miss Irwin
Balaam
Argonaut
Fainting Spell Strikes Hucclecote Parish Church
At Hucclecote near Gloucester on Sunday morning a girl fainted during the Litany, followed by her sister and several ladies, all affected by giddiness. Officials attribute the incident to fumes from coke stove heating, forcing an abrupt church service end.
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Hucclecote
Gloucester
Lancashire Daily Post
From Crabbing to Farming on Virginia's Eastern Shore
The passage extols Eastern Shore Virginians who can, with simple tools and bait, rapidly catch crabs to buy gear, then fish to buy a boat, and finally harvest oysters to buy a farm, achieving independence and self sufficiency.
Lunatics Confined in Gheel Town Near Antwerp
A historical note describes Gheel near Antwerp as a town of lunatics confined in each house with one or two residents and a farm attached. The town is said to hold about 6,000 lunatics and lie near the forest center.
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Antwerp
Gheel
Miscellaneous world notes and curiosities from abroad
Canadian produce pours into Augusta Maine for shipment to England outpacing steamers. Siam coins porcelain while Japan coins iron. South Shields claims oldest lifeboat in use since 1830 with 1 028 rescues. Washington eye exams show colored children less short sighted. China tops as large as barrels spin by three men with loud sound. Paris launches Journal for Mothers in Law defending social interests yet correcting faults. Caesar Dantes wrote Margherita Pustoria in Austrian imprisonment using toothpick and lampblack.
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Augusta
England
Siam
Japan
South Shields
Eng
Washington
Paris
Journal For
Caesar Dantes
Austria
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted For Spring Health
In a spring time appeal a Connecticut reader praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for boosting blood vitality and nerves during house cleaning and farm work. The testimonial from Mrs. F. H. Andrews credits improved energy and heart palpitations relief, and mentions Hood's Pills as well.
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Hood
F. H. Andrews
Woodstock
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L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Denver Directory
J. Hi. Wilson
Larimer St
Denver
Colo
Blake
E. E. Burlingame's Assay Office
Lawrence Street
Colorado
Yome Coat
Coupon Pattern Company
New York, N
Scott
Scott & Bowne
New York
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