Public debate on college education and labor unrest in 19th century America
The Journal features opinions on college education value and lists eminent authors, then reports rising labor tensions across the United States. It cites the Chicago Times on a growing labor movement, Chinese and Black displacement in Seattle and Texas strikes, and government sympathy with swift action. It calls for public input on author lists and notes potential nationwide repercussions if unrest escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt
Whitman
Longfellow
Whipple
Willis
Trowbridge
Hale
Field
Ticknor
Parton Motley
Bayard Taylor
R. H. Dana
Egg Gaton
Joseph Cook
Hi Emerson
Howells
Hawthorne
James
Robert Grant
Aldrich
Lowell
Lathrop
Lodge
Stockton
Holmes
Pratt
Prescott
Cable
Bancroft
Crawford
Stimson
Fawcett
Prentice
Gilder
Alden
Barris
McMaster
Carleton
Warner
Mark Twain
D. G. Mitchell
Stoddard
Stedman
Burroughs
John Fisk
Fane
Chicago Times
the Times
Seattle
Taccums
Texas
Atin
Galveston
United States
Wyoming
Sunday Observance In Early Christian Practice
Article notes Robert Laird Collier argues current Sabbath observance diverges from early Christian practice. It cites Constantine’s Sunday law, Jerome and Calvin’s views, Luther’s critique, and lists post office changes in Kansas during late October 1885 with numerous named towns and postmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Laird Collier
Kansas City Review
Constance, the Great
Constantine
America
St. Jerome
John Calvin
Paula
Rome
Bethlehem
Calvin
Martin Luther
Kansas
van Vleck
Postoffice Department
Gandy
Sherman County
Felix T. Gandy
Voltaire
Richard W. Bradshaw
Alma
Bunsee
Mathew Thomas
Alton
Osburn
John H- Beck
Ashland
Clark County
Frank Cummings
Arn
Neosho
James Frazier
Baker
Brown County
C. D. Baker
Beulah
Crawford County
Columbus
Wary
John D. McDonald
Netawaka
Jackson County
M. A. Fanchess
Odee
Meade County
Benjamin P. Stevens
Pawnee Valley
Hodgema
M. Beeson
Ottumwa
Coffee County
Henry
Richards
Pontiac
Butler County
N. B. Snyder
Robinson
James ‘I. Pomeroy
Princeton
Franklin County
John A.hutt
Sego
Reno
Ezekiel M. Loyd
Shawnee
Johnson County
Peter Werte
Sylvan Grove
Lincoln County
Wm. F. Morgan
Stafford
John C. Cyne
Trail
Lyor
Wallace D. McInnes
Wakefield
Clay County
M. E. Ellenwood
Wall Street
Linn
George Stevens- Waterloo
Kingman County
PR. R. Davis
Wetmore
Nemaha County
Con
C. Rising
White Church
Wyandotte
P. Hinton
Whitfield
Marion County
Aston N. Fitch
el Paso
Edwards
Carl Schurz and Boston Journalism Risk
Opinion across press circles warns Carl Schurz may err by entering Boston journalism. An unrelated advertisement promises a thirty day trial of Dr Dye's Voltaic Belt and electric suspensory devices as a cure for nervous debility and loss of vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schurz
Boston
Our Man ufactures A Visit to Leis Chemical Works
A Lawrence article extols the Leis Chemical Manufacturing Company as one of the nation’s most extensive, declaring its baking powder, flavoring extracts, laundry blueing, and dandelion tonic superior and locally produced. It notes government orders for German baking powder and a $500 reward for impurities, praising quality and urging local patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Chemical Manufacturing Company
Honoras
New York
Chicago
Milwaukee
Lawrence
Jirge Aml
Leis Chemical Manufacturing Company
West
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Immense Trade Stimulates Bargains at Local Store
An advertisement touts a vast stock across departments with low prices and new goods from a late New York purchase. It promotes Swiss cheese, Maple Syrup, barber shop medicines like Electric Bitters, Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, and safety lamps, claiming rapid health benefits and deep discounts at Geo. Innes, Whitcomb Bros, Barber Bros, and Geo. Leis drug store, plus McConnell’s Tailor shop offering saltings pant goods and overcoatings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Geo. Innes
Lost Opportunities in Grant Reverence Across Time
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt recalls a private soldier’s view of General Grant, praising his leadership while recounting officers and soldiers challenging him. The reminiscences reveal mixed perceptions, from arrests at magazines to guards questioning lines, yet the speaker insists he remains Grant’s loyal friend who never stopped him. The piece reflects enduring respect and doubt about military discipline during the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Grant
Gen. Grant
Godey
Harper
United States
Vicksburg
A Strange Story of the Sea and Silent Tile Fish
A strange sea tale follows a United States Fish Commission tile fish discovery five years ago on the outer edge of a 100 mile plateau. Vessels report vast areas of dead fish surface aloft while the tile fish remains unfound. Professor Baird suggests cold currents may have killed the fish, leaving no surface trace. Also noted are California, Oregon and Washington wheat trade shipments to Europe and the Paris Petit Journal as a briefly mentioned aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offeers
United States Fish Commission
Baird
Love and Rivalry Among Friends in a Crimson Sunset
A shared life plan unravels as Felix Glenn falls for Vala, loved by Wingar who never spoke his own heart. Wingar loses his chance when he introduces Vala to Felix, prompting heartbreak, a Christmas wedding, and long shadows over friendship. The tale traces longing, loyalty, and the cost of unspoken love in a small town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingar
Felix
Leonore
Vala Lee
Vala
Frien
Felix Glenn
Philadel
Cloth of Glass Forms from New York Met to Petersburg
The New York Tribune describes American capability in glass artistry with Brooklyn’s antique glass makers and Petersburg’s woven glass. It explains the first steps of making woven glass, from melting sand to forming fine threads on a giant wheel, then weaving into richly colored fabrics. A Hindoo prince’s robe of this material is cited as extraordinarily jewel like.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Metropolitan Museum of Art
America
Brooklyn
Petersburg
Grant Premonition Revealed by Grant at White House Dinner
General Grant rarely spoke of himself but told Senator Johnston in March 1874 at the White House he saw no future until the fall of Vicksburg. He recalled that prior battles like Shiloh and Fort Donelson built confidence, yet true destiny came only after Vicksburg capitulated. He said then he knew he would command the army and end the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Seawell
General Grant
White House
Roscoe Conkling Simon Caneron
J. W. Johnson
Virginia
Senator Johnston
Thad
Senator Johnson
Grant
Vicksburg
United States
Shiloh
Fort Donelson
Clothing That Renders Wearers Buoyant on Thames
The Pall Mall Gazette reports London officials witnessing experiments on the Thames at Westminster. Sailors and civilians wore cork-knit clothing that kept them afloat, despite not knowing how to swim. Inventor Mr. W Jackson showcased the fabric at the Inventions Exhibition as a potential buoyant garment. The piece also mentions Rev Moses Hopkins planning to go to Liberia and a Pittsburgh visit, noting a poor boy who rose to college through study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
London
Thames
W. Jackson
Moses A. Hopkins
Liberia
Pittsburg
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Walt Advance
Suas Aoe Sa
Weil Ag New
Ell SA
Lance Journal Company
Lawrence, Hannas
Post
M. Barriouo
Whitcomb Bro’s
Barber Bros
Whitcomb Bro
W. Thomas
Newton
Bron
Bilawly
Geo
Geo. Leis
McConnell’s
California
Oregon
Washington
Europe
Cape Horn
Pai
Paris
Washington Irving
Cosley's
Itary Company
Ev’ng
Knights of Pythos
Knights Templar
Meret
Fair Grounds
Lawrence Base Ball Club
Admisteu
New Firm
Gaga Root
Nobby Iave
J. F. Wiedemann
Mass. Street
J. HL
Boyd
H. Boyer
National Bank
Aalie
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