25 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
Lebanon Weekly Pioneer
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1879
Page
1
This periodical notes its role as a leading household journal with up to date fashions and ornament patterns. It promises authentic descriptive articles and varied content on social and domestic topics for readers seeking style and household advice.
A partisan tirade argues for using Black voters to bolster Republican strength in Indiana, praising colonization rhetoric and denouncing the Democrats as rebel-like. It warns of intimidation and fraud, urging mass mobilization of Black voters to tip Indiana. The piece reflects incendiary, racist discourse from the era.
General Ulysses S. Grant dined with friends in Chicago's Palmer House public dining hall. He smoked a large Havana cigar as guests watched, drawing mixed reactions from the crowd. A bystander later declared in the room that in this free country one citizen is as good as another.
Mr Blaine confuses a stranger with a past acquaintance claiming to have kissed the bride after the minister, prompting a sharp denial as he realizes a case of heterophony. Dr Glenn of California reportedly cultivated 45 000 acres of wheat with an 800 000 bushel yield and 400 double teams for field work.
A mixed, humorous tale from a menagerie features a talking turtle and an astonished elephant with puns about spending, shells, and body parts. It shifts to reflections on creation, memory, and human folly, including jokes about Adam and Eve, and social quirks. The piece closes with a political note on tariffs on tea and coffee under Mr. Hayes.
A Detroit Free Press correspondent recalls 1861 Camp Carens town Maryland where knapsack drill ended with Enock Taylor stuffing his pack. He believed he carried everything including a frying pan causing a comical exchange with Colonel Link. Taylor insists on obeying orders and later clarifies he will not be imposed on. W J Montgomery a colored man elected Treasurer of Warren county Mississippi.
A long string of humorous maxims and anecdotes. Items include sayings about cats and butter, moral quips, wordplay on common phrases, comments on weather and health, notes about Puget Sound clams, horse behavior without a bit, and a gag about a mule named Confusion. Also references to Adams refrigerator, St George imagery, and a Boston Post remark on rewards for capturing a king.
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