15 Jan 1875
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Newspaper
Linneus Weekly Bulletin
Location
Linneus, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1875
Page
1
A garbled dispatch mixes political critique, financial chatter, and social commentary. It references a Paris medical student’s death, tariff disputes, and criticisms of newspapers’ stance on democracy, revolutions, and poverty. The piece weaves scattered names, places, and events with a tone of urgent, fragmented reportage.
The Democratic delegates of the Sixty fourth Senatorial District gathered in Linn county to organize choose permanent officers and adopt a platform. They elected J B Witcox as secretary and J Thaimin as chairman, and selected delegates from Chariton Sullivan Linn counties with endorsements for proportional representation and reform of state governance.
Local celebrations mark the New Year with elaborate parades and ornate carriages, while political chatter centers on Swhtaler and Sweraner as strong senatorial candidates. Editorials urge electing capable, nonpartisan delegates to a forthcoming Constitutional Convention and caution against overextended costs.
W H Paterson defends his views against a school law regime and calls for a January Linneus meeting to adopt a uniform text book series. He argues parents and teachers should guard children, criticizes new formal schooling, and asserts his willingness to publish his own name.
A didactic piece argues poverty is a choice and saving builds independence. It urges frugality and honest work, noting fortune favors those who save and invest in themselves, with savings of five hundred dollars as proof of prudent finance.
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