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Newspaper
Macomb Eagle
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1868
Page
4
John Todd argues that women seeking political life and professions must accept low as well as high roles. He contends women have rights to respect and exemption from brutal labor but warns against abandoning traditional feminine roles. He questions the wisdom of women entering demanding male domains.
A New York Sun correspondent recounts a curiously alleged origin of the Wilmot Proviso. He writes that in 1847 a Democratic dinner meeting of barn burner friends in New York plotted to use Jeffersonian words, orchestrating a dramatic floor rush to force the proviso’s passage through Speaker. Wilmot is named as the moderating choice, with Brinkerhoff drafts referenced in dubious papers and Van Buren papers hinted as the original source.
The text argues that small tasks done well form correct habits and make a good workman a good citizen. It stresses training hand and eye, taking pride in every job, and not neglecting minor duties as a path to progress and merit. It cites examples of officials and professionals rising from diligent effort.
The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Mercury says Grant is viewed poorly in Pennsylvania and that if Republicans knew him as in the article they would be ashamed. It mentions a possible forthcoming address by Grant disavowing his candidacy and hints at pamphlet affidavits to expose him as a humbug, with Swinton or Linan referenced regarding access to facts.
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An exchange criticizes ready crafted papers becoming common in rural areas. Readers note pairs of identical insides from different sheets, while the outsides show old hand press marks and the insides resemble cylinder work. The piece hints at centralizing public sentiment, though humor persists.
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