Bob Kelly the Hero of the Golden City Disaster
An eyewitness memoir from Louisville on April 7 1882 honors Robert J Kelly second engineer of the steamship Golden City who perished saving others. The speaker recalls the heroic pilot Pursell and Kelly staying at his post until the blaze overwhelmed the ship and laments leaving a lasting tribute to Kelly and his family.
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Robert J. Kelly
Golden City
Memphis
Pursell
Kelly
Engineer
Bob” Kelly
Bob Kelly
Louisville
Wough and the Winding Slush Tale of Smythekins
A comic verse recounts Smythekins sliding through slush and misadventure in a muddy street. His hat flies, he suffers a leg injury, and a fancy flirtation ends amid coughs and hiccups, delivering a cautionary town tale from the New York Mail.
Longfellow Laid to Rest in Spring Time Tribute
Poem reflects on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s death and the arrival of spring as a time for mourning and memory. The speaker frames April as both a breath of sorrow and renewal, praising Longfellow’s tender spirit and enduring influence as his works fade into the season.
Vincent Kinx for Mayor in local election card
Vincent Kinx is praised for high qualifications and legal education suited to the mayoral office and presiding over the mayor's court. The piece notes political tag distribution by bosses and trustees and advertises collars from Al ling & Lodge on Main Cross Street. An underground wire plan is discussed, with Edison testifying to feasibility, while President Arthur is urged to resist Western opponents of Chinese policy.
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Vincent Kinx
Alling & Lodge
Main Cross Street
New York City
Mr. Edison
Army bill to retire all generals age sixty two
Congress is likely to pass the army bill that retires officers at age sixty two on July 1. General Sherman will retire with full pay of 17 000 dollars a year along with about thirty other generals. Sheridan, aged fifty two, will lead the army after the retirements.
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Sherman
Sheridan
Farm, Herd and Home journal description and offer
The Farm, Herd and Home is a farming journal published in Indianapolis by Brown and Abromet. It features articles on farming stock raising and home comforts and offers a sample copy upon request.
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Indianapolis
Brown and Abromet
Debating Chinese Question and Mason's Firing Reflections
A Republican paper argues against press bias on the Chinese question mentioning Kearney and Tom Sinott. It notes Sergeant Mason’s jail incident near Guiteau as a rational act and cites the Betty and the Baby fund reaching $10,000 as a sign of hope for release from service.
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Ths
Mason
Guiteau
Betty
Fandzries
Virginia
Walf
Bettie
Henry Warp Brecker Attacks Congress Over Immigration
Brecker calls Congress the fool Congress and denounces the Chinese bill. He advocates bringing laborers into homes and businesses, praising cheap labor and a drudgery labor pool. He warns that unchecked Coolie immigration would enslave the nation as African slavery did.
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Henry Warp Brecker
Congress
Henry
Indicted Dorsey and Republican Ethics Questioned
The passage accuses Republicans of corruption surrounding the Dorsey indictment and money used to sway Indiana votes. It recalls a dinner where Dorsey was praised, suggests the party’s support links to illicit influence, and questions Arthur’s awareness of the money source behind the Indiana election manipulation.
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Hayes
Louisiana
Dorsey
Indiana
Arthur
Republican Party
City Girls Labeled by Opinion Across Major Cities
The piece lists perceptions of principal city girls in the United States, assigning traits to each city such as Boston the handsomest, New York the gayest and most expensive in dress, Washington airy and superfine, Philadelphia refined, Chicago fast and distracted, Buffalo dullest, Hartford best musicians, and Kansas City most anxious to be loved.
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Boston
Baltimore
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
Toledo
St. Louis
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Louisville
Mayayille
Detroit
Cleveland
San Francisco
Mobile
Hartford
Buffalo
Rochester
Kansas City
Scientific American
Park
Brown's Iron Bitters Promoted For Female Health
An advertisement extols Brown's Iron Bitters as a superior tonic for women’s health and general medicine. It claims to relieve painful weaknesses, bilious attacks, and stomach liver and kidney complaints, promising health strength and vigor for the body. If readers feel weak or nervous it pledges a cure.
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Brown
William E. Chandler decried as wiry New Hampshire figure
The Cincinnati Enquirer profiles William E. Chandler of New Hampshire, praising his sharp energy and cabinet role while lampooning his nickname Bill. It notes his quick temper in minor matters and his tendency to rush to the front, though acknowledges his recent move toward reconciliations and magnanimity reducing opposition.
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Gath
Cincinnati Enquirer
New Hampshire
Webster
Cass
Zach Chandler
Chase
Dix
John P. Hale
Levi Woodbury
John Langdon
Fessenden
William E. Chandler
Lincolno
Bill” Chandler
Nick
Chandler
Quaker at reception offers plain comfort joke
A Quaker at a factional reception jokes about a woman with a dress dragging on the floor and being cold. He suggests she could try wearing another breast pin, delivering a quiet, humorous quip about attire.
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Sarah
A Son of Texas and the Pardoned Youth
A Galveston exchange recalls sending a son away due to lack of free schools under Gov Roberts. The boy is convicted of horse stealing and sentenced to five years, but is pardoned on account of youth and ignorance, highlighting education and justice issues.
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Achool
Gov. Roberts
Galveston
Superlative Bosh on Anti-Coolie Bill Rumors
The Eastern press claims the anti-coolie bill would drive the Chinese Mission from Washington and cut U S trade with China. The article calls such fears foolish, noting existing treaty concessions and the trade imbalance that favors China.
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Washington
China
United States
Francisco Examiner
Odds and Ends from a Curious Era
A collage of witticisms and quips on marriage, politics, crime, and daily life. Notable vignettes include a legislator’s wife becoming speaker, a bank cashier's umbrella theft origin, and a living author of There is a Happy Land. The piece blends jokes about colonels, engineers wives, public figures, and European roses priced in Paris.
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Ohio
Father’s van departure hard on barefoot child in Franklin Street
A struggling boy clings to Tombs railings in Franklin Street watching a wagon depart toward the Island. He asks for his father James Dorsey, said to be drunk, as the black Maria drives away and he is whipped from the step. The report notes ships are referred to as she.
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Tomba
Franklin Street
Sintus
The
James Dorsey
Centre Street
New York Evening Telegram
Farmland Advice From a Bygone Era on Crops and Live Stock
A collection of agricultural notes covers cotton yields tied to Mississippi floods, profitable crops like syrup from sorghum, and water needs for work horses. It cites field practices, beet and potato pests, garlic and spice use for fowls, and care of soil and drainage. It also provides a quirky cucumber and melon barrel method and notes on rock running laws and corral restrictions.
Republicans Favor Prohibition in Indiana Primary
The New Castle Mercury reports that five eighths of Indiana Republicans favor prohibition, though some may hesitate to speak out. The piece argues the party should declare in favor of submitting the issue to a popular vote to gain honor and electoral success. A separate line notes Michael Robbett of Cahoes New York was healed from a severe knee injury by Saint Jacobs.
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New Castle Mercury
Indiana
Gambrinus
Prohibition
Michael Robbett
Sargent Street
Cahoes
St Jacobs
Rochester
N. Y
Herald
Brown's Bronchial Troches Endorsement Ad
An old advertisement promotes Brown's Bronchial Troches for coughs asthma bronchitis throat diseases and lung conditions. It claims physician recommendations for thirty years and notes use by public speakers and singers. Sold 25 cents a box.
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