Black Death Contagion and Virginia Snake Root Remedy
Historical notes on the Black Death describe its violent symptoms buboes and carbuncles and its supposed airborne spread. The piece cites Dr Jackson on treatment and argues strict quarantine as the only defense. It then mentions a claimed remedy from Virginia snake root found in Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Virginia.
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Jackson
England
Europe
Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Fragmentary Transcript Hints At 1665 Plague Spread
A partial note references Europe and Libya amid a 1665 period of plague and division. The readable text hints at disease impact across regions but details remain unclear.
Moral critique of intellect without virtue in politics
The piece argues that high intellect cannot moralize a society and condemns infidelity and corruption in politics and religion. It cites Plymouth Church and a powerful leader as examples of intellect allied with personal crime, warning that knowledge without virtue breeds vice and social decay.
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Plymouth Church
Desdate
Bills on dissection bodies could aid medical proficiency
Legislature nears end of early stage and may enact laws. Mr Dice's measure allows county medical societies to obtain bodies for dissection from alms houses or other sources when no family claims a deceased person. The writer argues removing prejudice will curb malpractice and benefit society.
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Dice
Senate
Tilden and the Contested Election of 1876
The passage asserts that Samuel J. Tilden might have won the presidency and that votes from Carolina Florida and Louisiana were reportedly offered for sale, framing a disputed 1876 election narrative.
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Samuel J. Tilden
Carolina
Florida
Louisana
Mr. Tilden
Radicals rue evidence while Democrats vow to recover losses
The passage notes radicals regretting the Potter committee findings yet laughing at perceived perfidy. It praises John Wing Tyner Zack Chandler and allies as politically astute, concedes Democrats were not smart enough to win 1876 fruits, and urges the party to expose thieves and reclaim stolen property.
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Peleadh
Ing
Potter Committee
John Wing” Tyner
Zack Chandler
Democratic Party
Baltimore family patents cigar steamer and plans vast Atlantic ship
About twenty years ago the 4Wi man family of Baltimore devised a cigar or spindle steamer and earned a U S patent. After $300,000 in tests on the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay the family moved to Southampton England and are building a 100000 horsepower epjadle shaped liner. The 1200 foot vessel will cost $5,000,000 and serve New London Connecticut to Milford Haven Great Britain with a towering 150 foot observation structure and anti rolling mechanism.
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4Wiman
Baltimore
United States
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Southampton
England
New London
Petition Urges Lower Toll Rates On Pikes And Gravel Roads
A county petition asks the Legislature to lower tolls on pikes and gravel roads before adjournment. It notes wartime toll levels and high labor costs then vs today, arguing current rates do not reflect economic changes and should be amended to justice for travelers.
Legislature Caucus Demands Removal of Republican Officials
Democratic lawmakers met last week and decided to legislate all Republican officials from state benevolent institutions. The move, praised as the best decision since the Assembly opened, aims to save taxpayers money. It states Republicans cannot be trusted, arguing they should be relieved from duty for the public good.
Hope for the People as Democrats Prepare to Take Congress
The piece predicts a switch of control after March 4 with the Democratic party gaining both branches of the National Congress by 1880. It warns Radical returning boards could not alter justice to infamy and ends with a note of hope for the public.
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Radical Party
National Congress
Democratic Party
Jupiter
Local Newspaper Sold to Bedford Firm
Messrs. 8. S. Fearn and W. O. Ford have sold the Trimble News to Ellis Campbell & Bashaw who plan moving the paper to Bedford and continuing under favorable auspices. Col. T. D. Wright, retiring editor, announces farewell to the press associates since 1848.
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Messrs
8. S. Fearn
W. O. Ford
Messis, Ellis, Campbell & Bashaw
Bedford
Col. T. D. Wright
Senate OKs Bill to Restrict Chinese Emigration
The bill to restrict Chinese emigration has passed the Senate and awaits the President’s signature to become law.
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Senate
Congress Grants Women Right to Practice Before Supreme Court
Congress passes legislation granting women the eligibility to argue cases before the Supreme Court. The measure expands access to the high court and marks a milestone for gender equality in the federal judiciary.
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Congress
Supreme Court
New Hampshire Women Vote in First School Election
Women in New Hampshire will cast ballots for the first time in a spring school election, marking a historic moment for civic participation. Local schools prepare polling sites and promote voter education ahead of the ballot.
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New Hampshire
New Edition of History of Literature Offered at Low Price
Advertises the Venetian Book Exchange offering an eight volume history of literature from ancient times to Queen Elizabeth. Subscribers pay 225 dollars for paper binding, 325 for cloth, or 475 for half morocco with free home delivery in January. Volume one available postpaid at nominal prices, specimen pages and inducements for clubs provided.
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Beckman Street
New York
Queen Elisabeth
Choies Apecimena
Exch
Morocco
Correspondence to the Editor on Legislative Bills and Roads
A legislator explains why he does not introduce bills, noting many already exist in both houses and scarce time remains to read them all. He cites the fee and salary bill, a ditching law, tolls on turnpikes, and urges calm discussion for road policy while praising Senator Reeve’s speech. He emphasizes presenting petitions to committees and seeks favorable road reforms.
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the Herald
Senate
House
Reeve
Committee On Roads
EK. I. Wilson
Debtor Relief Deliberations and Asylum Visit Pressed
Manvimre reports on Indiana debates over debtor relief bills and an eight per cent interest cap. He describes a looming special legislative session, a new state insane asylum nearing completion, and observations on former bankers lawyers and a jailed public project, with local reactions to land sales and jail plans.
Law change on remedy does not affect contract validity
The writer argues a law extending the period to issue executions does not invalidate contracts. Citing 1867 acts chapter 89 page 10, the statute extends the execution window from five to ten years, altering the remedy but not the contract's validity, with precedent supporting this distinction.
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Mazab Athyi
Jake
Hanover Items Short News From Hanover
Reports from Hanover February 15 1879 note snow sentiment and local sickness. Dr Hellman remains ill. Exhibition speakers for the 22nd begin to gain confidence. J E Meier and T M Blythe visit home. Jim is a lawyer in Mason City Iowa and Tom attends Rush Medical College Chicago. A cantata Josephs Bondage is planned for Y M C A benefit with about twenty roles. A local tricky social anecdote ends with a mistaken identity.
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Heckman
Meiers
J. E
T. M. Blythe
Hanover
Resent
Jim
Mason City
Iowa
Tom
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Joseph
Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Jury Sends Drunk to Jail After Witty Wordplay
A prisoner delivers a rambling court narration mixing poets and authors like Dryden Longfellow Burns Dickens Holmes Watts Whitman and more. The judge sentences him to thirty days behind bars, deeming him innocent yet Shawled by clever wordplay.
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Wayside
Robert Burns
Holmes
Highlands
Moore
Blue
Watts
Death Do Us Part A Courtship of The Confidence Man
A narrator recalls a sly English confidence trick and a door to door encounter on Blank Street. The tale illustrates how fraudsters use a mock death notice to target executors and administrators for settlements of long standing debts. The Courier-Journal notes this as a common scam tactic.
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Bob
Courier-Journal
Dandy Scotsman’s Visit Provokes Aunt’s Wry Reply
A famed Scottish lawyer in youth showed dandyish ways as he prepared for a country visit. His aunt retorted with a sly question about his grand preparations, prompting the boastful reply that he was going to the devil. Her calm comeback suggested the devil would accept him as he is.
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Robby
Unclear notes on 1876 Returning Boards and Chandler
Fragmentary dispatch mentions the Republicans and Returning Boards in 1876. References include Znch Chandler with U.S. Senate ambitions, a dispatch from Washington and Florida contacts. Text shows garbled names and scattered phrases about cotton, oranges, and ships.
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Courier-Journal
Potter Committee
Znch
Chandler
United States Senate
Wasuxcros
D.C
W. E. Chandler
Tallahassee
Florida
Dispatch
Jones
Philada Harney
China
Duel Fear Ends With Father Intervening In Elizabethtown
Public school pupils Rose Patterson and Jimmy Brown in Elizabethtown Kentucky rival for Nannie Hobba. They arm themselves for a duel but are stopped by Rose's father before bloodshed. the incident shows juvenile jealousy and impulsive behavior.
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Rose Patterson
Jimmy Brown
Elizabethtown
Nannie Hobba
Rose
Market Reports From Mapeton Flour Prices Rise
Mapeton February 18 wheat quotes show red and white varieties with Trow's Perfection Flour Invincible Triumph and City Mills Pearl Mills listed. Retail prices up 50 cents. Corn and mill feeds sections note bran and shorts with limited figures.
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Mapeton
Trow’'s Perfection
Invincible
Triumph
City Mills
Pearl Mills
So Retail
Cor
Notorious Murder Suspect Indicted for Perjury in Indiana
Mrs Nancy E Clem, long linked to an Indianapolis murder case, has been indicted by the Marion county grand jury for perjury. Bardette has returned to Iowa and declares his return will help real estate rise as much property is pulled from the market.
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Senate
Indiana
Richard Taylor
Franklin National Bank
Col
John Reade
Terre-Haute
Dr. D
Indianapolis
Ludwig Jegel
Jefferson County
Joseph Paris
Nancy E. Clem
Marion County Grand Jury
Bardette
Iowa
Sil
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