Undertaking Department Taken by Ben F Robbins
Undertaking has placed MR WOOD in charge of the Undertaking Department at Robbins Furniture Rosma. Wood is praised as a well known, prompt helper for the afflicted and dead. Robbins promises complete rooms and finest hearse in the city with a full line of burial caskets coffins robes and prices to suit callers. Share of business solicited. $27 BEN F ROBBINS.
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Ben. PF. Robbins
Rosma
Wood
Ansa
Robbins
F. Robbins
Resumption and Bi Metal Currency Debate
The author argues resumption hinges on government paying debts in silver to honor contracts and restore public confidence. They credit Democrats for remonetizing silver and making greenbacks usable for government debts, while critiquing Eastern views that gold alone ensures financial honesty. The piece urges bi metal backing as a path to prosperity.
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Garfield
Chicago
Congress
Democratic Party
Conspiracy Alleged in District of Columbia Ring Case
The text alleges that Babcock and Harrington of the District of Columbia ring conspired under Grant to ruin the character of Columbus Alexander a Washington citizen to shield themselves from a Board of Public Works investigation. It mentions hiring two professional burglars to blow open the safe records of the Board.
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Grant
Babcock and Harrington
District of Columbia
Columbus Alexander
Washington
Board of Public Works
Alexander
Ing
Mob Brings Plot to Smoke Screen as Theft Ring Goes Free
Report alleges a burglary plot aimed at Alex ander house failed to seize records. Burglar ring was shielded by powerful backers and later freed. One scout is said to be hired for Blaine to smear opponents and stir disputes against the South. The piece accuses the party of moral ideas of praising thieves who aid their cause.
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Alexander
Blaine
A Fair Sample of Bulldozing in the South
A Springfield Republican writer cites alleged intimidation by Southern Democrats to suppress Black votes against the Republican ticket. The account centers on Wade Hampton during a rice-field campaign where a colored woman accused him of buying her vote with a five dollar note, claiming the money signified freedom and urging support.
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Wade Hampton
South
Radical Party
Blaine
Springfield
Hampton
Hin
Alice
Nan
A Year's Murders in 1873 United States Record
A summary from the Cincinnati Commercial lists murder categories for 1873, including wives killed, prostitutes killed, thieves shot, accidents, and various quarrel and personal violence causes. It notes 1,152 total killings with many subcategories and violent acts across different groups.
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Cincinnati
Caleb Cushing Dies at 70 in Newburyport Mass
Caleb Cushing, aged 70, died at his Newburyport home after a long career as a scholar jurist and statesman. Born in Salisbury he entered Harvard at 14 and rose to bars and politics serving in the Massachusetts legislature the U S Congress and as Attorney General. He led the 1860 Democratic National Convention and later represented the U S in Alabama claims settlements and as Minister to Spain.
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Caleb Cushing
Newburyport
Mass
Cushing
Ife
Salisbury
Starvard College
Supreme Court of
Massachusets
Franklin Pierce
Charleston
S. C
United States
Alabama
Greneva
Spain
Blaine’s South stance viewed as personal ambition
The Milwaukee Sentinel argues Blaine’s anti South platform serves his own ambition rather than national welfare, deeming it a keynote for his political rise and suggesting it would have benefited Blaine and his party to pursue a different course.
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The
Milwaukee Sentinel
Blaine
Sentinel criticizes partisan hunt for Blaine nomination
The piece argues against inaugurating a costly partisan investigation into election law violations. It contends the courts should handle any probes, not to fund efforts aiding Blaine or other nominees. It welcomes Republicans resisting sectional, disunionist agitation.
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Sentinel
Blaine
Jam Blaine
County urges constituent input on upcoming Legislature
Dupos FE and 2 Wairsey report Senator alerts from the county announcing plans to keep politics from interfering with his duties as representative. They invite citizens to inform Judge Wilson of desired laws to pass amend or repeal as the Legislature begins tomorrow to decide if he meets the emergency.
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Dupos FE
Wairsey
Elert
Monnday
Ludianapolis
Juldess
Aml
Democrats Seek End to Rebel Claims in Legislation
The piece argues Democrats plan to legislate rebel claim payments out of existence, saving treasury funds. It claims the Lower House passed a resolution with no Democratic dissent, likely to curb radical leaders and cut partisan bickering, while noting the Senate has not acted.
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Taticala
Termi Auaul
Debe
Democratic Party
Just Congress
Republican Senate
Grant world tour plan sparks Republican dissent in 1880 race
The passage condemns a proposal to fund a global tour for General Grant to boost his 1880 presidential bid. It calls the plan imperialistic and a misuse of treasury, arguing many Republicans oppose such a campaign strategy and warn it will not advance the party or the nation.
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Grant
Richmond
Puffing Grant
Radical Party
Local Classified Rates Highlight Ad Pricing Details
The Weekly Courier Journal lists rates at forty cents per line for solid agate ads and no notices under one dollar. Business notices cost one dollar per line and special notices fifty cents per line, with comparison to local merchants A Marks & Son and other city businesses.
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Courier-Journal
A. Marks & Son
Vincennes Weekly Sun Expands to Nine Columns
The Vincennes Weekly Sun increases to a nine column format marking prosperity for proprietor Royal I. Parsell and the newspaper’s growth in the West.
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Vincennes
Sun
West
Royal I. Parsell
Senator-elect Woomen Passes Through City en Route to Indianapolis
Dr. L. J. Woomen, Senator-elect from Ohio and Switz erland counties, traveled through the city last Tuesday week on his way to Indianapolis to take his seat at the Senate opening tomorrow.
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L. J. Woomen
Ohio
Switzerland
Indianapolis
Senate
Maine elects Alonzo Gracelun governor in Friday vote
The Democrats and Greenbackers of the Maine Legislature chose Alonzo Gracelun a Democrat for governor over Republican opponent Conner in a Friday election bid.
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Maine
Alonzo Gracelun
Conner
Cold snap marriages listed in local correspondence
The thermometer last Friday morning stood 22 degrees below zero. The note laments cold conditions for newlyweds married Tuesday and Wednesday and lists those who wed in time for the snap: von Liehhter and Ella Stutsman, Ed. Smith and Anna Ramsey, Daniel Dodd and Mollie Lowe, Wm. Watson.
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von Liehhter
Ella Stutsman
Ed. Smith
Anna Ramsey
Daniel Dodd
Mollie Lowe
Local Notes and Holiday Tidings Across Cities
A collage of social mentions and travel notes from Miss Sullivan and Miss Thompson. George Fassar of Missouri visits relatives. Andrew VanLow visits his brother in law the Rev Bright. Jacob Rodgers, family, and Miss La Rue return from Jennings County. crossing Big Creek near Paris their sled overturns but all escape with two ducking. Jim Buxton reports turkey dinners. Samuel Jackson enters the poultry business. Hon. J M Golden leaves for Indianapolis. Dad's Pet.
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Jennings County
Big Creek
Paris
Jim Buxton
Samuel Jackson
J. M. Golden
Indianapolis
Queen Victoria Assassination Echoes In European Courts
Paris Bal timore Sun correspondent notes renewed fears for monarchs after an Italian king narrowly escapes a fatal attack. Queens and kings face heightened danger as modern security prompts changes, while Britain’s Prince of Wales defies royal wishes by skipping Sundays at the races and remaining home to attend church.
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Paris
Baltimore Sun
Italy
Henry IV
Victoria
Prince of Wales
Dueling and Literary Struggles Across French History
The piece recounts duels from the 1700s French Revolution era including Mirabeau and Camille Desmoulins and Danton. It notes mid 19th century editor combats, the Duc d Aumale clash with Louis Napoleon kin, and Ghattertor’s meager London earnings. It also mentions writings, suicide reflections, and a youth’s death at eighteen from opium.
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Mirabeau
Camille Desmoulins
Barnave
Danton
d’Artois
Duc d’Aumale
Liouis Napoleon
Prince
Plon Plon
Eugenie
Louis Napoleon
Kentucky should start public education this year to build growth
The Leoresville Courier Journal notes Tadiana’s school funds reach 9 million dollars with 4 million more raised annually by citizens while school property totals 12 million. It praises twenty six years of progress in education and urges Kentucky to begin public education now for future gains Indians can show.
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Tadiana
Kentucky
Leoursville Courier-Jourbal
Fragmented John Doe Dialogue on Debt and Marriage
A garbled excerpt shows two men Bob and Fred conversing about a dream and a debt of ten dollars. The passage also posits that women are the linking force between men and an insect, while marriage is the connecting link between men and women.
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Bob
Fred
Death of Damas Driver Sparks Morbid Literary Fantasies
An obscure elder Damas' daughter is described in lurid terms as an ugly yet fascinating figure whose grotesque beauty and sharp intellect attract French writers as a character for fiction. The account notes her refined education and dramatic life, including marriage to a disordered husband and later affection for a blind savant, ending in a convent. A Connecticut schoolteacher also insults a village blacksmith, who is then jailed for threatening language.
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Damas
Alexander Dagies
Paria
Feuillet
Zoda
Cherbuliez
Slippery Politician Challenges Threats of Removal
The confident official defies rivals who warn of overthrow by declaring he can swim to safety and continue his course. The remark signals resolve amid party pressure and potential power struggles.
Sign of youth clove chewing in a fading noble temper
A reader asks what it signifies when a young man chews cloves. The columnist notes it may show faint sparks of self-respect still glowing beneath the embers of a once noble nature.
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Samantha Jane
N. Y. Star
A Sheltering Figure in Civic Times
A note on civic leadership contrasts a modest shepherd of the people with a dramatic urban arrest. The scene in Newburg shows authorities capturing a seemingly brutal umbrella thief turned suspect, with public mood lifting as the case unfolds.
Quips and Oddities From Odd Corners of Life
Humorous lines about a sprightly girl fearing a big foot, a shopkeeper's quip, and a joke on waking to a clock. Brief notes include ox shank bones used in Sheffield for odds and ends, a Sunday rain delaying churchgoers and aiding fishing, plus quips on candy, seed and learning. An assortment of anecdotes ends with a marriage joke about Miss Wheat.
No Madh Bed Bee Maccine Promises Quick Relief
A fragment describes a German introduced remedy claiming immediate relief with a sample battle offered for 10 cents and the full size at 25 cents. It asserts universal efficacy and urges trial before purchase.
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Bee Maccine
Germany
Dr Swayne’s Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry Endorsed
A testimonial from Dr Isaac S Herbein of Straustown Pa praising Dr Swayne’s Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry for throat lung and bronchial ailments. He cites cures in two patients and notes prices 25c trial bottle large bottle $1 or six for $5. Prepared by Dr Swayne & Son Philadelphia sold by druggists.
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Swayne
Isaac
Herbein
M. D
Straustown
Berks County
Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
Swayne’s Ointment Offered as Cure for Itching Piles
An advertisement touts Dr. Swayne’s All Healing Ointment as a pleasant, sure cure for moisture itching and rectal irritation described as pinwormlike symptoms. It claims rapid relief, provides home-use testimonials, and offers mail order with 50 cents per box or three boxes for $1.25 from Dr. Swayne & Son in Philadelphia.
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Swaym
Dr. Swayne & Son
Philad
Swayne
J. We Citrist
Boat & Shoe House
Sixth Street
Philadelphia
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