Fragmented 19th Century Opinion and Island Crusoe References
A clipped miscellany rails at cabinet speculation and tariff talk as Grover Cleveland and John Sherman vie for posts. It notes the Juan Fernandez Crusoe tie, Selkirk’s island, and the Chilean rename to Robison Crusoe Island, plus a church funding critique of ministers and clerical need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sherman
Major McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
John Can Hoo
Juan Fernandez
Crusoe
Wiile
Fernandes
Wis Selkirk
Msoe
S. Selkirk
Robinson Crusoe
Orinoco
Defoe
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Selkirk
Winter Hardship in a Church Community
A winter tale shows a pastor lacking coat and shoes as 80 members struggle to pay him. A parishioner with a new coat lends his old one, others defer salaries to buy suits, and a daughter gets a retrimmed bonnet from a church girl. A friend once gave tan bundles of potatoes counted as salary by the finance committee.
Missouri Legislature Official Democratic Leadership List
The record lists Missouri House and Senate officers including Speaker John W. Farris of Laclede County Speaker pro tem George T. Leg of Carter County Chief clerk Charles W. Green of Brookfield Enrolling clerk Gaz Leftwich of Ray County Engrossing clerk R H Warren Cedar Official reporter Charles L. Johnson Johnson County Poorkeeper William Malone Dadc Sergeant at arms A J Summers Douglas County Chaplain Rev William Trounson Jefferson City Polder W H H Brown Jackson County Senate President pro tem Charles E Peers Warren County Secretary Cornelius Roach Carthage Assistant secretary W J Mabry Montgomery County Chaplain Rev J C Givens Jefferson City Doorkeeper S K R Majors Pike County Sergeant at arms Buck Tilden Jefferson County Folder Elijah Kiieh Butler County Official reports Edward Looker Laclede County Pages Percy Allen Grover Foster Ids War Yowne Wallace Dorron Frank Lowry.
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George T. Leg
Carter County
Charles W. Green
Brookfeld
E.P. Thompson
Barry County
Gaz Leftwitch
Rayounty
R. H. Warren
Cedar County
Charles L. Johnson
Jefferson City
W. H. H. Brown
Jackson County
Senate
Charles E. Peers
Warren County
Cornelius Roach
Carthage
W. J. Mabry
Montgomery County
J. C. Givens
S. KR
Pike County
Buck Tilden
Edferson County
Elijah Kiieh
Butler County
Larlede County
Percy Allen
Grover Foster
Idswar YoWne
Wallace Dorron
Frank Lowry
Famous American War Horses and Their Valor
The piece recounts Civil War era horses Cincinnati Jraver and Winchester among the famed mounts linked to Generals Grant and Sherman. It notes Cincinnati’s speed lineage, Grant’s fond riding during the Wilderness, and the horse’s respected retirement and burial in Maryland after a long, storied service and gift from a veteran admirer.
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Cincinnati
Grant
Lexington
Kentucky
Maryland
M Cullagh Romance Recalled In Local Louisville Love Story
Twenty years past the late J B McCullagh, noted editor, was a frequent visitor to Louisville. Dispatches mention a Pekin Illinois romance, but the affair occurred locally in Louisville where McCullagh met a highly regarded young lady and fell in love.
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J. B. McCullagh
Louisville
Dispatches
Pekin, Lil
McCullagh
Lou its editor a notorious woman hater after broken engagement
The Louisville editor, newly established in St Louis, faced bitter disappointment when his engagement with a young lady from visits to the city was broken off after her parents intervened. He never recovered his chagrin and became known as a thorough woman hater, a label that persisted for life. His Louisville fiancée had died years earlier.
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St. Louis
Louisville
Louisville Courier Journal
A Ride For Reputation
A school principal recalls his youth as a teacher and the lengths he went to solve a stubborn arithmetic problem. He describes stealing time, a midnight ride to consult a trusted ally, and the fear of failure, framed as a lesson on striving and resilience.
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Detroit Free Press
Legacy of the Nineteenth Maine and Nashville Sentry Tale
Readable fragments recount Civil War anecdotes from Lewiston Journal and Gillam's Nashville post. The Nineteenth Maine allegedly "ate up the southern Confederacy" through foraging, while Hancock’s march prompts a plantation owner’s joke about safeguards. A Nashville sentry’s humor centers on a citizen lacking a countersign who must mutter "Bunker Hill" to pass.
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Ma. Parsons
Nineteenth Maine
al Wells
Time
Land of Usunh
Hancock
Lieneral
Maine
Lewiston
Sheridan and Indians disbelief at railroad and telephone tale
Gen Will Sheridan told Indians of the railroad and a telephone long distance talk. The interpreter doubted and asked to translate, then confessed disbelief at the stories, sparking a moment of shared skepticism. The anecdote ends with the interpreter admitting he does not believe either tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oumke
Willipsheridan
Sheridan
San Francisco
Ancient History Quiz Sparks Family Banter
A schoolboy asks about the angles and a father replies with notes on ancient England. The exchange prompts a sly comment from the aunt as the spinster retreats in mock annoyance. The snippet closes with a catalog line about granulated sugar at Drum & Kiley's.
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England
Fewl
Detroit
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N.Y
Hicks’ Almanac
Hanna
Maj. McKinley
Railnoap Presipest Fatspayxs
United States
Whiv Wool Growers’ Association
Washington
Ways and Means
Dion
William Lawrence
Tui
Chicago Chronicle
Missouri
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Laclede Coun
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Parvenu
Collee
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Flarble Hill
Drum & Kinder
Lutesville Drug Store
GEO. E. Clark & Son
Studebaker
Pittsburg
Bigie Coat Lutesville
Moo
Ously
Harper
Rowad
Drum & Kinder'y
Scientific American
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