Marengo Literary Society Meets Amid Snowy Roads
The Marengo Literary Society held a well attended meeting despite bad roads. Two new members joined and the program featured an anthem, devotionals, recitations, essays, instrumental music, and a debate on extending suffrage to women. The next meeting is April 11 at Anson Ammerman’s home and will conclude the season.
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Marengo Literary Society
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Nattie Ammerman
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Subington Notes Include Travel and School Plans
Local items list removals and visits including Jas Phillips moving to a farm northwest of town and A A Henry visiting Homer last Friday. Mentions Miss Alta Canright teaching on the plains, Dr O Brian as Kalamazoo guest, and Dr Ramsdell called from Tekusha. Also notes a sugar party at Molt, spring harbinger, and parish sermons at M B E church.
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Tekonsha Teaches Readership Hope Through Township Library Plan
The town weighs a library plan to reuse funds for a circulating township library as a fix for low high school attendance. Widespread talk of book access stirs debate about taxes. A visitor record shows local events, births, marriages, and notable moves across Tekonsha with names like Beck, Welch, and Aldrich in a period tone.
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Albion to Front in Gala Worka Project at Albion
Local notes report Albion won the relocation bid after a Detroit directors meeting. Mr Togalls will handle eastern business and Will runs the home end. The project now moves to construction under Henry Gale with plans for 40 000 square feet. Dr Sage’s Catarrh Cure is promoted in the text.
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Potato Duty Debate Impacts Local Farmers in Troy Times
The Troy Times argues against tariff reform that would remove potato duties, warning Canadian imports would undersell U S farmers. Local growers in Washington and Rensselaer counties face threatened profits and land value decline if Democrats push free lists, risking widespread farming hardship.
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Free trade bill pushes sweeping tariff reductions
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Mugwump Cussedness Question in Political Verse
Chauncey Depew calls Mugwumps men who switch sides. If blame lies, who forced them into this stance, asks a Boston Herald quote. The piece ponders whether Mugwumps or the people who pushed them bear responsibility for the paradox.
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Rochester Herald Attacks Present Admin on Inefficiency
The Rochester Herald denounces the current administration, calling out false pretenses and economic claims. It accuses the party in power of inefficiency, incompetence, disloyalty, and un-American principles, framing it as a reaction from the Troy Times.
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Plagiarized Chestnut Declared In 1790 Statement
Fragmentary OCR note records a disrupted phrase about a plagiarized chestnut and mentions Mr Cleve lands, public trust, and a declaration in 1790 with unclear origins. The readable parts suggest a historical quotation tied to a Buffalo context and an ex- reference.
Climax of Effrontery in Senatorial Speech on Loyalty and Slavery
Excerpt from a Senate floor speech by Senator Jenator Ingalls reflecting on Civil War loyalties, Confederate leaders, and the imagined consequences of Confederate victory. The speaker contemplates personal political reversals, warrants about abolition and slavery, and the challenge of northern voters supporting Democrats amid postwar reconciliation.
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An Earnest Appeal to American Farmers for Home Market
The Tariff League Bulletin urges farmers to back protection to build a home market, arguing higher prices arise from transportation costs and foreign competition. It compares Eastern and Western prices, warns against reliance on global markets, and stresses diversifying industries to shield against cheaper overseas produce and Asiatic cargoes.
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Rediscovered Patent Remedy Promises Gentle Laxative Relief
An 19th century advertisement touts Pelle as a safe gentle laxative and liver balancer claiming it relieves constipation and softens derangement of nerves and general ailments. It markets Dr Mites Restorative Nervine as a nerve tonic with a free trial bottle and lists various ailments, urging readers to obtain samples via Detroit Free Press notices.
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Dr Bogelow’s Pimple Cure and Catarrh Remedy
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President Cleveland Speech Draws Mixed Reactions in Jacksonville
A three minute address in Jacksonville drew captious remarks as Cleveland's use of the first person singular was noted by contemporaries. Critics say the improvised talk lacked substantial content while supporters defended its humor and spontaneity.
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