Grant interview reveals inner history of order No 40
The Gazelle prints an interview with Rev. C. S. Fowler, D. D., and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at his Galena library on September 1. Grant recalls Hancock’s rise and fall, the clash over Reconstruction laws, and the inner moves behind order No. 40, detailing Sheridan’s removals, Johnson’s pressure, and Hancock’s role in destabilizing civil authority.
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Fowler
D. D
General Grant
Hanedek
Grant
Galena
Hancock
MacClellan
Congress
Stanton
Army of the Potomac
West
Fies
Andrew Johnson
Confess
Hodge
South
Sheridan
Louisiana
Texas
Eecyrakoeerd
Reverdy Johnson
Johnson
Washington
Democratic Party
Jolatson
OLD Guard
Chicago
Mexico
Tress
New York
I. Grant
Poisonous Water Colors and Arsenic in Artists Remarks
A Chemiker Zeitung note reports the death of a young engineer linked to arsenic in pigments. Analyses show sepia containing 2.08 percent arsenious oxide, terra di Siena 4.14 percent, red brown 8.14 percent, with other shades yielding 0.81 to 2.28 percent. The painter may have absorbed toxins via handling brushes.
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Chemiker Zeitung
Haying Boon
Two heads are batts hot on the Eume pip
Fragmentary line reads as a sports or weather note from the era with garbled phrasing about two subjects on the Eume pip, possibly a river or place name. Readable bits show two entities engaged in activity, but details are unclear and names are not fully legible.
Shoemaker Fights Despised Real Estate Depression Fight
In Indianapolis a veteran, John C. Shoemaker, former state auditor and owner of the Sentinel, faced real estate depreciation, illness, and fate. A sheriff sale on June 18 1877 saw his household property bid in by George Pearson, with William H. Bapishobjecting as chief creditor. Shoemaker’s son-in-law’s bid preserved the assets, and Shoemaker ultimately became owner of the Sentinel, explaining why the paper avoids backing William H. English.
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Todiana
Indianapolis Sentinel
Panst
John C. Shoemaker
The
Sentinel
Harrow
English
Cloce
Bill English
Wm. Braden
Jon ©. Shoemaker
Thomas ¥. Ryan
Otte Buegy
George Pearson
Shoemaker
William H. Bapish
A Spirited Epistle From Wagqua Mayor in Virginia
A reader s note prints a fiery letter from Sanus Slangar, mayor of Wagqua Virginia. The missive denounces Republicans and the north, vows to uphold the South, threatens violence, and proclaims rebel pride with deadly rhetoric about the Union and Yankees.
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Virginia City
Chicago Hvening Journal
Waqua
Brunswick Co
South
Republican Party
Hancock
Garfield
Govarnmento
Broadway
Indiana
Union
Yankees
Sanus Slangar
Tom
Wagqua
Difficult Amazon region promises few profitable settlements
From a recent exploration book, the Amazon basin shows easy routes to the ocean and little interior access. Rivers fall gradually, navigation hindered by snags and rapids, leaving vast alluvial soils and forests along the shores. Climate enervates inhabitants, while whites and mixed races cling to scattered riverbank settlements that fade as timber towns finish.
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Amazon
Lyalapa
Congo
Livingston
Trade and market reach among communities
The excerpt argues that neighbors within reach rarely satisfy needs as some villages lack produce while others overflow. It suggests a near insoluble maker difficulty unless solved by wholesale immigration of Chinese coolies from the Indies. It notes that whites cannot work and Indians will not work, instead surviving by hunting, fishing, and small patches of cultivation, while being troublesome and aggressive.
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Indies
Lessons Of Experience In Child Rearing
A mother lets her year old child work out a problem rather than intervene, teaching self reliance. Another mother lets a child learn burn danger to understand its meaning. The piece argues early character forms from letting children solve small troubles and avoid overindulgence, warning against nursemaid amusement and pre-made toys.
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Wis
Horses and Horse Trade Across the United States
The article estimates eight million horses in the U S with Illinois leading, New York second, and other states following. New England has about 500,000 horses, Maine leading, Massachusetts next. Maine and Vermont breeds noted for roadsters, with Maine horses praised. Vermont and Canada imports cited for distinct qualities. Roadster weights range 950 to 1,000 pounds, with 1,000 pounds considered heavy for city work. Medium horses stand 14.3 to 15 hands tall and suit urban transport best.
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United States
Illinois
New York
Ohio
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Texas
Town
Indiana
Kentucky
New England
Maine
Massachusetts
Vermont
Canada
Robert Morris Estate Finalized After Long History
Seventy four years after his death the orphans court adjudicated the Robert Morris estate. Morris funded the colonial army with notes of 1 500 000 dollars, redeemed all, then grew rich before dying poor in 1806 with assets tied to land. The estate passed through multiple trustees until final division of 9 692.50 to the Heyburn estate and 0 093.40 to Morris heirs was approved.
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Orphans’ Court
Robert Morris
Robert
Paschal
Morris
Paschill
John Moss
Henry Phillips, Jr
Heyburn
Patent medicine labeled rock kills cow after lick
A horseman reported a cow died hours after licking a rock painted with the name of a patent medicine. The unnamed product caused the animal's death, prompting caution about the medicine’s label and its potential danger to livestock and humans who might handle it.
Summer Health Advice and Home Remedies From HIR HOUSTON
Practical guidance on staying healthy in heat includes dress and diet, bathing, drainage, and clean surroundings. It also presents old fashioned recipe notes for preserving walnuts, sardine omelets, cake, and beverages with sassafras and strawberry mixtures.
Doggerel From M Street Ends With Havoc At Home
A comic verse recounts Johnny Mopill and Tommy Gilpin releasing a dog on a river plan, with Mrs Gilpin and others absent, causing a chaotic scene in the house. The dog roams through the parlor overturning furniture while hogs disrupt, ending with neighbors hearing the tale of the mishap.
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Johnny Mopill
Tommy Gilpin
Thorn
Jack
Jess
Emi
Duck
Gilpin
Patty's Bee Bonnet Leads to Patty's Wild Swarm
Patty bursts in with yellow hair and blue eyes excitedly shouting about bees swarming. Her father rescues her from a bee covered shaker, lifting it from her head as Patty laughs at the adventure and jokes about earning honey for the mishap.
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Patty
Chop
Avias
Pattie
Nabby
Great Celebrities and the Value of Fine Horses
The article discusses high prices for celebrated horses and their value beyond ordinary use. It notes a horse near record speed trotted a mile in 2 103, with buyers willing to pay up to 100000 for such feats. It contrasts owners’ anxiety over bloodstock with the economic premium time can command in horse racing.
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New York Times
Fragmentary urban slang note in Brooklyn dialect
A clipped, garbled line appears to capture a Brooklyn voice but offers no clear event or identifiable entities. The fragment lacks readable names, places, dates, or actions to summarize into a proper news item.
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