Widow Oliver Cast As Partner For 1880 Democratic Ticket
The Moline Review notes Widow Oliver as a fitting partner for Bachelor Sammy Tilden on the 1880 Democratic Presidential ticket. J D McIntryng pleads guilty in Springfield U S Court to Pekin whiskey ring crimes, fined $1000 and distillery forfeited to the government. Simons Cameron in Washington, D C, age eighty, offers to relinquish all claim to the widow.
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Sammy Tilden
Oliver
J.D. McIntryng
Pekin
U. S
Springfield
Simon Cameron
Washington, D.C
Simon
Pardons and politics stir postwar commentary
The article questions Governor Tuer's pardon of Patrick Gaughan for a Cook county murder in 1877 and argues the sentence should have been commuted to hanging if guilty. It notes about a hundred ex-rebel soldiers in Congress and calls the pension act for Jeff Davis debated in the Senate. It labels the conciliation policy a failure under Hayes and compares the era to Buchanan’s time.
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Tuer
Patrick Gaughan
Cook County
United States Congress
United States Senate
Jeff Davis
Hayes
Buchanan
Lost Cause rhetoric on extra session and Congress control
The piece condemns Democrats for pushing an extra session to pass appropriations and a broad legislative agenda. It warns of Confederate influence in the House and Senate, likening Republicans to loyalist opponents and accusing Democrats of erasing wartime punishment and civil rights. It targets Blackburn and Randall.
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Congress
Washington
United States
Buchanan
Jeff
Davis
Toombs
Cobb
North
House
Senate
Mississippi
White House
Blackburn
Kentucky
Randall
Pennsylvania
Democratic schemes blamed for looming civil war threat
The article asserts that Democratic traitors threaten the nation and predicts voters will reject their schemes before the next Presidential election to avoid the horrors of another civil war.
Drift into New Orleans Forts 1863 by David D Porter
The worn diary recounts Farragut’s passage past Forts Jackson and Philip on April 24 1862 and the bombardment by mortar and steam fleets. Porter's narrative details ships, divisions, losses, and the daring ram Nashuasas mission, concluding with Porter's plan to secure New Orleans and reinforce the blockade.
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Horace Beales
Toda
Hartford
Harriet Lane
Winger
New York Times
New York Herald
Harper's Weekly
Boston Journal
Fort St. Phillip
Westford
Portsmouth
Grink
Farragut
Cayuga
Pensacola
Mississippi
Ftasca
Kennebec
Jfanassas
George W. Sumner
Navy
Sumner
Louisiana
David D. Porter
United States
Mississippi River
Gideon Wells
Forts Jackson
Philip
New Orleans
Fort Jackson
Bailey
Fort St. Philip
Sciota
Iroquois
Pinola
Winona
Itasca
Westfield
Owasco
Clifton
Miami
Jackson
Sam
Afanassas
McRae
Fuating
Merrimac
Butler
Monitor
Mystic
Maria J. Carlton
Department of the State of Affairs
Havana
Butter Color Proves Price Booster for Iowa Butter
S Haviland of Salix Iowa reports that the Perfected Butter Color from Wella Richardson Co Burlington Vermont raises butter selling price from 21 to 25 cents per pound, claiming it lives up to its claims.
A Raves Standard Kidney-Wort Claims Cure
An old advertisement touts kidney-wort as a remedy for kidney troubles torpid liver piles and diseases from inactive bowels. It claims the product eases piles with pleasant healing effects after a few doses.
A Good Housewife Endorses Hop Bitters for Spring Cleansing
The article urges the good housewife to cleanse household waters and purify the blood to prevent spring illnesses. It promotes Hop Bitters as the purest and best medicine for purifying the stomach and bowels and protecting against malaria and miasma. It references related columns for further details.
A Pleasant Experience With Kidney-Wort Cure
A traveling insurance agent, W. H. Wentworth, reports relief from severe piles after using Kidney-Wort. He says his back pain eased, he sleeps better, and calls the medicine a wonderful medical discovery.
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W. H. Wentworth
Prices cut at Davenport Shirt Factory and Steam Laundry
Economy in Ahirta as the Davenport Shirt Factory and Steam Laundry slashes prices. Shirts ten cents, collars two for five cents and twenty five cents per dozen. Shirts made to order two dollars. Laundry office at Simon Hirsch's. Gro. R. Marvin, 225 Perry Street.
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Eceonomy
Ahirta
Davenport
Simon Hirsch's
Gro. R. Marvin
Perry Street
Stilphs Consumption Cure Promises Quick Lung Relief
Advertises Stilphs Consumption Cure as the best lung medicine proven to cure common and chronic coughs in half the time and relieve asthma bronchitis whooping cough croup and consumption. Claims safety for children, guarantees results, and lists prices 10 cents 60 cents and 1.00. Also promotes Shilohs Porous Plaster by Frank Miller and Clendenin Martin.
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Shiloh
Frank Miller and
Clendenin & Martin
Hall's Hair Renewer Praised as Best Hair Dressing
Fallon Missouri Telegraph lauds Hall's Hair Renewer as unrivaled in praising its effect on scalp disease itching and irritation. The ad claims it strengthens hair roots prevents loss and helps preserve natural color with moderate use.
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Hall
Fallon
Tviegraph
Grand Pacific Hotel price reductions and events
The Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago advertises reduced room rates from $2.00 to $3.50 per day with baths and parlors extra and a weeklong price cut for longer stays. Mr. Sw. P. Nelson plans a grand ball at Reese House on April 8 with P. Skogh's orchestra and a 50 cent per couple supper. Klattenshoff's Basar offers embroideries and Hamburg Edgings at ultra low bundle prices with multiple yard and bolt options.
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Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicago
America
Sw. JP. Nelson
Reese House
P. Skogh
Hamburg
Weekly Herald offers vast global and national dispatches
The Weekly Herald promises foreign and American news including Telegraphic dispatches from across the Union political reports from Washington and a Farm Department with farming tips and up to date agricultural notes plus sporting news sermons and literary items all for one dollar a year subscription via New York Herald Broadway and Ann Street New York.
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Union
Weekly Herald
NEW York Herald
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Lackawana
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Moline
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