Mail Times Noted From 8 to 4 56 PM
A brief entry records mail delivery times from 8 AM to 4 56 PM with a 4 00 PM and 4 34 PM and 4 40 PM and 4 56 PM trace. The fragment ends with 1Qnm.
02 Jun 1876
Page 1
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Newspaper
Monmouth Review
Location
Monmouth, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1876
Page
1
A brief entry records mail delivery times from 8 AM to 4 56 PM with a 4 00 PM and 4 34 PM and 4 40 PM and 4 56 PM trace. The fragment ends with 1Qnm.
The poem recalls Civil War dead under Blue and Gray, honoring shared sacrifice and mourning flowers. A second passage discusses an exhibition building plan with a vast iron and glass structure, grand central aisle, and international displays at a world fair.
A special correspondence extols the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Attendance nears 45 000 daily. railways jostle crowds but resist fare reductions. Memorial Hall and Machinery Hall display vast works of art and invention. June and May weather draw visitors. Board of Commissioners reelects Hawley and Secretary Campbell.
Washington letter reports the Grant Cameron lineup disrupts Missouri politics and alarms Blaine allies. Don Cameron leads the war department while Pierrepont shifts to Britain, prompting fears Pennsylvania delegates will be controlled. Morton presses for administration support amid a tense political struggle.
Debate centers on Blaine delegate strength as he contends for a first ballot edge. Reports claim 308 delegates already, with Wisconsin and Iowa adding 20 and 22 votes to reach 350 start, while rival blocs like Grant Conkling Cameron press for influence. House Senate skirmishes over pay, Belknap jurisdiction, and Schenck Mine report frame a tense political week.
A light verse from Monmovutn in May 1876 about moving day. The poem contrasts the misery of a cramped old home with the bustle of preparing for a new house, ending on a cheerful note that moving day brings hope despite misgivings.
Simon Wadso returns home with groceries to a chaotic house after his wife launches spring cleaning. The couple clash over carpet beating, a stove, a broken pipe, and a ruined evening, leaving Wadso battered and angry and threatening divorce.
A House expunction of the censure against J Young Brown of Kentucky is contrasted with prior expulsions. The piece notes Cameron’s censure for stealing public money and argues the GOP editors defend theft while condemning parliamentary rudeness, reflecting partisan bias.
Poem fragment recalls a mother’s song heard in youth. The speaker envisions reunion where joy replaces sorrow and fear with comforting melody. The verse evokes memory, homeland themes, and the haunting refrain of a cherished tune.
A suburban couple argues over shutting a bedroom door during a storm. Mrs Henry asserts control with a display of household force, dousing John with cold water and household items as he tries to enforce quiet. The next day, John reports to his office that the plan failed but the wife yielded, though he vows not to try again.
In Utica a breakfast quarrel between a son and daughter over a Granger suitor ends when the daughter dumps tea down her brother’s shirt. The brother retaliates with a pot of boiling tea, scalding the girl and risking her eye and hair. The household abandons further devotions. At a Wisconsin convention Rev. Pullen shared a method to recruit older youths by pairing a teachable young woman with a papa.
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