Democratic Platform Debates and Party Reorganization
Ohio Democrats push for a clear tariff and currency stance in the state platform and reject vague twenty line proposals. W H Kernan urges a strong platform favoring state rights, more currency, end of national banks, free trade, economy, and one-term principle, with broad party input. In Chicago a Jeffersonians club forms to unite anti-Republican voices and a new Democratic newspaper is planned. Rev J H Eccleston elected Bishop of Iowa in Grand Rapids convention amid protests.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Enquirer
The
Democratic Party
Ohio
Grant
Ohio Democracy
W. H. Kernan
Buckeye Democrat
Wall Street
Tus Terrensoxians
Chicago
Jeffersonians
Cook County
J. H. Eccleston
Jows
Protestant Episcopal Convention
Grand Rapids
Iowa
Eccleston
Memorial Day Reflections On Veterans Unity In Little Book Arkansas
A 1875 column describes a unified commemorative day for soldiers, praising the blending of blue and gray and honoring deceased veterans. It critiques government pension policies, widow support, and delays in pension claims, while lamenting postwar demoralization and racial tensions across the South.
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South
Washington
United States
Southern Union
Grasshoppers as food tested in Warrensburg lab tasting
In Warrensburg Missouri the Raging Grasshopper article reports a test where Riley and Straight cook and sample locusts as human food. The party includes Mrs Straight and Miss Maltby with five diners who compare locust dishes to chicken soup batter cakes baked locusts and honey dessert. An ad in the paper seeks 500 bush grasshoppers at five dollars per bushel for John Kline's Bakery and Grocery.
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Warrensburg
Johson Co
Daily News
Messrs
Riley
Straight
Maltby
John the Baptist
Judea
St. Louis
John Kline
Recollections of Cassius M. Clay and Career Highlights
A nostalgic sketch of Cassius M. Clay recounts his role with Frank P. Blair and Gratz Brown, his 1860 Lincoln vote, 1861 generalship, and ambassadorship in St. Petersburg. The piece portrays his integrity, clashes with Cameron, and shift to opposition amid anti slave power tensions. It also includes anecdotes about etiquette with the Russian court and reflections on small daily acts.
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Kentucky
Themperor
Russias
Gortschakoff
Mr. Clay
Legation
Green Clay
Clay
General Grant
Mules and Women Advice on mule handling and wife tales
A letter writer seeks guidance on dealing with a kicking mule and a talkative wife. The response counsels kindness to the animal and offers a comical method with a swinging brick-filled stove boiler. It ends with a grim anecdote about a first wife who talked herself to death, ending with a punchline about a ten dollar bet.
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M. Quan
L.L. P
The Young Man's Grief on Railroads and Grangers
A Chicago Tribune style lament in two and a half columns criticizes Wisconsin railroads and attacks Grangers for political influence. The piece cites historical rail power, Grange impact on elections and legislation, plus assorted brief notes on excise revenue, grasshoppers in Colorado, a Panama-like tax tale, and social vignettes from 19th century life.
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Bureau County Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Wisconsin
Grange
Grangers
Excursion to Nebraska Highlights Prairie Towns and Progress
A May 4 excursion from Illinois and Iowa to Kavoxa Nebraska traverses Plattsmouth Lincoln Crete and Kearney with 400 to 500 passengers admiring the Platte Valley Big Blue and Salt Creek. Fifteen days permit stops to view farms towns and growing settlements while prospects for settlers appear bright. A June excursion from Aurora is announced with fares and departure details.
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Iowa
Kavoxa
Nebraska
Burlington & Missouri River
Mount Pleasant
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
Plattsmouth
Garden
Platte River
Ashland
Platte Valley
Platte
Lincoln
Salt Creek
Crete
Kearney
Platt
Aurora
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G. W. Kennedy
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Roseville, Ill
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