Bed Making Blues in the Country House
A cantankerous note from a man left to manage the home while his family is away. He laments bed making and housekeeping tasks, imagining his wife’s ways and recalling easier times as he endures the toil. The piece blends humor with domestic longing and a sense of exile from normal routines.
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Clark Johnson
Edwin Eastman
Wakametkla
Comatches
Eastman
Chas. Jones and Son
Washington County
Iowa
New York Herald
Wakamethla
Catherine and Timothy Return to Love at English Farm
In a Maine farm tale, Catherine the capable English house servant reunites with Timothy, long thought dead in Australia. The couple marry after years apart, amid farm life details and the mistress’s goodwill, culminating in a village wedding supper.
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Catherine
Timothy
Haustralia
Hamerica
Hengland
Detroit Rival to Strasburg Clock Unveiled by Felix Meier
Detroit's Felix Meier displays the American National and Astronomical Clock at 477 Sherman Street. The eighteen foot tall black walnut clock features Liberty over Washington, four figures infancy to age, a moving presidential procession, and an orrery. Meier, Bavarian by birth, spent a decade building it and formed the American National and Astronomical Clock Company with a fifty thousand dollar capital to own and finish the piece.
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Felix Meier
Strasburg
Meier
Sherman Street
Liberty
Washington
United States
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
London
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Constantinople
Cairo
Pekin
Melbourne
David Knapp
American National and Astronomical Clock Company
Ferdinand Lapp
Detroit Post and Tribune
War settles the Union and state sovereignty debate
The author argues the Civil War confirmed national supremacy under the Constitution and condemned state secession. It traces Jeffersonian nullification to 1798 99, notes Democratic Party use as opposition, and asserts secession leads to civil war, with no true state rights exception.
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National Union
Republican Party
Whig Party
Federal Party
United States
Madison
Jefferson Democratic Party
Jefferson
Democratic Party
Kentucky
Virginia
Cincinnati
Buchanan
Robbins
Congress
Cincinnati Gazette
Southern Democrats push for influence in national race
The South presses to shape the upcoming presidential contest, arguing Southern delegates must dictate or strongly influence the ticket. The New Orleans Times signals a shift toward South dominance, preferring Bayard or Palmer alternatives to Tilden, Thurman, or Hendricks, and warns Northern power may yield to Southern demands. Wisconsin State Journal notes Irish exile humor and Senator Ben Hill’s Iowa home listed for sale at 8000 dollars.
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Democratic Party of the
South
Congress
New Orleans Times
Ohio
National Party
Solid South
Ying
Times
Tilden
the Times
Mr. Tilden
Cipherer
Gramercy Park
Hendricks
Palmer
Thurman
Senator Bayard
Bayard
Wisconsin State Journal
Agricultural and Household Tips From a 19th Century Paper
Reads like a miscellany of home remedies and farming advice. Includes tips on milk in pastries, a new potato pest, Concord grape seedlings, care for shade trees, straw for cattle, fruit ripening cautions, and various domestic recipes and preparations. Ends with reflections on farming efficiency and disaster resilience.
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Cincinnati
Lowa
Straw Harvest for Stock Feed in Wintering Flocks
A New York Tribune cor respondent notes cutting oats early yields valuable straw for fodder and manure. Feeding a gill per sheep daily before weaning strengthens flocks, while early harvest preserves grain and fertilizing quality. Returning straw to soil is less beneficial than feeding with grain and spreading manure on fields.
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N.Y. Tribune
Leaks of the Farm and the Quest for Better Skills
The piece argues that waste in farming stems from lack of skill and judgment and suggests stopping leaks on several farms to compare profits. It implies that improved farming methods could vastly increase income, framing farming as a path to wealth for a skilled practitioner.
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Iowa
Ames College Quarterly
Hamevae
Fremont County
Dows
Sir
K. P. Holly
Clark Johnson
Molkis Marne
The Future of Beer Production and Diet Debate
A 19th century column argues that meat rich diets boost energy and enterprise, linking beef demand to economic growth. It cites rising U S beef prices, improved cattle feeding, and projected consumption with a focus on cattle quality over quantity. A German Catholic census note follows, then light humor about a young lady asking a friend to be their coachman.
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Europe
China
United States
England
United Kingdom
National Live Stock Journal
Chicago
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Monticello Express
John Blanchard
Monticello
Rir
Sufaor
Boston Advertiser
Katy
Kitty
Oine
Joe
Ons
The
Presidency
Mike
Ireland
Ben Hill
Athena
Charles Richard Hackstraw
Paradise Hall
Brother Gardner
Charles
Bradder Hackstraw
Calhoun Street
Committee On Astrology
Hackstraw
Detroit Free Press
America
Asia
Africa
Australia
France
Austria-Hungar
Italy
Spain
Germany
Brazil
British America
Schen
J. ©. Allan
Binoe
Wihoff
C. Gilbert
Craw Jackson
Montgomery Ward & Co
Wabash Avenue
Illinois
R., McDonald & CO
New
Texas
Joan
Mellon
U.S
State Agricultural College
College of Veterinary Surgeons of Edinburgh
Scotland
Missouri
B. Wilson
McLean’s
St. Louis
Cornell College
Musle
WM. F. Ren
MT. Vernon
Huron ST
Miss Kirkland
Sirs. Adams
Chienga
Jesse Sutanev & Co
Nationat GL
Tampa
Fucnipa
Pardes
Medora
Polk County
Florida
Papa
Tampa Bayes
Oriats
Lana
WM. van Blebt
South Florida
Peenes
Onan
Colorado Gold & Silver Mining
Hunt
Chicago Enterprise
Dearborn St
Ill
Rahn
WL. D
Wabash Avene
Chieu
Push Medical College
Ames
Ares
Sherman & CO
Marshall, Mich
Cholevat
Stapie
Ciientar
Ule Welles
Vesey St. N
Murray & Baker
Canabat
Minard Prics
Union College OF Law
Legis
Kor Catalottes
Henry Booth
West Lake Street
Jay Bronson
Etroit
Mich
Siee
Sonid
Arcwars
MD. McCulough
Lawrences
Kan
Westst
Aid
Popham
DR. Clark
Aider
New York City
Enstman
Dr. Johnson
Walnut
Pottawattomie County
Mason Fish
Babula
Jackson County
Svar
William Provin
Worms
Raymond
Black Hawk County
Mks
Ella Gould
Locust Street
Tubuqun
Ceres
Oak, Montgomery Co
Sidney
Tremont County
Towa
LINN
Bluffton
Winneshilex County
Coolhy
Attica
Marion County
Reindeck
Grundy County
Sie
Ann Patterson
Alamakee County
N. Messerly
Appanoose County
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