Temperance Reform in Iowa Faces Political Pitfalls
A Des Moines driven critique argues temperance gains in Iowa rely on public sentiment not municipal or partisan laws. It warns against turning prohibition into a political issue and cites Maine and Bangor as failures of law based temperance strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Tt Jis
Friends of Temperance
Des Moines
J. J. Paine
Paine
West
Monticello
Maine
Bangor
Payne
Iowa
Suffrage in the South and the 1860s Red Shirt Tactics
The piece accuses South Carolina Democrats of voter intimidation to secure a large Democratic majority in a recent election. It cites armed “red shirts” and cavalry patrols to deter colored voters, noting Sumter County as a key example where Republicans previously held a 1500 vote lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Towa
Sumter County
Sumter and the South Carolina election fraud debate
A Sumter meeting details white aggression by red shirts demanding time at political meetings and a flood of election fraud. The piece argues that ballot stuffing and doctored tickets in Sumter and five counties reflect deliberate disenfranchisement of Black voters and threaten national unity. It condemns Southern chivalry and northern appeasement as failing to restore genuine reconciliation.
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Sumter
Red Shirts
South Carolina
Iowa
Cott House
Tiis
Myst
1St
State Central Committee
Hampton
Williamsburgh
Dartington
Marlborough
Georgetown
Tayes
The Past Century of our History as a Nation
A 1878 discussion critiques postwar violence in the South and argues for steadfast adherence to emancipation. It traces the constitutional arc from Revolution to the Civil War era and warns that law or force must govern to protect freed people amid Southern resistance.
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Casby Grove
John
Virginia
Free States
Missouri
Texas
Pacific States
South
Wen
Debate Over Babylon Site and Biblical Anthropomorphisms
The text argues against Layard and Bayard on Babylon site debates citing Rawlinson and Lettah, then shifts to critique biblical anthropomorphisms, listing examples where God is depicted with human features and knowledge. It cites Jeremiah and Exodus passages and discusses Moses, Midianites, and Colenso on divine attributes.
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Thillah
Babylon
George Smith
Tayard
Bayard
Darwin
LeiTtah
Co. Rawlinson
Twilith
Billigal
Mana Whitener
Ile
Jeremiah
Dugain
Layard
Rice
God
Ahleses
Anton
Nodah
Abila
Israel
Tere
Sodom
Gomari
Lou
Chron
David
Moses
Colenso
Reverend Arash Arrested in Seduction Case
Deputy Arnold hunted the Reverend Arash for days before arresting him on a seduction charge. The victim, Miss Miller, daughter of Won Miller, lives near Onslow. Arash offered bail at 600 dollars and denied knowing the complainant. The case ties to earlier clashes with Reverends Maxon Smedley and Woodford last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arash
Lion
Araah
Grand Jury
Anamoga Journal
Maxon
Smedley
Woodford
the Express
Cautionary Tale Warns Against Trusting Strangers In Town
A 1878 tale from Pramtepana cautions young women about handsome outsiders posing as trustworthy agents who win affection, marry, then reveal criminal aims including seduction and bigamy. It warns families to guard virtue and assess men by proven conduct rather than appearances.
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Vicinty
Ife
Chonge
Iwan
Pious Paragraphs and Missionary Rhetoric Clash
In the Cascade Pioneer, Brother Hunt declines debate citing church neutrality on religion and politics. John Blanchard shifts mission focus from Cascada to a broader aim as Dungan earns a jibe for fiery sermons and infighting, calling Blanchard a skunk amid heated religious rhetoric.
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Cascade Pioneer
Brother Hunt
John Blanchard
Iis
Dungan
Dongan
Infidel
Tras Express
Monticello
Pallas
Cyclopedia of English Literature Promotion and Prices
An advertisement for a newly revised eight volume Cyclopedia of English Literature notes its affordable pricing in paper cloth and half morocco formats. It explains distributor savings, direct sales to customers, and holiday delivery plans with sample copies available by postal request. The piece also mentions the Ancient Order of United Workmen and a bequest to Charles Howe, plus a preview of a Chicago livestock and business paper edited by E W Penny with free sample copies by mail.
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Crassens
Edinburgh
Exenasxearn
New York
Mook Bechinye
Pirehanera Dareet
Beekman Street
Order of United Workmen
Charles Howe
Hopkinton
Monticello
Debi
Chicino
E.W. Penny
Daily Drovers’ Journal
Chicago
Penny
Lve
West
American Stockman
Nls
Endlewout
Ite
Eze
Education department urges school focus and home support
The column appeals to teachers, clergy, patrons and students to advance county education. It highlights Emma Dawson in Geo Gill’s school, a December 13 Opera House program with proceeds benefiting the school, and stresses study discipline, parental involvement, and the home–school partnership as essential to public school success and long term improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae Exenena
Duties of Teachers to Pupils Read in Educational Weekly
A list of teacher responsibilities emphasizing pupil growth through guidance and self effort. Highlights include knowing pupils’ histories and home influences, fostering orderly, varied, and diligent study, encouraging achievement, guarding fair treatment, and maintaining a supportive classroom environment.
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Unita
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tan
Monticello Express
Turunspay
Joan Buaxenann
Prohibition and Politics
Mr. Sample
Mr. Rice
The
Express
Reverend Rascal
Cyclopedia of English Literature
L. Foster
Mertie McDaniel
Jewett District
Sarah Moore
Switzer
Emma Dawson
Geo. Gill's
Opera House
Monticello Lodge
A, Co
Palmer & Paine
Eberhart
Jones County
Allamota
Wyoming
Aldrich, Co
Henry Vanp Beeecher
Lyman Auuert
Belle OF
Bloowingdale
MR. Beecher
Islem National fundaysSeheal Lessors
Lyman Abbott
Speclanizta
Tun Housknonp
Henry Ward Beecher
Manatann Garvey
W. J. Coleman
Europe
England
W. Dale
Germany
Rkey
Jos
FP. Thompson
Constantinople
George Washburne
Italy
Christian Union
Yale College
N. Porter
Amherst College
Mass
New Maven
Leonard Bacon
Tusa
Dany
Howard Crosby
Ovt
Stephen AM. Tyng, Jr
W. M. Batmbour
America
Christan Union
Christ
Tilompson
K. W. Dale
Myass
W. L. Washburn
Penn
A. G. Curtis
New Jersey
Maclellan
Telecerpreistian Nion
Park Ince
Montoy
Iyis
Jobo L. Shorey
di Brousfield St
Boston
Arthur's Hoe Agatiee
Arthur & Son
S. Sixth Street
Phihadelphia
Bevera
Eas
Ding General
He Wells Tea Co
Wells Feu Company
Fulton Str
P. O
Ayer
J. C. Ayer
Jour & Bon
West Madison
Moat Onicago
Ingrain
Brussels
JNO. O. Duer & CO
Earn
Nevea Wardare
Dauntless
Argand
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