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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1873
Page
4
The text records a Cincinnati appeal for a new political force, declaring the Democratic Party ceased to be a vehicle for reform. It notes a People’s Convention in Columbus on July 80th endorsing a platform, with Thomas E. Cunningham praising the move while arguing the Democratic Party no longer serves the country.
A compilation of editorials and resolutions cites buffalo slaughter driven by rail expansion, noting 200,000 skins sold last year and plummeting hides prices. It critiques state horse racing subsidies, urges Grange members to back agricultural fairs, and condemns land grants and railroad bond practices while pledging aid to settlers and protesting policy corruption.
A six week stay in London prompts reflections on the English people, social system, and government. The author notes no fondness for English insolence and ignorance, but accepts an irreconcilable conflict between the United States and Britain. Domestic indifference and future Anglo German dynamics are discussed amid Irish influence and Alabama claims as context.
London letters depict England's political decay, a rising revolution, and demographic shifts while warning of American dominance on trade and finance. The piece notes Macaulay’s 1858 prophecy, British aristocracy strength, and fears of civil strife as reforms threaten the established church and Lords.
A narrator confesses bewilderment at the word treacle in a recipe book. She cannot recall its meaning and fails to recognize common kitchen terms. A moment of humiliation leads to consulting Webster’s dictionary, which defines treacle as treacle m ies, revealing a punny resolution to the confusion.
A survey of Chicago's new hotels notes the Pacific hotel covering over a mile of carpeted halls with twenty miles of wire and 500 bedrooms, costing about 1.6 million dollars for the building and furnishings. Potter Palmer's new hotel is near occupancy with iron structures and lavish marble work. The rest of the column touches on carbolic acid safety, a celery worm scare tied to a Washington debate, a deadly accident at North Chicago rolling mills, a Fort Wayne cathedral tower feat, Nebraska town health antics, a furniture polish recipe, a Missouri River bridge contract at Atchison, and economic advice urging domestic investment over European travel.
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