Early San Francisco Journalism Feuds and Taunts
The Chronicle editor accuses the Sun editor of lying and bigamy, the Sun retorts with personal insults, and DeYoung wields a hatchet in retaliation. The piece argues such actions fall outside legitimate journalism while noting sharp taunts from Tennessee editors about rival papers and a glowing compliment to Yale's style.
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San Francisco
The
Chronicle
Sun
DeYoung
Max
Tennessee
Greenville
Hell
Norristown Herald
Yale School of Journalism
English Radicals adopt measures to suppress free speech
The English radicals push drastic steps against free speech. Odger supporters disrupted a Conservative meeting in Southwark last week, and a Conservative candidate in Abingdon was mobbed and stoned. The average English voter is not tolerant, raising fears over a republican government.
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Sax
Odger
Southwark
Abingdon
Gallivanting druggist fined for breach of promise
The Chicago Court levied 3500 dollars against Levant Huyck for breaching a promise to Miss Annette Grant. The note in the text mocks the outcome, praising the young woman for avoiding a harsher social sanction and highlighting the era's gossip around courtship and public figures.
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Levant Huyck
Chicago
Annette Grant
New Jersey critics fault Kearney statue design
A New Jersey press lamented that the sculptor produced general disgust instead of a General Kearney statue. The column cites public works costs and government notes on Madrid representation. It mentions_DC investigations and impeachment moves in Alabama.
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New Jersey
Kearney
Buffalo Hunt in Texas Reflects Frontier Humor
A serialized reminiscence from Lampasas County in January 1874 recounts a long Texas hunting expedition about 125 miles from home. The narrator describes ponies and gear, wary Comanches, a risky skirmish, and a retreat driven by cautious prudence, ending with a cautious, comic retreat and reflections on future buffalo hunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lampasas County
Epitrdt
Cooper
The Patrons of Husbandry and Farm Prosperity
A letter argues for the Granges of the Patrons of Husbandry as a force to elevate American farmers. It criticizes current government neglect of agriculture, urges self protection and direct dealings with manufacturers, and urges farmers to pursue independence and thriving livelihoods rather than subservience to urban interests. The writer appeals to democracy and calls for thorough investigation by farmers.
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Huusbandry
Horror Register
Posey County
Granges
Patrons of Husbandry
Farmers’ Clubs
America
Europe
Gainest
Jcity
Brief Anecdotes of Dignitaries and Doctors
A collection from Chamber's Journal of short scenes and quips. A woman asks for a poultice and pays nothing when praised as sensible. The Duke de Roquelaire chats with a bishop in Lyons about Paris and green peas. Lord Aberdeen and Wellington are teased for terse speech, with one exchange showing Wellington ending a doctor’s longer answer.
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Duke de Roquelaire
Pontillion
Lord Aberdeen
Coalition
Wellington
Hutton
The Boston Bulletin Oddities and Advertising Teasers
A jumbled slice of 19th century classifieds and mock headlines touts items from electric belles to Mrs. Washerwoman. It promotes The Star Spangled Banner and The Register with promises of humor, tales, and chromos, urging subscriptions and specimen sendings amid playful quips.
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Boston Commercial Bulletin
Pries
Charles Lever
Hinsdale
N.H
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al Ichten Berger & Sons
P_D. SWICK
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Iowa
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Posey Country
Alexander Crank
Harmony Township
Black Hawk Mills
St. Phillip's Church
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Stewartsville
New Baltimore
William Wilson
Lynn Township
John G. Young
Seax
Bae
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Williams & Donaldson
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Mammoth Drug and Grocery Store
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Thrall & Mumford
Inew: Furniture Store
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Main Street
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