Campaign aims and pricing for Weekly Courier in 1872
The Evansville Courier outlines the 1872 political year with a focus on national Indiana elections, urging readers to subscribe to a Democratic party aligned paper. It promises telegraphic news, market reports, and literary content while offering club rates for weekly subscriptions in advance, and specifying delivery in Evansville Indiana.
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Risceees
Cape Vass
Camparex Courier
Indiana
Courier Company
Evansville
I Am the Hackman Who Became a Gentleman
In New York a hidden hackman trades in disguise to win Grace Elmore, only to help Grace’s rival Maggie Lancey and her father. A decisive act yields Maggie the valued solitaire, and George Morris gains a true partner in life, realizing the greatest treasure is love left intact.
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Hackman
New York
Mr. Morris
Tam
Miss Julmore
Grace
George Morris
Grace Elmore
Fannie
George
Jove
Maude de Morrise
McGreer
North Side
Maggie
Mr. Lancey
Maude
George T. Morris
North Street
Maggie Lancey
Prophecy of Mother Shipton and 1881 end date
A brief recounting of Mother Shipton's Prophecy first published in 1488 and reissued in 1641. It asserts futuristic wonders and end times to come, noting many predictions already fulfilled except the last two lines forecasting an 1881 world end.
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Mother Shipton
England
Jeffersons Ten Rules for Public School Pupil Training
A reader highlights Jeffersons ten rules to guide students in public schools. The list urges action today, self-reliance, prudent spending, avoiding unnecessary purchases, valuing frugality, and patience. It closes with advice on handling anger and decision making with restraint. Also included is criticism of Kit Carsons Ride critique and notes on Francis Blair Sr and his wife walking with canes, plus a cooking tip for juicy corned beef and a line about thirty-one convicted murderers in Michigan State Prison.
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Jefferson
Kurt
Joaquin Miller
Kit Carson
Mr. Carson
Kit
gayThe
Francis LP. Blair, Sr
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Washington
Mr. Blair
Mrs. Blair
Paper Toys and the joys of child scissors play
The piece extols paper cutting as a safe, lawfully encouraged activity for children. It notes children begin cutting for pleasure and soon create pretty toys, learning care, precision, and habits of industry while mothers should provide pleasant occupations rather than scolding for mischief.
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Frocbel
The Indian Dream and the White Man's Dream
A tale of two dreams where an Indian and a white man swap possessions after dream claims. The white man sees a chance to take land and goods, while the Indian believes his dreams justify sharing or taking items. The story ends with a warning about dreams and trust.
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Panjunket River
Catapunch Mountain
Figs in the Open Air and Tobacco Ban at Iowa Hall
A Rural World tip notes that laying fig limbs on the ground and covering with six inches of soil protects them in winter. Coleman credits this to robust open air growth. Worthington reports thirty years of trials in Ohio. Figs fruit July to October, set 10 to 12 feet apart, best varieties yellow or small purple. Also, tobacco use is banned in the Iowa Legislature hall with penalties for noncompliance.
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Coleman
St. Louis
General Worthington
Ohio
Hints on Health and How to Start Right
A satirical health guide urges constant self watchfulness and fear of disease. It mocks extreme regimens, comically prescribes foods like pork through the year, wheat chewing with castor oil if teeth fail, and odd tea pairings. It promotes open air exercise, circus joining, and running ahead of one’s ticket.
Funeral Ride Probed in Railway Office Tale
A railway conductor refuses free passage to an elderly woman headed for a double funeral citing strict rules. The scene exposes attitudes toward funerals and payments, while a scattered column of anecdotes follows about a remarriage risk and a caps pill case. The piece ends noting frozen potatoes bake well if not thawed.
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Sam
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