Declaration of Principles for Indiana Democrats
The Indiana Democrats pledge fidelity to the federal constitution and union, condemn corruption and waste, support gold and silver currency with gradual retirement of national bank notes, oppose specie suspension, defend common schools, and back Hendricks for president. Delegates are instructed to vote as a unit at the Democratic National Convention.
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National Bank
Act of Congress
United States
Congress
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Thomas A. Hendricks
Mit
Rates and rules for advertising in the Register
The Register announces subscription at 150 yearly or 2 monthly with strict adherence. It lists advertising rates by column size and duration, mentions advance payment for transient ads, and notes non-discontinuance leads to new engagement.
You Can't Most Always Sometimes Tell
A reflective poem by B. P. Suillaber on the ambiguity of judgment and truth. It explores how outward appearance hides inner motives and how quick conclusions mislead in law, love, and daily life. The verse cautions readers to temper certainty with doubt.
The Broken Lens Poem Reflection on Time and View
The poem speaks to a lover about change and aging, comparing life to a lens that distorts numbers into units. It contemplates youth’s illusion, time’s passage, and the desire to see clearly again despite growing distance from the past. The imagery juxtaposes river, ocean, and a false versus true world.
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Darling
Haunting Eyes Poem Its Endless Gaze Haunts My Heart
A lyric poem speaks of a beloved's haunting eyes that captivate and drain the speaker's life. The speaker recalls the first gaze and every later moment when darkness cannot erase the vision, leaving a heart languishing in longing and memory.
Toronto Bishop Lynch Fights Funeral Tax Tyranny
Bishop Lynch of Toronto aims to curb a costly funeral tax by forbidding parishioners to have more than five carriages at a funeral without permission. The move, described as a profitable new departure, is urged as a nationwide stand against a tyrannical custom that impoverishes the poor and evades the law.
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Lynch
Toronto
Mrs Smithers Borrowed Book Sparks Silent Rift
A social snub arose after Mrs Smithers asked Mrs Dolittle for a book and Mrs Dolittle sent a Bible instead, leading to a renewed and silent rift between the women.
Tom Paine and the politics of early America remembered
A long reminiscence traces Thomas Paine from the Revolution era through later American memory. It notes his birth day reception in New York and Philadelphia, his writings Common Sense and the Age of Reason, and how public opinion shifted from praise to scorn, with anecdotes of Jefferson, Washington, Franklin, and Grant Thorburn.
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Thomas Paine
Tom Paine
New England
Washington
Franklin
Adams
Jefferson
Paine
Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson
France
Tom Jefferson
Republic
New York
City Hotel
Broadway
Trinity Church
Laurie Todd
Grant Thorburn
Mr. Paine
Thorburn
Mgr. Paine
Scotch Presbyterian Church
Cedar Street
Voltaire
David Hume
Harper's Magazine
Old man learns lesson from a lightning rod tale
An elderly man, sixty nine, in Susquehanna County is lured by a lightning rod peddler to believe a math trick. The tale claims five times six equal thirty five, illustrating how credulity leads to mistaken math in a brief Utica Observer item.
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Susquihanna
Utica
Touring Pilgrim on Train Provokes Swift Comeuppance
A Mississippi exchange recounts a bright day tale on a southbound M and T Rail train. A young drummer, introducing himself as a touring pilgrim for a Louisville firm, offers escort to a damsel, only to be mocked by her father and their donkey companion, revealing the ruse and leaving the drummer silent thereafter.
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Mississippi
South
Memphis
Tam
Grenada
Louisville
Saloon Keeper Denies Sunday Dice Gamble
In a Texas town a devout saloon keeper refuses to allow dice on Sunday. Two well-dressed young men visit before church and ask to gamble, but the keeper declines citing his Sabbath observance while hoping for a pious afterlife. The exchange ends with a playful misunderstanding about the quarter plate.
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San Antonio Herald
Spring sports Ignite the town with playful scenes
The piece paints spring sports energy with children and teens playing hoop, shinny and hop scotch in lively street scenes. A National game hero humorously sacrifices an eye and fingers on a diamond as spring vigor surges. A hotel bell boy and a boozy stranger joke about a bar, clarifying a saloon bar in city life.
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W. Y. Graphic
Yuell
Southern demand for provisions drops as planters stock home supply
The Southern demand for provisions and corn this year is not more than one-fifth as it was just. The inference is that the planters are raising meat and grain for the home supply.
Believing and Doing Good in Humanity’s Healthiest State
A reflective line notes the ideal of believing in good and acting rightly, stressing trust in humanity's best state and the aim to align faith with deeds in moral living.
Fear and nerve in battle across great leaders
The piece reflects on fear and nerve in warfare, noting Tarenne Conde and Frederick the Great showing nerves, while many generals must balance courage and calculation. It argues that distinguished leaders may be forgiven for nervous fits as they balance private fear with public duty, contrasting private bravado and generalship.
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Tarenne
Conde
Frederick
Molwitz
Washington
Nelson
Charles V
A Dying Voter Sway in Western Charter Election
In a Western town charter race enthusiasm runs high as parties fight to mobilize the full vote. One leading candidate trails by one vote near closing. A sick, bed-bound supporter is wheeled in but dies, prompting a grim remark about his one vote shifting power to the opposition.
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Flo
Bare foot pin prick prompts grim moral note
A fragment from the Binghampton Republican quotes a harsh moral line about punishment for a woman who steps on a crooked pin in a carpet. The remark suggests retribution but frames any admonition as morally questionable and cautions against advising a man to say it.
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Binghampton
Ten Wives in Ten Cities Stir Texas Papers
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes that a man with ten wives across as many cities has Texas papers in a frenzy. The remark highlights widespread scandal as headlines scream outrage at the polygamous man's extensive domestic ties.
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Texas
York Commercial Advertiser
Mule of Georgia Aids Nation With Bold Act
A thirty eight year old mule in Georgia killed a thief by kicking him during a late night incident. The tale notes public support with fifteen dollars already subscribed as a sinking fund to purchase oats for the animal.
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Georgia
Two-letter Scripture name that begs to be spelled out
A riddle points to a scriptural name that consists of two letters and two syllables and cannot be spoken without spelling or pronouncing each letter. The puzzle ends with a tease and a sly cue to give it away.
Missouri farm fountain taps whitewash trick
A Missouri farm hides a spring trick where the owner can relocate a house atop a spring and have the job completed instantly. The curious setup showcases a rapid, clever solution to a building move that has drawn attention in local circles.
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Missouri
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