Repeal Baxter Law Debate and Civil Rights Reflections
Senator Slater urges cooperation from saloonkeepers to curb illegal establishments after the Baxter law repeal, while funeral notices honor Mrs. Ann Maidlow born in Tavistock England and a life of charity. Civil rights case discusses billiard saloon access for negroes and express company post postal-law changes drawing criticism of Congress.
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Slater
Democratic Herald
Commissioners’ Court
Congress
Adams Express
The
Expressman
Post Office Department
Express
Sacramento Union
Letter Returns to Boston Captain and Wife After Long Journey
A Boston woman in Paris two years ago sent a letter to her ship captain lover in Boston. The letter drifted worldwide until reaching Paris again, where the captain’s banker forwarded it to Boston. It arrived as he was with his six week old baby, the writer having married him a year earlier. Governors candidates named: Republican Ben Harrison, J C Denny, Sexton, Friedly. Democrats W E Niblack and W S Holman lead.
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Tar
Boston
Paris
St. Helena
Vick's Floral Guide Promotion and Morality Note
Promote Vick's Floral Guide with 25 cents for Rochester mailing or $1 for a year’s collection with guide free. Readers urged to include full name, post office, county, state to avoid delays. Commentary mocks Sunday fishing exemptions and Beecher trial blasphemy with satirical asides.
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James Vick
Rochester
Vick
Crowded Field for Ohio Governor Cited on Courthouse Steps
A Cleveland Herald reporter on courthouse steps tallied eighty four candidates for Ohio governor, noting a cloudy day likely hid about two hundred more. The piece cuts off with a line about fifty thousand pounds of wool being sought.
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The
Cleveland Herald
Ohio
Origin of the Piano and Its German Rise
The piano emerged in the early 18th century with England France Italy and Germany claiming credit. Germany led by Silbermann and Bach’s praise helped secure its success, while England’s progress grew after 1760 with the arrival of German workmen and developments by Erard and Broadwood. A quip about a little girl and a wartime note from The Graphic closes the piece.
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England
France
Italy
Germany
Silbermann
Schroeter
Bach
Frederick the Great
Berlin
Stein
Augsburg
Mozart
Dibdin
Sebastian Erard
Broadwood
London
Scotland
What is Loveliness and How to Keep It
The essay argues beauty is not in cosmetics or dress but in character and mind. A cheerful, amiable spirit, kindness to others, and contentment illuminate a face more than any powder or dye. Cultivating inner virtues can win lasting love and a lasting appeal beyond youth or regular features.
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Trenton
N.J
United States
Posey County
James
Joseph Cale
B. F. Hockman
Olney
Ill
Hoe
Ilis
Costly Lace Trade Across Europe and Its Harsh Labors
The article surveys lace production in Europe describing Alencon wedding orders worth $30,000 at a time and Honiton in Devonshire, Valen Ciennes at Ypres priced at $50 per metre, and Brussels hand spun thread. It notes workers labored twelve hours daily producing little per week and hazards include blindness, with old lace values rising and counterfeits possible as some techniques vanished after the French Revolution.
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Alencon
Honiton
Devonshire
Valenciennes
Ypres
Point d
Argentan
Orne
Steamboat Idea Aims to Outpace Railroad Travel
Cornwall inventor Clark Smith has received letters patent for an endless chain water wheel to propel steamboats. He asserts the device will push boats faster with the same power by engaging far more paddles simultaneously. If proven, the invention could revolutionize steam navigation and outrun competing rail travel.
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Clark Smith
Cornwall
Tilton Beecher trial testimony and political patronage
The piece discusses the impact of the defendants and plaintiff not allowing Mrs. Tilton to testify, notes the New York Times remark on her prior statements, and criticizes Beecher and advisers for prioritizing the family’s future over testimony. It then critiques Grant’s political patronage, citing D. D. Pratt’s appointment as Commissioner of Internal Revenue and likens Pratt to a failed foreign mission seeker.
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Beecher
Tilton
Grant
Barnum
D. D. Pratt
Indiana
Internal Revenue
Pratt
United States
Posey County
Harriet C. Graves
H.S. Graves
Louisa M. Malone
Alex. Malone
Laura Rowe
State of
Mount Vernon
William Nelson
W. H. Wairworth
D.C
H. Prichard
PHI
Y. Apl
Save Money for a Strong Financial Start in Youth
Aditor exhorts young readers to save diligently from the outset. Deny costly pleasures, form saving habits early, and accumulate the first hundred of the first thousand dollars to build economy, character, and long term financial discipline.
Underground English Church Built Beneath City Street
A church designed to serve the crowded fishing quarter is built 30 feet underground under a city street. The 132 by 50 foot parallelogram space includes a west aisle organ and Bath stone columns, with a subterranean vestry. Costing £8000, the project is funded by a Brighton clergyman.
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England
Brighton
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Wabash River
United States Excmerer
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Cincinnati
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F. Stein, C. H
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W. EB. Merritt
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Tavistock
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Saundera Hornbrook
Georgetown
District of Columbia
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Virginia
Ohio River
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Edmund Maidlow
Elizabeth Davis
California
John Hornbrook
West Virginia
Philip Hornbrook
Vans
Civil Rights
Express Companies
Mails
Ben. Harrison
J.C. Denny
Indianapolis
Sexton
Rushville
George W. Friedly
Bedford
W. E. Niblack
W. S. Holman
San Antonio
Tex
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Beecher, Tilton & Co
Register
Tracy
George W. Elder
Edward Homer
Susanah Chaffin
Lycurgus Chaffin, Harriet C. Graves
Renal
John R Robson
L. Pelham
Adm'r
Ames
Spear and Jackson & Disston
Coopers
Barton
Cooper Tools
Columbus
Bengal, Johnson, Pipes
Brokhahnes
Wade & Butcher's
Fred. P. Straub & CO
Main Street
Andrew Johnson
Chattanooga
Hang
Anderson
Wm. J. Blakely
William Barrett
Wm. J. Collins
B. F. Crawford
Alex. Cox
Gleagon
James Goin
Dave Genraton
E. W. Holloman
Angeline Hale
Elizabeth Hanks
Annie Jones
James Jones
Dan Johnson
Annie Kendricks
W. A
Eell
Charles Kimmerling
Kimmerling & Brooks
Posey County Agricultural Society
Board of County Commissioners of
Posey Mounly
W. E. Thrall
Posey Co. Ag. Society
Board of County Commissioners
Church and Tavern
Peter Heckman
Tavern Streets
Henry Schafer
Joseph Pisely
South
Democratic Party
Kentucky
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Bae Id
Ood
Thrall & Mumford’s
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Portisad
Meloe
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