Unamimously Adopted Indiana Democracy 1870 Platform
The Indiana Democracy convention of January 8 1870 adopts resolutions defending state sovereignty and the federal union, opposing centralized power, criticizing reconstruction, urging tariff reform and greenbacks, opposing the fifteenth amendment, and calling for tax equalization of national banks with state property. It denounces court usurpations and naturalization changes while urging continued fiscal responsibility and currency expansion.
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William Cobbett
Waddon
Miss Gulf Governor’s Wife Resists Rotary District Motion
Mrs. Aldern, wife of Mississippi’s governor, declines the Rotary district initiative as controversy surrounds the matter. The reported resistance signals possible tensions within local civic groups and state leadership relations.
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Travelling as a Means of Education in Young Lives
A New York Tribune essay argues that travel funds educate children beyond academia by exposing them to real people, places, and industries. It suggests boys visit Chicago's water works and factories while girls observe fashion and culture, stressing practical insight over luxury.
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Chicago
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Broadway
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State Street
New York Tribune
Development of the Lungs and Health Advice
The article discusses lung development, noting slimmer people may endure longer sprints with more wind. It claims chest girth does not determine air output and stresses fresh air, deep breathing, and stair running as remedies. It cites lower tuberculosis deaths in high towns due to exercise and good breathing.
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Yorkshire farmer seeks help in dire straits
A fragmented excerpt describes a farmer named Furlong in Yorkshire facing poverty with four sons and four daughters. The text hints at a wish to make one mile and mentions hardship and resilience amid rough spelling and garbled phrasing.
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The Uhlans in European Warfare
The Uhlans, light cavalry linked to Tartar origins, alarm France with raiding incursions ahead of Prussian lines. They wear varied regimental colors, use sabre and lance with a pistol or carbine, and carry a conched lance with a fluttering cloth. Historically borrowed by Austrians and Prussians, they were briefly introduced in France by Marshal Saxe.
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Europe
Poland
Lithuania
Marshal Saxe
Russia
Prussia
Austria
Galicia
Prussian Sack of French Churches Provokes Fury
The Prussian troops are accused of desecrating churches across French towns during their advance, provoking deep anger among locals. The Boston Post cites St. Avold as a case of horror and warns invaders will face vengeance for such barbaric acts.
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Magnificent Tabernacle Organ Shown by Monson Group
The Tabernacle organ, forty eight feet tall and red pine, carved and stained, is praised as the finest specimen of architecture and beauty seen. It rivals Boston’s organ in sweetness, though slightly less powerful, and is largely made by Mormons in Salt Lake Valley. A West Point cadet’s complaint of mistreatment is dismissed as lies by the investigating committee, framed as a harsh critique of his credibility.
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Cow Not Held, Lawyer Lets Off Easy
A noted lawyer recalls his early career moment when a client accused of cow theft was deemed unable to repay kindness. He reportedly responded that he would let him off, remarking I will take the cow.
Saratoga women seek cooling tips with Cologne and ammonia
Bar ladies at Saratoga claim rubbing the car’s outside rim with Cologne or spirits of ammonia keeps one cool on hot days. The piece notes the recipe is easily tried and adds a caution about children and tea, urging care with young readers.
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Sardosh Billings vows to avoid lottery amid alleged wage robbery
Sardosh Billings says he will never patronize a lottery while he can hire others to rob him at reputed wage rates.
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Sardosh Billings
Fragmentary OCR Field Note on Persons and Places
The readable text mentions a melancholy quote about blindness and sight, a clergyman addressing his congregation, a property holder renting at reduced rates, a young Indian man described as a poacher, a woman with hair in a bow, and officers of the French army referencing Phil Shaddan. It presents a mix of names and vague descriptions without clear events.
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