French people learn from us on manners and industry
The author praises French adaptability and contrasts it with Anglo-Saxon habits. He notes frugal meals, united families, and women skilled in business, arguing the industrial machine stays steady when households run simply. A remark adds that the French could learn from such examples, regardless of receptivity.
Preston ballot contest targets Tory influence in 1872
A September 2 1872 article argues Preston voters will test if ballots can curb Tory dominance since 1859. It denounces lawyers in Parliament, mocks Mr Holker QC, and critiques Sir John Coleridge and Mr Fawcett while noting a flaw in an illegitimate child support act and calling for accountability in law reform.
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Preston
Holker
Q.C
Stansfeld
London
House of Commons
Sir John Coleridge
Mr. Jessel
John Coleridge
Judicature Commission
Fawcett
Frederick Winn Knight
Mr. Stansfeld
Mr. Knight
Mr. Disraeli
Knight
Men and Things in America by a Cosmopolitan
Educated Americans lament politics but cling to schooling as the republic’s hope. The piece praises New York State public education, citing Weaver’s statistics on schools, buildings, teachers, and expenditures, and notes eighty percent of state students are educated by the state. It compares New York’s effort to the nation, arguing widespread funding would uplift the Union.
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New York
House of Assembly
Boss Tweed
Assembly
Tweed
A. B. Weaver
New York State
University
Republic of New York
Empire State
Union
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Cesspool
Boards of Health
West Worcestershire
America
THE
NEW York School System