Political battles rage in Virginia as parties mobilize
Richmond August reports show Republicans targeting Virginia with big money and national aid while factions calm. Free silver literature drives Democratic imports and Gold-standard clubs form among Chesapake and Ohio workers. Judge Roger Gregory backs silver, Governor O Perrall stays silent, Bryan Sewall platform debates loom, and a wild moonshine chase ends in a bail.
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Virginian
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Palesman
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Onne
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Omaha World-Herald
Bryan
Newts
Perent
National
Star Building
Chicago
U. S. Marine Corps
Marine Barracks
Navy-yard
Norfolk
McKinley
Chesapeake and Iohlo
Chesapeake and Ohio
O'Perrall
Sewall
United States
Lonnea
Henrie
Richmond Theatre
Cure for Heart Disease Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Dr Agnew’s Cure for the Heart offers relief in all cases of Organic or Sympathetic Heart Disease within three minutes, promising rapid cure with one dose. It lists distributors in Atlantic City and nearby areas and markets a travel excursion to Niagara Falls with dates and ticket details.
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Snakes Eels and Teeth At Age Ninety Reported
Storlon Cul dé from exchanges about snakes and fish with a tale of a 90 year old casting a third set of teeth growing rapidly. North Carolina narrates a bull morens snake and a large yellow eel in a lake fight, the eel winning as the snake limps ashore gasping. Captain B F Land lands a six foot five inch tarpon near St Petersburg. Bees in Arkansas harvest honey as baskets tighten. Marble Lake Michigan reports a strange object seen near Cedar Point and Lakesport, described as a seven to ten foot monster head, spooked by witnesses.
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Political pamphlets and papers urge wise voter choice
A critique of newspapers and voices urging readers to rely on a single orator or party. It argues there are many sources of political wisdom, warns against overreliance on editorials, and calls for rational subscription to broad information before choosing a President and Vice President.
Fragmented quotations from early 1900s papers mix political wit
A garbled paste of quotations references Maud Prymmes a conscientious creature and a story about vows and duties. It notes Jenkins of Pohick and Jones of Hoeville seeking cooler climes and mentions a Washington Star piece about summer comforts. A Oklahoma town sniper dispatch mocks women’s election victory with a hen joke. A St George meeting hints at crowded candidate field and secret exchanges.
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Weather and trade report from New York Aug 14
Tt G Dinn Co says weekly review shows US failures down slightly from last year with 36 in Canada and 8 in the prior year. A heat wave disrupted trade nationwide while crops suffered, banks tightened, and tin and leather markets weakened. Cotton goods and woolen sectors show limited improvement as imports fall and production adjusts amid drought and demand weakness.
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Iby
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Detroit
Aml St. Baal
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Colors of rattlesnakes and odd wildlife tales from the West
A long, ragged report recounts rattlesnake captures near Pomona and Sierra foothills. Observers discuss color varieties from black to yellow and white with diamond marks, plus a note on a striking white-masked specimen. The piece also mentions Mexican snake catchers, a San Fernando canyon sighting, and a paraphrase of a camera trap anecdote and a duchess tale.
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California
Lower Nile Foruin
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Gundalupm
Manda
Storm Viewer Describes Thunderstorm from Above Clouds
A historical observer named Jolie Whee recounts a Sept 28 1870 storm above a city with views from a height termed top Slike The narrative notes rain sounds like a waterfall and thunder as eight hundred sixty six loud events while lightning flashes appear as bright streaks across colored vapor The account emphasizes the dramatic atmospheric display and the observer’s vantage over the landscape
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An Eccentric New York Clergyman at Prayer
A sensational portrait of a wealthy minister in New York described in vivid anecdotes. The preacher is depicted as eccentric and showy, juggling objects, altering tone, and delivering sermons with theatrical flair, drawing mixed reactions from his congregation.
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