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Newspaper
Ottumwa Democrat
Location
Ottumwa, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1875
Page
1
To Clubs of Ten Campaign Weekly Advertised
The Democrat announces club rates and campaign aims in Iowa. The paper, expanding to a 48 column size by September 10, endorses state rights and home rule, aligns with the Democratic party, and opposes the Republicans. It pitches itself as a rational family paper with local and general news, priced at ten copies for 15 dollars or single subscriptions at 2 dollars annually, Sam B. Evans is the contact.
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Tak Derm Moorat
Weekly Democrat
Iowa
Old Man's Memoirs Beecher Guilt Debate Revered Cleric
Excerpt from the New Orleans Bulletin recalling Beecher's guilt debate with Tilton and Moulton. The piece surveys witness testimonies, public pressures, and Beecher's standing within Plymouth Church amid accusations of seduction, perjury, and pulpit desecration, noting strong church support.
Iowa W University Trustees Name Faculty Appointments
The Mt Pleasant Journal notes the Iowa W University board met last week choosing T C George A M as Professor of Languages replacing Willey who becomes President of the German College. Ellen M Blake Ottumwa named Professor of Painting. Carrie Potter appointed Principal of the Preparatory and Normal Department. Miss B, Berlin graduate, praised for rare painting accomplishments. The meeting was harmonious with Methodist support for the institution's future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
T. C. George A. M
Willey
Ellen M. Blake
Ottumwa
Miss B
Berlin
Germany
Carrie Potter
Mesmerizing a Cock Experiment Described by Correspondents
A science journal recalls experiments where a chalk line drawn from a cock's beak leaves the bird immobile. After release it shows no movement, and even shouting or clapping fails to rouse it, though recovery occurs later. Other observers report lines across rows of fowl render them senseless, a phenomenon labeled mesmerism.
Childhood memories shape our later lives in unseen ways
The text notes that most childhood experiences fade from memory yet continue to influence us, quietly steering our choices and behavior in adulthood. It emphasizes the lasting, subconscious impact of early experiences on personal development and life trajectories.
War Department Adverse to Porter Rehearing
Washington dispatches state that the War Department will deny a rehearing for Gen. Fitz John Porter. The decision rests on the ruling that a court martial finding, after sentence has been executed, cannot be reviewed or reopened. The stance is criticized as technically driven and potentially unjust. Keokuk Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Fitz John Porter
Porter
Keokuk
Leffler on the Stump at Council Bluffs Speech
Hon Shepherd Leffler spoke at prominent Iowa points. In Council Bluffs he argued against paying rebel debt and pensioning soldiers, asserted slavery issues are settled, and urged lasting peace and national unity with approval from the audience. He praised repeal of negro slavery and urged reunification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd Leffler
Council Bluffs
Mason & Dixon
America
United States
Congress
Republican Ex-Editor Defines Finance Split in Logan
Colonel Montgomery former editor of the Logan Republican addresses Logan workers on the 19th about finance urging contraction to stop furnace closures and hardship versus inflation to support growth led by Governor Allen. He laments Republicans’ turn on greenbacks and urges voters to scratch Hayes for Allen for prosperity amid poverty and bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Logan Republican
Logan
Hayes
Allen
Winches ter scandal stirs General in domestic squabble
In Rochester Chronicle prose a tense scene unfolds at a Sheridan home as Mrs. Sheridan mocks General with a jab about a poem misattribution to Whitelaw Reid. The General reacts with anger, axe thrown, promising trouble ahead amid cannon and sword talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip
Nellie Grants Escape and Twins Close Call
Speaker Blaine recounts a near escape at the Branch involving Nellie Grant and Sartoris who narrowly avoided twins by a single margin. Sam Cox questions details as Blaine emphasizes the near miss and dramatic outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Sam Cox
Sam
Nellie Grant
Sartoris
Mr. Cox
Why are lawyers all women
The remark jokes that lawyers are fee males, a play on words about gender and money. It reflects a pun rather than a factual report or event. The statement targets lawyers generally and uses stereotype humor.
Lulu Crowned Queen of the Turf in Rochester Race
In Rochester a crowd of up to twenty thousand watched Lulu defeat Goldsmith Maid and others in four heats of a free for all trotting race. Lulu won heat two and four, with Maid, Nettie, and American Girl close behind, establishing fast times like 2:16 and 2:17. The victory marks Lulu as the new queen of the trotting turf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Goldsmith Maid
Lulu
Nettie
Maid
Nettie 3d
Girl
Amercan Girl 3d
Parsons College building collapse in Fairfield kills carpenter
In Fairfield Iowa this morning about 11 o'clock the second story joists of the new Parsons College building gave way and the east wall crashed through to the basement burying several workers. Ezra Brown boss carpenter was killed outright. William O'Brien and four others were injured, O'Brien possibly fatally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iowa
Parsons College
Ezra Brown
William O’brien
Richard
James
John Murphy
John Jones
O’brien
Oceanic railway across the Atlantic proposed
The New York Express discusses a deep sea rail idea from a French Academy paper. A submarine tube line between Cape Clear and Newfoundland would carry trains beneath the oceans surface. Objections about locomotive smoke fade with the Keely motor. Who will form the company and take shares?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
French Academy
Neptune
Cape Clear
Ireland
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Grand Oceanic Railway
Njine ‘Keely Motor
Unfermented wine method touted for church use
The Journal of Applied Chemistry outlines producing non alcoholic wine from ripe grapes by crushing pressing concentrating boiling and sealing hot in glass bottles or tin cans. The note adds Pelicans feasting on California fish, suggesting baskets to feed relatives.
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Journal of Applied Chemistry
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