Mutual Runaway Leads to Cousin Jennie Marriage
Russell Wilder while en route to Dighton meets Jennie Carleton the cousin he was promised to marry. A stage ride sparks rapid attraction and a surprise reunion at Locust Hill as Jennie disguises her identity, sparking plans for an unexpected marriage approved by Uncle Wilder.
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Carlton
Jennie
Raesell
Mr. Wilder
Charley Hunt
Impudence
Russell
Polly
Rnssell
Ellen
Dighton
Russell Wilder
Fussell
Charles Hunt
Locust Hill
Nellie
Mr. Hunt
Charlie Hunt
Mrs.Iunt
Mamma
Uncle Wilder
Carleton
Ellie
Resignation of New York Collector Murphy Fractures Grant Bond
The article reports Tom Murphy resigning as Collector of Customs in New York after Radical pressure and Grant's eventual endorsement of the move. It notes Murphy’s alleged plunder and Grant’s praise, with a satirical aside about Horace Greeley and a quoted exchange about baptism.
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Tom Murphy
New York
Arthur
Murphy
Grant
Tom
Horace Greeley
Vincennes Sun
Testing kerosene fire risk and adulteration dangers
The article explains a simple fire test for petroleum oils if no thermometer is available. A small amount in a saucer is heated and a lit match waved near the surface. blue flashes or vapor catching fire means the oil is dangerous. It cites Pittsburg burnings of three women and warns adulterated benzine-containing kerosene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Great Indemnity Payment Shocks World Markets
The largest sum ever contracted for in a single bargain is the indemnity France owes Germany after the recent war. About 335 million in German funds moved to Germany, with 460 million expected by April 1872, disrupting money markets. England acts as the sole intermediary for these heavy transfers, alarming British financiers.
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France
Germany
New York
Paris
Alsace
Lorraine
England
New York Evening Post
Pen Portrait of Thomas A Scott as Presidential Candidate
The Cincinnati Enquirer endorses Scott for President in 1872, while denouncing him as a railroad magnate with monopolies and suspected bribery. The piece notes his lack of political life, his role under Edwin Stanton, Radical views, and impossibility of winning any states.
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Thomas A. Scott
Cincinnati Enquirer
Pennsylvania
Vincennes Sun
Dan. W. Voorhees
Voorhees
St. Louis Republican
Scott
Edwin M. Stanton
War Office
Atlantic
Pacific
Lead exposure risk from turpentine washing warns painters
Experience shows lead paralysis among painters stems from washing hands in turpentine. Likely not the turpentine alone but lead or zinc paint particles on the skin, made more absorbent by turpentine. Painters should avoid washing with turpentine whenever possible.
Untitled Harbors Anecdotes and Vivid Outcry Across States
A collection of quotes contrasts Indiana’s alleged immorality, crime, and mob violence with Southern suppression talk. The snippets include a Kentucky newspaper’s reaction, a quip about a donkey carriage, a child’s joke about a cousin, and a mother’s answer about aiding a ragless baby amidst Chicago fire references.
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Indiana
South
Henderson
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Hanna
Maryland State Agricultural Society
Thomas Love
J. Howard McHenry
William H. Marriott
Liverpool
Charles Jessop
Practical Farmer
Brighton
New Jersey
Virginia
Strats
Waeaeas
Franklin
Clarke
Clarke County
Conrad Baker
Congress
Indianapolis
Connad Baker
Nonnan Eppy
Terre Haute Journal
Gener
Treasury
Bayless W. Hanna
Inpianapolis
Inv
War
C. Wilson
S. Cuaypock
N. B. Taxylor
Jouy C. Lupemaker
James B. Ryan
Conner
B. W. Hanna
Lewiston
Maine
Aage
Hill
Oscar J. Dunn
Louisiana
New Orleans
Dunn
Lee
Chicago
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