Tell Your Wife Ends a Business Trouble Tale
Aaron Little faces ruin from dull trade and debts as he contemplates a ten thousand pound partnership. His wife Betsey challenges him to a radical plan. She takes charge at the warehouse, drafts a red flag auction, and boosts cash flow, saving the business while a rival fails.
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Aaron Little
Beesey
Pest
Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
Aaron
Edward Lawrence
Mr. Little
Aston
Betsey
Mrs. Little
Detsey
Mr.Lawrence
Mother’s
Annie
Eddie
Lizzie
Hobson
Mother
Betsey Little
Mr. Hobson
Little
B Lave
Thomson’s whiskers prompt town baseball joke
Thomson, a handsome young man, has grown side whiskers and faced teasing. Bud Norton stops him and jokes that he should name the whiskers after the two baseball clubs in town since there are just nine on a side. Thomson responds with embarrassment.
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Thomson
Bud Norton
Bud
Grant Outstrips Europe in Despotic Power
A historical quotation condemns Ulysses S. Grant for exercising tyrannical authority beyond any European despot, alleging he imprisons subjects without accusation or the chance to defend themselves.
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Europe
Voorhees Letter Promotes Democratic National Convention Plan
The Terre Haute Journal prints D W Voorhees urging a National Democratic Convention by February 22 to shape a unified platform ahead of 1872. He praises Col Alvord, calls for party harmony, and argues a consolidated Democratic vote could defeat Grant. He also critiques Sunday School music and praises executive talent in state leadership.
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Terre Haute Journal
D. W. Voorhees
Democratic Party
State Central Committee
Indianapolis
Col. Alvord
Grant
National Executive Committee
D. W. Voorugss
Kiss Your Little Child Before It Sleeps
A warm bedtime exhortation to mothers to comfort their children with a good night kiss. The repeated prayerful message emphasizes parental love as balm against life’s storms and the reassuring memory it creates for the child.
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Bethlehem
Four-year-old boy prefers hawk to angel wings
A mother asks her four-year-old if he would like to be an angel with wings. He answers, No, ma, I’d rather be a hawk and live on chicken. The humorous exchange highlights a child’s practical view of impossible desires.
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Paul
Kingdom of Heaven
Tie
M. Y. Sun
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hog Cholera Research and Hog Disease in Western States
Iowa Homestead explains hog cholera as caused by corn-heavy feeding leading to intestinal worms. Infected hogs never fully recover, rarely yield healthy litters, and die within weeks to months. Dogs in the West show infection signs. Berkshire hogs resist longer. white hogs die sooner.
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Berkshire
Jowa
Quarrelsome Couple Duel Over Epitaph Jibe
A quarrelsome couple banters about epitaphs. The husband asks what stone awaits him after death and the wife playfully answers Brimstone, my love.
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Brimstone
Radical Governor Candidates in Field Stir Albany Controversy
The Terre Haute Journal notes quiet talk that Morton may seek the Radical gubernatorial nomination. With his Senate term ending in 1873, supporters say he could canvass the state to influence the next Legislature and secure re election to the U S Senate.
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Morton
U. S. Senate
Terre Haute Journal
Glove Riddle Between Page and Lady Sparks Banter
A man named Page finds a young lady's glove and offers a riddle about letters to define love. The lady replies with a pun about Page and Theo Page and age, rejecting the notion.
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Page
Theo Page
Conductor Becomes Deacon in Middlesex Church
A railroad conductor newly ordained as deacon in Middlesex County church led a Sunday collection with the phrase Tickets, gentlemen. The offering was unusually large that day, prompting amusement and admiration in the congregation.
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Middlesex County
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