General Grant praised as nation’s solid virtues and statesman
A memorial oration extols Ulysses S. Grant as the nation’s embodiment of solid virtue. It lauds his military genius, restraint in war, humane leadership, integrity, and private life. The speaker recalls Grant’s character, humility, devotion to family, and enduring public service from campaign to presidency, closing with reflections on his death and legacy.
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Wall
Rictory
Histor
Trilal
Belmont
Henry
Donelson
Shiloh
Wickabits
Chattanooga
Richmond
Rome
Quintus Fabiia Maximus
Republic
Cout
Anid del
Generratl
Therin
Mount Vernon
Jim
Heither
Mount McGregor
Des Moines
Snstern Oublogk
Mapa
Salatnd
Abu Praveal
Lind
Plendul
Sutluring
Ibis
Fragmented Voices and Echoes From Old Newspapers
A collage of quips on honesty vanity and memory references long passages from Wilkins Whitehall Times and Cincinnati Gazette touch on culture and politics. The piece cites Grant memoirs royalties and publishing sums with scattered interjections about Mexico and history.
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Wilkins
Duceass
Neptune
Mother Earth
Whitehall Times
Outcast London and Elephant Steak in Odd Times
The piece laments London's slums and praises Brown's Iron Bitters as a blood purifier. It notes a Barnum circus elephant dissected for study at the Smithson Institute, with details on the hunting and firing squad and the resulting elephant steak enjoyed by a crowd.
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London
B. J. Strange
Stark Lake
Florida
Atbvert
Keaper
Smithson Institute
Barnum
Institute
Albert
Tawecivo
Detroit Free Press
Togles
Marion
Mary St
New Orleans
Mona Casal
Baltimore
Lapres
Ivan Aw Janlere
Elvan
Rejoicings Down South Lexinaros Ky Rheumatism Cure
John T Bruce of the United States Revenue Collector's Office told Daily Press editors that seven years of ankle rheumatism left his foot swollen and in great pain. He used St Daewbs at ten AM then again twice, and by three PM the pain had vanished and the swelling disappeared, a cure he calls patent and swift.
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Lexinaros
John T. Bruce
United States Revenue Collector’s Office
Daily Press
St. Daewbs
Man Rejects Expensive Spring Treatment and Dies
A man, urged by doctors to seek springs for health, declines costly two month treatment at a high daily rate. He laments costs outweigh life, dies soon after a funeral leaves neighbors satisfied with the outcome.
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Louisiana Lottery Drawings Denial by Beauregard and Early
An Ohio correspondent questions rumors about Louisiana Lottery prize payments. Generals Beauregard and Early publish a joint denial affirming drawings' integrity, wheel control, and prize delivery through banks and express agents. They state no payments for favorable publication exist and provide corroboration from bank officers and winners.
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New York
Louisiana State Lottery Company
Ana
Ohio
Olipa
Beauregard
Early
New Orleans
Washington City
Beso Sven
Mae Publiigned
G. T
Bravo ReGard
E J. A. Fanny
Cara's
New Ouveans
The Greasiest Man in Alabama
A traveler recounts a stay near Selma Alabama where a harsh host changes after a bottle of Warner’s Safe Cure. The tale notes prior ill temper and later cordial hospitality and hints at a broader era of health cures and advertising in the period.
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Alabama
Selma
Ala
Sigmurose
Bia
Warner
Maine
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Hazard & Co
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M. D. Turner
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Joel Chandler Tlarris
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Carles A. Foarte Bolt
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Frichly Ash Bitters CO
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Iowa
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