Monument to Liberty Reflects on Washington and America
Washington Letter from 1880 envisions the Capitol’s ascent and the Monument’s inscriptions while noting voter rights denial for residents, the city’s cosmopolitan life, and a speculative 1900 future of a united republic with vast population, wealth, railways, airships, and enlightened civilization.
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Congress
Paris
America
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Maryland
Potomac
Arlington
Florida
Gulf
Canada
New York Letter Cites Brockaway Release and City Frauds
The New York letter reports Brockaway the counterfeiter being released despite confessing to illicit plates and confederates. It accuses officials of leniency, notes railroad assets and a Boston capitalists’ control, and highlights showy holiday displays, jewelry trends, and a Chinese giant amid Barnum’s new Show Association. It also mentions Corporal Tanner’s rise as Brooklyn collector and public satire on tax collection, ending with fraternal notices and committee signatures.
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Brockaway
Orene
Hin
Judge Black
Randem
Nevertheleess
Tigin
Long Stand Railroad
Boston
Manhattan Beach
Coney Island
Williams
Austin Corbin
George D Stevens
Broadway
Stevens
New York
Chang
Barnum
New Show Association
Holy Land
Corporal Tanner
Brooklyn
Custon
Tanner
High Mount of Observation Inspires National Resolve
A reflective passage notes the journey from lofty vision to grounded action as citizens commit to daily efforts to build the country’s future. It emphasizes unity of all people and a shared spirit of endeavor guiding societal progress.
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Terra Firma
Funeral resolutions honor Brother Rue Enochs mourned by lodge
A church-like notice details the death of Rue Enochs, founder and key member of a local lodge, with resolutions mourning his loss, praising his virtuous life, and ordering three months of mourning and wearing badges. The item blends obituaries with fraternal ritual language and community notices.
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Worras
Rue Enochs
Ruel Enochs
Qold
Chemical to kill pasture brush offered by reader
A subscriber from Long Hill Connecticut asks for a chemical to kill shrubs in pastures. The editor notes no chemical kills brush without harming grass. Salt can be used only indirectly by applying it when wet to deter regrowth, while grazing management and grazing pressure are advised.
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Acricola
Mansae
Georgia
Bob Toombs
Toombs
Michigan
Danger in the Silos Warns of Chokedamp Gas
A farmer stored corn fodder in a pit and workers faced heavy choking gas, risking death if not lowered to safety. A lookout ladder saved a man who nearly suffocated, underscoring danger of carbonic acid in deep pits.
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Sing Sing
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WG. Dwoung & CO
Washington
Washinutes
Eprron
Heaven
Virginia
M. E. Church
New York City
Esculapius
Island of
Paros
Hover
Augustus
Nile
Monument Society
William Ell
Tuske Lucerne
Switzerland
Gesler
Southland
New Orleans
Capitol
Liberty
Exch Nan
Georgetown
Alexandria
Assyria
Our
Wall A. Fremixe
W.P. O’haver
Hatutor Parasas
Tennigon
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