Reconstruction era deepens as Johnson clashes with Congress
The text recounts the 1866-1870 period of radical Reconstruction. It covers the passage of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, battles over impeachment and the Tenure of Office Act, Tennessee and other states readmitted, Johnson and Stanton conflicts, and the 1868 Grant-Seymour presidential race including the Republican and Democratic conventions and results. It notes corruption discussions around New York’s Tweed ring during the election.
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Etiquette Q and A on bridesmaids and groom duties
Readers ask Miss A Leda about bridesmaids hats banquets gloves and wedding expenses. The columnist notes small turbans suit dressy occasions and gloves are rare now. The groom pays licenses fees clergy and sexton plus rehearsal tip and outfits transport for ushers and the couple.
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Drar A. Lena
Reconstruction Era House and Senate in 1869 1870
The new House convened March 4 1859 with 129 Republicans and 63 Democrats. James G Blaine of Maine elected speaker. Senate was Republican 55 to 10. Early acts included a Cuban sympathy resolution and a 15th amendment tied suffrage bill. In 1870 a tariff resolution passed 109 to 47 urging revenue to protect domestic industry.
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Peroxide Preferred Over Iodine for Cuts
Instruction notes peroxide as better for cuts since it can be tied with a bandage. It warns iodine should not be tied after application due to risk of severe burns.
Cold in the Had Katarrh Cure Ad
An extended pitch for Tall's Catarrh Medicine claiming to treat nasal catarrh with a local ointment and a blood-acting tonic. It asserts frequent colds stem from a run down condition and promises quicker recovery and stronger immunity, citing 40 years on the market by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Marriage overrated says wife at Bow County Court
The wife at Bow County Court asserts that marriage is a much overrated pastime in a brief court remark. The line captures a lawyerless exchange during proceedings and signals personal views about matrimony.
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Bow County Court
Be Just The Path To Esteem And Popularity
Fragmentary prose suggests a moral maxim about fairness as the best route to respect and social favor. The sentence hints at a classical virtue ethic without concrete events or names.
Circus Costs Keep Families From Seeing Shows Says Jud Tunkins
Jud Tunkins notes that rising living costs have kept many families from affording circus tickets. He observes that no one in a typical household can justify the expense as prices climb.
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Jud 'Tunkins
Ambition and Appetite Parable Reflects on Drive
A concise reflection contrasts the drive of ambition with the tempering role of appetite. It suggests ambition propels achievement while appetite alone fails to sustain lasting success.
Wisdom and Ignorance Sayings
Wise says one knows own ignorance by knowing self and true knowledge lies in self awareness. Further, ignorance remains if self is not understood. Luther’s maxim presents a paradox of insight and unknowing.
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Luther
Jud Tunkins on singers coaxed or threatened
Jud Tunkins says good singers often need coaxing to start while bad ones must be threatened to perform. He remarks on performance dynamics and audience reactions in the comedy scene.
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Jud Tunkins
Maniac Behind Bars Worse Than Driver Behind Wheel
The Duluth Herald notes with stark irony that a jailed maniac is a sad sight, while a dangerous driver is a far more depressing danger to public safety.
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