They Predicted a Conservative Democratic Victory in 1884
A defense of past Democratic forecasts lists numerous failed predictions from 19th century party spokesmen. It argues that voters should distrust Democratic optimism about future elections and highlights claims about slavery in Kansas, secession, currency, and political figures that did not come to pass.
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Tle
Kansas
Robert Toombs
Georgia
Bunker Hill
Garfheld
United States
Mancock
Landers
Indiana
Democratic Party
Cider Debate Sparks Tempers at Oshkosh Meeting
A young woman at an Oshkosh temperance gathering declares cider essential to her life. She warns that if drinking is banned she will eat apples and hire a man to squeeze them to obtain juice.
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Brethren and Sisters
Saati
Orien
Quips and Quotations From a Fractured Prose
A jagged collection of aphorisms and stray lines presents a mosaic of old moral maxims and witty asides. It riffs on deceit wealth love work and fate with tongue in cheek observations and clipped reversals.
Road fund to aid township roads under new law
The Indianapolis Journal notes a state road fund provision. Any unexpended three percent fund held by county treasurers becomes aid to township trustees for road repairs, under a superintendent appointed by the trustees, with counties to determine available amounts before the next election of a road superintendent in April.
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Reads
Indianapolis Journal
Paints and Oily at Crowder and Reed's Marsott
Local listing notes paints and oil products available at Crowder and Reed's in Marsott. Store promotes hardware supplies and household goods with mixed merchandise for home projects.
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Crowder & Reed
Marsott
Domestic Dining Calamity at Lincoln House Dinner
A chaotic dinner scene unfolds as bowls spill milk and a chipped edge ruins Yates trousers. Lincoln knocks a chip away while reaching for a spoon, causing milk to slosh across the table and Yates to jump up in embarrassment.
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LSE
Iik
Chip
Lincoln
Yates
Daveeln
Ligie
Glass Cloth Creations Rise In Fabric Industry
A New York Tribune note describes clothing items now manufactured from glass, replacing paper and cloth. The report highlights glass tablecloths and towels praised for beauty and practicality, suitable for wear or table use, with claims of comfort and durability across garments.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvenis
Arcitevey
Corpes
Giles Cedric
New York Tribune
Keep Feet Bath Routine to Fight Cold Weather
The text urges daily foot baths to keep pores open and circulation strong. It notes larger foot pores require frequent cleansing and cold water immersion for a moment each morning. It claims better vitality prevents cold discomfort and mentions a physician's salt water treatment for the chest area and drinking salted water.
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Innes
Fastest Locomotive Under Construction in Baldwin Works
A pair of locomotives is being built in Philadelphia by Baldwin to become the fastest in the world. They are designed to reach speed goals of 60 miles per hour without water and will be shipped to Europe for testing on Kingland and continental railroads.
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Mika
Densi
Baldwin Works
Philadelpha
Europe
Kingland
Robert J. Culver
Well
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Culverwell Medical Co
Ann St
New York
N. Y
Fever Remedy Told by Acurious Indian Sage
A traveler recalls a CXCURSION tale of an Indian healer from BMatre offering a fever remedy. He prescribes grated horse radish with whiskey and suggests three spoons daily, claiming it will cure though others doubt.
Pleasant Mt. Pleasant Iowa City Highlights and Growth
The writer praises Mt. Pleasant Iowa 25 miles west of Burlington as county seat of Henry County with about 6000 people. The city hosts many churches and schools, a college female seminary and Howe University, a fine public library and museum, a state hospital for the insane, stone quarries, timber tracts, and multiple printing offices publishing weeklies and a daily. The letter brims with civic pride and local description.
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Borror
Sullivan
Mt. Pleasant
State Hospital For
Soa
Leek
Kissing Rules And Fines From A Past Court Satire
The piece lists humorous levies for social missteps such as flirtations and courting privacy. It mentions ten cents per flirtation and five dollars for men with multiple love interests, plus penalties for failing to see a partner home and other dubious acts. It reflects a satirical take on Victorian era social mores and control.
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Gill
Indy
Chizehs
Utah
Toi Ie
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Seltzer
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Sullivan, Ind
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Lebanon
Ohio
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America
Monty Bill Publishing Co
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Hontine Casa Co
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