14 Dec 1875
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Newspaper
Tennessee Bristol News
Location
Bristol, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1875
Page
1
A historical column dated December 14 1875 discusses President Grant’s forthcoming centennial message amid Democratic resistance in Congress and Virginia finance disputes. It covers Speaker Kerrie Adams Cl erk Thom and other cabinet appointments, political shifts, immigrant taxation, and the notorious Boss Tweed case ending with his imprisonment and mysterious escape.
A fragmentary dialogue features a Young African speaker and an older Ethiopian figure debating education, race and slang. The text references Kuk lore and a mythical period around Saint Krisopher Kerlumbia, claiming Vicksburg history and racial memory.
The article discusses land preparation for tobacco, including trenching, ridges, tools, and plowing for old fields. It covers seedling planting timing, weather guidance, and best planting dates, alongside a lengthy political insert about Congress, education, and fiscal policy.
A wandering tramp enters a bar carries a placard, steals three sandwiches, devours four, and asks for water while declaring fifty years of drinking. The bar-keeper bristles but the tramp hobbles away, leaving the scene with a bold, Stromboli like mischief.
A freight conductor sought promotion after years of service. The superintendent approved the move and it was to take effect soon. In a backstage moment the official disrupted the scene with a garbled display of cards and slang, prompting an odd, noisy exchange as he joked about the train’s conduct.
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