Maid in Love with Opera Star Learns a Harsh Lesson
In Watertown Seminary a rumor of romance with an opera singer prompts Nelly Buscombe to plot a private meeting. A disguised encounter with Herr Hernsheim leads to mockery from a German couple, exposing vanity and prudence, and she returns wiser after a day of mortification.
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How the Great Statue Was Made
A detailed extract outlines the creation of the Statue of Liberty from sketch to full bronze shell. It describes clay models, quarter and full size plaster models, sectioning, dot measurements, wooden molds, and copper sheets forming the exterior, supported by an iron frame.
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Threats to the Republic Over Blaine Candidacy
The Chicago Times argues Blaine is an evil menace to the Republic describing him as the least trustworthy and a demagogue driven by party passion. It criticizes his Senate record and South American diplomacy while urging the GOP to withhold applause and avoid endorsing him.
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Blaine Nomination Eyed as Blunder and Rail Monopoly Target
The article argues Blaine cannot win California and Nevada in 1884. It cites California’s focus on railroad monopoly and anti monopoly scrutiny, not Chinese policy, and claims Blaine is a railroad tool. Nevada is dismissed as financially corrupt with votes for sale, undermining Blaine's prospects.
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Republican platform blasted as flawed joiner work
A harsh critique charges the Republican platform as a patched composite crafted to placate factions. It accuses the party of padding tariffs and subsidies to benefit elites, while indicting twenty five years of Republican rule for corruption, naval destruction, and electoral fraud.
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Blaine Nomination Splits Republicans as Logan Attacks
The piece surveys Blaine's 1884 nomination, railing at his fit for president, cites opposition from major Republican papers, and notes internal party factionalism. It contrasts Blaine's ambition with business doubts and highlights Logan’s forceful critique and Democratic prospects.
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