Republican County Convention and tariff debate excerpt
The piece describes the Republican County Convention in detail, listing call areas, delegates, and aims to nominate for County School Commissioner. It shows strong support for tariff reform, rail production growth, and steel exports, arguing for policies to restore prosperity and boost employment. It references Grand Rapids convention tickets and intraparty splits with populists and democrats.
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Supreme Court
Geo. L. Yaple
The
Staty University
Stanley E. Parkhill
Shiwasses County
Thorn Robert
Livingston County
John O. Zabel
Monroe
State University
M. D. Graves
Potoxkey
Robert McDougal
Hillelife
Michigan
Bevan on 106 Cent Dollar Reply and Patience
A Bevan organ remarks the 106 cent dollar may be all right but we are still waiting to receive it. It urges patience until a 100 cent dollar administration can swap from your deficit and notes four years of “good off democratic times and Grover and clever” with a wary grin.
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Grover
Clever
Inter-Ocean
Rough Night at New Brewery Opening with Fancy Couple
A Washington Post tale describes a young woman in a seal cape and a man in a formal manner visiting a new brewery. An affable diamond-studded man invites them for drinks and boasts of the place while the woman appears wary and unsettled as they leave.
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Washington Post
Tina Wicked
Washigton
Thankful vagrant seeks clothing in uptown mansion
A tattered man pleads at an uptown mansion door in Detroit. A benevolent woman invites him in and offers clothing from her husband’s wardrobe, then asks for a fan. The scene ends with the man departing, noting his need for warmer items and the burglar's chain heard as he leaves.
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Florida
Uptown
Almos:t
Detroit
Mylam
Hiv
Rules for Sailors Onboard Shipboard Enforce Severe Fines
A 19th century shipboard code imposes strict penalties for quarrels and provocations with forfeited wages. Carrying a sheath knife or bringing spirits costs three and two days pay, respectively, while smoking or neglecting to extinguish lights costs a day each. Other infractions include sleeping on duty, untimely dinners, grooming neglect on Sabbath, and fighting, with heavier penalties for theft or smuggling.
Tooth Drawing Ameliorated by Use of Electricity
An 19th century Cincinnati Enquirer item touts painless tooth extraction using a small battery and two handles as a local anaesthetic. The dentist’s device delivers a current through teeth and gum, allowing rapid extraction without nitrous oxide gas.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Shower of ice in squall reported on HMS Simeon
In the Philosophical Transactions a report by Captain Blakiston notes Simeon was two days out from Cape Good Hope when a squall produced a shower of irregular solid ice pieces, some as large as a paving brick, not hail.
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London
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Carta
Awful Break In Hoxton Romance Ends In Swoon
Beatrice Montgomery, a fair Hoxton girl, meets Harold Bentley at a social event. He speaks of his European family, sisters and mother, while Beatrice recalls Wellesley days and distant explorations. After a dramatic swoon and a revelation that his mother is a widow, she cries to remove him from sight.
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Tarvid Bentley
Kays
Cleveland
Clevelyal
Europe
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Daston
Harold Bentley
Willy
Wandering Jew praised and condemned by readers
A Missouri man recalls his fascination with Eugene Sue's Wandering Jew and the thrill of discovering the work, while others deride it as a vile story. The reminiscence contrasts with fond admiration for Walter Scott's The Antiquary, highlighting enduring appeal of classic literature across generations.
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Missouri
Eugene Sue
Vincent
St. Loui
Washington Post
Flies and Wasps Amuse and Awe Readers
A column describes swarms of flies and wasps attacking cattle with wasps plucking wings and carrying prey to feed larvae. It also recounts a charming tale of an empress’s moment of warmth when asked about her baby and a misinformed American clergyman’s theory on Adam and Eve and skin color.
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Ke M. Barring
Tlen
Rhine
Larrington
Adam and
Kym Tt
Eve
Africa
Esmur
Colton’s Advice on Wants and Wallets in a Corner Note
In a Windom chat, Colton’s proverbs spark a debate about real need and desire. A shopper quotes the line about a capital guardan of your capital, and the speaker muses on inward wealth versus outward purchases.
Trained Chameleons Demonstrate Unexpected Intelligence
A Philadelphia girl aged 12 trained Florida chameleons to respond to signals. They stood, folded fore paws, and posed in prayer then rolled and played dead on command, showing intricate behaviors and apparent understanding for a reptile.
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Menriena Keene
Philadelphia
Brinton
Baliye
A Beneficent Famine Plans Public Work Relief
The famine in North India deepens as relief shifts from charity to work programs. The government will fund and construct irrigation and public works in the Northwest Provinces and Punjab, creating employment to avert future disasters. This marks a long-term pivot to productive relief amid escalating hunger.
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India
Cedhico
New York
Asti
Untitled Note on Wartime Wine Prices and Months
Opaque text fragment references wine price eight dollars and thirty cents, mentions months and a time frame. Not enough readable entities to identify people, places, or organizations.
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