It Had a Fair Trial and the People Found It Corrupt
The New York World argues the Democratic party did not receive a fair trial in office and blames the administration for tariff issues and civil service policy. It notes New York’s vote was affected by local license questions and national tariff debates, with party strength tied to the South and cabinet choices.
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New York World
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Harrison
New York
Hill
New York City
Tilden
Treasury
Daniel Manning
Democracy
Land
New York Post-Office
National Treasury
Manning
Public Service
Pearson
Bayard
Garland
Lamar
Voorhees
White House
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Bribery Charges in Campaign Referee Voice
The piece attacks mugwump claims of open bribery in the Cleveland defeat and Harrison victory, arguing Democratic corruption ran into millions. It cites Cleveland's $10,000 check and similar Cabinet contributions, alleging broad officeholder participation and coercion across the government.
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Cleveland
Harrison
Indiana
New York
Democratic Party
Democracy
Garland
Free trade theory in practice harms labor in Cincinnati regalia trade
The Cincinnati Times reports two regalia makers facing layoffs after one firm imported similar goods from Europe under free list concessions. The rival imported regalia at low cost, caused orders to vanish, and workers lost jobs while wages elsewhere were described as good before the disruption. This illustrates the claimed harm of free trade to labor.
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Cincinnati
Europe
Congress
Cleveland
Carlisle
Mills
Cincinnati Times
Democracy and electoral reform debates cited across papers
Newspaper excerpts reveal partisan views on democracy age, Harrison policies, cabinet building, election fraud, and suffrage in the early era. Remarks from Chicago Tribune Detroit Tribune Time Chicago Mail Inter Ocean Buffalo Express Philadelphia Press New York Independent reference Republican aims and the solid Democratic South.
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Chicago Tribune
Detroit Tribune
Bay
Republican Party
Buffalo Express
Philadelphia Press
Bey
N. Y
Cleveland Cabinet’s Mixed Record Draws Heavy Criticism
The Boston Herald asserts President Cleveland’s Cabinet was a mistake overall. Secretary Manning is praised as the best appointment, while Secretary Garland is blamed as a millstone. Treasury is cited as the strong point, but Bayard and Garland failings marred the administration.
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Cleveland
Manning
Garland
Treasury
Itute
Bayard
Boston Herald
Dom
American Countess Story of Dr Hammond's Daughter
The Countess Lanza visits Washington with three children, recounting how her husband an Italian count rose from penniless waiter at Delmonico's to a society member and partner in a New York firm. After initial rejection, Dr. Hammond approved their marriage and the couple honeymooned abroad before returning to New York. The Countess, a writer of books including Mr Jenkins' Daughter, lives there with their three children.
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Delmonico’s
Howard Crosby
Divine
New York
Crosby
Count Lanzo
Dr. Hammond
Count Lanza
Mr. Jenkins
Parson Squills Dream Story of a Horse Misadventure
The Valdosta Times recounts Parson Squills of Florida dreaming he was a horse and acting out the part in a night misadventure at a friend's home. He woke to a broken bed, the parson explaining he must be a fool after the bedstead collapsed. The piece closes with a moral on untrusted secrets and ethical speech.
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Valdosta
Parson
Squills
Florida
There’s Room for Such People in Deaf Intermarriage
A 19th or early 20th century note decries rising intermarriage among deaf mutes as creating a mute race and argues for employing them to celebrate elections and Independence Day.
Dancers of Bangkok Exhibit Astonishing Feats in Royal Gym
The article describes Bangkok dancing girls aged five to twenty training in the royal gymnasium. It details eyelid straw picking and the cup dance with cups balanced on heads. A vivid scene shows precise, graceful movements, music, and display of extraordinary physical control. A separate note cites a Philadelphia Press quote about a devout church worker who rides free using transferred tickets on Sundays.
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Bangkok
Antipodes
People’s Passenger Railway
Philadelphia Press
Unusual Offer for Ledger Trial and Miscellany
An unusual chance to receive four numbers of the New York Ledger for two and a half cents per number, with a month's trial upon sending ten cents to Robert Bonner's Sons in New York. The piece notes a quip about the use of X as a signature and a playful misprint in a sanitary journal, hinting at reader interest and editorial patience.
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Robert Bonner
William Street
New York City
New York Ledger
Tne
Binghamton
Bradfield Regulator Praised By Suffering Wife
A wife endured six years of suppressed menstruation and found relief after two bottles of Bradfield's Female Regulator. W. A. Simmons, McNutt's, 5. C. Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta Ga. invites inquiries. Sold by all druggists.
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Bradfield
W. A. Simmons, McNutt’s
5. C
Bradfield Reg. Co
Atlanta
Hood
Hawkhurst
Amityville
Long Island
C. J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Longevity tips and quack medicines in brief
A string of vintage medical blurbs and ad style notes tout health remedies and quick cures. Claims include Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for digestion, Carter’s Little Liver Pills after meals, Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike’s Toothache Drops, Dr Isaac Thompson Eye Water, OxygenCure for consumption, and a naval engagement pun about Time magazine.
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Hale
Pike
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