Poet of Good Deeds Poem by Belle Bush in Phrenological Journal
The piece urges patience, purity, and charity to guide life and lift others. It praises bearing hardship, helping the sorrowing, feeding the hungry, and cheering the young, with the refrain that such deeds earn heavenly reward and eternal praise as the poet of good deeds.
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Belle Bush
Phrenological Journal
John
Dearie
Jennie
Jack de Hitter
Liptown
Luke Mason and the Grant rescue at Fort Donelson
Luke Mason in the 1861 1862 campaign leads a detachment through Kentucky and Mississippi River combat. He guns down a Confederate sharpshooter and helps save General Grant aboard a steamer. Blackhawk the mysterious enslaved fireman assists and later vanishes. The narrative tracks winter marches to Donelson, harsh conditions, and Mason’s leadership amid muddy, brutal battles.
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Luke
General Grant
Mason
Blackhawk
Mississippi
Cornfield
Woods
Grant
An & Als
Sota Ks
Arkansaw Tom
Ned Cotton
Max
Bill Snow
Tom
Cairo
Belmont
Kentucky
Ke ‘Ucky
Teir
Dar
Massa
Bill
Addie
Saan Toys
Rais
Luke Mason
Smart
Foote
McClernand
Hokey
Forts Henry
Heinzman
Fort Henry
Donelson
Captain Mason
Fort Donelson
Colonel Smart
St. Louis
Louisville
Pittsburg
Tyler
Conestoga
Corporal Max
Berges
Arkan
Ohio Republicans Set State Convention Dates in Columbus
The Ohio Republican State Central Committee met in Columbus to set the state convention for Tuesday and Wednesday June 25 and 26. Delegates are allotted by votes for the 1888 presidential electors, with Cleveland and Columbus contending for hosting, and a framework for delegate selection and county representation was adopted.
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Athens
E. Z. Hays
Warsaw
R. M. Patterson
Cambridge
William Monaghan
New Lisbon
John C. Beatty
Ravenna
F. M. Atterholt
Akron
C. J. Manix
A. T. Brinsmade
Cleveland
Messrs. Herbst
Smith
Urbana
Atterholt
J. W. Gibbons
Graydon
Cincinnati
George K. Nash
Columbus
Cappeller
Doane
Executive Committee
State League of Republican Clubs
W.C. Cooper
Knox County
Emil Rehse
Ashland
Ashtabula
Auglaize
Pelmont
Hopewell
Butler
Carroll
Champaign
Siciagee
Clermont
SiClintenry
Columbiana
Coshocton
Grawford
Cuyahoga
Perko So
Defiance
Ware
Ceeee V
Erie
Fairfield
Fayette
Franklin
Fulton
Gullia
Holmes
Huron
Jackson
Jefferson
Knox
Luke
Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Dimogind i
Montgomery
Keine
Morrow
Ypssseereun
Ottawa Paulding
Pickaways
Pombrcs
Ioc Ace Son
Putnam Ross
Cece Ona
Avon
Trumbull Tuscarawas
Union
van Wert
Vinton
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Williams
Wood
Ohio Republican League
Ohio League of Republican Clube
League
Messrs. King
Squires and
Critchfield
Bufore
Fanning
Elee
O'Neal
Lebanon
P. Kennedy
Logan County
Stiff lips and a Paris palace tale from history
A fragment mixes dialogue about stiff lips with a note on St Cloud Palace near Paris. It recounts Prince Clodoald becoming a monk in 583 and the palace’s sweeping history from its 16th century construction to its sale to Marie Antoinette in 1785. It details assassinations, emperors, and a burning in 1870 during the siege of Paris.
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St. Cloud
Paris
Clodoald
Cloud
Clement
Henry II
Duke of Orleans
Marie Antoinette
Josephine
Charles X
Napoleon III
Ancient English Hue and Cry System for Felons
The old common-law pursuit used horn and voice from hundred to county to chase robbers and thieves. The hundred paid losses unless the felon was caught, later limited to damages from riotous assemblies. Hue and Cry, an official gazette since 1710, aided by describing the fugitive.
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England
Arduous Resolve Echoes in Humble Parlour Strike
A tremulous boy asks if arbitration is possible before a strike. The mother insists the strike will proceed, declaring her intent to act, while the house fills with dust as a wooden shingle shifts. The dialogue hints at a domestic dispute framing a broader labor drama.
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Mal
Tam
Sayings From A Turbulent Era On Modern Morals
A collection of provocative lines on social behavior and ethics. The piece discusses bold young women, public figures, and ideas of cleverness versus depth, with remarks on money, betting, class, and reputation. It reads like a sharp social snapshot from a period newspaper column.
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Earth
John R. Musice
Belen Lakeman
Walter Brownfield
Bedford
United States of America
Lillie Neff
Ena Ea
Wb Ryan
Adria & Ce
Capt. Mason
Ohio
Republicans
Batavia
Hue and Ory
Aturero
Nurse
Peoria
Trova
Hotels
Ohio House
Felicity
Frank Hurdle
Ellsworth Medations
Wes
Georgetown
Biehn
A. M. Kautz
Dick Botel
Moscow
F. Smidley
Q. Crane
Bantam
Clermont County
Janiorf
Ww. C. Bishop
Attorney At Law
Main Street
Clermont House
Janlotf
DYE House
Robert Walker
Third St
A. Detzel
East Third Street
Ciitciininatt
Stofh’s
John D. Park & Sons, Re Fholesale Agt
San Francisco
West Sixth St
Vine
West Sixth Street
Georgetown & Ports
Cmncurn Railroad
A.M. P.M. P. M.lye
Columbia
Summerside
Ete Len Este
Vi Nowellte
Nat Waenpeas Vis
Sar Wit
Olive Branch
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Summeee
Cones
Bummorade
Thomas Taggart
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