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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1872
Page
2
The notice outlines pricing and delivery terms for a weekly text service in Cincinnati. It mentions a one year term, mail delivery by carriers, and a binge copy option with a set price, emphasizing Monday evening delivery.
The Supreme Court decision holds that no state may tax or license to restrict trade across states. Citizens may pursue business in other states without hindrance, affirming a constitutional right to operate locally in any state.
The Sunday Enquirer reports the red snob of the Times Chronicle admits he does not know the name of the New York Herald's musical critic. It notes this is the first time he has allowed any hint of ignorance to reach the public.
A historical column on foreign relations debates between Russia and Spain over Catacazy and merchant ship treatments. The piece predicts a war of words rather than war, with diplomacy sketched in allegorical terms and expectant apologies from Spain and explanations from the United States.
A February gathering in Columbus aims to organize labor into a political force. Advocates push for integrity in public affairs and coordinated action to protect workers’ interests, opposing subservience to capital and urging independent strength.
The text argues capital consolidates into rings to control labor, prompting a self-preserving counter movement. It warns labor will seek special legislation and politics will follow, urging leaders at the Columbus Convention to resist being used by disreputable political operators and to safeguard broader national interests.
A Boston Historical Society cabinet holds three oak leaves and a twig from a tree that grew from an acorn linked to the Russian Emperor. The tale recalls Geo. Dallas's anecdote of a young American seeking a private audience, aided by a military officer, and the Empress and Emperor sharing a lively encounter. The acorn’s journey culminated in a tree planted in St. Petersburg and tokens kept in Boston.
A western editor notes that the phrase no cards signals no poker at weddings and a Maine convert mocks proceedings not according to Hoyle. Observations warn about honesty and wealth talk in stores and a whisky joke from seventy grains of corn. The Boston Transcript urges settling the hour, a sheriff acts on all fours to seize land, and a Michigan committee cites thick pantaloons as malice free. A minister recalls preaching about friends after service without knowing members.
The New York Independent argues Fisk was a self made man despite being a robber and libertine. It defends his courage while condemning his crimes and calls social purity a higher law, suggesting divine retribution for Tweed and allies.
At a Cleveland Ohio convention of bee culturists statistics show large profits from honey. Quimby of Saint Johnsville New York reported twelve thousand pounds of surplus honey from 250 swarms. Hosmer of Janesville Minnesota said six tons from 75 swarms. Women participated and one sold twelve hundred pounds in her first season. A Illinois woman manages 100 hives yielding about 1000 dollars yearly. Quimby estimates 40 million pounds could be produced in New York State.
A Quaker traveler, facing a rough treacherous road, encounters a swearing sailor on a mule. The sailor vents his oaths loudly about the road and its makers, while the Quaker endures the scene and muses on restraint and vindictiveness.
A collage of quirky notes includes a claim that Sun will burn out in 44899 years per the Monthly Scientist, bizarre shipping shrouds for sea burial, and doctors paid only when the emperor’s health permits. Other items reference a shark with boots in its stomach, a Huntington style mule purchase, quirky copyright jokes, and a Frisian horse color ban. Also reported are land magnates in San Joaquin, Muller's Ashley Down charity, a 58th wedding anniversary in Adrian Michigan, and a Johnstown Wisconsin chalk confusion plus a astronomy next term teaser.
A vintage advertisement touts Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No Twenty eight for sexual health issues including impotence and debility. It claims rapid root-cause relief, renewed vigor, and lists pricing five boxes for five dollars or one dollar per box, with mail order from New York in a broad druggist network.
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