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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1872
Page
2
The article requests a simple, practical method for constructing Weathers picture frames for new subscribers of the WEEKLY STR. It notes political chatter about Spanish authorities recalling Gen. Sickles and new civil service rules in Washington. It cites Colonel Grosvenor predicting a large Greeley Brown Missouri victory and discusses Grant era politics.
The Boston Peace Jubilee managers found five dollar tickets too expensive and lowered to three dollars securing a fuller house. A further drop to twenty could have boosted profits and public satisfaction. The lesson: moderate priced amusements win broad favor.
A tirade on political platforms describing them as temporary scaffolds used to prop up candidates rather than enduring plans. It notes platform manipulation, cites Greeley and Grant reconstructing planks, and mocks the reshaped platform as unrecognizable after the Chappaqua axe.
Grant and Greeley mock platform work, turning proposals into kindling and museum specimens. The piece argues party platforms are worthless rubbish, offering no real value whether used or discarded.
The Baltimore Sun editorial argues indecent publications distort public morality in the Huston scandal. It defends the minister against slander, commends the South ern Methodist discipline, and condemns sensational coverage that corrupts public judgment and family life.
The passage argues that anyone connected with the secret trial may have supplied full records and condemns the display of public moral filth. It notes the public cares more about the leaking of lurid materials than the guilt or innocence of Dr Huston and calls this a serious grievance of the community.
The New York Commissioners of Fisheries report fourth annual finances for 1871. Hudson River shad operations improved with efforts to obtain mature fish. shad supply rose and prices fell from 18 to 3 dollars per hundred on the Connecticut and Hudson rivers. Eggs collected totaled 8,915,000 with 8,295,000 hatched and released. The commissioners foresee greater yields as fry production rises, urging migratory fish protection and public funding for artificial propagation in non private waters.
A discussion of the fur seal of Alaska noting its distinct size and timid behavior, its historical exploitation, and current limited habitat on St Paul and St George islands. The piece also covers Mrs. Somerville witnessing Vesuvius eruption from Naples and a humorous Indiana legislature anecdote about road bills.
A long reading notes varied items from government moves to local incidents. Key points include Gen Cowen heading to Montana to confront Sioux hostilities. rail accident toll at thirty. St Johns Gas celebration. Madrid deny recall of Sickles. Philadelphia cabinet makers strike ended. Geneva tribunal meeting. Sherwood possible Republican candidate. New Jersey pardons commutation. civil service rules active. treasury July interest without rebate. deaths of Webster Adams and Major Piney Lyon. June wheat crop drop forecast. Bristol steamer sinks a schooner. bank embezzlement cases delayed. Gen John A Green funeral with 16 000 mourners. National Guard monument corner stones. shootings near Little Rock and saloon death. Wallace explosion. expo transport deals. Columbus Convention nominating moves. Wallack Cup race results. Stella Maria incident with Canada. Missouri redistricting deadlock and adjournment. Missouri Legislature reconvenes to redraw districts.
Paris reports indicate no successor to M. Larcy in Public Works. the Minister of Commerce will act as interim until a vacancy is filled. Madrid notes claim Spain asked for the recall of U S Minister Sickles. Geneva arbitration talks continue with cautious optimism and possible settlement signals. Washington reports deny new supplemental treaty talks despite ongoing indirect claims debate.
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