State officers and elections amid legislative deadlock
The article outlines upcoming state officer terms and successor plans across several states, noting that elections occur at different cycles. It highlights a 1896 general election for many Wisconsin and West Virginia offices, lists anticipated vacancies in Wyoming and Oklahoma, and mentions a stalled United States Senate election in several states.
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G. Stranahan
H. ‘Jd
F. Natry
Suciarehy
Brownell
F. D. Gale
Morrilster
House of Assaul
United States
Ian B. ‘Allen
Sas Io
Mar. McGraw
Allen
Senato
West Virginia
Qur
Legisla Z
United and
Gastor
Johnson
Cam- Dem
Wisconsin
Overnor
Eee
W Peck
Deas Sds
Carl Jonas
Dem
Thomas J. Cunningham
He Hunner
Oliver E Wells
Narron
Nets
Torney
James L. O'Connor
Thomas Thompson
W. M. Root
United States Senate
William F. Vilas
Fourth Judicial District
Congress
Henry A. Coffeen
Francis Warren
Joseph M. Carey
Warren
Territories
Arizona
Marcus A. Smith
Grover and Free Trade A Poem About Promises
A poem reflecting on Grover Cleveland era promises of free trade. It recalls public cheers for free trade and tariff reform, then contrasts those assurances with hardship felt by working people. The speaker notes continued hunger and misgivings as time passes.
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Grover
Chen
Household Recipes for Peas Veal Stew and Potted Pigeons
A collection of kitchen instructions detailing shelling and boiling green peas with butter, a veal stew simmered with bones removed and parsley, fluffy pop overs using Cleveland’s baking powder, potato soup with onion and celery, baked fish with herb stuffing, and potted pigeons browned in fat, simmered in broth, and served with gravy.
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Cleveland
We want consciencious men to lead in State affairs
Random thoughts urge moral, working men to front politics, praising laborers and young leaders like Dixon, while denouncing Wall Street interests. The author calls for unity among Americans, a brotherhood across classes, and a shift toward genuine statesmanship over party games, ending with a note that the piece will continue.
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Wall Street
Tom
Dixon
North Carolina
Congress
Bull Run
Appomattox
Washington
Jefferson
Webster
Calhoun
Items of Interest Across Science and World Factoids
A compilation notes diverse curiosities from chemistry to biology and economics. It lists potato wine by a French chemist, daily London bridge pedestrian tolls, census leprosies in India, Brazil’s coffee and sugar, patent totals in Britain, U S manufacturing values, and zinc tin leadership. It also cites desert spans, whale heart size, snail regrowth, beaver meat notes, firefly light chemistry, cat whisker nerves, and a Newfoundland dog nurse substitute in Smithport.
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London Bridge
India
Peru
Europe
Brazil
Great Britain
United States
Venezuela
Uruguay
Sahara
Germany
Restaurateurs
Jones Cyclone House A Prairie Tale From Kansas
Jackson Peters and Jones debate a cyclone tale then Laclede discuss a man building a spherical house to survive a Kansas cyclone. Jones describes riding out gales with a rooster and a self made shelter as they drift over plains and through Indian Territory, then return home.
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Kansas Prairies
Jackson Peters
Jackson
Robinson
Smith
Kansas
Peters
Fifth Avenue
Arkansas River
Jones
Prairies
Harper's Weekly
Fragmented Punchline Mix of Poems and Jokes Across Papers
A collage of snippets from Life, Harper's Young People, Good News, Puck and more. Jests on poetry, editors, aging, fish brains, and social quips mingle with chalked classroom exchanges and a punny shop tale about a man forgetting money.
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Sam Johnsing
Miss Johnsing
Grace
Charlie
Alice
Raymonds
Bridget
Patrick
Begorra
England
Jacky
Harper
Landleigh
Daudleigh
Puck
Long Arms in Chatham: Man Reaches Six Feet Span
Pittsboro Record reports Green Brewer, a resident near Chatham, can touch his knees from a standing position with straight arms. At 5 ft 3 in tall his arms measure 32 inches each, and when extended straight his arm span reaches six feet from tip to tip.
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Chatham
Mr. Green Brewer
Pittsboro
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