Governor Weedsens Message Review of debt and bonds
Governor Weedsen’s message outlines state debt: $17,785,000 January 1875 with $1,074,500 annual interest. In ten years $1,412,000 paid, but $400,000 new bonds issued, net debt reduced to $1,012,000. Proposes bond issues to cover maturities through 1878, favors converting $1,671,000 U S bonds in school and university funds into state bonds to boost credit and fund growth, and discusses tax on railroad gross earnings for bond redemption. Also covers war claims, penitentiary issues, docket backlog, crime and riot concerns, educational and charitable institutions, and upcoming constitutional considerations.
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Weedsen
U. S
School Fund
University Fund
Pacific
North Missouri
Iron Mountain
United States
Lesseca
Ile
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Missouri
Louisiana
Spoiled Oysters and a Tapeworm Trick
A humorous overheard exchange centers on a restaurant patron ordering mostly spoiled oysters. The restaurateur questions the preference for damaged shells while the patron explains he feeds a tapeworm, using the last half dozen for himself and the rest for the parasite, claiming he cannot afford to waste food on the worm.
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Dom
Hiccups Cure Backfires In Schoolhouse Mishap
A Nevada public school tale reports a boy joking with a hiccup cure causing a burst of chaos at home and school. An old man’s fright triggers a toppled chair, ashes spilled, glass and china broken, and a stern reaction that ends the hiccups but leaves reputations in tatters.
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Austin, Nevada
Ile
Hoa
Wary Buyer Quizzed Dealer Over Horses Worth
A buyer asked what price would warrant the horses, only to be told the dealer would warrant them good for nothing. The exchange highlights distrust in horse dealings and the sharp wit of the vendor.
Who Struck My Brother Bob Mitton in Georgia Court Week
Pete Mitton, tall and bold, confronts the county bully during a Georgia court week incident. After his brother Bob receives a black eye, Pete shouts his question multiple times, then a notorious bully steps forward: I struck Bob. Pete acknowledges the confession and reacts to the revealed conflict.
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Reb
Bob Mitton
Bob
Peter
Pete
Dob
Georgia
Why We Were a Wig in Kinday reminiscences
A Vermont writer recalls Col. Levi Boutwell of Montpelier as uncommonly bald. In a pavilion wash room a red headed intruder teases him about hair. Boutwell retorts that they had nothing left but red hair and he would rather do without. The stranger drops the subject.
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Levi Boutwell
Kinday
Montpelier
Eyad
EnglishTeacher's Lesson Sparks Talk of Heaven and Hell
A teacher warns pupils about dangers of secular approaches as a girl asks if children play in heaven. The exchange touches on heaven and hell with questions about toys and Ark, revealing a religious discourse linked to Luther and a letter about boys and girls in golden streets with ponies.
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Heaven
Hell
Luther
Whale tale links Nile to True Love harpoon date
Captain Spicer of the New London whaling bark Nile reports a two hundred barrel whale hit. A harpoon head marked True Love, dated 1861, suggests the whale carried the piece for about a decade. The Nile chased it in Cumberland Inlet while True Love was at Basin's Bay, indicating a traveling catch. The harpoon head weighs about four to five pounds.
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Spicer
New London
Nile
Cumberland Inlet
Brown Eyes and Town Typhoid Tale Collide
A quirky poem about brown eyes ends with a dramatic soft farewell. In the same issue a town newspaper recounts Aman peering through a window and ducking as the cover gives way, sparking typhoid fever rumors. The editor jokes about dramatic symptoms and a rival paper notes the pairing as very unpleasant.
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Aman
Reading-illiterate voter questions ballot eligibility
In a Michigan township a dirty man at the polls questions an Indy about the ballot. The poll worker explains the ballot is designed for both men and women to vote, but the man replies he cannot read. He questions why women vote if they cannot read.
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Michigan
Indy
Apprentice in Paris Refuses to name Prophets in Trial
A young man examined in Divinity by an Oxford ard declines to list major and minor prophets to avoid invidious distinctions. A French examiner in Paris similarly tries to compel a candidate by asking about Louis XIV, but the subject refuses to discuss any individual in a broad topic.
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Oxford
Paris
Louis XIV
Terre Haute Girl Hears Music Box Fail On Christmas Eve
A young Indiana girl in Terre Haute on Christmas Eve tries to restart a music box that has stopped. An observer nearby jokes I wish I was a music box I’d go for you, highlighting a lighthearted moment in a holiday store scene.
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Indy
Terre Haute
Ind
Sahil
Pil Fix You For This Eld A Man
A near sighted man on a Woodward avenue car was bowed to by a lady opposite. She smiled, whispered Oh Pil fix you for this, elder man, and he realized she was his wife.
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Woodward Avenue
Woman’s threat letter to Pittsburg man ends in lashing reply
A young woman wrote to a Pittsburg man threatening to sue for 20000 if he refused marriage. She signed I remain Mary Smith. He replied that she might remain Mary Smith and be hanged for anything he cured.
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Pittsburg
Mary Smith
Duluth Woman Keeps House in Barn After Fire Hazard
A Duluth woman who placed a kerosene can on the stove while she traded with a peddler now stays in a barn lent for the occasion. Fire safety concerns and local neighbors describe the improvised housing setup as a precaution following the incident.
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Duluth
Milwaukee Man Surprises Wife With Sudden Kiss
A Milwaukee man hid in a doorway and sprang out to kiss his wife. She did not react with excitement as he expected, replying that people around here know her and not to be so bold.
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Milwaukee
Parrot Talk Provokes Mock German Accent Inquiry
A stuttering man questions a German about a parrot that speaks no color or tone, suggesting a feud or conflict. The exchange hints at language bias and possible cross cultural tension in a tense social moment.
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Tam
How Do You Flourish in Texas Lovelay Town
A quirky 20th century style exchange notes growth and propriety in Lovelay Texas. The piece contrasts old fashioned salutations with modern living as elders observe youngsters and writing masters. Old maids parade about the tellmate in a small Texan town.
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Texas
Lovelay
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