Samuel J. Tilden Interview With Col Conkling Endorses His Character
Chicago Times reports Col. Conkling, a long time ally, defends Samuel J. Tilden against slanders, praising his integrity and party service. He asserts slander by opponents backfires and predicts Tilden’s November win by at least 40,000 votes amid Canal Ring tension and Liberal Republican rifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times
Tilden
West
Conkling
Samuel J. Tilden
New York
Ilia
Hlacnemics
Air
Layer
Hayes
Mayea
Jess Iife
Samuel J. ‘Tilden
Reuben E. Fenton
Fenton
Morgan
Weed
Saratoga
Senor Conkling
Cornel
E. BE. Morgan
Fern
Calomel Remedies for Cholera and Hog Cholera
A farmer letter notes giving calomel to a frog and to Megs in apple form when ill. It claims calomel helps cholera cases, questions constipation in hog cholera, and asks why cures are not universal, urging readers to consider these observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jidliana Farmer
Unclear hotel office exchange about Europe trip
A fragmentary scene in a hotel office shows M. Quad arguing about a voyage to Europe. A man questions another about ever traveling there, receiving a reluctant reply. The conversation includes muddled remarks and dismissive humor from bystanders, with a tense, surreal tone.
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Saya M. Quad
Europe
Reeply
Taithing Crime Warned As A Wicked Practice
In a cautions note the author denounces taithing as a mean practice. The text warns that those who engage in it become more fond of it as they succeed. The piece emphasizes moral concerns and cautions readers about pursuing such acts.
Partington Quips On Country and Air
Mrs Partington muses that country riches come from virulen air and substance while a fair ends with a fat hog wallowing in a tub, despite the crowd and parasols from the village.
Tunnel under the Thames for 8000 workers
A nine foot diameter iron tube tunnel under the Thames would serve about 8000 laborers who cross the river daily. It would be gas lit, well ventilated, and for pedestrian use only to avoid fog-bound boat delays. A stray text notes a New York schoolteacher losing her job after marriage.
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Thames
Obituary Satire and Newspaper Malapropisms
A fragmentary sit-down on obituary writing and early 20th century editorial gaffes. It notes how satire harms the living least and cites examples from San Francisco and New Orleans Bulleting. The piece mocks misprints and malapropisms, including garbled phrases about a deceased gentleman and a rival’s quip.
Unknown 19th Century Distress at Wagons Furquet
An An Wlenola girl failed to secure a certilente. a teacher tecatine could not explain to the committee why the hind wheels of a wagon were so furquet.
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Tecatine
Robeson era exposed in Navy graft and mischarges
The account details the rise of Secretary Robeson, Cattell and allied contractors, and payments to London and New York houses. It notes vast naval spending since Robeson’s appointment, with critics claiming the navy’s value is undermined and impeachment proceedings discussed by the Judiciary Committee.
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Reotheven
Motheson
Navy
Robeson
G. Cattell
Cattell
Cattelle
Roberon
Wells
Secor
Secors
Robown
House of
Jay Cook & Co
London
Cooke and Catielle
London House
New York
Dralte
Porte, Ag
Naval
Navy Department
Porter
House
Judiciary Committee
Abey’s Memoir of Parents and Wild Childhood
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a boy’s defiant childhood with abusive discipline, a failed club, and fantasies of rebellion. He jumbles episodes about hanging a kitten, a father’s harshness, cherry trees, and imagined adventures in a rough moral world. The piece sketches a chaotic household and a longing for freedom.
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Abey
Cara
Tie
Ben Smith
Georges Washington
Tor
Werden
Sealeland
Tom
Hasan
Jevery
Editor’s excuse for halting paper publication noted
An editor’s excuse for discontinuing publication states that others stopped the paper and he thought he would. The fragment includes aphorisms about trust, sorrow, sincerity, and truth, plus a label about Darwin and the monkey.
Parker Seminary Praise for Prof Blanton’s Discipline
Certificater cuatro children under Proe in charge at Parker Seminary commends Prof Blanton as an excellent teacher and disciplinarian. W.J. Wilkie, President of the Board of Trustees, notes rapid pupil progress, solid examinations, and orderly instruction, naming several colleagues and affiliates across Missouri and nearby towns.
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Mystee
Ellen Woolfolk
Nek
Huildikg
Heck Graimmur
Pete Fireck
Cicero
Virgil
Enid
Gardian
Hha
J.P. Blanton
Troy
Mus
Isnton
Farker Seminary
Blanton
FE. N. Wonpels
Manton
Parker Seminary
Eure
W.J. ¥. Wilkie
Board of Trustees
Hammlen Sidney College
Vaoy Lee
Holladay
Linaden College
D. C. Wathuin
Waitesan Seminary
Astley
Missouri
Lucy
Mexico
Roe
Smith
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Col. Conkling
Drother
Bemate
New Orleans Bulletin
Wick
Hee
Yue
Parente
C. M.lane
da. C. MU Lane
Dn. C. Mt Lane
M'Lane
MY Lang
Mr Lane
Frenne Bros
D. C.mclane
United States
Fleming Haus
Piltabury
BL Tey
Onarann
LT Tekh
Daniel F. Beatty
Wallington
New Jersey
Laclede Liotel
Troy, MO
Frank Wolf
Muir
J. P. Blanton
F. M. Harlan
J. W. W. Perkins
D. T. Waily
Trusteca
I Vomim
Laclede
W. Wallace Birkhead
W. Tt. Thornhill
Dirkhead
Thornhill
Auburn
Auburn Aml
Eldowhure
Hoop
Alrade
Anil Weil
Nary F. Hudson
U. W. Parker, Trev
Troy Herald
Stinson & Co
Portland
Maine
Atta
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