Reply to Broadhead in Missouri Democratic letter debate
A long 1874 missive from Troy addresses Col. James O. Dropmeap and attacks the Dispatch facing Missouri Democrats. It argues party platform fidelity, catalogs past unionist officeholders, and defends Hutchins against Liberal Republican charges while praising Broadhead and urging unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
James O. Dropmeap
Thar
Democratic State Central Committee
Democratic State
Mel Lutchine
Democratic Central Committee
New York
Greeley
Aol
Sam
Dispatch
Missouri
Alwaye
Democratic Party
Thas Democrat
Zephyr
Gale
Knapps
Hydes
Republican
Hutchins
Knapp
Democratic Party of
Partizan
Stingon Ureuina
A Woman’s Lavan and the Power of a Sweet Laugh
An essay extols a woman’s laugh as a vivid, healing force that lifts spirits and inspires poetry. A Chicago reporter notes a party remark about a young lady with a small valet, while a risky tale hints at a flirtation gone wrong and a fatal consequence for the young man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Yang
Rosenesse
News from Louisiana and the end of hate crusade
A long regional letter discusses wartime fears fading as public sentiment shifts away from violence. It cites a town in Indiana where a speaker condemns escalating protests and laments poor prices for farm goods. The piece credits Western newspapers, including the St Louis Dispatch, for signaling a return to common sense and the decline of the crusade of eternal hate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianw
New Orleans
Louisiana
St. Louis Dispatch
Leisure and lazy habits ruin farms and crafts
A farmer laments lost time wasted on leisure reciting how cows breach fences ruin corn and a wheelwright and a merchant complain their inaction, urging farmers and mechanics to study, work early, repair, and save. A health column follows with practical daily habits for better living and long life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leleure
Lelaure
Cruelty Debate Over Flea Killing and Punishment
A discussion contrasts killing fleas by rolling between the thumb and foretager with harsh punishments. It argues for caution in applying capital punishment, yet cites the saying whose sheddeth man’s blood by man shall blood be shed as justification for deterrence. A Pennsylvania boy walks seventy eight miles home to avoid homesickness, greeted warmly by his father.
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Wilk
Mr. Bergh
San Francisco Call
Pennsylvania
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Frank P. Blair
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Fred Salmon
Samuel Hayes
Daniel Draper
A. J. Baker
Ira Divoll
Congress
A Emin O
James G. Bale
Bilas Wooton
Kentucky
Chas
I. Johnson
Home Guards
Eugene F. Weigel
Fred Salomon
Voris and Sherwood
Baltimore
Wernee Greeley
Irving
Gratz Brown
South
The
Union
Samuel T. Glover
O'Connor Party
Colst
Ganutt
McClellan
Shine
Tta
State Senate
Wmn. M. Grosvenor
W. WH. Stone
Toird
Richard 2. Bland
C. B. McAfee
T.T. Crittanena
Domingo
Stunnet Pike
Glover
R. 2. Bland
Charles A
Serge
John Ff. Phillipa
Sevanth
John M. Glover
A. Stawlings
Thomas Trolladay
George B. Clark
Home Guard
George Diegel
Register
Dick Colling
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D. Shannon
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