Inflation and whisky both rise in a barroom fable
In a Tremont House scene Senator Kelly debates inflation with a barkeep who crafts an “inconvertible cocktail.” The tale uses a whisky versus water analogy to lampoon monetary policy and ends with a vow to return to a whisky basis. The piece shifts to church theater debate and then to Plevna news and a Wall Street thief tale.
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Tears as a marker of reason in madness
In the British Medical Journal excerpt, the author notes that insanity is marked by an absence of tears. Tears accompany sane distress but are absent in most forms of madness, suggesting tears relieve pent up feelings and that the ability to weep is a privilege of reason.
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Southern Papers Denounce Pardons Amid Polarized Reflections
The Southern Democratic papers condemn the President for pardoning Joyce while the National Republican defends the move, arguing pardoning a Republican for revenue fraud is sentimentality and pardoning a Kluxer for killing a Black man is patriotism from a Southern viewpoint.
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Divorce Petition Sparks Libel Suits in St Louis
A man filed for divorce in a St Louis court on scandalous grounds. Newspapers published the petition the next day and again later as sensational news. The wife had earlier obtained a divorce, and she sued Dispatch and Globe Democrat for 8000 damages, claiming the later publications exceeded press privilege.
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Simple cotton test for wine purity
A basic method asks to drop a cotton ball into the wine, rinse it after, and observe color. If pure wine, the cotton returns white. if impure, the cotton retains a reddish hue.
Walcott Church Rules Communion Wine Use
The Congregational Church of Walcott decided that wine will be used at the communion table moving forward. The decision formalizes the practice for future services.
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A Good Deed Is Rewarded Beyond the Grave
A proverb-like reflection states that virtuous acts earn recompense after death. It likens deeds to water returning to a tree’s roots and reappearing above as bloom, suggesting moral cause and effect across realms.
Trial of Robert Smalls Reveals South Carolina Justice
Robert Smalls, South Carolina congressman and famed steamer Planter hero, faced a disputed trial influenced by intimidation and alleged treachery within the state's so called peace and home rule regime. The case centers on bribery claims and a contested verdict amid claims of judicial missteps and political retaliation.
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Record Wheat and Corn Crops for 1877
United States wheat crop reaches about 360 million bushels in 1877, surpassing all prior years by 50 million. Corn yield estimates at 1.3 billion bushels with oats and potatoes also large. About 110 million bushels of the wheat could be exported. Figures sourced from the Department of Agriculture.
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Webster's Crowded Senate Speech and Calhoun Moment
Starvey recounts Daniel Webster delivering a March speech in the Senate filled with emotion as he notes two reserved seats for Mrs Webster and Harvey from Boston. Calhoun, gravely ill, longs to hear it and, though bedridden, rises briefly to witness the oration before dying, prompting Webster to acknowledge him with a bow.
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