Blunder machine and reform talk in a mixed bag of news
The New York Tribune derides Congress as a blunder machine while reports note a Chicago man divorced a year ago and unaware of his status. A revival in Connecticut contrasts with Barnum’s silence. Delano donates 10000 to Kenyon College for a preparatory hall. Illinois boasts no Governor from 1809 born in state, still claims debt freedom. Tales of orators, pew costs, Tilton, and Campbells color national gossip as Grant prepares for inauguration. famine in Russia worsens. a dramatic Texas shooting ends with Rice dead and Curtis dying.
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Amendment Aims to Bar Ginger Snap Trade Forever
The Providence Journal reports a temperance speaker in nearby town condemning ginger snaps as inciting drinking. He argues the treats tempt men toward alcohol and urges a constitutional ban on their manufacture sale or giving away.
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Baltimore Negroes Demand Private Tuition In Public Schools
The article reports Black parents in Baltimore asserting school neglect and calling for colored teachers in at least one negro school. Several candidates passed a competitive exam, but the request was denied by the Board of Education. The piece also notes a medical case from New Haven and a disturbing piece on coerced wives bought in San Francisco.
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Women gain voting rights and offices in Vermont
A broad summary notes women in Vermont can vote at school meetings and hold school offices including town clerks. The report cites related political topics from Michigan, Ohio education, and the War Department helmet order, followed by varied 19th century economic and international items.
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Mock turtle soup bill of fare at Gen McMackle hotel
A Mississippi visitor died recently at Gen McMackle’s hotel heard a loud dining room proclamation of the bill of fare mock turtle soup lamb and ham jelly and jam The General said he announced it viva voce to spare reading for lawmakers in the state capital A Washington Star note mentions a forthcoming break for the District of Columbia Marshal under Garfield with three patriots seeking the post and a possible renomination for Douglass who may be sent abroad.
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English Turkey Rivalry Recounts in Feasting Lore
English poulterers admit European turkey flesh lags behind the American and Mexican birds in softness and laciousness. Sir George Strickland introduced the bird to England and Edward VI granted a crest of a turkey cock. Archbishop Crammer urged restraint, yet the fowl gained favor among the great, supplanting the swan at table.
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Mercy and Darius in Vermont tale of toil and luck
Mercy bears hardship with grace in a Vermont tale of early marriage and neighborly plots against a contented wife. A daring rescue by Tom Orton from a runaway sleigh saves a woman and children, earning praise as a selfless act amid poverty.
Tom Orton Faces Runaway Sleigh Rescue at Dawn
In a crowded Broadway scene a wealthy crowd ignores poverty as a runaway sleigh tears through. Tom Orton spots danger, climbs a lamp post for a clear view, and spots a young woman with two children in the sleigh. He resolves to save them despite the peril.
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Springer’s Scheme for Minority Representation
The Buffalo Express notes Congressman Springer from Illinois backs a three in three scheme for assembly districts and three votes per candidate as a model for congressional elections after the tenth census. It questions the breadth of minority representation and suggests a majority-rule alternative could aid disfranchised Republicans in the South, predicting the bill’s likely shelving.
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Hot End of the Poker in Free Trade Fight
The piece notes Congressman Hurd makes little progress on his free trade measure as Democrats grow disinterested, treating tariffs as a dead issue for the next presidential cycle. It quotes Ruskin on servants and masters, praising worthy service and cautioning against indulgence.
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Sarah Bernhardt Stockings Ended on Christmas Eve
Oil City Derrick notes Sarah Bernhardt hung up her stockings on Christmas Eve and Santa Claus could only place a lightning rod inside, a witty wartime style remark reflecting a festive, ironic joke from the era.
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