Our Neighbors and Sulpheer Springs Notes Turn Temperance and Travel
A patchwork of local items covers temperance praise and opposition, timber work for the asylum, and farming. Reports on Buck piano, jobber Slater clearing Judge Wetmore land, and road access mix with reflections on Prohibition, a fire on the hill, and a church talk by Rev. Boyle. Gale W. Burtch, James Grant from Jamestown, and others visit Sulphur Springs.
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Stoel
Buck
Messrs. Jonson & Friday
Knights of the Thresh
Iam
Slater
Judge Wetmore
Warren
Jamestown
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Florida
Thos. N. Boyle
Pittsburg
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
McConnell
Continuation of Temperance Meetings Reported by W C T U
The W C T U will extend Temperance work countywide with McConnell staying to October or longer. Mon night 1820 pledged to abstain, including 762 men 915 women 348 children. Rev Boyle urged support at the Baptist church and McConnell held Clarendon meetings with about 89 pledge signers and 28 new W C T U members.
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McConnell
Boyle
Clarendon
Questioning the town temperance pledge leader
A letter to the Ledger accuses a local saloon keeper of offering free drinks to anyone who signs the pledge and surrenders a red ribbon. The writer scorns the conduct as unequal and unamerican, urging neighbors to condemn such behavior and defend temperance efforts.
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Silon
Amercan
Warren
Campaign Humor From Aide Letters On Blaine And Cleveland
A compilation of satirical quips about James G Blaine and Grover Cleveland from multiple papers. The pieces mock political letters and campaign style while noting Republican delight and Democratic shifts. The excerpts illustrate newspaper tone and cross-paper commentary during the period.
Why does a wasp not hurt a window pane by sting
A child asks why a wasp cannot feel a window pane and why nerves feel. The mother explains the pane has no nerves. A second child asks why a father scratches out a sermon God guides. The scene is noted as vouched by Sully and by G J Romanes.
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Mr. Sully
G. J. Romanes
Prominent Men The Lead Near the North Pole
A long obituary sketch honors First Lieutenant James B. Lockwood of the Greely Expedition, noting he surpassed Commander Markham’s Arctic record by reaching 33 24 beyond the pole line. Born 1852 in Annapolis, he served at West Point and in the western territories, later joining the Proteus voyage and dying April 0, 1834 after starvation and a failed meat retrieval attempt at Bad Lake.
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Great Britain
Furthrest
Markham
Greely
James B. Lockwood
Annapolis
Henry H. Lockwood
Virginia
Lockwood
Georgetown
West Washington
Georgetown College
West Point
Twenty-third United States Infantry
West
Arizona
Colorado
Indian Territory
Proteus
America
Iuhs
St. Josus
Newfoundland
Grcely
North Pole
Prohibition Party Nominates St John for President at Pittsburg
The Prohibition National Convention in Pittsburg nominated St John of Kansas for president. Supporters argued to defeat the Republican party and press for immediate party control. Delegates described three lines: Kansas-Iowa vote effort, permanent southern-western organization, and immediate national takeovers. St John stated he agreed with the second element’s goals.
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Pittsburg
St. John
Kansas
Blaine
Phaumed Knight
Jas. G. Bilsine
Democratic Party
Daniel Swoger
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Republican Party
Union
Prohibition Party
Mr. Swager
Fst
Kansas-Iowa
South
West
Stewart
Russell
Dr. McDonald
James Black
Daniel
Col. Babcock
California
McDonald's
Watson
MeKersport
Bryce
W. Orr
Butler
North-west
Land Grabs and Cant from Blaine Critics
A letter argues Mr Blaine supported large land grants to railroads while in Congress since 1863 and accuses him of hypocrisy. It cites 296,000,000 acres given away to corporations through 1871 and claims Blaine would defend grants while claiming to favor settlers. The piece labels Blaine an ancient land-grabber and condemns his stance against vested rights.
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Blaise
Blaine
Congress
Railroads
Mr. Blaine
James G. Blaine
Dear Fisher
Josiah Caldwell
Nee Fork World
Pather and Daughter and Modern Slang
A quoted vignette contrasts a Vassar educated daughter and her father as he scolds slang usage. The piece rails at fashionable talk and prints a comical exchange about slang and social acceptability. It also references editorials from the New Fork Sun and Kansas City Times on press responses and a Salvation Army quip about heaven.
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Vassar
Cleveland Accepts Democratic Nomination for President
In a staged ceremony July 23 the notification committee met with Gen Vilas and the governor of New York, Grover Cleveland, to receive the Democratic National Convention’s nomination. Cleveland expressed grave responsibility and pledged faithful administration while awaiting formal acceptance and vowing to work with party colleagues in a noble cause.
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Chicago
Republices
United States
New York
Cleveland
Ventrenan
Democratic Party
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Eorth Warren
Srosp
Sulpheer
D.c
Gale W. Burtch
James Grant
D. &. Thompson
Geo. Binny
Tidioute
W. W. Lowell
Erie
J. K. Brittain
Greenville
David Beatty
Irvington
Henry Catlin
Amy G. Ward
Buffelo
N. Y
Sarah Sturgeon
Mulligan
Cincinnati
Wheeling
WL Va
Kisaira Gazette
Raleigh CV. CO
Eus
Case Reer
Europe
the Spectator
Lemperance Party
Pather
Kansas City Times
Major Booth
Salvation Army
GOV
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