Democratic meeting outlines county convention at Warren
A Democratic State Committee meeting in Harrisburg selects delegates for the Warren County Convention to be held at the Court House in Warren Borough. W. El Dawson is named representative delegate. Charles Jurmino is a Senatorial delegate. The notice details districts and the path to the county gathering on September next. The report also recalls Andrew Johnson’s death and legacy with remarks from the New York press.
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Democratic rise amid party clash and coal weight scandal
The piece outlines a rallying call for the Democratic party amid Radical Republican critique, arguing for unity to restore the Union’s justice and truth. It notes Kentucky’s election as a Democratic victory and reports Philadelphia coal dealers under investigation for consistent short weights, estimating substantial consumer losses.
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Pilltbury Post
Philadelphia
End of the Radical Republican Era
A Democratic reflection declares the Republican Party finished as a force in Congress and national politics. It credits Democratic adherence to sound government for gains and asserts the party’s faith in the people, contrasting Radical Republicans as a bygone force.
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Storms and the Crops in the Midwest and South
A collage of telegraph reports on storms across July in Indiana Kentucky Ohio and Nebraska. Crops damaged severely in many counties with rivers rising and fields flooded. trains delayed and rail lines washed out. wheat oats and corn prospects vary with some areas reporting near-record yields while others face heavy losses. Weather events stretch from Illinois to Ohio and Nebraska with multiple towns cited and specific river actions noted.
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Fire Blight on Apples and Quince in 1875 Outlook
The letter discusses fire blight affecting apple and quince trees, noting white tips on twigs, dark watery bark, and rapid decline. It urges immediate pruning of diseased branches and burning to stop spread, comparing to earlier quince losses in Minnesota. It also references a harsh 1875 rainy season and historic destruction in Europe and the U.S.
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Thurman speech on sitation schemes and currency duty
Senator Thurman spoke in Mansfield Ohio arguing a pivotal political campaign, citing Democratic state gains and the 1879 money question. He criticized radical misrule, warned about party decrees, and defended a gold and silver currency while opposing hard money convertibility.
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Platform debated inflation and currency in 19th century politics
A political discussion analyzes a party platform favoring greenbacks and opposed to monetary contraction. It questions whether the platform supports inflation or merely aligns currency with trade needs, criticizes centralization, and urges democratic vigilance to restore constitutional government and peace.
Balloonists Lost at Sea and Forest Whereabouts Uncertain
The article reflects on the fate of two balloon voyagers presumed lost after their craft failed to descend in a lake and likely landed in dense western forests. It discusses public longing for news, the possibility they survived, and the enduring public fascination with balloon explorations and the unknown.
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Beecher Salary and Plymouth Church Financing
The Sun reports Augustus Storis, Plymouth Church treasurer, paid H W Beecher thirty thousand dollars as the first installment of a one hundred thousand dollar salary. Trustees held two secret meetings in three weeks with dissension over how to raise the remaining seventy thousand. Beecher’s payment covered the pew rents from January sales, and the church plans to mortgage Bethel to cover the additional eighty thousand. A fund is being raised for Miss Bessie Turner. Also noted is a Missouri farm incident of a hostess who, in ten years, bossed the ranch by boxing the guest’s ears, and a New York note on Teodore Tilton’s new trial.
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A Wise Word to Colored Folk in Kentucky
A Louisville Courier message argues that Radicalism offers no real benefit to Black Kentuckians, urging independence from party reliance. It praises Democratic gains while warning of missteps, urging voters to back McCreary and Harlan to avoid political traps.
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Enterprising Atlanta Clothiers Price Debate Turns Odd
A customer visits an Atlanta clothing shop where a senior partner offers a coat at eighteen dollars. The client balks, is told the price can drop to fifteen, and, pressed further, the dealer leads him toward a dark corner of the store.
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