Golden Wedding Recalls Fifty Years On A Pennsylvania Farm
From Wasminerox March 22 1884 a Regular Correspondent reports Democratic tariff debate in Congress with Randall and Lincoln figures discussed. A golden wedding tale recounts Ezra Stoward and Emmeline Vermilia’s fifty years of farm life near Chenango County and Columbus Pennsylvania with family gathering and gifts.
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Ezra Stoward
Emmeline Vermilia
Chenango County
N. Y
Columbus
Grandpa
Grandma
G. Shannon
Irvington
Board House
Death of Rice Morrison at Corydon in 1884
Obituary notes Rice Morrison born December 11, 1798 in Lycoming County Pennsylvania. He moved with family to Warren then Corydon, married Dolly Richards in 1822, had six children of whom three survived. An M E church member since 1837, lifelong Democrat, Ledger subscriber, honored as a kind neighbor and father. Also commentary on Star-route cases and New York sheriff overcharges.
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Corydon
Rice Morrison
Lycoming County
Warren
Dolly Richards
M. E. Church
J. Gilmore
Ann Leonard
Kinwan
Henry Morrison
Rice
Democratic Party
Ledger
Ad Nauston
John Doe
Richard Roe
Philadelphia Record
Noted Men of the Times on El Mahdi Portrait and Campaign
The article profiles El Mahdi as a prophetic military leader whose rise echoes historic religious founders. It describes his portrait from Cairo, rumored origins, and ascent through Arab tribes, leading to clashes with Egyptian forces and an English army near Khartoum. It also notes a Chicago Inter-Ocean view of John A Logan and Mrs. Logan, and praises Shedd's Excelsior Cough Syrup.
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el Mahdi
Cairo
Mohammed Acmed
Ifakir
Abu
White Nile
Confucius
Guatama
Mohammed
Khartoum
Baker Pasha
Osman Digma
WasuixeTox
Chicago
None Know the Weight of Another's Burden Proverb Reflected
The essay argues the burden of others is often unseen yet real, noting poverty and misfortune heighten strain. It contrasts private struggle with public perception, suggesting some burdens are obvious to neighbors while inner thoughts remain hidden. It ends praising acts that ease others' loads, signed F.C. H. Laure, Williamsport, March 20, 1884.
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Bhrovert
F.C. H. Laure
Williamsport
Ungrateful Son Ties to Bank Safe Key Theft Tale
Ezra Cooper, Erie County landowner and banker, suspects his son Fred obtained a duplicate safe key from a gunsmith. The key fit the bank’s private vault, prompting a robbery scare. Fred, once jailed for a fatal incident, reportedly vanished after marrying again to a Crawford County heiress and traveling to Jamestown, New York, then Canada.
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Warentrorp
Ezra Cooper
Erie Counnty
Fred Cooper
Crawford County
Jamestown
N. Y
Canada
Pomona Grange Stresses Oleomargarine Market Shift 1884
A Pomona Grange resolution from Youngsville on March 13, 1884 denounces oleomargarine fraud in New York dairy markets and urges Patrons of Husbandry in Warren County to seek markets outside the city until dairy protections are enacted. The balance of the text compares fortunes of U.S. presidents and quotes Bill Arp on poverty versus wealth.
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Pomona
Youngsville
New York
Warren County
Pomona Grange
F. H. Olmstead
N. P. Morrisey
Temperance speech urges anti liquor laws and reform in Brooklyn
Judge Davis voices strong support for prohibition and high license reforms, arguing alcohol fuels crime and misery. He denounces liquor sellers, calls for reduced saloons to raise moral standards, and predicts a broader push to end intoxicating drink. The appeal links temperance to broader moral and political change.
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Ladies of Temperance Organization
Lepore
Davis
Brooklyn
Lepost
Justice Davis
Mr. Beecher
Liaman
Ang
Ohio
Kansas
Iowa
Maine
Hell
Applenes
Sing Sing
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Republican Politic
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Ezra Dodge
Susan Dodge
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