Readings of a weary land and a political clash
An elderly woman waits for comfort as a hymn and a child’s visit soften her day. The narrative segues into a Alabama election scene with Democratic triumph and Republican rebuttals, then a Philadelphia Republican speech praising Lincoln era achievements and condemning the Democratic party’s platform and 1860s actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory A. Storrs
Emory A Storrs
Horticultural Hall
Philadelphia
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
William D. Kelley
John C. Fremont
Great
Party of Freedom
Republican Party
General Grant
Doll
Hayes
Garfield
Democratic Party
Judge Kelley
Hancock
Gettysburg
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Grant
Mississippi
Gulf
White House
Grant and Conkling Shake Hands on Mentor Visit
In Warren the politicians Cameron Logan and Grant discussed visiting Garfield at Mentor. Grant prevailed to Coerce Conkling into joining the call. Garfield greeted Conkling warmly, boosting Garfield while souring Conkling’s ties with Grant and Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinsmoor & Cable
Attorneys At Law
Water Street
Scofield
Warren Pa
C. Dinsmoor
JAS. Cable
Junius R, Clark
Chas
H. Noyes
Clark & Noyes
Second Street
C. C. Thompson
Tidioute
Warren County
Central Block
Pennsylvania
N. H. Hill
Jamestown
N. Y
Warren
Cleveland
Ohio
Grant
Conkling
Logan
Cameron
Simon Cameron
Gen. Grant
Garfield
Mentor
New Yorker
Butler claims Pennsylvania backing Hancock in turbulent race
Gen Butler argues Pennsylvania will support Hancock, predicting a tumultuous contest that will startle observers and stir public nerves. The remark appears in the Norristown Herald.
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Gen. Butler
Pennsylvania
Hancock
Butler
Norristown Herald
Simmons Liver Regulator Promises Cure for Digestion and Dropsy
An 19th century testimonial touts Simmons Liver Regulator as a reliable remedy. The note cites certificates and a Rev J C Hormes from Clayton Alabama claiming long standing dyspepsia improved after two years of use. It also claims prevention of chills and fever.
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Prof
Guilmette
France
Prof. Guilmette
Buchanan
Sawyer
Toledo
George Vetter
J. P. Toledo
Squire N. C. Scott
Sylvania
Bright
Helen Jerome
H. B. Green
Grocer
Findlay
Hannibal
French Pad CO
Ohio
Wells & Noyes
Warren
Ayer
Ayrer
Simmons
J. H. Zeilin & CO
Philadelphia
J.C. Hormes
Clayton
Alabama
Grant Reveals Inner History of Hancock Order No. 40
In Galena on September 21 General Grant discusses Hancock’s actions in Louisiana and the origin of Order No. 40. He recalls 1864 events, Johnson’s pressures, and Sheridan’s Louisiana maneuvers, detailing graft attempts, reinstatements, and enforcement of Reconstruction laws. Mrs Garfield is briefly described in this historical interview context.
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Phil Sheridan
New Orleans
Monroe
Andrew Johnson
Sheridan
Johnson
Grant
Winfield Scott Hancock
Congress
Hancock
Crvcrnxatt
the Gazette
C. H. Fowler
D.D
Fowler
Galena
McClellan
Stanton
Army of the Potomac
South
Gen. Sheridan
Department of Louisiana
Louisiana
Texas
Reverdy Johnson
Gen
Washington
Democratic Party
Chicago
Mexico
Advocate
New York
M. E. Church
Pennsylvania libels case sparks rights debate
A Boston Herald quip notes an arrest in Pennsylvania for libeling a congressional candidate. The column contrasts rights in the state with a Hawkeye joke about name changes and a postal quip. Advertisements urge Guilmette kidney pads and Ayer hair products.
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Pennsylvania
Congress
Boston Herald
Connecticut
Ratz
Raties
Hawkeye
F. P
Prof. Guilmette
Ayer
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Warren Mail
Cowan & CO
WM. Faulkner
South Park and State
Erie
G. H. Leonhart
Carver House
Warren, PA
S.T. Allen
Swanson
O. F. Hoffman
F. M. Knapp
Perry D. Clark
J. M. Davies
Oppo Suspension Bridge
High St
Warren Hotel
D. M. Davis
High Street
Court House
G. B. Evans
B. Stewart
Hazeltine & Davis’ Drug Store
Hickory 5 St
Union School
Johnson, Lindsey & Parmlee
Office
Johnson’s Exchange
P. Johnson
W. M. Lindsey
Parmlee
Brown & Ball
Beatty Block
First National Bank
W. D. Brown
D. J. Ball
Ball
F. A. Cogswell
City Meat Market
Front Street
Parmlee & Henry’s
William Schnur
Morck’s Jewelry
Front St
Wilbur & Miles
Morck’s
W. Wilbur
M. Miles
Vo. J. Hodges
Messner & Trushel
Brown & Stone
H. E. Brown
R. Brown
C. W. Stone
J Dan Forth
Variety Hall
Warren High School
the Academic School of
Warren Co
United States
W.M. Lindsey
A. B. Miller
W. S. Richardson
Warren Savings Bank
Warren, Pas
Savings;Bank
Struthers
Iron Works
Struthers, Wells & CO
Rollers
Exchange
Cas
Old Exchange Block
Yours
WM. Borne
Boon Mead
M. Beecher
Cashier
U.S
L. F. Watson
A.J. Hazeltine
B. Nesmith
O. H. Hunter
A. J. Hazeltine
E. G. Wood
M. B. Dunham B. Nesmith
Jas, Clark, Jr
Albert Kirberger
Scovills EG
England
Ireland
Scotland
Europe
National Line
Liverpool
Ueenstown
Antwerp
Hamburg
Bremen
Avre
Paris
Gothenburg
Christinia
Copenhagen
Scovill
Norisk
H. Hallett & Co
Portland
G. Offerlee & Son
Holbrook & Ludlow
Keystone
J. H. Mitchell & Co
A Over Warren Savings Bank
Warren, A
Hartford
S. H. Briggs
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
MOTTS
Frogers
Dnton
John F. Henry
Curran & CO
College Place
Jacinth
Sapphire Stone
Margaret J. Preston
Hamcock
Tilden
Irvineton
George Hinton
E. M. Pierce
FFICE
Ruhlman
Citizens Savings Bank
Warren, Fa
M. Waters
Robert Dennison
F. Henry
H. A. Jamieson
W. Davis
J. H. Clark
A. Hertzel
George N. Parmlee
G. W. Scofield
S. Foster & CO
Cincinnati
Twombly Knitting Machine Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Grant and Conkling
Polk
Capitol Hill
Hiram
Franklin Square
Hiram Jess
Stump
Gath
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