Paradox of the Presidency in a Gilded Age Reflections
A long, discursive column surveys past U.S. presidential nominees and ambitions, tracing how leaders like Garfield, Hayes, McKinley, and Sherman faced the lure of the White House. The piece muses on ambition, fate, and the odds of attaining power, weaving in political anecdotes and social commentary from a period newspaper voice.
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Datgell
Ike
White House
Webster
Scott
Seward
Chase
J Clay
Morton
Greeley
Blaine
Grant Hayes
Garfield
McKinley
Roppe
Sherman
Sret
Shetman
Onto Jegislature
Hayes
Tilden
Filden
Cricicel
Congress
Electoral Commission
de Hense
Princess de Poix Arrives in America Amid Drexel Links
The Mauretania brings Princess de Poix to New York, a widow with American ties, mother to three, and connected to the de Noailles and Mouchy families. Also aboard is Hon John Jacob Astor, linked to Anthony Drexel, and lordly kinship tracing to Hastings and Tempest lines.
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Mauretania
New Yor
Duchess de Pot
United States
Misa Mary Ray
New York
Empire City
Vicomts de Courval
Moreau
Marmiler
Choiseul
Madelene
de Mouchy
de Noailles
Prince de Poix
Alsa
Empresa
Princesa de Potr
Prince Duc de Poix
Wil
E Drain
Duc de Wouchy
Anthony Drexel
Meuretania
John Jacob Astley
Lord Hastings
Ton
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Edwant
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Evesham
Henry Tit
Baith Constable
Robert Constable
Melton Constable
Homse
George Astley
Hostipes
Astleys
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Sut
Field
Suffield
Lord Cromer
Revelstoke
Mel
Hngo Baring
Biz
America
Lady Tyetyn Y Baring
Sheftesburr
Kane Town Struggles With Bootleggers Amidstead
In Kane, reports indicate heavy trouble with bootleggers roiling the town. Despite the woes, residents remain determined to uphold their name and community spirit as authorities work to curb illegal activity.
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Coftey
Kane
Treasury lessons in emergencies and bond refunding lessons
An article recounts how the Treasury Department demonstrated its ability to meet emergencies by issuing and refunding government bonds in a strategic manner. It cites past actions under Secretary Windom and Secretary Cortelyou to illustrate how government securities can be used to stabilize banking and currency flows during financial stress. It emphasizes cautious manipulation of interest and denomination to prevent public panic and recalls earlier reforms aimed at resuming specie payments. The piece also briefly mentions unrelated cultural notes about Arabian honeymoon customs.
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Republic
Lta
Tweedieder
San Francisco
California
Gongrisa
of California
San Francico
Ely
Washington
Samuel
Th Laon
Thalves
Meoy Passeng
Southern Railway
Tunel
Robey
Rolyas
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Snowl
Macfarland
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Treasury Department
Hiotland
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Mmoner
Hayes
Secretary of the Treasury
Mr Windom
Mey
United States
Vandertip
Treasury
Treaeur
Yarlong Snat
Corteiyue
Cortelyou
Gamlog
The Growling Brigade and a World of Remedies
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution reflects on summer heat and winter longing, rhyming about weather’s grip and the year’s temperamental moods. It pivots to a u-shaped discourse on health cures, debating placebo remedies and the faith in minute drug doses with skeptical, era-tinged tone.
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Atlanta, Constitution
Senlte
Bezeft
Trea
Chemat m Pharma
Fragmented 19th century miscellany with stray crime notes
A jumble of local items includes a Reno courtroom vignette, a Columbus man’s sharp critique of a death sentence pause, a dog and a church edifice tale, and a police shoplifting arrest with thimbles and silverware. Also notes on a “boiling eggs without water” gimmick in Chicago hotels and a stray Pearl Harbor era like crime snippet.
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Himeelfeno
George Smith
Reno
Jeter
Columbus
Quah
Jim Seal
Coly
Wedekind Iines
le Masters
Pyramid Lake
Salles
Tdeg
Wessterwaria
Deep-Sea Fish Eyes Pop Out On Gulf Coast Catch
Report from Nashville Teenemeen describes how deep sea fish lose their eyes when brought to the surface due to pressure change. E Wyne of Mobile notes many fish arrive with eyes hanging as thousands are caught daily along the Gulf Coast.
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Nashville
The Old Country Doctor and His Quixotic Practice
A portrait of a pioneering country physician known for self taught knowledge and home brewed remedies. He bled patients with calomel and strong powders, treated fever with heroic measures, and relied on plants and personal skill over formal schooling. His era saw crude equipment yet notable success despite limited formal training.
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Sane Ams
Phreicen
Divease
Materia Medica
Dasca
The Good Loser and Hard Luck’s Mocking World
Fragmentary verse from a Denver Republican piece urging a stiff upper lip amid hard luck. Observed lines reference losing, wealth spent, and the challenge of facing life’s mockery with resilience. The readable text preserves themes of persistence and stoicism.
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The
Denver Republican
Mies
Keeep
Pointer Leads to Last Dog's Grave in Bucks County
In West Manayunk Bucks County John D Wilkinson hunted near rabbit holes. An 8 point deer behaved oddly around a hole which revealed the skeleton of a missing dog under a rock. A metal collar with Fetch indicated the dog died while following druggists orders.
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Bran
Togatcar
Bucks
John D Wilkinson
West Manayunk
Yeaterday
C&bbite
Mare
Humteman
Oregon Senator Fulton backs Taft for President at convention
In Washington from Oregon, Senator Charles Fulton declares support for William Howard Taft as the Republican nominee. He notes his colleague Bourne pushes Roosevelt for a second term, while Fulton will back Taft and hints at currency reform and tax on margin contracts to curb stock speculation. He also discusses Porto Rico governance and broader tariff and money policy comments from national figures.
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Wiliam Howard Taft
Charles Fulton
Oregon
Washington
Portland
Jonathan Bourne
Fulton
Taft
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West
Panama
United States
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