Fragments Speak On Silver Certs And Local Woes
A reader notes interest in new silver certificate designs for their pictures and ponders how to obtain them. The Globe Light contract expired, leaving streets dark at night with no accidents reported. Mrs. Cannon of Utah becomes state senator, the first woman in Utah elected to such a post. Water quality prompts fears of typhoid from tainted wells. A court decision defines engagement rules as casual dating grows. Newspapers as city builders, the value of well patronized papers is praised. The piece mocks fashionable customs and laments street lighting costs and public expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ince
Douma
Improve the Town Emphasis on building joy and communal effort
The piece argues for urgent collective action to improve Troy through public and private efforts. It urges surveys, meetings, and united work to raise population, land value, and prosperity, claiming industry and taste create wealth and a brighter future. It calls for immediate mobilization toward a town boom.
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Troy
Bryan Eulogy Praises Humanity and Immortality
Hon Wm Jennings Bryan delivers a eulogy for Geo W Houk of Dayton Ohio. He reflects on hope for humanity and immortality, asking if divine power can resurrect the heart of a buried acorn and the soul of man, and whether spirit can suffer annihilation. The oration emphasizes faith in eternal life.
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Wm. Jennings Bryan
Geo. W. Houk
Dayton
Ohio
Fragmented verse tribute to a departed friend
An archaic line honors a friend, noting prodigality wastes not a rain drop or grass and the evening wind. It credits divine plans for immortality and gathers the spirit of the deceased, framed as a solemn memorial fragment.
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Zephyr
The Mystery of Editing in Moore's Rural New-Yorker 1807
A voice extols editors as the unseen force behind newspapers, comparing their work to a chef preparing a banquet. It lauds editors as the vital link condensing vast pages, shaping content, and guiding publication, while calling for their honor and comfort.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Moore's Rural New -Yorker
How to Kill Your Town in a Public Strike of Minds
An admonition urges residents to attack local merchants and farmers who profit from woods and trade. It warns against unity in improvement efforts, favors outside papers, and promotes sowing distrust to erode town prosperity. The piece presents provocative guidance to undermine local commerce and community cohesion.
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Bounds
Benz
Takis. Bounds
Jarvis
Eiditors and Publishers
Sis Communications
Ilinois
Coxey
St. Louis
Globe
Leat and Light Company
CaLw
T. DeWitt
Talmage
Yesra
Buainesa
Public Square
Stienhans
Liebler’s
Queensware
South Main Street
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