Persevering shoemaker enters college at William in triumph
Condit from Jersey, a married shoemaker with four children, studied after work for six years, learned Latin and Greek, joined the William College sophomores with tools in hand, supported by friends and funds, graduated age thirty two, and will enter New York theological seminary. The class honors him with silverware for his perseverance. A New Kind of Cotton and a Mexican Cure for Rheumatism noted ahead, plus a dramatic fire rescue and battlefield anecdote with Major Mansfield guiding flank.
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William College
Condit
Jersey
Ele
Theological Seminary
New York
Springfield
Rep
Black servant company under Captain Jo in Doniphan march
An anecdote from the Doniphan expedition recounts twelve black servants forming a company led by Jo’s servant who becomes captain. They boast of prowess but retreat behind wagons during battle after attempting parley and enduring cannon fire. The piece ends with a remark on ignorance and a note about superb agales from Lake Superior to New York.
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Mr. Kirkman
New York
Margaret Kirkman
Miss IX
Doniphan
el Passo
Chihuahua
Jo' Sservant
Sacramento
Berry
St. Louis
Lake Superior
New York City
Chicago
Henry Cray
Mr. Clay
N. J. Cour
In statu quo army tale and other frontier jests
A New York humor piece recounts a news man garbling the phrase in statu quo and chasing the wrong map, plus a New Haven railroad quip, a temperance anecdote, a homely tale of honest labor, and various smaller items on war, politics, and frontier life.
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State Street
Department of Mexico
Cicturnell
Mexico
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