A Brief History of American Banking
A Washington correspondent recalls early American money, the first paper issues in Massachusetts, the Bank of North America, and the rise and fall of the First and Second Bank of the United States, including debates over a national currency, the Independent Treasury, and 1837–1840 financial turmoil. The piece also notes English banking shifts and a substantial survey of Ashantee customs, governance, and military paraphernalia.
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Washington
Chicago
America
Virginia
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Burgoyne
Ailver
Congress
Congres
Bank of North ‘America
Story
Middle States
Treasury
Bank of the
United States
State Banka
United States Bank
Eaghind
Althorp
Kingdon
Pavlina Ibag
Hintze
Apecia
Ion
Jackson
Negrosa
New York City
van Buren
Calab Cushing
Clay
Webster
Bayard
Quincy Adams
Fillmore
Dick Biddie
Wise
Silas Wright
Jilhoun
Buchanan
Benton
Bob Walker
Caleb Cushing
Babylon
Qaleb
Pahoy
Hia
Biddle
Pennsylvania Legislature Bank of the United States
Ueantie
Adéeta
New York
Chimera
Europe
Land
Tyler
Thoughtful Nighttime Mischief of Famous Men
A humorous musing imagines great historical figures in everyday bedlam and ordinary frictions. It playfully imagines Moses with a cold, Caesar with bedhead, Washington dressing, Napoleon chasing a pillow musketo, and Franklin shaving with a razor, revealing human foibles behind legendary deeds.
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Moses
Cyesar
Calphurnia
Slomon
George Washington
Martha
St Augustine
Joan of Arc
Napoleon
Martin Luther
Alexander the Great
Thomas Jefferson
Duke of Wellington
Daniel Webster
Govers
Benjamin Franklin
Jonathan Edwards
Noah
Beecher Tribute Recalls Beecher Sermon and Crowd At Plymouth
Correspondent reports Henry Ward Beecher’s Plymouth Church return drew a massive crowd with 3,000 Sunday attendees. Beecher illustrated the Prodigal Son tale, praising the prodigal’s relish of life while criticizing the stingy elder brother, delivered in a theatrical, practical sermon.
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Missouri
Henry Ward Beecher
United States
Plymouth Church
Broadway Theatre
Grant Opera House
Plymouth Academy
Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Thorn
Earth
Mr. Boucher
Hinself Ua
Thi Practizal
TASH CONVENTION RELIGION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEBATE
A sharp discussion at the Trish Convention in St. Louis on whether public schools should include religious instruction. Key figures include Mr. Kelly of Virginia and Father Phelan of St. Louis, with calls for Catholic schooling and a reform of the education resolution. The motion was amended and adopted by the gathering.
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St. Louis
Trish
Kelly
Virginia
Fle
Richmond
Board of Public Schools
Father Phelan
Keily
America
Jesus
Christ
Harley
Pennsylvania
Union of
Church and State
Dwyer
Graham
Mn ‘Hurley
Mr. Chance
Dulawara
Father Butler
Kansas
Phelan
Hye
H. W
A. M. Keily
Mr. Griffin
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Mr. Reif
Saginaw
Mich
Reif
Roy Dre Hoge Address at Evangelical Alliance excerpt
An extract from Roy Dre Hoge's address discusses Southern character, disputing common misconceptions about the region. It cites U.S. Census crime and poverty statistics comparing Northern and Southern states, notes church funding and population ratios, and includes anecdotes about individuals and a European editor's remarks on Ireland.
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Pine
Cape Coast
Communiste
Ashantee
Gomungsi
Upper Volta
Commassie
Roy. Dre Hoge
The
Evangelical Alliance
Tam
Mogs
United States
Potomac
Agia
U. S. Cenaua
Union
New England
Advertising Rates One Square and Transient Ads Notice
Advertising rates for one square inch and longer program ads are listed. Rates apply to transient notices and must accompany the classified card. Readers are advised to contact the business office for current charges and submission deadlines.
Agaves and Echoes of a Turbulent Era in Virginia
A jumble of antiquated notices and anecdotes recount local life in Lexington, Virginia with mentions of Misa Agnes Lee, a Californian wheat harvest, and quips about spelling. The text interleaves emigrant debates, railway expansion, and a Columbian burn controversy, noting 200 granges planned, postal carts circulating, and US finances amid reconstruction claims totaling six to seven million dollars.
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Advanor
Tarabury
Sai Tootoo
Koffee Caballi
Meusah
Ana Quagsiah
Ireland
Treland
Serius
Cara
Misa
Agnes Lee
Gua Be K. Lee
Lexington
Mitchell
California
Hell
Nasby
Nna Dickinson
Natara
Silian
Gress
Tha
Suicessfu
Childre
Ah Bun
Artayan
Paris
Columbian
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