Washington Letter on Ex-Congressmen and Career Dilemmas
The piece examines how defeated lawmakers face a tough return to private practice. It describes legal careers stalling, fundraising burdens, and the lure of posts in Washington. It follows a representative who struggles with waning influence, shifts to finance study, and eventual disillusion after March.
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Oscar Wilde and stage hopes amid an American offer
A Peck’s Sun item notes Oscar Wilde may take the stage as Romeo, possibly once in England and now in America for a $500 a night offer. The public perception of Wilde is described as well formed after a long evaluation by Americans.
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Unexplored Australia Still Holds Prizes for Travelers
A travel feature notes vast untrodden areas in Australia, especially South West, with enormous potential for explorers. It mentions challenging terrain, rivers, deserts, and isolated tribes in Queensland, describing uncharted regions as rich in resources and mystery for venturesome readers.
The Ticonderoga Ghost and a Furious Conference
In Hartford Troy Times recounts a late Dean Stanley visit where he joined Williams for an evening talks about the French and Indian War. The discussion veered to Ticonderoga and the English era as part of the historical recollection.
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Broadway Lounger Portraits and the Yankee Teacher
A Chicago Tribune excerpt notes a Broadway print seller offering two portraits, one British and one American. The narrator favors the American image of a Yankee teacher wife with Beecher features, while dismissing the British plate. The exchange touches on fame, commerce, and the drive of literary life to press on.
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Uncle Daniel and the Wheat Measure Dilemma
Daniel Drew, early in his Wall Street days, visited friends and faced a wheat dispute between two farmers over measurement. One proposed a half bushel sweep and a straight edge, the other argued with a circular edge. Drew declined to settle the point, considering the buyer’s character and situation before deciding.
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Unclear fragmentary item from Hartford Courant
Fragmentary OCR text referencing Daniel Hogh from West Hanover and a Newfoundland dog chasing milk with scattered, unreadable phrases. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the readable portions.
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O'Connell and the save- Holders
A historical glimpse recalls Daniel O'Connell’s clash with American figures Perry and Stevenson in England. It notes O'Connell’s anti slavery stance, his reluctance to duel, and his proposed aid to Irish causes by collecting freed slave claims and aiding emigrants along the Mexican border.
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Silent Man in American Drama and Public Life
A Tar Heel statesman muses on marriage and politics, praising a new silent American hero as a central figure for a distinct Western drama. The author recalls Davy Crocket and Joe Jefferson, contrasts quiet action with verbose rhetoric, and extols frontier virtue in a changing nation.
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The Pleasure of Forgetfulness
A fragment from Pittsburg Sunday Traveler on memory and literature. It muses that pleasure in forgetting can be bright, noting memory’s double edge and the charm of letting some reading fade away. A London dinner is mentioned with foreign guests and a toast to honor them by the lord mayor.
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