National and Local News Roundup From June’s Start
A wide sweep of items includes clergy meetings in New York and Newark, a Pottsville miner killed by a lamp explosion, Monmouth battle centennial prep in New Jersey, Beecher kin deaths in Elmira, and Premier social notes in Cleveland. Also reported are whiskey seizures at Cincinnati, a whaling ring in Cincinnati, and storms and frost damage affecting crops in Ohio and Indiana.
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Ca Wey
Joan Anon
Séadower
Pottsville
Thomas Rne
Rayl
New Tercey
Monmouth
Car Haning Esther
Henry Ward Beecher
Thomas
Plymouth Church
Reformed Episcopal Church
Newark
N. J
Chicago
New York
Black Hills
Merritt
Big Horn Mountains
Yellowstone
United States
J. Donald Cameron
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth B. Sherman
Charles T. Sherman
Cleveland
Ohio
Red Cloud
Velit
Far West
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Order of the Eastern Star
Whalen
Louisville
Rockport
Ind
Weigel
Iowa
Internal Revenue
Leavenworth
Kan
Ciscersati
National Temperance and Publication Society
William E. Dodge
Indiana
Haverly
Phenix City
Russian Minister to England travels to St Petersburg relief talks
London notes emphasize the move as improving chances for a congress of powers. Gen. Grant arrives in Paris for the Exhibition with plans to tour Europe and return home next year. Berlin reports Germany declines a US invitation as Emperor William survives a pistol attack while under escort. Constantinople signals Varna and Batoum stay. Shumia may surrender to Russia. News mentions John Bright’s wife’s sudden death.
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London
England
St. Petersburg
Congress of the Powers
Grant
Paris
Balkans
Tedleben
Berlin
United States
William of
Germany
Unter den Linden
John Bright
Constantinople
Todleben
Porte
Varna
Batoum
Shumia
Europe
Congress Debates Tariffs and Bankrupt Law Repeal
May 8 House discusses a tariff bill and interstate commerce regulation while confirming contested elections in South Carolina Mississippi and Oregon. Senate meets in secret to consider Mexican awards and bankrupt repeal, then passes related measures and a land restoration resolution.
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Werperspay
Sesare
Cockrell
House
Finance Committee
Morgan
United States
Mexico
Hower
Cox
New York
Mills
Stenger
Ligon
Smith
Georgia
Carlisle
Hatcher
Ballou
Jorgensen
Ryan
Williame
Oregon
Committee On Elections
South Carolina
Mississippi
Cain
Chahmers
Williams
Thams Bay
Senate
Silleran
Peter Cooper
Kelley
Pennsylvania
Harria
Famax
Dawes
McCreery
Hoar
Richard Hester
Virginia
Durham
Commitent of
Justice
Treasury
Democratic Caucus Holds Line on Florida Louisiana Inquiry
In a tense session the House failed to reach a quorum as Republicans boycotted a Potter investigation resolution on Florida and Louisiana frauds. The Democratic caucus reaffirmed support for Potter and planned to act before other business, sending pairs to end.
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House
Randall
Potter
Tursday
Christiancy
Senate
Internal Revenue
Edmunds
Maxey
Texas
Yeas
Mays
Davis
Illinois
United States
Iowa
Voorhees
Florida
Louisiana
Wilson
Wood
Washington
Teach Youth to Live by Fixed Principles of Right
The piece urges educators to train children and youths to follow firm moral standards. It warns against drifting with trends and chasing ease or wealth, and stresses that true happiness comes from steadfast right living. Historical and contemporary examples should inspire youths to stand for the right despite sacrifices.
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Flint
The Monster Balloon at Tuileries Paris
The Tuileries captive balloon project in Paris attracts attention with excavations for the rope winding roller and steam engines. A large wooden saloon houses canvas sewing, about 100 workers needed, ropes and netting weigh thousands of kilograms, with 300 horsepower steam power and varying displacement from 24 450 to 25 000 cubic meters.
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Tuileries
Paris
Tuileries Yard
Ths
London Nature
The World Looked Beautiful To Him Before Execution
A prisoner spoke to his counsel days before his execution noting a change in outlook. He had felt indifferent to death after a prior escape yet now finds life sweet. He describes birdsong, green leaves, and sunshine as never before, even through his cell window.
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Columbia
5. C
Return of Love to a Waiting Heart Poem Fragment
Fragmentary verse laments absence of a beloved. The speaker vows return to a fire lit by longing, describing sunless skies and sorrowful song. Sets a mood of loss and desire tied to a homeland island and cherished affection.
Small Bergatine Watch Praised for Ease and Silence
A brief note praises bergatine watches now out of fashion for bulk, noting a tiny example given to George III weighing 5 dwt 24 grs and a dime size. The author highlights repeaters as convenient for checking time without lighting a fire and enabling quick return to sleep after a quiet, thrumming time signal.
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George III
Love is Blind Poem by J. W. Hatrox in Columbia
The fragment presents a lyric about love’s paradoxes and the risk of longing. It references two hearts that beat as one yet suffer from unrequited passion, with Cupid imagery and a signature line tied to Columbia. The text hints at an author identified as J. W. Hatrox.
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Eedecep
Peabody
Mescham
Axwmt Minuxe
Elk Garden
Thomas Jackson
Andrew
Joseph
James Jackson
Guest
Alice Gatewood
Porter Brown
Many
Sebine Parish
Dr. Evans
Brown
Pulaski
Tenn
Insur Bible Society
Richmond
Tia
Cupid
CoLumaBia
J. W. Hatrox
Proper Eye Use and Reading Habits for Visual Health
Guidance on workstation setup to protect eyesight. Keep room cool with warm feet and ample indirect light. Maintain the object perpendicular to sight and at least fifteen inches from the eye. Avoid reading before breakfast by artificial light or while lying down. Take breaks after long continuous use or examining tiny objects. Avoid twilight work or post illness strain.
Demon's remorse and a boy led astray in grim verse
A poem narrates a demon blamed for a youth's fall into vice and crime, with motherly longing and warnings against temptation. An agricultural paper then mockingly advertises a dubious method to tell a good egg, suggesting absurdity in prior serious verse.
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Limburger
Adieu to a Love Light and a Brushmaker's Folly
A fragment of verse laments love passing and cherishing memories while a separate anecdote tells of Sammy Woopcock the brushmaker of Sheff field England whose worker John quits drinking to save money only to spend it when rain arrives, a humorous miscue linked to a tavern.
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Sammy Woopcock
Sheffield
England
Sammy
John
Maester
Luxatory
Moonlit grove and distant bells inspire quiet mood
A poetic scene describes a moonlit sky and silvery clusters, a whippoorwill song, a church bell, and a babbling brook. Tall trees sway while flowers sleep. The narrator listens, grows reflective as night drifts toward lateness.
Ice Manufacturing in Richmond Promises Novel Economy
An extensive ice factory is planned in Richmond Virginia using a new method claimed to be economical and capable of producing ice equal to natural ice. The article notes several invented processes but emphasizes cost efficiency and quality.
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Richmond
Three Richest Men in America Shake San Francisco
The saloon partnership Flood and O’Brien and their adviser Mr Fair hit a massive silver vein at Hale and Norcross Mine discovered to be worth £120,000,000. They amassed control, pushing stock prices to extremes as investors flooded in and many mines turned to bust. A partner MacKey joins, promising further moves while W S O’Brien’s death leaves a large estate.
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America
San Francisco
Exchange
California
Stock Exchange
Flood & O’brien
Fair
Hale and Norcross
Mr. Fair
Flood
O’brien
Virginia
Mackey
Duration of Life and Its Moral Causes
A moral reflection on life expectancy and health. It cites that average life spans vary by character and class, notes Friends in Britain averaged 56 in 1860, and contrasts growth and longevity with labor, temperance, and thrift. Anecdotes include Joseph J. Gurney and a satirical shop scene illustrating temptation and restraint.
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Joseph J. Gurney
Great Britain
Ireland
Macaulay
Dupin
France
The Uses of the Turkish Veil
A descriptive sketch of Turkish ladies wearing veils. It praises their skillful styling of two veils as crowns and turbans, noting varied effects from cloudlike to lily garlands. The piece calls the headgear severe yet pleasing with a sacred, virginal air, while hinting at the blend of innocence and intrigue.
Bucolic Marriage Notice From Spring Valley Times
A bucolic marriage notice lauds a young man from Spring Valley Pa as enterprising temperate and gentle. He loved O and slipped out one chilly night through a garden gate as villagers slept, now the victory is won and a wife is secured in a quiet town.
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Morpheus
Spring Valley
Texas Buffalo Hunting Described as Grim Sport
An account depicts buffalo hunting in Texas as cruel and unworthy sport. Hunters use telescopic rifles to slaughter herds, often on small tracts of land. After the killing, remaining animals gather around the fallen, drawn by the blood.
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Texas
Snuffing and Pawing Amid Hunt Report Ignore Gunshot
Vague wildlife description shows animals reacting to hunters with sniffing and pawing and paying no attention to gun reports as long as scent remains undetected. The fragment hints at tracking behavior and hunter tactics without clear events or outcomes.
Do Not Marry For Only Love A man must be more than love
The piece warns women against marrying solely for love. A husband should be honorable and decent toward others. love without virtue can lead to unhappiness. Marriage is a lifelong duty requiring a trustworthy guide, a friend, and a worthy partner.
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Perdition
Elder Foochow Carpenter Marries Girl of Fourteen for Dowry
A Foochow carpenter aged 88 finds love and buys a 14 year old bride for 250 dollars. To pass scrutiny the groom’s younger brother impersonates him with a false queue. The wedding proceeds but the girl soon tires of married life and wishes to return home.
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Celestial Empire
Treasury to Charge Transport Costs on Silver Dollar Exchanges
Applicants for large quantities of the new silver dollars in exchange for United States notes must pay transportation costs. The Treasury covers shipment charges on subsidiary coins but not on silver dollars.
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United States
Treasury Department
American Exhibit at Paris Shows Notable American Workmanship
The Fairbanks & Co. exhibit in Paris earns praise for its signs and ends with high marks for American craftsmanship and products. The World’s Fair display by Mason & Hamlin also earns top honors, reflecting strong competition at the exposition.
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Paris
Cable
Associated Press
Fairbanks & Co
New York
Perle
World's Mason & Hamlin
The Difference In Stone Throwing By Boys And Girls
The Leominster Courier-Journal notes a boy throws stones in a horizontal plane from the waistband, achieving great range and striking distant targets. A girl throws with an upright arm then downward, producing a short arc that lands nearby, outlining a marked difference in technique and reach.
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Leouinville Courier-Journal
Merit of Dr Pierce Medicines in Market Domination
The piece asserts natural selection governs commerce and credits Dr Pierce of Buffalo for superior medicines whose U S sales exceed a million dollars yearly and exports run to hundreds of thousands, claiming merit as the sole driver of triumph in the market. It frames competition as a law akin to survival of the fittest.
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R. ¥. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N.Y
United States
New York firm taps London tale for free ads
A New York company Geo P Rowell Co plans a bold publicity stunt using a London yarn about selling real guineas for a song. For about one hundred dollars they will place a ten line advertisement in thirty papers and redistribute it to a thousand weeklies, aiming for fame with a liberal show.
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New York
London
Geo. P. Rowell & Co
Newspee Ae
Ee Ae
American Ee Union
BEA & Foster
American
Spruce Street
Delicious Cookery and Graves Regulator Advertisements
An old advertisement promotes Doputy's Yeast Powder for bread and pastry, along with Dr Graves' Regulator and Heart Regulator for nerves and heart relief. It claims cures for nervousness, sleeplessness, and heart fatigue, offering a pamphlet by F Ingans N B with prices listed at 50 cents and one dollar for druggists.
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Doputy
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House of Bishops
Protestant Church of the United
New York City
House Committee On Public Lands
Representative Sapp
Ilinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebrasks
Kansan
Arkansas
Alabama
Colorado
Missouri River
Pacific Ocean
Vinnie Ream
Lieut. Hoxie
Pennsylvania Nationale
Philadelphia
Vermont
Montpelier
Stanley Matthews
Boston
Ben Butler
Massachusetts
Michigan
Party of
Maine
Lewiston
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Academy
John L. Worden
Clark H. Wells
J. R. Bruse
B. F. Isherwood
John Pope
Wager Swayne
A. Wheeler
John Hancock
Issac H. Reed
William H. Parker
Maryland Agricultural College
P. O. Hooper
Alexander Brown
South Carolias
M. Woodward
G. M. L Wright
Daniel S. Printup
Sardinian
Allan Line
Liverpool
Quebec
Londonderry
Young Men’s Christian Association
Seaboard
Foreign Intelligence
Congressional
Utah
Nebraska
Washington Territory
Nevada
Wright
Dandr Uciler
Reagan
Moxvat
Johnston
Co- Senin
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin County
Olla Podrida
PriTseuRes
Hell
Cape Gall
Lions
Aprev
Wis
Silver Kings
Nors
W. 8. O'Brien
Earth
William
Winorr
Fivzay & Co
New Orleans
Byata
Dareoists
Buffalo Butchery
Girla
Alexander Clarke, D. D
Amherst, N
Harris Cofflnl
Windsor
Gite
Janesern Medical Institute
Seer A. Sler, SR
M.D
Tobias
Park Place
Braves
Kensansesign
Ae Lamp
Diara Ae
Bur
Ck civ Devk
Si Perrer
Shianas Ae
Milwaukee
Gare
Thoustan
Excelsior Manufacturing CO
N. Main St
Oreball
Nemaha
Kansas
M. Ste
Harrishore
Cee
David Swing
Splendid Premiums
Address the Alliance CO
Clark Street
Chicago, MI
Evans & 90
Randolph Street
Chicaro
Vanionuennea
Newspaper Advertising Bureau
Spruce St
Sear
O Vickery
Augusta
Maing
Sneer Ak
Wick
Jay Bronson
Detro
Fee Simnall
Kormis
Chicea
Cortlandt Se. N.Y
J. Ti
Broadway Mens’ & Boys’ Clothing
Hou
Dederick & CO
Albany
Jonss
Binghamton
N. Y
Jackson
C. A. Dacxnow & Co
Mirs
Petersbect
Kadlen Broadway
PR Street
C.O.D
Springfield
Mass
Hoestars
Aia
Ndo
Northwest
W. Bond
State Board of Pauls
Mi Paul
Man
Dundas Dick & Coom
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