Mount Vernon estate dilapidated after neglect and high costs
Horace Greeley toured Mount Vernon lamenting decay and costly repairs. He warned the estate’s fences, gardens, and buildings crumble, urging preservation funded by selling adjacent lands to invest in a proper keeper and restoration. He suggested veterans manage the grounds and proposed a price around 26 million dollars for the property.
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Four Republic
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Poem of a California poet before the State Agricultural Society
A letter from George J. Diner dated February 7 1656 in San Francisco expresses thanks for an invitation to deliver a poem at the Annual Meeting of the State Agricultural Society. He notes preparations, references California agriculture, and promises a piece likened to Niagara among cataracts and Oregon among mountains, with a hopeful, humorous tone and a challenge to rival Oregon.
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Napoleon’s heirs and a discarned wife shaping power
A fragment from a 19th century reader notes Napoleonic lineage and the shifting legacy of Napoleon the Great through Josephine Hortense and a Austrian princess, pondering power, dignity, and the adage that fate comes from God rather than man. Also a poemish local snippet recounts a subscriber in a hat story and a humorous chat about a girlfriend’s gift of a portrait, reflecting era anecdotes and social humor.
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New York Ovening Post
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Labor and Thought Unite for a Farmer’s Worth
The piece argues for respect across labor lines, condemning the division of labor and thought that values intellectual work over skilled trades. It laments parents steering children away from farming or mechanical work toward clerical or professional paths, urging society to honor all honest labor and preserve independence within a republic.
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Fortunes of a Pin and Early Banking Rise in Paris
An 18th century tale follows Lafiena as a poor boy who earns a clerks position by lifting a coin purse cover, impressing a Swiss banker. His prudence leads to rapid advancement, partnership, and eventually ownership of a great Paris bank, shaping national influence and public service.
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