Mulberry Sellers plots and schemes in a restless time
In a late 19th century scene Col Mulberry Sellers inspires a web of plans as he presses to revive his fortunes. Polly and Hawkins discuss his larger-than-life schemes, the wounded pride behind his acts, and the push to harvest gains from imagined profits while caring for the wounded and old. The tale blends social satire with a frontier mood as old acquaintances drift through a volatile era.
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Mulberry Sellers
Mulberry
Sion Luthers
Kossmere
Willian Iha
Sellers
House of Loris
KS. Sellers
Hawkins
Far West
Col. Sellers
Lim
Tim
Treckon
Dan'l
Jinny
Polly
Washington
Satan
Jieves
Nigara Falls
Grant
Sierman
Sheridan
Johnson
Hongstreet
Lee
Dean
Stratford on-Avon
Gen. Grant
Mulerry
Russia
Siberia
Col Rossmore Title Sparks Patent Scheme and Family Drama
The tale follows Hawkins and Col. Mulberry Sellers as a toy puzzle patent idea leads to a clash over inheritance. A crafty auction of rights, telegrams, and a grand Earl title ignite a tangle with Lady Gwendolen and Rossmore Towers as the usurper fights for legitimacy.
Speakers of Congress Born in a Small Set of States
A Washington gossip claims every Speaker from the 1st through 61st Congress was born in just 13 states, with seven outside the South contributing. Pennsylvania leads with multiple speakers, while Virginia and Kentucky show notable representation from the Southern bloc. The piece notes rare cases of speakers born in one state but serving from another.
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Washington
Baltimore Sur
South
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Maine
Robert C. Winthrop
Nathaniel P. Banks
J. Warren Keifer
T. Brackett Reed
Clay and
Polk
Sedgwick
John W. Davis
Congress
Indiana
Galusha A. Grow
Fonts
Colfax
New Yorker
Claine
Kerr
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
North Carolia
South Carolna
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Florida
Maryland
West Virginia
Popular Branch
Tooters Luck Changes In A Four Hand Poker Session
In a lively January meeting of a poker club on Thompson Street, Professor Brick, Elder Jubilee Anderson, Mr. Cyanide Whiffles, Gus Johnson, and the Rev. Thankful Smith endure a night of six plus cards and jokers. Tooters Williams arrives in summer attire and mysteriously bets, while the Reverend drifts in and out of nap while the professor lands a nine jack pots. The hand continues with loud slang and comic mischief as Mr. Williams deceitfully hides chips in his boots and leaves with a rising bet.
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Thompson Street
Jubilee Anderson
Thankful Smith
Brick
Tooter Williams
Gus Johnson
Johnson
Professor Brick
Cyanide Whiffles
Whiffles
Whiffies
Mr. Johnson
Whittles
Mr. Williams
Coney Island
Williams
Cole
Koff
Brck
Angiles
Prof. Brick
Eldah
Mr. Smith
Mr Johnson
Verzah
Jess
Brer
Nozab
Steen Dollahs
Yezzah
Lincoln's Mighty Pen Exposes Congo Slave Trade
Arthur O is a writer recalling Lincoln's emancipation anniversary and recounting the capture of two slave ships off the Congo in 1860. The account describes the brutal hold conditions, deaths, and treatments aboard slave vessels, with testimonies from Boatswain H. P. Grace about the enslaved people and the inhuman practices of captains and crews.
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Richard Coeur de Lion
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Congo
Africa
San Jacinto
Union
H. P. Grace
Neil
Cuba
Arthur O
Tower of Torre Nuova in Aragon Faces Demolition Threat
A committee reports fears that the Torre Nuova in Plaza San Filipe, Zaragoza, built in the 15th century with mixed Moorish and Byzantine features, will be pulled down due to subsidence from heavy rains. The leaning brick tower, 00 feet high and 45 in diameter, shows signs of dangerous foundation damage and past repairs.
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I Taniet
Torre Nuova
Plaza San Filipe
Aragon
Ebro
Fritz the hammer man of Krupp gun works
The Krupp steam hammer earned its name after Emperor William’s 1877 visit. The machinist Fritz handled the giant hammer with precision, dropping it near a diamond watch without damage. The Emperor rewarded Fritz with the watch and Krupp added 1000 marks.
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St. Louis Republic
Krupp
Essen
Germany
Fritz
William
Into a Crater's Depths by a Tourist at Kilauea
C Webster, an American newspaper correspondent, descended into Kilauea crater with a native guide and collected lava specimens. He narrowly avoided falls twice due to sulphuric gas, saved by the guide who also suffered bruises. The volcano is rising toward its March level, with an overflow expected in seven or eight months if the lake continues to rise.
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C. Webster
Kilauea
Why Grammar is Useless
A teacher who asked a girl to purchase a grammar received a note from the girl’s mother. She objects to grammar class and prefers Mattie study German drawing vocal music and piano, claiming grammar taught by two grammars did her no good.
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Mattie
Domestic Troubles From Errand Runny Times
A household report recounts disruptions after a long country visit. The kitchen drain is blocked, the chamber pot overflows, burglars visited overnight, and concerns about taxes persist as minor domestic chaos unfolds.
Regretted Her Scheme and the Poetic Parlor Plot
The story follows a millionaire’s daughter who schemes to wed a suitor by posing as a poor artist. He pretends to be penniless to win her, then elopes with another heiress’s son who ignores the romance. The romantic inspired plan ends with the couple separated as reality intrudes.
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Millionnaire
London
State Poll and Tax Reports Show Major Increases and Local Variations
William M. Olin outlines the Commonwealth's annual poll, property, and tax statistics. Increases dominate real estate, personal estate, and dwellings across numerous cities and towns, with varied rates and notable extremes in Shutesbury and Gosnold.
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William M. Olin
The
Commonwealth
Shutesbury
Franklin
Gosnold
Dukes
Ee Land
Sporennds Sns
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