Roosevelt on Mexican War battles and outcomes
Theodore Roosevelt outlines the Mexican War, detailing Taylor, Santa Anna, and Scott campaigns from Palo Alto to Mexico City. He contrasts leadership, troops, and tactics, notes the war’s controversial start, and praises American arms amid decisive victories and eventual peace under the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty. He previews a May 23 biographic sketch of Henry Clay.
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Clay
Polk
Mexico
Texas
Congress
Union
River Nueces
Cross Timbers
United States
Rio Grande
Santa Anna
Paredes
Europe
Royal House of Bourbon
England
Nueces
The
Taylor
West Point
Crimea
Scott
Lucan
Cardigan
Lord Raglan
Thornton
Matamoras
Fort Brown
Point Isabel
Ampudia
Arista
Saylor
Palo Alto
Resaca de la Palma
Monterey
Zachary Taylor
Washington
Winfield Scott
Vera Cruz
Kentucky
Arkansas
Buena Vista
Indiana
O’brien
Artil
Lery
Mississippi
Brage
Cerro Gordo
Americn
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
New York and
Illinois Volunteers
Contreras
Cherubusco
Talcorn
Monro del Rey
Chualtepec
City of
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Twiges
Worth
Wool
May
Henry Clay
Whig Party
George Makepeace Towle
Ep. Giont
Cotton pickers in India by Carter Harrison letter
The author describes thousands of cotton pickers in India, especially women in scarlet skirts and scarves, with minimal dress while working. Men and boys are nearly nude with small cloths, and children greet passing carts. The narrator remarks on acclimation to nude scenes and the social dynamics observed during travels.
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Chihuahua
Bent
Santa Fe
Taylor
Scott
California
New Mexico
Kearney
Missouri
Carter Harrison
Europe
America
Thomson
A Polite Senator and the Illusion of Help
A literary lady asks a senator for a place in the Congressional Library. The senator deflects, promising to notify if a vacancy arises. The tale unfolds with wry humor about honesty, expectations, and the slow pace of patronage.
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Congressional
David
Exper
Oh Mr Cahokia Sworn Off In Theosophy Banter
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a Boston debutante asks Cahokia if he has explored theosophy while a St Louis man protests he swore off last New Year's Day citing a vow to avoid such mystic ideas.
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Chicago Tribune
John Rogers
St. Louis
Disastrous Effect Described in Bedtime Scene
A New York Sun dialogue shows a physician questioning Mr Smith about a sedative powder used on his wife. The husband describes the night as disastrously sleeping through the baby’s cries from night until morning, with the infant’s wailing going unanswered.
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New York Sun
Mr. Smith
Can't Have Rhody for a Farm
A Manitoba man asked the Rhode Island secretary of state about obtaining a large farm cheaply. The query seemed absurd since he lives near Minnesota and the Dakotas where vast prairie lands are readily available to settlers.
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Rhody
Providence
Secretary of State
Manitoba
Rhode Island
Minnesota
Dakota
May Poles Judge Insight on Landlord Deals
The text contrasts honest tenants with rogues, noting that even well to do renters may struggle to eat while a quiet, modest man moving at night risks eviction. It hints at deception among landlords and tenants in a crowded street scene.
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Saly
Oy Lane
Labor Notes on Global Strikes and Local Labor Demands
Labor notes report strikes in France Belgium England and Wales with coal and mine action. Montreal building trades press for 20 percent wage rise. London radical reformers grow active. eight hour bill debated. Plymouth carpenters adopt May 14 work limit. New Haven breweries sign contracts with workers. Cardiff telegraph staff seek reclassification and Sunday pay. loomers and dra at Blackburn adopt uniform list. Knights in Mandan elect officials. Irish strikes amid factory tensions. New York press balance toward labor coverage. other cities face wage disputes and extended hours in Berlin and Dortmund.
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France
Belgium
England
Wales
Montreal
Corinth Canal
Carpenters
Plymouth
Mass
London
New Haven
Loomers and
Dra
Blackburn
Eng
Knights
Mandan
Dak
Cardiff
Labor Exchange
5 of L
Berlin
Chicago
Carpenters’ Union
Portland
Oregon
Grenada
Spain
Germany
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Icon — Company
Cleveland
Knights ’ Labor
Trades UN Ons
Ireland
Mon Bobbin
Slixo
Ager
Ceempaoen
McNeil
Sligo
Gambrinus Assembly of St. Louis
Assoc
Santer
Daily Press of
New York
Gortens
York Ily Press
Venne
Bochult
Acenera
How to Put On Gloves Knowledge for Dry Goods Chronicle
Instructions on correct glove fitting and removal. Emphasizes clean dry hands, cooling before donning, thumb outside, fingers first, turning the wrist, and fastening the first button last for a better fit. Warns against moisture and improper removal, noting rolled gloves can lose shape and fit.
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Dry Goods Chronicle
Scene on Fifth Avenue Draws Sharp Gallery Talk
In Harper's Bazaar Harkins praises a Fifth Avenue scene as marvellously fine, while Duncan, ignorant of art, calls it wretched. The exchange shows Harkins debating with Teall about fashion and urban taste as they walk the city, noting a lack of interest among women observers.
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Harper’s Bazaar
Harkins
Fifth Avenue
Duncan
Dunan
Fragmentary Dialogue on Glasses and Absence of Sight
The excerpt presents a fragmentary dialogue featuring Miss Vassar and a doctor. Their exchange touches on themes of provocation and inquiry while they discuss what is being sought. The text remains unclear and reads as an unfinished stage or narrative fragment from a historical source.
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