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Newspaper
Brazil Weekly Echo
Location
Brazil, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1874
Page
4
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from 19th century society. A Sacramento hair-oil seller sues a bald customer seeking a baldheaded jury. a dance remark about air and near-death hints, plus a parade of mock scenes from plays, mail, and street banter across Maine Texas Natchez Portland and more.
A vivid reminiscence recalls the signing of the Declaration of Independence where MPs, weary under a July heat and swarming flies, hurried the moment to conclusion. John Hancock’s quip about reading without spectacles and Franklin's joke on hanging together illustrate the lively scene.
A London Mining Journal writer cites California gold production rising from 3 million in 1848 to 60 million in 1851 and 360 million in 1852, noting continued high yields through 1872 and arguing that vast untapped riches await with better mining, tech, and labor.
The narrative blends a comic wedding scene with a protest about congressional franking privileges. A bashful son-in-law flees his duties, prompting the irate mother to intervene. Separately, lawmakers advocate restoring free weekly newspaper transportation by mail, decried as a costly read-aloud of salaries and dead-head mailings.
A fragmented list shows various magazines with prices including Peterson's Magazine 2.00, American Agriculturist 1.50, Demorest's Monthly 3.00, Godey's Lady's Book 3.60, Scribner's Monthly 4.00, Atlantic Monthly 4.00, Our Young Folks 2.00, Old and New 4.00, Harpersgeine 4.00, Young Folks Retail ces 4.00, Overland Monthly 4.00.
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