Used To It The New Normal of Defeat and Domestic Life
A long domestic and political meditation on habituation contrasts how people and leaders grow used to success or defeat. The piece follows a defeated candidate and his family, exploring comfort in adversity, public duty, and the pull of home life, with reflections on public expectations and private weariness.
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Mithridates
Pontue
Ike
Braddock
Fallaby
Abiasio
Othello
Jim
Emile
Washington
Harrisburg
Jaffier
Mae
Gazete
Stentor
Stubbs
Chagley
Stubba
Mra. Stubbe
Aparrow
Rhode Island Lottery and Peddling Act Amendments Detailed
The 1845 Rhode Island General Assembly enacts amendments to the Lottery and Lottery Tickets act and the license act. Repeals a provision banning lottery purchases with fines and sets fines and penalties for violations. Includes license fees for hawkers peddlers and transfers of licenses, plus treasurer duties and required witnesses for proceedings. The document cites Henry Bowen as secretary and references related penal provisions and enforcement.
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Rhode Island
Dence
Assembly
General Assembly
Henry Bowen
Hawk
Peddie
Germany
Grigling
Remarkable Find in Books Hidden Wealth in Volumes
Executors uncover a note reading Seven Hundred Pounds in TiN inside volumes. Bookseller reports banknotes scattered in pages totaling seven hundred pounds. A purchaser from Cambridge is informed, and the books are sent, remaining unanswered.
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Tillotwill
Elie
Sun
Idge
Cambridge
London
New Cement Promises Stronger Roofing and Piers
Superintendent Major Chase reports a new cement-like composition from the Gulf coast that can be made hard enough to spark with steel or pliant enough for boat impressions. It adheres to brick and iron, resists water, and costs less per square yard than asphaltic coverings, making it suitable for roofs terraces sidewalks cisterns and pilings.
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Major Chase
Gulf of Mexico
Imiterdter
Switzerland
Janter Coujaing
Apother
Free men of color confined under state act in New Orleans
The Picayune reports thirteen free men of color, arriving by ship from free states, were confined yesterday by the Second Municipality police under a law barring free persons of color from the state. The piece criticizes this action as an impertinent interference with internal laws and warns of heightened police vigilance.
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New Orleans Picayune
Free States of the Union
Second Municipality
Massachusetts
The Millstone Tree at Walton Hall and a Political Calm
An essay recounts Walton Hall’s vanished mill and a self feeding tree sprouting from its ancient millstone. The tale blends historical note with reflections on politics and social change, recalling Bul and Washington era economics.
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England
Walton Hall
Washington
Waterlon
Easay
Troubled World Reflections and Anecdotes From a Distant Page
A travelogue style clipping surveys universal troubles from rich to poor and officials to patrons. It weaves stray anecdotes about tavern keepers, lawyers, and office seekers with sly humor and moral musings on life and comfort amid the era's social tensions.
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Trevour
Visiera
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