Selected Poetry on North and South Tensions in Washington
A Washington writer recalls a Southern speech and rebuttal on teaching the North. The verses contrast calls for harsh measures with a defense of unity and mutual sacrifice, praising the North’s resilience and the shared history of liberty.
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Congress
The Poor Printer and the Miss Mullins
Clara Mullins pursues a handsome printing office worker, Maria Sedgeland defends him, and the tale follows social clash, a forced engagement scheme, and the rise of George Raymond from journeyman printer to editor and senator, ending with a moral about class and merit.
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Clara Mullins
Maria Sedgeland
Maria
Clara
George Raymond
George
Raymond
Marii
Fitzgeen
Als Tity
Fefferér
Sons of Temperance
John
Mrs. Mullins
Missus
London
Bob
Misa
Mullins
Sohn
Misa Sedgeland
Mr. Raymond
Valger
Fitzgammon
Mers Oes Saedal Ins
Ceushet
Kisegammon
Nalten Poppe
Saraneai
Iannery
Sistas
Niagara
Daniel Websters
Mr. Fitzgammon
Miss Mullins
Fitazgammon
Acegmn
Fgiand
Viaae
Ats Rau
Mr. Gammon
End Escorced
Mr. Mulins
Mr. Mullins
Senate
Fitzgamon
Maria Sedgland
Knocking Family and Ghost Interviews Stir New York Readers
The Paine Light and the Knocking Family draw attention in New York as rumors spread of Croton water’s camphine uses and of spirit talks. The group led by Mrs Fox and her daughters offers séances for a dollar, while critics question the spectacle and its motives amid broader political debates in the Senate about a government printing swindle.
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Hove
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J. Butler King
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King
Berton
Hare
Borland
New Hampshire
Interrect
Committee On Printing
U.S. Senate
Socofoca
Gen. Taylor
Gatphin cVanny
Ohio State Journal
Deacon Prankster and Sunday Cards Stir Mequange County
A Elmore resident, a self described politician and practical joker, plays a card stunt in a store on Sunday. Deacons angrily remonstrate as cards are dropped and a fake challenge’s truth is debated while a witness from the post office helps expose the ruse.
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Minnesota Farmers Question Grubs and Crops
A fragment questions what crops can be raised in Minesota and notes strange earthbound shapes resembling insects and logs emerging from ground as seasonal changes affect vegetation. The passage expresses uncertainty about whether a grub crop could arise and what is possible in Minnesota.
Trade and Rave Show Exhibition Sparks Public Curiosity
A fragment notes a trade and rave show exhibition as an idle curiosity of the multitude, hinting it may be countenanced and rewarded, with Phil. N. American referenced as a source.
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