Exposition notes and railroad talk mix with personal letters
The piece blends New Orleans Exposition days and looming Tennessee Legislature debates on railroads with local gossip. It mentions Dr Dobsim and daughter Minnie heading to the Exposition, M. Meare's illness improving, and a long letter from Florida dated March 12 1485 describing the scenery and weather. It notes March 25 1885 legislative session and postmaster changes, plus humorous newspaper misreadings.
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Dr. Dobsim
Minnie
Dna M. Meare
Washington College
Washington College notes growth and campus events
A letter from Washington College Massachusetts highlights a record enrollment this year the six faculty members including three women and a senior class of eighteen with the BA degree to be conferred a new college building in construction and praise for the Philomathia and Utopian Society activities plus a noted visit by Rot L Taylor to deliver the annual address and the Wixite family moving to Carter County neighbors remark on campus culture and student life
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Mass. Kus
Upper East Tennessee
Blue Ridge
Benow
Univenile
Alteen
Philomethea Society
Milligan College
Rot. L. Taylor
Itn Frat
Wid
Hae
Utopian Society
How Jefferson Was Inauguration
Fragmentary reminiscence describes Thomas Jefferson as the first president inaugurating in a sparsely populated Washington era. It notes mud streets along Pennsylvania Avenue, a fence around the Capitol, Jefferson’s plain dress, and a small crowd in a Senate chamber repurposed as the Supreme Court room. Adams reportedly departed Washington before dawn, severing ties with the new administration.
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Florida
Unarid
Omaray Co
Pha
Mareh
Gof
Byou Ax
North Pole
Imost
How Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Pennsylvania Avene
Jefferson
Loreeduck
Howas
Senate Chamber
Supreme Court Room
Aaron Bure
John Adams
Tein
White House
Costs of Inauguration Celebration Rise Over Estimate
Committees handling the financials for the inauguration celebration project estimate total expenses at about 45 000 dollars, 10 000 more than planned. Major items include 7 400 for a wood roof over the ballroom and 4 000 guaranteed for supper, with 2 50000 for the ballroom, 2 000 for minutes, 1 800 for lighting, 5 500 for decorations, 3 4400 for fireworks, and 1 041 for caloiins fights. Receipts are not yet fixed, and some subscription funds may be used to cover liabilities.
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Landred
Sone
Paces Compriedee
Todin
Journa
India
Jhou
Wes
Wipp
Ieee
Transfer of Treasury Post Marks New Administration
The formal handover of the Treasury Department from ex Secretary McCulloch to Secretary Manning occurs on March 7. Manning and McCulloch retire to the Secretary's private office to discuss policy, while many officials are refused admission. McCulloch says he will not claim Manning represents the President on finances, noting the President’s views may be secondary to his own fiscal expectations.
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Thore
Internal Revenue
Civil Service
Trenewey
McCulloch
Manning
Severyone
Porron
McCulfouh
Carlebania
Michigan
Charles Ellis
Calla
Valhalla
Jawa
Hope
Yip
Anton
New England
Mike
Mobnam
Wysen
Owens
Parrot
Bird
Passlin
Rugente
Comnt
Remarkable native remedy and curiosities in a city weekly
A long, mixed narration describes a plant named madar used as a poultice for sprains with apparent miraculous relief. It recounts intoxication rumors, restaurant scenes, masked duelists, and odd local anecdotes, plus notes on a parrot, Chinese prophecies, and a stage of varied colonial curiosities.
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Vomet Sparks
New Orleans Exposition
Trinoir Legislatine
Ehivuning & Benator
Gleveland A
Hunda
Cleveland
New York Sun
New York Herald
Cluies
Stokera
Ielemon
Jonesboro Journal
Big Lotters
New York Gun
Waalington
Woabington
Tod
Adan van
Jeffersen
Madloou
Bere Law ' Adieou
Matiroa
Darteld
Arthur Oy
Millard Pillore
Pultie
Iva
Iain Ees
New York
New York Epicuroa
Ives
Lalande Lenert
Consola
Philadelphia
The
Supers
Japan
Toledo
Dade
Thame
Charlie
Uns
St. Paul
Rome
Church of St. Mark
Venice
Albertion More
Tor
Nicholas
King’s Lyon
Norfolk
Varia
Macrinn
Yana
Durkay
England
Fiordon
Wall Mall
Agentsa
China
Gordon
Franco
Sunsia
Europe
Alok
Chines
Finlay
Ulan
Laure M. Barquand
Aml Beedlows
Wnd
Laos
Courge
Tals
Frank
Shandy
Grunt Man
Napoleon
Alexander the Great
Frederick the Great
Richelieu
Cardinal Wolsey
Johns Corars
Pares
Tnt
Apeare
Franklin
Johnson
Waters
Byron
Honey
Milton
Etrareh
Voltaire
Schiller
Robert Burns
Edgar Joo
Chicago
Israel
Malta
South Ameria
Iwiemen iNerait
San Francisco
Isn Iregon Towonsa Joe
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