Lincoln and Wendell Phillips in the pre Emancipation era
Before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation President Lincoln faced a corps of arrogant Congress men who pressed their views. Wendell Phillips denounced him in public but was sent away reconciled to the Administration and did not press him further. Phillips told radicals Lincoln’s position was difficult and he was doing his best. Lincoln questioned Phillips with sharp humor as a backwoodsman president.
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Lincoln
Wendell Phillips
Illinois
Phillips
United States
Boston
H. Shewin
Overland Monthly
Dr Bull’s Baltimore Pillas and Baby Syrup Ad
Day's Horse Powder, long trusted, becomes standard remedy for dyspepsia. The average kitchen offers cures for many patients with Dr Bull's Baltimore Pills. Dr Bull's Baby Syrup relieves infant stomach and bowel troubles. Price 25 cents.
Odd Historical Fire of Public Smoking Laws and Duels
In Boston a smoking ban persists with officers arresting violators. In England a man was jailed under a long-dormant street driving during church hours law. Earlier this century a convicted murderer escaped punishment by claiming trial by combat, a duel with the Attorney General, who refused the challenge. the right to demand such a duel had never been repealed.
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Boston
England
Dr Jones Red Clover tonic claims cure for nervous disorders
Advertising copy asserts insanity rises from overwork and anxiety and links constipation to many diseases. It promotes Dr Jones’s Red Clover tonic as a remedy claimed to relieve constipation and cure related symptoms. Listed price is 0 cents and the ad cites A M Andrews.
Phrenology Prank Brings Quick Exit for Visitor
Lulu Jarby grows irritated at Mr. Littlehead who visits the parlor while Bobby Jarby sneaks in. The boy asks to feel the head claiming Cosbu said Littlehead is soft headed. Littlehead leaves at once after the gag becomes clear.
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Bobby Jarby
Lulu Jarby
Mr. Littlehead
Bob
Lulu
Cosbu
Littlehead
Chronic Catarrh cured by Ely's Cream Balm
A. Wood of Columbus reports twenty five years of chronic catarrh and a half destroyed nose division. After four bottles of Ely's Cream Balm applied with a swab, the nostrils are nearly cured. Previously tried other remedies without lasting effect.
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Ely
A. Wood
N. High Street
Columbus, Co
Duel over a gal ends with mule as witness
A humorous Civil War era tale has Uncle Rastus recounting a duel fought for a girl. Both combatants were nervous and ended by striking a prearranged settlement after the mule near the fence was struck. The girl went to Sam Jackson and the mule buckles the deal.
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Uncle Rastus
Darkey
Sam Jackson
Mysel
Sam
Surest Remedy for Catarrh Dr Sage’s
An advertisement touts Dr Sage’s remedy as the surest cure for catarrh. It promises relief from congestion and nasal discomfort and recommends regular use for best results.
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Sage’s
Question on Last Teeth in Class Physiology
A Lynn teacher asks the class about the last teeth that come and a student replies with a quip about false teeth. The exchange occurs as a boy, waking up in a back seat, contributes the humorous answer.
Moonlit City Poem Fragment At Temple Bar
A lyrical fragment depicts gray light through lattice and a city at night. The speaker contemplates weariness and dawn, asking for lethe to hush the soul and reflect the early morning’s solemn sky from Temple Bar.
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Temple Bar
A Hindoo Village in London and Asian Customs
Olive Logans London Letter describes Hindu carpet weavers in London living by inherited work and intricate, patient craft. It contrasts with other ethnic stereotyping while noting Japanese courtship norms and Chinese behavior with observational nuance from Overland Monthly and New York World correspondence.
Ground Ice Thickness in Polar Regions
Sir J H Lefroy reported the greatest measured ground ice in America near Mackenzie river in 1844 with forty five feet of frozen earth. A Yakutsk dig in Siberia reached 382 feet and Lefroy opines Arctic American ground ice could exceed Siberia and possibly reach 1200 feet.
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Polar
America
J. H. Lefroy
Mackenzie River
Yakutsk
Siberia
Siberian Pole
Arctic Circle
Chicago Herald
Preparation for Salt Water Life and Pneumonia Growth
Mr E Yung studies how salt water affects frog tadpole larvae with Mediterranean water killing them in minutes at 4 percent salts and hours at 1 percent. A gradual adaptation in 2 to 8 per thousand solutions may allow salt life. In Massachusetts pneumonia has grown nearly twice as fast as population since 1857.
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E. Yung
Mediterranean
New York Times
Massachusetts
Canada Population Compared to New York
The statement notes that Canada’s population is not much larger than New York’s population, implying close population scales between the two. It emphasizes comparative size rather than precise figures or sources.
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Canada
New York
Rosa in the War Era Meeting Reveals Family Tates
In a Detroit scene a widow presents her young daughter Rosa to Maj. Guns. Rosa asks about the major's war service and he recalls enlisting after Bull Run and serving to the war's end. The widow notes Rosa's father's death in that battle as the major contemplates.
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Detroit Free Press
Rosa
Maj. Guns
Bull Run
A Source of Spontaneous Combustion by Coal Dust
M Favol notes that coal dust absorbes atmospheric oxygen causing temperature rise leading to spontaneous combustion. Lignite ignites around 300 degrees, lignite? actually lignite. anthracite at 575 degrees, other coals in powder ignite at intermediate temperatures.
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M. Favol
Waterproofing glue by soaking and heating in oil
The method involves soaking glue in water until soft and then melting it with gentle heat in linseed oil to render it waterproof.
Debt facts reveal interest bearing bonds and rates
The public debt totals remarks that one third carries no interest. The interest bearing portion amounts to 1.27 billion dollars with 218 million at 3 percent 250 million at 41 2 percent and 738 million at 4 percent. Pacific railway bonds of 65 million carry 6 percent. Rev Sam Jones urges living so children can follow honest paths.
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Pacific Railway
Vegetable Blacking From Java Show Promising Natural Alternative
A Java tree yields juice used by natives for shoe blacking, claimed to surpass manufactured products. A separate note states the czar and Kaiser Franz Joseph met at Kremsier for thirty hours, costing Austria’s treasury $225,000. Josh Billings quips about brains courage and honesty.
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Java
Kaiser Franz-Josef
Kremsier
Love and Locksmiths Ruse in Humorous Exchange
A playful tale centers on a man who replies to a young lady’s demand for the return of a stolen lock with a request for the key of her heart. The exchange expands into a series of humorous lines about marriage, quarreling spouses, and whispered conversations, delivered in a folksy, comic dialogue style.
English breach of promise case at Monmouth
Miss Louise Bailey won a £1 200 judgment against David Llewellyn at Monmouth England for breach of promise of marriage. The trial revealed over 100 letters between the parties but none contained endearment, suggesting a business like courtship and settlement.
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Louise Bailey
Monmouth
England
David Llewellyn
Japanese etiquette signals end of visit
The excerpt notes that in Japan the lady signals the end of a visit, comparing it to American practice where the hostess signals goodbye. The line humorously quotes a phrase about hearing a father in the yard untying the dog, illustrating the common cue.
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George
Papa
Prominent Chicago Girl Objects to Spit Wash
A Chicago visitor overheard a young girl loudly declaring she will not have her face washed with spit on a handkerchief, despite company in the adjoining room. The remark reflects cheeky domestic humor from a bright child among many siblings.
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Chicago
Parson Baxter Earns Noted Mention At Funeral
Parson Whangdoodle Baxter distinguished himself again at the funeral of an aged colored man. He quipped that the deceased was married four times, and only one widow survives him long enough to attend his solemn ceremony.
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Madison Square Garden
Japan
San Francisco
New York World
Parson
Whangdoodle Baxter
Bradder
Whangdoodle
Positive Cure Promises Fast Relief for Lung Diseases
The article proclaims longer life through medical progress and highlights Dr Bigelow’s Positive Cure as a breakthrough for consumption and throat lung illnesses. It claims rapid, safe cures for coughs colds croup whooping cough bronchitis and other respiratory diseases with prices 50 cents and 1.0. A M Andrews 32y1
Sunday School Tale On Baptism Twice Told
A Sunday School teacher asks a girl if she has been baptized. She answers yes twice, explaining the first attempt did not take. The girl adds the second attempt did work, ending with a humorous twist.
Conversation Sparks Between Woman and General Shields
A beautiful woman challenged General Shields about endless glory and his ambitions. He retorted with sharp wit, questioning why she, who possessed beauty, would still desire more.
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Shields
Tongue Guard charity drops pennies for speaking kindly
Connecticut young women form The Tongue Guard. Each member puts a penny in a box for every word spoken against anyone. All collected money goes to the poor.
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Connecticut
Little Nell Recounts Baby’s Sun Melt Fable
In a playful exchange, Little Nell pleads against exposing the baby to sun. Mamma questions, and Nell explains the toy or baby might melt in the heat, noting her own item melted.
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Little Nell
Mamma
Clergyman Calls Face Play-ground of the Soul
A clergyman calls the face the play-ground of the soul while a tippler seeks to keep it lit. A druggist asks a boy if pills should be plain or sugar-coated, and the boy replies he wants the kind that is white-washed.
Headless Chicken Service Asked for in Silly Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a diner requesting a “nice young chicken smothered in onions.” The waiter replies that they do not kill chickens that way, instead stating they cut off their heads. The brief vignette highlights a crude humor about kitchen methods.
First burial at new cemetery marks opening
A local notice proclaims the cemetery’s opening with a ceremony and remarks, noting the celebratory first burial. A separate item mentions a natural bridge in Tonto Basin, Arizona, and social quips about fashion, praise, and politics.
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Tonto Basin
A. T
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