Remarkable Marlborough Tale of Howe and Polly Smith
A 1775 Marlborough incident tells of John Howe cobbling shoes when news of the Concord march arrived. Polly Smith helped by supplying pewter spoons to craft bullets, Howe joined the Concord retreat, exchanged with a wounded British soldier, and later fought at Bunker Hill. He became a trusted Washington aide and returned to Marlborough after the war. Polly remained devoted, later exchanging spoons for silver marked Polly Howe. The piece also briefly notes a later tale of unwavering love and a governor’s clemency.
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John Howe
Marlborough
Concord
Polly Smith
John
Polly
Comoon
Boston
Charlestown Neck
Cambridge
Bunker Hill
England
Washington
Col. Howe
Howe
Hale
Negro mule and reins tale in Zanesville Courier
Fragment from the Zanesville Courier recounts a humorous 1800s scene with a driver described as a colored man who uses an unusually long rein to reach a mule named Mara Tamp Ponder. The exchange with a gentleman named Mars Tom highlights local color and rural trust in a gritty, informal voice.
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Savannah
Mars Tom
Mara
Mars
Tom
Democrats urged to investigate long list of Gilded Age abuses
The writer urges Democratic investigators to expose alleged malfeasance in the national and state governments. Names and incidents appear, including Floyd's theft, Toucey’s Navy, Johnston’s administration, Steedmen graft in New Orleans, the McGarrahan fee, Nathan Clifford’s gold, James Buchanan’s England minister affair, Texas annexation scrip, Pendleton’s $80 000, Tweed era robberies, and Georgia school funds thefts. The piece criticizes Ohio reforms and notes government mismanagement and corruption.
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Marlon
Congress
WR6
Floyd
Toucey
Navy Department
New Orleans
McGarrahan
Nathan Clifford
England
Department
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Wheatland
New York
Georgia
Virginia
Halwes
Fairfield
Henry
Butler
Ohio
Democratic
Jenner
Soldiers’ Orphans
Unruly Election Talk and Exhibition Notes
Fragmented excerpts describe a racially charged voter exchange about a political platform, alongside a horticultural building exhibit in Philadelphia with tropical plants, statues, and fountains. The piece mentions Edwin Long and locations in Massachusetts and Berks, with scattered observations on displays and public interest.
The Boo That Was Too Big for a Colt
A narrator recalls a neighbor story of a colt breaking joke gone wrong. The colt’s trainer makes his son hide as the horse is sped toward the hiding place, then the boy erupts yelling Boo. The colt reacts wildly, and the trainer is thrown, prompting the boy to ask why the big Boo was needed.
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Ivy
Lily
Peony
Rose
Geronimum
Rose Damask
Beauty
Sycamore
Sprince
Snowball
Ang
Stage Robberies in Monterrey Foiled by Female Zouaves
A Canadian Nights tale and other clippings describe a Monterrey plan by a French general using disguised Zouaves as women to stage robberies. The ruse collapses as the “ladies” turn on their attackers. Mexican bandits abandon the field amid scandal and confusion.
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San Antonio
Texas
Mexico
Monterey
Kingsbury
Montery
Centennial Crocodiles at the Philadelphia Centennial Parade
A shipment of 38 live alligators from Pearl River Louisiana arrived for the National Centennial in Philadelphia. The group includes a 13.5-foot Billie claimed to be nearly 150 years old and a tiny six-inch hatchling, with Ned the dancing trickster among them.
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Memphis
Philadelphia
Billie
Rascal
Markce
Audubon
Thomas L. Bond
Pearl River
Louleiana
Lake Pontchartrain
Ned
Mary and Jobin Tie Bond After Pledge Rebuff
In a tense scene Mary confronts Jobin over drinking and dating, insisting he choose between marriage and alcohol. Jobin signs a pledge, agrees to abstain, and the couple proceeds to wed, resolving their disagreement about liquor and fidelity.
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Tome
Mary
Jobin
John
Jouin
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