Bell seeks reelection in Congress amid Democratic backing
Special dispatch notes rumors that Hon. Thomas M. Bell may announce re election bid after the Baltimore convention. Bell, a key party organizer and committee member, has helped push a census based cotton bill through the House and Senate. A Young Harris report praises his diligence, diplomacy and influence, urging continued representation for their district.
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Tom Bell
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Harris
Washington, D. C
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Tion
M. Bell
Tie
Bell praised by local doctor for service to Ninth district
J W Crawvorn M D of Jornelin Ga urges citizens to back Hon Tom Bell for reelection, praising his competence and influence and warning that the common people would have a glorious government if the congress were filled with men like him.
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Tom Bell
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Dickens Invents Mock Books On His Study Door
The London Chronicle reports Dickens imagined playful dummy book titles on Gad's Hill study door and wall. Featured titles include Kant's Imminent Scumbugs, Recollections of Nothing, Lady Godiva on Her Torso, and other humorous varied spoof works by fictional authors.
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Gad’s Hill
London Chronicle
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Henry VIII
Tansard
Husbands and their habits provoke a fit in talk
Wilton Lackaye complains that husbands are fussy. His friend stopped speaking after a street encounter about a man who kisses his wife three or four times daily. The remark sparked the friend’s anger and a public quarrel in a lighthearted exchange.
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Wilton Lackaye
Smith-Is Jenkins Conversationalist Or Insurance Agent
The snippet contrasts Smith-Is Jenkins as a talker versus a conversationalist and identifies him as a life insurance agent. It notes the perception of his conversational skills and his profession.
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Smith
Jenkins
Brown
An Old Trinity Church Quip About a Bishop
Dr William Wilberforce Newton recounts a tale from Yesterday with the Fathers. A small girl in Old Trinity church tests her mother during a sermon as the bishop breathes in bellows like wind and fans the pews. The child finally quips that the bishop is not stopping but has blown himself up again.
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William Wilberforce Newton
Old Trinity Church
French Traveler Learns Washington Dances On Ship Deck
Tessan a cousin of the Count de Chambrun arrives in New York aboard La Touraine for a year long visit. He is coached on American manners by fellow passengers and reacts with a buck and wing after quoting George Washington. Passengers cheer as crowds pose the question who was the father of his country and dance at the name.
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New York
la Touraine
Hugh A. Bayne
Henry W. Taft
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George “Washington
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Outrunning a Horse: Kru Ger Story from White Man's Africa
A vivid anecdote recalls Kru Ger as a tall, athletic figure with a strong running power. An eye witness describes Kru Ger racing a ridered horse over seven to eight hundred yards, claiming victory, a tale vouched for by Kru Ger himself and related by Poultney Bigelow in White Man's Africa.
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Jacobs
Poultney Bigelow
Africa
Chinese thief hanged in field as punishment
Early yesterday in the extension of the French concession Chinese man was found trussed to a tree by a cue with hands bound and feet raised. He cried out and was cut down by locals who suspected he had been stealing vegetables and decided on a rough lesson.
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North China Daily News
Adaptability Diary Called Common-Sense Memo
A judge notes the diary design resembles a memorandum book after an opening section, labeling the work as adaptable and practical for daily record keeping. The exchange highlights the diary's functional stance and practical use.
Not His Kind
In a London Opinion style exchange a speaker recalls an aunt or grandmother and remarks on a story length and curiosity, hinting at a long tale while a listener questions whether it was ever told.
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Borem
London
Read the proosition for periodical subscriptions
A historical notice advertises six month and twelve month subscriptions to multiple newspapers and magazines. Includes options featuring Tri-Weekly Constitution, Chattanooga News, Farm Journal, Southern Ruralist and others with varied price points. Substitutions allowed for Uncle Remus Magazine and similar titles. address reads W BL Townsend.
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Constitution
Chattanooga Weekly News
Farm Journal
Alabama Times
Chattanooga News
Southern Ruralist
Chattanooga Weeky News
Uncle
Home and Farm
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