Free Kansas campaign notes from 1854 issue in border press
Richard Mendenhall reports on Kansas Territory politics and emigration as free soil supporters push for a anti slavery state. He describes arrivals of Massachusetts emigrants planning a town on the Kansas river and potential newspapers, plus warnings about pro slavery moves by the upcoming legislature and governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Friends of Freedom
Missouri
Times
St. Louis
State University
Bloomington
Indiana
South Carolina
Ile
First Legislative Council
Sisterhood of States
America
United States
Plains
Mexico
California
É&C
Rocky Mountains
Richard Mendenhall
Othma
Yankee Land
Bey
Pomeroy
Massachusetts
Kansas River
G. W. Brown
Pennsylvania
Thomas Johnson
Westport
The Marietta Seminar Graduate Seeks Union with Balanced Life
A candid 19th century personal ad describes a woman ambitious for equal rights and domestic skill. She offers sewing embroidery and household duties, can skate dance sing and play piano, and seeks a husband who is educated industrious and respectful of her conscience. She rejects politics and profanity and notes her varied opinions and social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy
Marietta
Linsey
Fops
Molly
Tom
Reflections on Printer Errors and Delusions Abroad
A cluster of fragmented notes recounts a poet’s frustration with typographical mistakes in poems and a scornful view of the Millerite movement. Included are garbled lines about editors and lovers, plus a brief nod to the United States Gazette and a Pittsburgh Union cautionary tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Afirror
Tom Moore
Fanny Fudge
Vidige
Anna
Particulaar
United States
Gazete
Annual Agricultural Fair Closes Amid Drought News
In Bourson Co Kentucky on Sept 15 754 we hear drought harsher than before with blue grass pastures showing little green. A refreshing shower yesterday aided vegetation but not streams or springs. The annual Agricultural Fair at Lexington closes today with grounds described as unfinished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Rome
Fosia
Gil
Lexington
Hastings
Williams
Paris
J. T. Russell
Mariposa Chronicle
Anz
California
Lord B
Himalaya
Thad
Bourson Co
Bounty land bill urged by soldiers widows and children
Judge Sutherland reports Congress will consider the bounty land bill early in the next session. He notes Tenn senator Mr Churchwell’s report that the measure will be taken up soon after December opens. He urges soldiers widows and orphans to petition their representatives to back the bill to secure land from the public domain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland
Congress
Washington
Churchwell
Tenn
House of Representatives
National
Intelligencer
French farmer alters maize colors by cross planting
A French farmer reports experiments using Chinese pearl white maize with American red and blue varieties to produce pink and blue grains. He claims 153 distinct maize varieties and aims to breed earlier ripening, larger ears and higher yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Tusivora
Infria
Central America
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Lewis & Kennedy
Masonic Hall
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West
Kansas “Territory
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Grant
Elm Street
Reubek
Reuben
Deborah
Réubet
Lucy
Zion
Sierra Xneranda
Behem
Hell
Zame
Lever
Pittsburgh Union
Madagascar
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