What Might Have Been If Something Else Slackho't Happened
A collage of 19th century political what ifs. Beaver declined a vice presidential offer at the 1880 Chicago Convention sparing Grant's defeat, while Lincolns era may have shifted if Stanton or another figure had held different tickets. The piece also recalls Webster’s repeated refusals and the long arc of Whig fortunes and policy stances, plus a digression on May weddings and superstitions.
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James A. Beaver
Republian
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Garfield
elemnt
Beaver
Gen
Grant
Chester A. Arthur
Benover
Lauitat nmin
Lincoln
Andrew Johson
Tennessee
bhiing
Johnson
Tatlin
Maine statesman
Executive
Congress
TWanlin
Daniel Webster
Thurlow Weed
Weed
William Henry Harrison
Jackson
Webster
Harrison
Taylor
Clay
Tyler
national bank
Lincernson
Texas
Mexico
Union
Sir Walter Scott
Mary
Earl of Bothwell
Scandinavia
Thor
St. Elroy
Dean Swift
Sheridan
Eight Hours Sleep Debate Across Professions
Dr Matins states eight hours as proper sleep for a man, with city life likely fitting. Proverbial wisdom from various sources cast doubt, noting five to eleven hours, yet such maxims stem from rural life. Intellectual toil often requires seven to nine hours, Kant seven, Goethe nine, while soldiers and laborers need less.
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Matins
city ife
Kentuckian Pride Seals Dr. Green’s Engagement
Dr. James O. Green, son of Warren Green, president of the Western Union Telegraph Co, is soon to marry Miss Hewitt, daughter of Hon. A S Hewitt. When asked for consent Hewitt asked if he was a native Kentuckian, and replied trustingly that Kentuckians always get what they go after. He then approved the match.
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James O. Green
Warren Green
Western Union Telegraph Company
Miss Hewitt
A.S. Hewitt
Mr. Hewitt
Jim
Rose invites to Picrian font seat of poetry
A poetic invitation vows that Rose, famed for wisdom and taste, knows well where the Picrian font lies. The offer asks her to come West to grow among poetry and learning, while juggling hog packing and wheat selling and pursuing artistic longing.
Moscow’s Magnificent Church and World Wealth Compare
An 19th century contemplation on Moscow’s St. Savior cathedral with colossal costs for doors, marble, cupola bronzes, and paintings. It contrasts the church’s grandeur and capacity with sweeping figures of global wealth, noting U S and U K riches and 1880 wealth estimates.
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Moscow
Prof. Markoff
Jesus
St. Savior’s
Nothing Comes from Mummy Wheat
A column notes that mummy wheat and barley seeds found with ancient Egyptian mummies rarely sprout. Prof Beniley reports no grains identified with mummified bodies have lived to germinate, and any germination occurs when seeds are placed in coffins near discovery. He adds most seeds lose vitality after about three years.
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Beniley
Bently
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