The Mail Robbery Trial and a Narrow Acquittal
In 1818 at Jackson a defesa roused when a young man accused of aiding a mail robbery claimed innocence. The lawyer exposed a conspirator’s letter and receipts, revealing the real thief Nancy Luther. The jury found Elizabeth Madworth not guilty and Luther was later jailed. a grateful note and funds followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Topham
Elizabeth Madworth
Tate
Mrs. Naseby
Nancy Luther
Amedtaly
Somers
Montgomery County
Thad
Nise
Nancy Leviten
Dorcas Luther
Lizzie Maulworth
Cincinnati Enquirer
A Song of Glen Dunlyric fragment in Maytime
A fragmentary poem in a rural setting hails Erin and Glen Dun. It contrasts Maytime flowering, water songs, and a heart unsure about the distant May. The verses evoke nature, time, and longing with Irish imagery and seasonal motifs.
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Erin
Nighttime Fog Light Show Described By Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune notes that fog at night near well lit areas creates a magical scene. White radiance spreads through moisture as lamps sputter and flicker. Blurred forms, distant outlines vanish, and roofs glimmer with pallid reflections like a great fire without color.
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Pices
Chicago Tribune
Romantic History of a Hungarian Officer in America
Reading Cor Philadelphia Press recounts the life of Captain Anton Kanalassy a Hungarian artillery officer exiled after 1819 and who died in Reading Pennsylvania in 1853 at Mansion House. He arrived in New York 1850 worked as a topographical engineer in Virginia and as an assistant civil engineer on the Dauphin and Susquehanna railroad. A monument in Charles Evans cemetery honors his memory with flags and a cannon inscribed to his bravery. His early life featured court life and liberty sympathies ending in a brilliant anticipated career. The piece also notes ivory sources and fossil mammoth ivory in a separate Chambers Journal excerpt.
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Charles Evans
Anthony Kanalassy
America
Anton Kanalassy
Hungary
Pesth
Vaisz
Franz Joseph
Franz Karl
Ferdinand
Cracow
Poland
Diet
Kossuth
New York
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Dauphin and Susquehanna
John Endlich
Judge Endlich
Endlich
Cor
Philadelphia Press
Eloquence sways convention over
An Indianapolis Journal quotation recalls a statesman recounting how his bold speech at a congressional nominating convention backfired as a veteran delegate urged choosing a more experienced candidate. He admits he was carried away by praise for the nation and the responsibilities of lawmaking, then tempered his zeal.
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Congress
Indianapolis Journal
The Diver's Lint and Future Medical Jokes
The piece notes divers reach about 150 feet safely with lean, fit divers performing best. It cites Hooper’s Cape Horn wreck feat of seven descents to 102 feet and a 42 minute underwater stretch. A child’s lip injury prompts a doctor’s stitches while a mother worries about a scar, Freddy reassures with a moustache joke.
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Cape Horn
South America
Hooper
Brooklyn Eagle
Freddy
Marina
Oecn
New York Advertiser
Correct Forecist and Widower Marry at Nineteenth Year
A widower aged and his young bride of 19 draw comment from a local paper noting the bereavement after the wife’s death a year earlier. The piece quotes a satirical exchange with a cigar merchant about Germain brand cigars and a talk with Tam the manufacturer, reflecting a fragmentary glimpse of a periodical gossip item.
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Hamburger Nuehrichten
Brock
Tam
Basler
Hand Etiquette and Smoking in Early Modern Churches
A citizen notes men in evening dress struggle with posture and hands, while art often shows shy hands. The piece then discusses historic smoking in churches from the 16th and 17th centuries, citing Cambridge statutes against tobacco in St Marie’s church, James I’s era, Duncan of Knockdundar, and a York archbishop reproved for smoking in Nottingham vestry.
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Eanvas
Isles
James I
University of Cambridge
St. Marle’s Church
Payne of
Finoll
Universit
Hudson Bay
York
St. Mary's
Nottingham
John Disner
Swinderly
Lincolnshire
James Grainger
St. Mary's Church
Blackburn
Disney
Bucking Horse Talk Draws Cowboy Parable
Telatngy on Mrouclo parrots a reforming cowboy’s blunt view on riding bucking horses. He likens the sport to boils and says most riders are liars or greenhorns. He recalls nine dumps from a cactus bar and a man bleeding after a half hour’s ride, stressing harsh grit and a rowed rein method.
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Mrouclo
Tever
Too Much Meat and Sweda Lecture Claims Americans Eat Most Meat
Des Moines Register quotes Professor Atwater asserting Americans are the top meat eaters, eating about a pound per person daily in New York. He argues reduced meat intake would improve physical health and mental strength, noting Americans also overindulge in sweetmeats.
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Sweda
Atwater
Africa
New York City
Des Moines Register
Boston Mercantile Library Club A Century of Oratory
The oldest Boston club, the Mercantile Library association, dates to 1820. Noted speakers at anniversary addresses include Daniel Webster, Robert C. Winthrop, Rufus Choate, George S. Hilliard and Horace Mann, with poets Oliver Wendell Holmes, John G. Saxe and James T. Fields shining at readings.
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Boston
Mercantile Library Association
Daniel Webster
Robert C. Winthrop
Rufus Choate
George 8. Hilliard
Horace Mann
Oliver Wendell Hohnes
John G. Saxe
Janes T. Fields
Fracture first aid and Vienna police press control
When a fracture is suspected do not move the patient unless necessary until a good surgeon can be secured. Keep the injured part motionless and comfortable with pillows. Apply cold to reduce swelling. The Vienna police control all newspapers and require censorship of plays and licenses for publications and performances.
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New York World
Vienna
Mean Post Office Worker Described By Town Folk
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls a local post office clerk who many call the meanest in the state. He allegedly gouged customers on postage and weight charges, igniting anger as a man recounts a 3 cent bill that started at 2 cents and ended with added storage fees.
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Detroit Free Press
Subtle Flattery and Sly Courtesy in a Queen's Counsel Exchange
A distinguished queen's counsel and a noted authoress met at a lady friend's house. The scene turns playful as the QC asks for a future book and then feigns ignorance of the author's works. The episode ends with a wry note on social maneuvering and soft manipulation in conversation.
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Q. C
Antiquity of Engraving and Early Gems
The oldest engraving is a 1150 B.C. yellow jasper signet in the British Museum showing Amenophis II horses with deciphered names and titles. The earliest engraved gem is Polycrates emerald ring from 740 B.C. Hebrew high priest breastplates reportedly bore the twelve tribes’ names though no Hebrew engraving predates the fifth century.
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British Museum
Amenophis II
Polycrates
St. Louis Republic
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Cardington
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W. W. Tunis & Bro. Lumber Company
Tunis Mills
RS. Fountain
W. W. Tunis & Bro. Lumber CO
J. M. Bieeavien
Hikesboro, Mo
Met's
Goys
J. M. Beaven
Hillsboro
South Bend
Oliver
Gale
Syracuse
Richard T. Carter
T. GC. Hackett
Baltimore Coal Tar and Manufacturing Company
Camden Street
Baltimore, MD
Perralalye
Glen Dun
Mary
Moira O'Neill
Brickwood
Asia
Ohtere
Norway
Alfred the Great
North Sea
Siberia
Russia
Europe
Chambers
Lanton
Asa Sachelor
Diminor
Sands
Viewspaper
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