Romantic career of Rachel Robards Jackson on Eastern Shore
The article recounts Rachel Robards Jackson born near Accomac mill on Virginia's Eastern Shore, her marriage to Andrew Jackson, and a life shadowed by scandal. It links her early beauty, the Robards marriage, Jackson's courtship, a subsequent second wedding at Natchez, and her influence on Jackson despite public scrutiny. It notes her death in 1828 and reflects on legacy and political impact surrounding their union.
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Andrew Jackson
Aafer
Waitimorean
Accommne
Virginia
Rachel Donaldson
North Carolina
Accomac
Atlantic Coast
Hermitage
United States
Nickary
New Orleans
United States Bank
Rachel
Donaldson
White House
Atcomac
Lewis Robards
Robards
Rachel Robards
Jackson
Natchez
America
Paris
Mrs. Jackson
Tennessee
Dirs. Jackson
Washington
Charles Dickenson
Martin van Buren
Eaton
Fastern
The Devil's Right Bower in Youth Reading
A New York Herald critique warns dime novels seduce boys with glamour and vice. It argues youth need solid, practical reading that makes drudgery feel meaningful and supports honest work, cautioned against sensational fiction as the devil’s right bower.
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New York Herald
How Women Press Nowadays Modern Chemises and Corsets
The article surveys 19th century undergarment trends noting ready made wear and changing silhouettes. It contrasts 1860 chemises with modern corsets and corset covers, describes fabrics, trims, and the rise of China silk undergarments, and mentions Paris imports, New York shops, and matinee gowns seen as ornate at home reception wear.
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Paris
New York City
New York
Reecamier
Sarah Bernhardt
Judie
Remarkable Utah Springs Challenge Winter Freeze And Colorful Waters
A foot deep pool high in Utah resists freezing in severe winters. Another spring mysteriously refills with half brown trout. A clear stream stains vegetables brown. A Salt Lake City worm spring yields the strongest sulphur water. Nearby hot springs glow bright as diamonds and show remarkable chemical blends.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Man and Woman in a Sermon on Equality and Unity
Rev. Smith M. Baker of Lowell Massachusetts argued that man and woman are created to reflect God's image and to complement each other. He stated they are equal but different with man representing strength and authority while woman embodies grace and nurturing. He asserted both have fallen and stressed their mutual destiny and the duty to reflect divine beauty through their differing roles.
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Smith M. Baker
Lowell
Mass
McClellan's Baltimore Meeting Ends In Marriage in 1860
A tale recounts McClellan meeting his future wife in a Baltimore church in 1860 on a health tour. He admired her as she sat in a pew, pursued an introduction through Gen Marey’s family, and after engagement they married in May 1860.
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McClellan
United States
Baltimore
Iady
Gen. St. B. Marey
West Point
Marey
Marcy
Ellen
Opon
Wealth and marriage folly headline from The Republican
A satirical note from Am ericus Ga cites a rich older man’s marriage to a widow. In New Orleans the husband faces divorce actions while the wife gains £10,000 and $12,500 in costs. Neither can remarry during the other's lifetime as guardianship and independence emerge amid noble vows and cautions about marriage.
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Republican
Americus
Middle States
Ife
New Orleans
President Cleveland Contributes Generously to Church Fund
A local report notes President Cleveland consistently places a greenback in the church contribution box, illustrating his charitable habit and public civic spirit.
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Cleveland
Wallace Ross on Diet and Training Habits
Wallace Ross explains his diet and routines, noting he eats three meals daily with dinner as the main meal. He favors meat, bread, and vegetables, drinks milk slowly, avoids excess oatmeal, tea is a stimulant, and brandy before races only rarely. He claims training requires regular hours and no physic.
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Wallace Ross
Frugal Georgia Assembly Debates Colonial Coffee and Salt
In 1782 Governor John Martin faced a resolution to buy for the Executive and House twenty three pounds of coffee three hundred seventy pounds of brown sugar sixteen bushels of salt and forty two gallons of rum. A debate followed with defenders and critics, an amendment changing sixteen to ten and forty to eighty passed and the measure was adopted.
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John Martin
Georgia
Assembly
Executive Counsel
House of Assembly
Chatham
Gideon Buge
Treasury
Ife
Tramp Contemplates Saloon Lunch Sign in North Street
A bleated tramp in a fur cap stands on North Street eyeing a saloon door sign reading For Lunch To-Day. He muses aloud debating whether anyone could eat a beard and jokes about the menu, muttering confused lines and wandering through his thoughts.
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North Street
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