Vanderbilt Will Saga Sparks Public Interest
The enormous Vanderbilt fortune and the will prompt scrutiny of William H. Vanderbilt and Cornelius J. Vanderbilt. The piece argues the elder Commodore’s distribution harmed the younger son, cites epilepsy and distant treatment, and recalls family history from 1856 marriage to Miss Ben Williams to assess the patriarchal conduct and its impact on Cornelius.
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Commodore Vanderbilt
Commodore
Wm H. Vanderbilt
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt
votone
William Hr. Vanderbilt
New York Central
Cornelius
Frothingham
Vanderbilt
Com. Vanderbilt
Cornelius £. Vanderbilt
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Ben Williams
Oliver Ellsworth
Thomas Williams
Hartford
Conn
Commodore Vanderbilt Will and Greeley Feud Examined
A lengthy reminiscence recounts the Vanderbilt family, Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, his epilepsy, and the strife over the will. Horace Greeley’s influence and alleged loans form critical elements, with critique of wealth, charity, and public sentiment shaping the narrative.
Heroic girl saves child in Limoges blaze earns medal
During the 1838 winter plague at a Limoges female seminary a fire broke out. A tall girl with disheveled hair and a flowing night dress dashed into the flames, guiding a terrified child to safety. King Louis Philippe later awarded her a gold medal, and a French captain who witnessed the act sought an introduction. the captain became President of France.
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Limoges
France
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Louis Phillippe
giric Madam McMahon
Imagination Outshines Fact in Perpetual Possession
A fragment notes that beings misled by fiction claim mighty advantages over truth. It argues imagination can craft nobler scenes and evoke greater revolutions than fortune or nature can supply, suggesting truth lags behind created visions.
Legal bushel standards for oats by state and country
A legal bushel of oats must weigh thirty pounds in Maine New Hampshire and New Jersey thirty-four pounds in Canada thirty-six pounds in Oregon thirty-five in Missouri thirty-three in Iowa and thirty-two pounds in Massachusetts New York and most other states.
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Maine
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Canada
Oregon
Missouri
Iowa
Massachusetts
New York
states
Strange Village Recovered From Lake Geneva Waters
Divers searching for a lost tourist trunk report spotting a sunken town beneath Lake Geneva. They describe 200 houses on an oblong bed with a central open space and a large eastern square tower. Authorities vow to seal the site with a jetty and pump out water to reveal an archaeological find of possible Celtic era origin.
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Geneva
council of
Vaud
Growin or WomMan ILam Arren Deavin-Der. Caldwell
Caldwell of Iowa recalls 1802 exhumation where a buried man’s coffin opened at the joints hair measuring eighteen inches on head and eight on whiskers while the breast hair reached five to six inches. The corpse had been shaved before burial. In 1847 Mercer county Pennsylvania workers found a grave with a skeleton whose hair remained long and firm, eleven to twelve inches, after ten years.
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Growin or WomMan ILam Arren Deavin
Der. Caldwell
Iowa
Mercer county
Hayes Support Within New York Voters Cited at Convention
At a New York political convention the speaker noted hundreds of similar cases, showing Hayes connections run deep in the district and that his own family did not back him for president.
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Hayes
New York
Tilden
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Phrase on conscience and serving God with reason
A reflective adage arguing that speaking against one’s own reason harms conscience and that serving God without alignment to reason cannot be true or virtuous. It emphasizes inward consistency and moral integrity in belief and action.
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God
Three truths that never agree in fragile households
A brief verse contrasts two cats chasing one mouse, two wives sharing one home, or two lovers with one maiden. The lineplay hints at conflict and loyalty within a single household. Strong imagery centers on domestic tension and competing affections.
A Boy Pays His Note On The Day It Is Given
A Boston lawyer on School street tests a boy asking for waste paper. The boy offers fifteen cents for a large stack, the note is written for fifteen cents, and the boy signs it. He later returns with money to pay the note. The tale praises the boy for honoring his promise and keeping his honor bright as an heir to blessings.
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Boston
School street
Lever
Yow Proper Ger Sick Causes and Cures Quack Remedies
A recipe of health myths blames overindulgence in food and drink, late nights, tight clothing, and poor hygiene for illness. It advises moderation, regular meals, adequate exercise, warm clothing, and avoiding quack nostrums to restore the body’s balance.
Clergyman Tests Eight Year Old on Miracles
A clergyman asks a boy eight about miracles and faith. The boy replies that proving the sun at night would be believed as a lie, and he would doubt the claim if told it was the sun. The exchange highlights childlike skepticism in theological discourse.
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Tate
Unclear fragment hints at self-love discoveries
Fragmentary note mentions discoveries in the domain of self-love and suggests substantial unexplored territory remains.
Genius at the Mine: Talent Turns Gold from Within
A terse reflection highlights genius as the gold in the mine and talent as the miner who brings it forth, centering on inner ability driving external outcomes.
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