Calhoun Aims for Texas and Oregon in Russo-British Intrigue
Secretary of State Calhoun pursues annexation of Texas and Oregon amid tensions with Britain. Nicholas Trist conveys a pivotal message to the baroness, helps her escape pursuers, and is drawn into plots around marriage, espionage, and Oregon’s fate as Polk’s election shifts the national course. The baroness reveals England’s plans and her own duplicity as Trist uncovers critical notes linking Texas and Oregon to a wider conflict with Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Calhoun
Tyler
Texas
Oregon
Nicholas Trist
Barraeks von Ritz
Pakenham
Trist
Calhoun
England
Montreal
Elizabeth Churchill
Baroneas
Elizabeth
Nicholas
United States
Senora Yturrio
Washington
Polk
Mexico
Baronesa
Trista
Helen
Threlka
Hev
Oregon Country
The Lady and the Bargain on the Oregon Treaty
In a dim room Helena von Ritz overpowers Sir Richard Pakenham with wit and resolve. The pair reweave a torn treaty, patching it with wafers to save both honor and a fragile alliance.
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England
Richard Pakenham
Monsieur
Pakenham
France
Helena von Ritz
Austria
Sr Richard
Oregon
John Calhoun
Richard
Sir Richard
Servants and swords in early travel tales and weapons
An American traveler in Berlin learns his servant has logged his name in a police register by copying from a portmanteau, calling him Monsieur Warranted Solid Leather. The piece contrasts the Damascus and Japanese blades, noting the two tempering methods and the blade’s rigidity and elasticity.
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Smith
Berlin
Mr. Smith
Fritz
Milor
Monsieur
Historic housing in Nuremberg by era counts
In Nuremberg about 1,700 houses were built before 1600 A D and 3,537 were erected during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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Nuremberg
Large Equipment Needed and a Child's Quip on Clouds
Five year old Robert and his grandmother stroll Atlantic City boardwalk. He jokes about clouds having silver linings and God having a big meedle, while his mother works as a milliner sewing hat linings.
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Robert
Atlantic City
Grandma
Bertie
Hood's Sarsaparilla touted as household remedy
Willis Michigan reader Ralph Rust writes Hood's Sarsaparilla has been a household remedy for cleansing the blood and expelling impurities after winter. He notes it helps a farmer exposed to bad weather and promotes good results. Hood's Sarsaparilla is Peculiar to Itself and available in liquid or Sarsatabs.
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Ralph Rust
Willis
Mich
Garfield Tea and Dr. Pierce's Pellets Promote Digestive Health
An ad extols Garfield Tea as invaluable for liver and kidney ailments and claims constipation worsens diseases. It touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a thorough cure and the favorite family laxative.
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Pierce
Rough Town Tale of Sam and a Wedded Feud
In a rough street sketch, Sam's wife strikes him with a rolling pin during a clash, tossing kindling as she celebrates their wedding. The scene hints at domestic tension and a rowdy, celebratory mood.
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Pete
Sam
Jon
Clearing Kansas of Grasshoppers
A farmer used grasshopper bait and witnessed a chain reaction where one grasshopper fed on another, causing a rapid die off. The method began with a mixed green and bran bait and ended with thousands of grasshoppers dying, leaving the farmer free of the pest.
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Kansas
Anthony
Notable Portraits in Local Life
A brief observational note compares traditional women to set in their ways, suggesting a critique of stubborn habits and social expectations. The remark reflects a dated viewpoint, highlighting attitudes toward gender roles in era journalism.
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Hense
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By Emerson Hough
eAuthor & the Mississippi Bubble
Magnus G. Kettner
America
Carter
Riker Remedy Co.,, Inc
Calhoun St
Wayne, Ind
Thompson
Post
Postum Cereal CO
Led
Battle Creek, Mich
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