Man in Court House and Strange Characters Parade
A courtroom corridor study depicts Adolphus Heintzlemann a besieged suitor in a case long adjudicated and his devoted yet failing bid for justice. Nearby are Mrs Mayfield Praying Patsey and other quirky figures whose odd visits color the public space with humor and pathos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heintzlemann
Atlas
Dot
Halls of Justice
Patsey
Comptroller's Office
Bureau
United States
Supreme Court
Raiding the Sutler A Civil War Camp Prank
In a St. Nicholas piece Larry M. Kieffer recalls the custom of raiding sutlers during camp life. Regiments planned nocturnal raids on rival sutlers as playful sport not theft, sometimes tolerated by officers if fares were steep or not punitive. The raids featured coordinated, silent setups and mock takedowns of tent walls with loud cheers then swift retreats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Larry M. Kieffer
St. Nicholas
Humorous Snippets Span Letters From Many Voices
A collage of lighthearted exchanges and asides from letters and notices. A Rhode Island governor joke contrasts state holidaying with Texas, a playful Viola scene mocks authority, and a German citizen misidentifies a bank teller while a root beer prank and other items amuse readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Cape May
Texas
Burlington
Netogepeher
Viola
F. Herald
Cesar
Boston Gazette
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Jénnie
Cately
Ladies From Life
English Court of Chancery
Shropshire
New York Supreme Court
Scorpios Hatatzlemann
County Court-house
City Halb Park
Sampson Brass
Pell
Heinszlemann
Mr. Heintzlemann
Gensen
Clerk
Heintzliemann
Craiiks
Czar
Russia
Garfield
Peru
Chili
Brooklyn Bridge
Bartholdi
Assembly
Adolphus Heintzliemann
Heintziemann
Coleridge
Reuben
Susan
Jerusalem
New York
Frederick Davys Storey
The
Manhattan
H. B. Stowe
Winfield Scott
Public Library
Boston
Henry Villard
Heinrich Hilgard
Villard
Buffalo
Argo
Express Company
Dafule Express
Henry Clay Thurston
Mount Pleasant
Tex
America
Rocco Mina
Gresham
Bronson Howard
England
Harriet Beecher Stowe
N. Y
Will Carleton
Indianapolis
American Library Association At Buffalo
John Hubberton
Adele
Charles
Mrs. Wildhusband
Kate
Detroit Post
Schweitzercase
John
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