Adams Rouses Congress to End Confusion and Elect Speaker
The 1839 opening of the twenty sixth Congress saw chaos as New Jersey contested seats. John Quincy Adams seized the moment calling for order, directing the roll and taking the chair to resolve the impasse and inaugurate the speaker. His action sparked cheers and placed the chamber on course.
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Nestor
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Virginia House of Burgesses
Dinwiddie
Mr. Adams
Richard Barnwell Rhett
South Carolina
John Q. Adams
Louis Williams
North Carolina
John Quincy Adams
Mr. Wise
Virginia
New York
Glory and War Satire by Sydney Smith on Taxed Society
Sydney Smith satirizes the costs of glory and war, detailing taxes on food, clothing, goods, medicine, and even coffins. He lampoons a taxed life from schoolboy toys to the dying Englishman, noting licenses, probate fees, and taxed marble as part of the burden.
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Emigration trends and notable figures in early 20th century notes
A collage of brief items notes rising emigration from Prussia to America, Creswell sailing for Europe, Michigan rural decline while cities grow, Prof. Fawcet on agricultural labor enfranchisement, costly small churches in Boston, a Paris fort ban on foreigners, Williston bequest to Amherst, a rare 1804 dollar sale, Juarez autobiography upcoming, Grand Lockwood mansion sale, Canada’s Edward Jenkins resignation, insurance companies suspending in five years, and Proctor's auction store offering half price goods and Overstocked items for shipment to their Auction Store at No 65 Main.
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Retributive Justice and the Paris Green Debate
A Courier Journal excerpt critiques a scientific view of Paris green as a potato bug poison. It argues the chemical enters humans via potatoes and mocks human arrogance, noting the bug has a right to Murphy as a dish, reflecting social satire on appetite and power.
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East and Southeast Via Parkersburg
A historical dispatch from May 10, 1874, notes routes through Parkersburg covering the East and Southeast regions.
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