Early Leavenworth lawyers Sherman Ewing and McCook story
A Victorian era sketch recalls the 1857 partnership of Sherman Ewing and Dan McCook in Leavenworth Kansas, with William Tecumseh Sherman joining as a partner. It notes Shermans inability to practice law, his peach trees, a famous forcible entry case, McCook’s later military rise, and a humorous digression about mosquitoes from a Chicago Tribune anecdote.
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Laaverworth
Kay
Tree Lawyers
Sherman, Ewing
Missouri
McCook
Kenesaw Mountain
Sherman
Leavenworth
Piper
Honorable
Justice’s Court
Louisiana Military Academy
Chicago Tribune
Railroad Etiquette for Travelers on Parlor Cars
A Philadelphia Call guide from a bygone era details etiquette for railroad travel in parlor cars. It advises delaying, bowing to the porter, tipping with quarters or dollars, arranging wraps and baggage, and seeking comfort while avoiding displays of ignorance. The tone is instructional and humorous about loading luggage, seats, and bribes.
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Porlor
Tris
Philadelphia
Reverend Luther G. Riggs Known for Witty Sermons
Rev. Luther G. Riggs, a Connecticut preacher famed for sharp, humorous sayings, carried gravity in the pulpit but spilled humor out of it. He occasionally used odd phrases in sermons to shock listeners into attention.
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Luther
St. Louis
Luther G. Riggs
Connecticut
Bedstead for Kings and women’s feats teased in print
A 19th century article surveys a royal bedstead then in progress for a Siamese king. It describes a fourteen foot wide three-part bed with center raised, red silver decorations, life size figures with real hair, and motorized features for refreshing and music. A separate humorous section lists exaggerated abilities of women, ending with one limitation: they cannot climb a tree.
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Siam
Paris
New York
Dion
Gald
Seo
Andress’huccen
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Evening Observer
Bedstead
Kings
Bancroft & CO
Quy
England
France
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Radzimir
ARVEL
Faus
New York City
Ingrain Tapestry and
Brussels
Axminsters & Moquettes
Mii Ordera
Barnes, Bancroft & Coq
Dity Drug Store
H. P. Monroe
Hod
Avin
Neaen SF
Tyas Williwis
Speers
Farmer and Observer Publishing Company
Buffalo
Milton H. Smith
Rochester
Robert Sneider
Ald We Bandie Thei
Masonic
ODD Fellows
K. of P Good Templars Firemen’s
K. of L. Galor
Speer
Sfehtiaeswert Partie
Schumacher & Ettlinger
Socialite
Inebian Devi
Rob
P. J. Sherry
Speer's
P. J. Brandy
Ishac
Alfred Speer
Passaic
Publisiers
Rpuil
Beth Raliuig
Magillom Meg. CO
Chigatd
Lyon Bao's
Er DE
Mark
Ellis
Spa
Stores and
iMarness
Turther
Sucberry Street
Posten
Mara
Cnd
Fourth Avenue
Tours
Parker
Park Row
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