Preacher of the Period ballad of revivalist satire
A London Correspondence from Cincinnati Commercial presents a ballad titled Preacher of the Period. It mocks revivalists with a slang filled, satirical travelogue from Yankee figures promising spiritual fundraising and condescending toward British preachers like Beecher Spurgeon and Moody. The verse thumbnailed contains spoof names and comic lines about gospel campaigns and sensational religious revival.
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London
Cincinnati
Tremble Now The Southern Waters And Plymouth Warships
A vivid mock epic riffs on a looming threat as distant battleships Plymouth and a fleet of other warships loom over the borderlands. The piece invokes Beecher Tilton and Moulton figures while stirring fear of an unfolding crisis at the Texas and Mexican frontiers.
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Texas
Plymouth
Tilton
Moulton
Henry Ward
Beecher
Porter
A Peasants Revenge in the Carpathians
In a Carpathian valley a self styled guardian Stephan disturbs a sleeping peace. A bear hunt turns to murder as Stephan is mauled, while the hunter Fedor celebrates a vengeful scheme and a neighbour’s staged peril. the narrator mourns the tragedy and departs.
Susan B Anthony Appointment Sparks Utah Governing Debate
In Utah the heads of families react with concern and curiosity to the prospect of Susan B Anthony being appointed governor of the territory. Local officials and residents weigh the implications for governance and social reform during this era.
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Utah
Susan B. Anthony
Territory
A Daring Club Experiment in London
The Albemarle club in London opens as a sex integrated social group with shared and separate spaces. It welcomes men and women together, allowing cross sex dining with guest logs, while noting privacy and marriage questions. The piece also mentions G. W. 8 who learned Cheyenne from prisoners, and Gen Pope sending him to St Aug fine as interpreter.
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New York Tribune
Albemarle
London
England
Leavenworth
Pope
Washington
St. August Fine
Fla
The Marbles of the Parthenon in 1802 Recovery Tale
The London Globe recounts Lord Elgin's 1802 voyage to the Piraeus where the Acropolis marbles were taken aboard the Mentor after a storm sank the ship off Cythera. Divers later recovered twelve cases. five remain lost, with Greek officials eyeing salvage funds and renewed effort aided by modern diving gear.
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Porte
Acropolis
Athens
Selim III
Mentor
England
Avremona
Cythera
Cerigo
Malta
Calymnos
British Museum
M. Makoukas
Cerigoran
Levant Herald
Archeological Society of
Athens Archeological Society
George Perry
Proclamation in Paris and Salt Tax Debate
Paris correspondent reports the republic, an upper chamber, and a salt tax. Salt smugglers faced brutal punishments, including capital sentences and galley service. Liberal deputies Testelin and allies opposed the impost, arguing salt was essential for bread and labor, but the government pressed the levy despite objections.
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Paris
Louis XLV
M.testelin
Les Biftecks
Lombardy
Saranac Sinks After Mid Channel Rock Collision
United States steamer Saranac carrying Lieut Maynard and Dr Emil Bessils of the Smithsonian hit Seymour Narrows rock in mid channel near Vancouver. Striking at 14 knots with a 7 knot current, the ship sank within an hour with no loss of life. Crew rescued some stores and taken to Victoria by boat. Otter departed for the wreck to assist.
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United States
Saranac
Maynard
Emil Bessils
Smithsonian Institute
Sitka
Behrings Straits
Nanaimo
Seymour Narrows
The
Narrows
Canadian Overland Railroad
Vancouver
Lieut. Bond. Sanders
Victoria
Otter
Papa mends glass dish. child misreads miracle
A cautious girl breaks a cut glass wedding gift and prays for repair each night. Her father cements the dish and places it on the table. The girl wakes to tell her mother that her father has beaten God by mending the glass dish.
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Bessie
Swedes in Leavenworth Seek Work Long Ago
A Swedish immigrant in Leavenworth faced language barriers and failed job efforts, prompting eventual resort to unrecorded remedy as the narrative recalls how early arrivals struggled to find work in the city.
A Romance of the West Spotted Tail’s Daughter Tale
The Courier-Journal recounts a tragic tale from Fort Laramie during the late Civil War era. Spotted Tail’s beloved daughter falls for a courteous Ohio officer who cannot wed her. After attempts to win his favor fail, she dies of heartbreak and is laid to rest near Fort Laramie, her grave a testament to unrequited love.
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Spotted Tail
Fort Laramie
Ohio Volunteers
Offeer
Rocky Mountains
Loaver
Laramie
Great Wear
Courier-Journal
Buffalo bone trade sustains settlers across Kansas valley
Winter and spring activity along the valley centers on collecting buffalo bones for shipment to Philadelphia. Heads and ribs fetch five dollars a ton, shins and shoulder blades a hundred four dollars, horns thirty dollars, with many fragments used by glue, umbrella, and chemical industries. The trade provides livelihood when crops fail, preventing abandonment of homesteads.
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Kansas City Journal
Philadelphia
Wheat prospects rise as Arkansas growers report records
Last week predicted if season lasted longer, Arkansas would yield the largest wheat per acre east of the Rockies. A d Henry Pat Raney and Col Jelke presented branches with 6 inch heads from Henry and 5 inch heads from Jelke. Harvest estimates run high with Henry’s sample averaging five feet tall and Jelks expecting at least thirty bushels per acre.
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Arkansas
Rocky Mountains
A. d. Henry
Pat Raney
Col
John &, Delks
James River
Elenry
Elenry’s Sample Averaged 6 Inches Long By Actual Measurement, and Those From Col
Jelke
Henry
Jelks
Plymouth Preacher’s Female Support Converts Congregation
The preacher’s strength rests with his female followers who show intense zeal and devotion. They resemble southern women loyal to slavery, ostracizing northern visitors after the war. Brooklyn ladies share this infatuation for Mr Beecher, cutting patronage from critics of his innocence.
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Plymouth
Brooklyn
Mr. Beecher
Democratic Convention Woes and Honest Money Call
The Baltimore Gazette argues that Ohio Democrats misrepresent the party on finance and urges Pennsylvania to restore the party’s stance. It condemns followers aligned with Ben Butler and Kelley, labeling them greenback repudiationists and inflationists, and warns against adopting their financial principles.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois
Ben. Butler
Wm. D. Kelley
Heaven Save
Baltimore Gazette
Wheat crop promises heavy yield in Cumberland County
The Cumberland Courier notes the county's wheat crop shows unprecedented promise of a heavy yield and harvest is expected soon. A favorable rain on Monday night followed tobacco plants' active growth on Tuesday, with farmers hoping for continued seasonable weather to bring prosperity.
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Cumberland
Saya
Chicago Library Closure Debate Sparks Public Funds Talk
A Courier Journal report notes Chicago contemplates closing its public library to cut expenses. It suggests reallocating funds to acquire New York Police Gazette copies for broader literacy, while contrasting with Toronto Globe’s reduced supplement approach and sparse content.
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Courier-Journal
Chicago
New York Police Gazette
Ben Butler portrayed on Bunker Hill day militia stance
Descriptive passage recalls Benjamin Butler commanding Massachusetts militia at Bunker Hill day. He sits astride a horse with intense gaze, one eye fixed on a small boy to his left and the other on a boy to his right, illustrating his reputed power and menace.
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Ben Butler
Massachusetts
Bunker Hill
Americas
Will the Icelanders Leave Freeland
The Cincinnati Commercial argues Icelanders won t abandon their island despite eruptions. Pasturage, fish rivers, and mild southern regions sustain them. emigration to Alaska is unlikely. Eruptions and ash could raise mortality if severe in the central south, but Icelanders show little spirit of adventure and remain tied to home.
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Springfield Republican
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Cincinnati Commercial
Alaska
Hecla
Reikisvik
Wisconsin
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Milwaukee
Paris
Ohio
Asa
Richardville
St. Mary’s River
James R. Godfrey
Archange Godfrey
Gloomy stranger misleads woman about missing husband
A man at a Central depot misleads a grieving wife by describing her presumed drowned husband. The exchange escalates as she questions the stranger’s tale, only to learn he merely pointed out the man buying peanuts across the street. The scene ends with the wife puzzled and amused.
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M. Quad
Central Depot
Thomas
Oly
Women in San Francisco Target Lawyers in Unexplained Phenomenon
The Sacramento Record Union notes a surge of female violence toward lawyers in San Francisco, citing shootings and attempts to kill. It speculates on a mysterious social pattern with no age or status limits, suggesting a pervasive but unexplained trend across the city’s legal circle.
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Sacramento
Cal
W. H. L. Barnes
San Francisco
Lippincotts July number review and contents update
The July issue of Lippincott's marks a gem of the sixteenth volume with varied reading. It highlights May in June Cape May attractions, Three Meetings about an aristocratic sportsman, The Yareas of the Black Mountains by Rebecca Harding Davis, Campfire Lyric Noonday Woods Nipigeon, Searching for a Grave in a Strange Land by Leonard Woolsey Bacon, and Chauncey Hickox's tale The Romance of Birdueye, among others.
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Sea Shore
Yarea
Black Mountains
Rebecca Harding Davia
Leonards Woolsey Bacon
Chauncey Hickox
New Volume Opens With Lively Literary Criticism
The review highlights pieces by Laura Winthrop Johnson Sarah Winter Kellogg and T Adolphus Trollope among others. It praises Aunt Cindy and Montaigne essays while noting Poem by Mias Lazarus and Will Wallace Harney. The collection is described as fresh vigorous and well written.
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Cindy
Sarah Winter Kellogg
Edward Howland
Montaigne
Mias Lazarus
England
Lord Byron
Francis Ashdon
T. Adolphus Trollope
Maud
Will Wallace Harney
R. E
Dembry
Louvre
Davis in Texas Speech Draws Sharp Warning
Jeff Davis relocated to Texas seeking peace but a Houston address sparks renewed controversy. He declares pride in past conflicts in puzzling lines, prompting stern cautions to avoid vague references to hugging. A Texan ranger could shoot on suspicion if language continues.
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Jeff Davis
Texas
Houston
Mr. Davis
Signs in Brooklyn Mock Beecher Tilton Feud Business Names
The excerpt mocks Brooklyn businesses by listing absurd signs and slogans such as Metropolitan Par oxysmal Oxsculatory Carpet Store Song in the Heart Bird Cage Works Rag ged Edge Laundry Anxiety Machine Shop and Plow Manufactory J William Brown Plastering True Inwardness Moral Niagara Bath Rooms Seven-wish Snuff Factory Cave of Gloom Distillery Conspirators' Hotel Anti-Tiltonian Tripe for Sale Here Down & Out's Braga Worka.
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Beecher
Tilton
Ragged Edge Laundry
William Brown
Niagara
Cave of Gloom
Down & Out
Reverend Indiana Editor’s Unlikely Brain Feed
Seymour Times notes Rev. George Harding, once devout, now fishes Sundays in a cellar pool from a recent city flood. He catches a water dog and two eels, and his next issue shines with unusual intellect and a phosphorus glow in items from the old state house. Religion aided him, but a fish diet seems to do more.
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George Harding
State House
George
Steamboat Captains Fight During Detroit Street Preaching
During a Detroit street sermon last Sunday two steamboat captains fought violently. The brawl interrupted the religious performance for a time, but the police did not intervene and the violence ended with one man whipped. The crowd returned to the sermon calmly as if nothing had happened.
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Detroit
Fashionable Etiquette and Gossip Flashes Across Cities
A collage of social quips and updates. Mentioned are Minnie Sherman Fitch and a $100,000 jewel gift from the khedive, Gen Sherman, and an intended Senate seat bid by Zach Chandler. Notes on Bunker’s death, Lewis of Detroit considering a literary exit, Francis S Street’s fortune, and various remarks on fashion, politics, and local newspapers.
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Khedive
Minnie Sherman Fitch
Gen. Sherman
Minnie
Canada copyright bill passes second reading in Lords
Lonpox June 25 The Canada copyright bill moved to a second reading in the House of Lords last night. Shooting for practice at Daly Mount Dosimune 25 saw both Irish and American teams display equal skill and high marks. A grand lodge of Irish Masons hosted a banquet for visiting marksmen from Nova Scotia Portugal Canada New York Virginia and Illinois with complimentary toasts. Bodine and Fulton spoke for the American team noting the warm reception and mutual friendship between Irish and American teams.
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Daly Mount
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Illinois
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Fulton
America
Earthquake devastates Circuita New Granada area
A Maracaibo dispatch dated May 29 reports the Circuita quake on the 18th that levelled walls and killed about eight thousand of ten thousand in Circuita. Fires followed, robbers plundered, and survivors fled to nearby country. Steamboats carried aid from the American consul and citizens, with medical staff and a distributing committee. News from San Cagesto and other towns confirms wide destruction across a 70 000 population region. Continuous light shocks have occurred daily.
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Areboda
San Cratobel
Bogota
Anniversary Banquet Marks Gen Hoche Death Anniversary
June 25 banquet in Berwin marks the death anniversary of Gen Hoche with Gambetta delivering the principal speech. He said Republicans, setting aside old hostilities, join with former opponents as friends for progress while maintaining principles. Berwin notes Count Von Arnim may appeal Kammergericht decision to the supreme tribunal.
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Arnim Case Finds Removal Not Punishable
In the Kammergericht proceeding with Von Arnim, the court ruled that the initial removal of documents from Paris was not punishable. The offense lay in the later retention and transfer of the papers to Carlsbad.
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Paris
Carls— Bad
Rebellion Rumor Reported in Burmah by The Times
The Times reports a rumored rebellion breaking out in Burmah with June date reference and London correspondence noting rising unrest and potential military response.
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Lonxpoy
the Times
Burmah
Beecher Trial Jury Deliberations Continue In Brooklyn
June 25 New York The Beecher trial jury remains out at noon with the judge not sending for them The room is crowded as Mrs Beecher Ex Judge Porter and Tilton appear The Plymouth faction and Everts are present amid cheers The crowd reads papers and discusses fate of a possible hung verdict
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Beecher
Brooklyn City Court Room
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Plymouth
Shearman
Tilton
Mr. Bullard
Neilson
Town Hall Blown Down In Ontario Storm
In Bravtorp Ontario a heavy gale toppled the town hall, killing one pupil and injuring three as the public school operated in the basement. Several buildings lost their roofs, Kingston suffered damage to the town and harbor shipping. In Picrvo Ontario Prof Donaldson and three reporters survived a balloon voyage after four hours in the water, rescued five miles off Point Peter.
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Ont
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Picrov
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Lake Ontario
Letter from Vice President Wilson in Boston
Boston June 25 Henry Wilson publishes a long reply to adverse criticisms in republican press regarding his recent tour. He addresses his doings and utterances and defends his position amid ongoing political debate.
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Boston
Henry Wilson
Pain free breast cancer surgery with frozen ether spray
Dr Richardson reports two breast cancer cases in the Lancet using an anesthetic method that freezes the tumor with ether sprays and a lighter ether-hydride amyl compound. The breasts were rendered numb and immobilized before surgical removal without loss of consciousness.
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Impro
Richardson
Medical Report On Successful Minor Surgical Procedures
Dr Richardson reports the operations were successful with speedy healing and no discharge or complications. The text notes the use of small, strong, sharp curved scissors as essential to proper management of the case.
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Richardson
Keeley motor hailed and morphia tale warned
The Utica Herald recounts a Philadelphia widow who became morphia dependent for tumor pain and was tricked into using starch in morphine bottles for fifteen years. The piece also debates Keeley’s claimed motor power, cites Scientific American as skeptical, and contrasts past scientific resistance to steam and telegraph advances. It ends with warnings about hydrophobia, dog bites, and the dangers of rabies.
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Utica Herald
Philadelphia
Jefferson County
Keeley
Scientific American
Notice to Contractors for Prison Labor Bids
Indiana state prison at Michigan City invites sealed bids for convict labor of up to 75 men for a term between two and five years starting July 15 1875. Minimum 25 men per bid, pay per day specified, work inside prison limits, includes shop room and assistant keepers, ensure sureties from Indiana residents, bid directors reserve right to reject all bids.
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United States
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Warsaw
W.T. Pratt
Fort Wayne
H. E. Wapewears
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