A Hare Story and Odd Moments From a Philadelphia Paper
A Philadelphia paper relays a cadre of comic and curious tales. A crusty northwestern doctor treats a drunk man with a bungled remedy and a strap anecdote ends in a laughable misstep. Another vignette recounts a Massachusettes town lecture by a President Gough and a chaotic church collection tell. A Jacksonville-bound traveler meets a boastful young man about women’s suffrage, sparking a quip on progress.
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Conecron
Massachusettes
Yaas
Gough
Tam
Waal
Herow
A Farmer's Home and Its Quiet Comforts
A Harper's Magazine excerpt describes Laura and Lance's cozy farm home. Bright bow window, parlor plants, and a welcoming vibe stand in contrast to rigid farmhouse fashion. Neighbors visit often, and farming life is portrayed as warm and inviting beyond social stereotypes.
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Harper's Magazine
Taura
M House
Jaura
Eve
Psyche
Lance
Laura
Lance’s
Knipsie
Mis souri Captain Mistakes Cass in a River Voyage
A Missouri captain known for joviality and drink confuses a stout man aboard a Washington hotel with Senator Lewis Cass. The exchange escalates as Cass corrects the error, revealing identity and ending the jovial ruse. The captain remains lively but cautions against boasting of the mistaken meeting.
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Missouri
Mississippi
New Orleans
Dubuque
Washington
Lewis Cass
A Y
Brown’s
Cass
Senator Cass
Michigan
Siuk
Aml
Western Monthly
General Rousseau’s Death linked to Insurance Plot Claim
The Louisville Commercial reports that days before General Rousseau left for New Orleans he visited an insurance medical examiner seeking a policy. He boasted of his health, declaring he would live forever, and died within ninety days, suggesting foul play or a dangerous motive in the insurance scheme.
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Louisville
Cen
Rousseau
New Orleans
Washington
The Mormon Question in Congress Voicing Polygamy Outlawment
Lyons NY Republican argues Mr Culloms bill targets concubinage and polygamy as crimes regardless of religious sanction. It urges enforcement with fines imprisonment and possible army aid. Editorial blasts Brigham Young and Mormon leaders as criminal by law and warns of statehood implicationsとなった.
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Cullom
U. S
Army
Brigham Young
Agev
Gen. Shaffer
Lyons NV
Y. Republican
The Nantucket Captain and the Ann Jones Tale aboard a Whaler
A Nantucket sea captain recalls Stiles a shipmate on an early whaling voyage narrating his changing hope for Ann Jones as the voyage fills the hold with oil. From doubtful courtship to triumphant return the mate’s heart moves with each thousand barrels and ends with a wild, defiant shout.
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Nantucket
Stiles
Oliver
Ann Jones
Post Office treaty talks reopen for moderate charges
The Post Office department reports that after Senator Ramsey's Paris return the French Government through Minister Washburne submitted another draft for a postal treaty. The U.S. government rejected it for illiberality and the Postmaster General invites fresh proposals for moderate charges and equal benefits, to be sent in writing or by an agent and promised full cooperation.
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Post Office Department
Ramsey
Paris
Washburne
Grand Rapids Man Sentenced to Three Years in Penitentiary
At Grand Rapids on the 5th E. L. Gay received a three year term in the State Penitentiary for larceny. As the sentence was pronounced one of the prisoner’s children, with a doll in her arms, tearfully offered it to a lawyer in the case in an attempt to secure her father's release.
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Pittsburg
Alleghany City
Thos, Pollock
Arabella Martin
Pollock
Mr. Martin
Western Avenue
Detroit
Miss Martin
Martin
Michigan
Franklin Street
Grand Rapids
E. L. Gay
State
Friday is No Longer An Unlucky Day
An opinion piece rejects the superstition that Friday is ill omened. It cites numerous historical events occurring on Fridays, including Columbus voyages, Mayflower arrival, founding of St Augustine, and pivotal American milestones, arguing that Friday has proven favorable rather than cursed.
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Spain
United States
Provincetown
Bancroft
Mayflower
America
Henry VII
England
John Cabot
Saint Augustine
Florida
Melendez
George Washington
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
Arnold
John Adams
Richard Henry Lee
Congress
United Colonies
Plymouth Rock
The Foolish Freedom in Nature and Spirit
A meditation on using God given faculties to seek grace and joy. It contrasts those who pursue earthly pleasures with those who elevate the soul toward eternal liberty through faith and right use of gifts, warning that unbelief binds the heart to sensual limits and lasting sorrow.
Wild roadside rough rider flees after court caper
In Breckinridge county a rough rider caused a disturbance, was jailed for trial, produced a pistol in court, demanded a dance, and rode away with his weapon after a staged escape plan. The incident ends with his abrupt disappearance and the town recalling his audacious bravado.
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Breckinridge
Louisville
Oregon Oregon Ozle County approves rail loan plan
Dixon Feb 11 voters in Ozle County backed a 50000 loan to the Rockford Rock Island and St Louis Railroad by 81 votes. Grand Detour votes next Monday on the same measure. The action pledges construction of the Rock River Valley Railroad this summer with strong local rejoicing along the line.
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Dixon, Tuu
Oregon
Ozle
Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis
Rock River Valley Railroad
Oxen for sale a wealthly Wall traps a buyer
A Maine farmer travels from Oxford county to Cumberland county to buy oxen and encounters a boastful Wall reputed for wealth and honesty, then another tale on caring for boots and shoes with home guidance. The piece ends with practical advice on preserving footwear.
Critique of a State Constitutional Convention
The Belfast Journal argues the 1860s state convention wasted time and money on trifles while lacking real constitutional power, urging focus on supreme framing authority. It cites past legislatures’ costs and warns against dickerings over old statistics and powers.
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General Assembly
Colorado
Sandwich Islands
Wakegan Cazette
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