Motive to Restore In God We Trust Bill Passes Near-Unanimous
The House approved restoring the motto In God We Trust to U S coinage by a near unanimous vote with only five dissenters. The move followed widespread religious protests and petitions from groups and individuals amid a broader national mood.
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House of Representatives
United States
Saint-Gaudenas
Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Treasury
Chase
James Pollock
Lincoln
Pollock
Federal raids spotlight US lotto crackdown and Paris organ ban
A Chicago arraignment of 36 men faces anti lottery charges, illustrating how federal action ended major American lotteries once protected by patronage. The piece also notes Paris prefectural edicts banning street hand-organs, provoking protests but underscoring government power to curb social ills. The text ends by citing American high society expectations and marriage in pursuit of happiness.
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United States
Chicago
Saya
Troy
N. Y
Paris
Coral Expedition Probes Florida Keys and West Indies
The Carnegie Foundation funds an expedition to study coral life along the Florida Keys and in the West Indies. Dr. Alfred Goldsboro Mayer and Dr. W T Vaughn lead the voyage aboard the Physalia, with Mayer directing marine biology work and Vaughn focusing on geology and paleontology. The project follows reefs along the Miami to Key West railroad route and builds on Agassiz family marine research legacy.
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Carnegie Foundation
Florida Keys
West Indies
A. G. Mayer
Cambridge
W. T. Vaughn
United States Geological Survey
Mayer
Miami
Key West
Dr. Mayer
West Indian
Alfred Goldsboro Mayer
Harvard
Alexander Agassiz
Brooklyn Institute Museum
Marine Laboratory
Carnegie Institute
Washington
Bahamas
Australia
Fiji Islands
Dry Tortugas
Florida
Vaughn
Europe
United States National Museum
Xebrenkelt
Prof. Agassiz
Lake Titicaca
Peru
Bolivia
United States
Blake
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Queensland
Barrier Reef
South Pacific
Government Fish Commission
Carnegie
Fraf. Agassiz
Virginia
Washington Death Notice Echoed in 1800 Utica Gazette
A long retrospective notes Utica Gazette issue of January 4, 1800, recounting Washington burial coverage and odd ads. It contrasts a for sale notice for a sawmill and a healthy enslaved woman with the era’s mournful obituary and a rhymed grocery ad, highlighting typography quirks and early telegraph items.
Publicity Penalty Proposed in Massachusetts Lability Bill
Massachusetts lawmakers consider a novel lability bill that uses newspaper publicity as punishment for workers failing to follow state board rulings. The measure, by Rep Malcolm Nichols, would publish twice on front pages in Boston and the county when compliance is refused, shielding boards from libel actions. Opposition centers on the publicity clause though some labor leaders support the principle.
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Massachusetts
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Malcolm ©. Nichols
State Board
Boston
State Board of Arbitration
Five Stages of Journalism by General Charles H. Taylor
General Charles H. Taylor outlines journalism’s evolution from abstract European pages to a free expansive press. He pins the 1815-35 period as forbidding to women and youth, then praise the press’ maturation into an influential public interest institution, driven by capital and broad readership.
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Charles H. Taylor
Appleton
Talkative Wife, Fatal Resolve and Jokes in One Page
A marginal column mixes a dark humor tale of an Indiana man who kills his chatty wife to end her constant talking with poems and light verses. The piece juggles jokes about marriage, restlessness, social mores, and money, ending with a satirical moral about happiness and wealth.
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Indiana
John
Editor Reflects on a Weave of News and Names
A fragmentary note recalls a newspaper editor composing a four page sheet with various items. It mentions historical figures George Washington and Napoleon, naval captures, and references to Matys Van Steens bergh as well as terms tied to a past era. The excerpt also cites a controversial phrasing about an “active negro wench” and Johnny Temper's Schohary pens.
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Utica
Luther Andres
England
Washington
Matyas van Steensbergh
Matyas
Saugettesl
Utica County
Steensbergha
Congress
Telegraph
Gazette
Glerna
Switzerland
Hearst
Havana
Portsmouth
George Washington
Matys van Steensbergh
Johnny Temper
Milwaukee Sentinel
Advertising Is No Crime Acquittal Of Dr Stoner Told
Dr John J Stoner of Grand Rapids was acquitted in the superior court last week after being charged by Dr Albertus Nyland for advertising in newspapers in alleged violation of medical law and unprofessional conduct. The case argued the ads promised improbable services and violated state statutes.
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John J. Stoner
Grand Rapids
Albertus Nyland
Michiigan State Medical Board
Stoner
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised By Denver Woman
Mrs. A. Gregory of Denver writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured years of female troubles and invalid status after failed operation. The letter promotes the product as a standard herbal remedy made from roots and herbs and invites other sick women to try it.
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Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence St
Denver
Col
Birth of Isaiah a humorous telegram tale
A humorous snippet notes a young woman’s birth telegram Isaiah 9-6 read as a Bible line about a son born to us. A friend misreads it as a name Isaiah weighing nine pounds six ounces. The anecdote reflects literal vs. poetic interpretation and ends with a collage of ad blurbs and quotes.
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Isaiah
Margaret
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Goshen Daily Democrat
JOS
Ian
Florida Key
Tropics
New England
Mediterranean
University Museum of Harvard
Louis Agassiz
Calumet & Hecla Mining Company
Physalla
Utica Gazette
Milwaukee
Robert Schoonmaker
Kingston
New York
J. B. Levi
Wisconsin Street
John Adams
Mount Vernon
Newa
the Gazette
Republic
Schohary
Schoonmaker
Jacob van Voorhis
Mr. Voorhis
Uncle EY
Byron Williama
Parrot
Wifle
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Froude
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Morris
Dodds
Nee Farms
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberts
Laat Beat West
Togatton
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