Persimmons and the Rafting Baby Tale at May Saint Nicholas
A fragmented children’s folk tale from St. Nicholas for May recounts Persimmons the boy and his granny surviving a flood on a vine raft. As the river raged they float toward safety, aided by a steamboat crew, until Persimmons is arrested for vagrancy after returning the baby to city life.
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Lot
Alyaya
Janpe Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Persimmons
Henry Clay
Pereimmons
Granny
Janga Washington
Peraimmons
Baby
Sylum
Elde
Jange Washington
Y Persimmons
Henry Clays
St. Nicholas
Cora Depeyster's Illusion of a Prince Ends in a Fraud
In Happy Valley a young woman, Cora Depeyster, pursues a princely lover, Montgomery Smythe, who proves to be a con man named Bill Higgins. A detective exposes the ruse, Cora's heartbreak is public, and Arthur Bayne marries her to salvage the social stigma.
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Happy Valley
Gale
Cora Depeyster
Kayne
Cora
Detter
Arthur
Mr. Bayne
Old Bayne
Tad
Belles
Montgomery Smythe
Tosh
Gort
Commodore Smythe
Commodore
General Smythe
Governor Smyther
George I
Europe
Paris
Gora
Piazza
Smythe
Cakneas
California
Pacific Hotel
Bae
SSR Byte
Arthur Bayne
Tenant Steals Half Crop for Watermelon and Cucumbers
A citizen leased ground on shares to a tenant who worked the land but sent only a watermelon and shriveled cucumbers after harvest. The owner learned the half crop was taken by local boys, leaving him with little to show for his labor. The incident ends with the tenant explaining the theft and the owner expressing indignation.
An Kow's Thief Trick In San Francisco Described
A historical report notes An Kow's method of stealing in San Francisco. He uses a broad-brimmed flat hat to disguise himself and switches to a different cap around the corner. He then departs with a blank face, described as impossible to doubt by anyone but a Chinese man.
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An-Kow
San Francisco
South Carolina and Intervention in State Politics
A Chicago Journal summary discusses South Carolina politics, opposing federal intervention and criticizing Northern Republicans and native white Democrats. It notes a split within the Republican party, cites Gov. Orr and Rep. Tomlinson, and argues reform requires cross-party cooperation to curb corruption and taxation.
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South Carolina
Bealf
House
Eldridge
Wisconsin
Republican Party
New York Tribune
Charleston
Congress
Gov
Orr
Moses
Pennsylvania
Reuben Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Charleston Newa
Mosey
Morea
Republices Party
Chicago Journal
Jackson County farmers reject scheme to control movement
Delegates from Jackson County Illinois farmers clubs condemn political schemers and the State Farmers Association action. They refuse to send delegates to the Bloomington State convention called by the Advisory Board caucus, warning that office seekers will be disappointed.
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Farmers’ Clubs
Jackson County
Farmers’ Movement
Sonica Party
State Farmers’ Association
Advisory Board
Bloomington
Srata
Chicago Journal
Western editor laments ignorance in the East versus West
In a harsh critique of Western readers the Chicago Tribune editor reflects on his East visit and the perceived superiority of Eastern cultivated folk. He urges a national canvass to enlighten the Western masses and warns of capitalists wielding power and the difficulty of disabusing labor-led finance fears.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Whitelaw Reid
Samuel Bowles
Shane
Halstead
Watterson
Chicago
Bis
Thera
Tdocs
Critique of Western Prosperity Quip Sparks Controversy
The Inter Ocean derides a West praising transformation from wilderness to farms and cities. It mocks the speaker for honoring labor and links the boast to political ambition and possible birthright grievance, suggesting the claim overlooks merit and lineage.
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Inter-Ocean
Humorous Clippings From The Brooklyn Argus And More
A collection of quirky squibs and jokes from various papers. A mother bakes maple sugar for a fall victim, a moral air jokes about a man’s wife, and quirks about cremation and inflation. Several vignettes include a Des Moines husband, a policeman and a trunk, and a match selling encounter on Main Street.
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Johnny
Dobbs
Gwyne
Des Moines
Kellogg’s Currency Plan Echoed by Various Parties
The article traces claims of origin for intra convertibility ideas citing Edward Kellogg’s 1845 pamphlet and subsequent works 1849 and 1856. It notes Kellogg was a capitalist and that others have appropriated his theories while praising his memory. It closes with a separate incident of James Davis, an insane man, murdering his father in Stetson Maine, claiming Washington ordered the act.
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United States
Edward Kellogs
New York
Kellogg
James Davis
Stetson
Washington
Wind-driven house moves 25 feet, destroys one home
At Maiden Massachusetts a two and a half story house was toppled by wind and pushed twenty five feet into a second house. The first structure was totally wrecked and the other badly damaged. A local joke notes a man’s death from applejack labeled as appleplexy.
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Maiden
Mass
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Wuhen
Jerseyman
Priel
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