Comet scare dismissed by 19th century journal
The Mixcellany article cites a European discovery by Professor Planta iio and a well known Dienevay astronomer predicting Earth collision with a comet on August twelfth, but the piece argues against such catastrophism, noting comets are distant and rarely affect planetary or stellar motion and urging better science education for editors and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plantaiio
Dienevay
Plantamont
Luvine
Darmstadt
Antoarat
Mirse
Sedordife Ieee
Jupiter
Lexell
Homsense
A Proud Record Declares Senator Wilson’s Humble Roots
Massachusetts Senator Wilson spoke in Great Falls New Hampshire recounting his poverty stricken youth. He described apprenticing eleven years earning little and walking miles to find work. He contrasted toil with rising wages and praised American opportunity. Separately Chinese Embassy members in Paris question revolution periodicity and seek dates of French texts.
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Senator Wilson
Massachusetts
Great Falls
New Hampshire
Salmon Falls
Dover
Newmarket
Mechanic's Trade
Europe
United States
The Stamp Act and Jefferson's Early Resolve
A historian recalls the Stamp Act period 1764 1765 in Williamsburg where Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry emerged. Henrys five resolutions proclaiming colonial rights sparked a pivotal debate that shaped American independence and Johns Jefferson observed the dramatic vote and its expunging the next day.
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United States
North America
Thomas Jefferson
Williamsburg
Virginia
Old Coke
Jefferson
Coke
Imperial Clitham
Great Britain
England
Patrick Henry
Parsons
Capitol
Lukey Potter
Betsy Moore
Judy Burwell
Henry
Demosthenes
Byron
Washington
Madison
Colonies
Lyttleton
America
General Assembly
Albemarle
George Wythe
Peyton Randolph
Repudiated Loans Across London Market Exposed
English capitalists faced large foreign loans repudiated by debtor nations with total outstanding amounting to 204,487,500 dollars. The list includes Equador, Greek 5 per cent, Mexican and Venezuelan bonds, and the Confederate Cotton Loan. Prices in London suggest some belief these obligations may yet be honored.
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London
Venezuela
Confederate States
London Stock Exchange
Advice from an Actress on The Theatre
A man in a hotel parlor asks Miss a famed tragedienne whether he should attend the theatre. She grows pale and warns, if one has never been to the theatre, never to go, then leaves abruptly, her warning lingering in his mind.
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Jefferson
Ossian
Henry
Mr. Henry
England
Wythe
Pendleton
Bland
Peyton Randolph
Patrick Henry
Fefferson
Williamsburg
Capitol
Peter Randolph
le Pee
Forest
Mirage on the Plains Notes From a Traveler
A traveler reflects on mirages seen on the plains, detailing illusions of Indians, ships, and lakes. He recounts cases of cavalry misled by bone-fired visions and wagon covers appearing as sails, plus deaths from thirst and lost emigrants drawn by distant water.
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California
Oregon
China and Japan Embrace Modern Civilization, Trade Grows
The article compares China unfavorably to Japan while noting China's rapid adoption of steam navigation, telegraphy, and municipal improvements along the Yangtze. It highlights eight large vessels, foreign investment, and rising Chinese involvement in shares, then outlines Japan's progress from Osake to Jeddo, minting, banking, rails, and calls English a future Japanese language, tracing back to Perry's 1854 opening.
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Attlast
Yang-tse
Hankow
Shanghai
Pennsylvania
Japan
China
America
England
Osaka
Jeddo
M. QO. Perry
United States
The First Suit and the Little Dax’s Joyful Day
A nostalgic poem contrasts a boy’s sturdy trousers with a girl’s dresses as a mother celebrates her child’s happiness. The rite of passage toward boyish freedom is heartfelt, while a prayerful note asks guidance and protection for the boy as he ventures away.
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Papa
Mother-Lovye
Dax
Restoring light and color in a sick room
A Victorian guide urges pleasant light and views for convalescents. It favors blinds to soften glare, cheerful wall colors, and outdoor glimpses like tree tops and sky. Small changes such as flowers and fresh pictures can lift spirits better than constant new objects, with roses or violets reviving weary eyes.
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Scribner's
Lager Bier Folklore From Germany and A Missouri Shooting
A Missouri paper notes the shooting of a man carrying a tape with a horse attached. The German tale explains lager beer storage and the origin of the term dager as lying, recounting a shoemaker near Bamburg whose apprentice hid a bottle of Bamburg beer and later, as an officer, retrieved it from a tree.
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Germany
Bamburg
Missouri
Centenarian Habits and Long-Life Myths
A string of life spans from 121 to 185 years is linked to both drinking and abstaining from spirits, with notes on Diets and daily routines. The piece contrasts those who drank with those who never tasted spirits and cites a Dead Letter Office incident involving a Chicago mailer sending $110 to England under a two-cent stamp.
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Annibal Camanz
Horace Vernet
Polotiman
Obst
Eleanor Spicer
Grandet
Jane Effingham
Denis Guignard
Drahkemberg
Jean Lafitte
Jean Causeur
Jean d’Outegre
Thomas Parr
Pierre Lorton
Chicago
England
Winkle Starr marriage and varied worldly notes
Georgia Mr T Winkle marries Miss Starr. Chestnut timber to rise in price. Minnesota builds nine railways. Americans ride dromedaries in Egypt. Chicago papers prosper. Clergymen numbers and salaries at steady levels. Boston widow wears ring from husband’s teeth. Tiffany pearls sold for 30000 dollars. Minneapolis grows after annexation, now largest city in Minnesota. Poet about changing names. Miss Jennie Armstrong as Sig nora Giovannia Avigliani in Italy. Boston ministerial agency buys candidacies for settlement or supply. Dr Prime notes copper token practice in Japan street scene. Bangor stage driver incident and women’s rescue. Seth Wilmarth shows iron turret to counter ironclads. California wine vat dance with 50000 gallon vats. New York editor flogging remark advised against. New England Historical Society medals directed to Sears descendants. Dr Lieber story about Washington and Jefferson debated.
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T. Winkle
Georgia
Tiffany & Go
Japan Herald
United States
Minneapolis
St. Anthon
Minnesota
Jennie Armstrong
Wiscasset
Maine
Italy
Signorina
Giovannia Avigliani
Saluzzo
Springfield Republican
Boston
Prime
Japan
Tyro
Bangor Whig
Seth Wilmarth
Charlestown
Mass
Navy Yard
England
Bur
California
New York Commercial Advertiser
New England Historical Society
Board of Directors
David Sears
Ann Winthrop Sears
Sears Society
Richard Sears
Lieber
Washington
France
Laboulaye
Jefferson
Houses of Congress
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