Seward Wept in Public Remembering Thomas Rusk Eulogy
E J Edwards recalls General Thomas L Clingman highlighting Sewards public tears during his eulogy for Thomas J Rusk. He notes Sewards friendship with Rusk, their alliance across sectional lines, and RUSKs 1856 death amid political tensions in Washington.
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Thomas L. Clingman
North Carolina
Congress
Senate
Washington
North
Caroline Mountains
General Clingman
William H. Seward
Seward
Senator Seward
Texas
Sam Houston
Thomas J. Rusk
Houston
Rusk
An Extreme Measure
Dialogue hints at domestic friction with a wife described as a sharp critic who drives changes at home, including the installation of a knocker on the front door.
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Bings
Lost Invitation Beat Blaine in 1864 Reception Story
A reminiscence recalls Rev Dr Thomas Armitage once feared to have spoken for Blaine at a 1864 New York reception. He details missed opportunity, Civil War loyalties, and ties with Cardinal McCloskey and Archbishop Hughes. The piece notes Armitage’s long church influence and his 1896 death.
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Nes Sees
Russ
Heits
New York
Senator Rusk
Pierce
Thomas
Rusk
B. J. Edwards
Thomas Armitage
United States
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
Armitage
Henry Ward Beecher
Church of Rome
America
Burchard
Blaine
Henry Clay
Philadelphia
Peddie
Stephen B. Elkins
Dr. Burchard
Fifth Avenue
Cardinal McCloskey
Hughes
Mr. Blaine
E. J. Edwards
Young Lieutenant Sherman and the California gold discovery
Dudley E. Jones recalls William T. Sherman as a young lieutenant who fast traveled from Monterey to Coloma to verify gold reports near the Sacramento River. The dispatches from Colonel Mason helped spark national fever, yet Sherman’s name faded from immediate notice despite his pivotal role in confirming the California gold find.
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William T. Sherman
California
New York
Dudley E. Jones
Arkansas
Jones
New York State
Sutter’s Mil
Mexico
Monte Trey
Mason
Sacramento River
Washington
Sacramento Valley
Coloma
Monterey
Fort Brown
Brownsville
Rio Grande River
Leutenant
Heutenant
Atlanta
E. J. Edwards
Salmon Spawning Fights Cause Bruises Before Death
An Idaho study finds salmon arrive at spawning beds uninjured but soon develop scratches and bruises from nuzzling gravel and fighting during spawning. Both bucks and toes die within days of spawning, showing a predictable pattern in the river journey.
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Herodotus
Nile
Central
Daho
A Sigh for the Plumber in Early Banter
A witty exchange features a ready made philosopher and Mr Growcher debating home life and plumbing. The speaker longs for news that water pipes are frozen, a humorous reflection on domestic woes.
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Mr. Growcher
Costs Money to Live in Bahia Brazil
New York Press notes consul Southard p Warner states a four person family can live in Bahia with economy and no entertaining. Rent 75 dollars provisions 150 servant 30 fuel for cooking 10 lighting 10 water 5 laundry 25. Total just for essentials exceeds 300 dollars monthly plus incidentals.
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Brazil
Bahia
Southard P. Warner
New York Press
An Old Riddle About a Trade Mentioned
An amusing exchange hints at a trade through a pun about a freeze out. The dialogue humorously asks what the trade could be and reveals the answer cutting ice.
Convenient gate design aids moving hogs between pastures
J. W. Griffin explains a round gate with convertible hinges and a taut wire support to prevent sagging. Raising the gate and placing a pin adjusts clearance for pigs, while the wire anchor bears gate weight to allow long runs up to 18 or 20 feet.
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J. W. Griffin
Farm World
Cabbage Looper Harm Spreads Across Fields
A field insect common for two seasons harms cabbage and other vegetables. The light green caterpillar with a looping crawl attacks celery parsley cauliflower turnips lettuce and tomatoes, while the brown moth adult spans about one and a half inches. Two broods yearly. control advised by spraying with lead arsenate at three pounds per 50 gallons of water.
Proper Time to Cut Grass
Walter Leutz argues timing matters in mowing. Cutting young grass harms curing and food value. cutting too late wastes nourishment as seeds ripen. Farmers should balance maturity to feed cattle while preserving forage quality.
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Walter Leutz
Sark
Haiti
Lawyer Cured of Eczema by Cuticura Remedies
A. C. Brandon, attorney at law, Greenville South Carolina, recounts suffering with fan eczema on the face since 1882. After trying many physicians he reports rapid improvement using Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap and credits them for a lasting cure over twenty years. Free sample offer included from Cuticura Department KE Boston.
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Lebanon
Ohio
A. C. Brandon
Greenville
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Husband Returns to Work Ends Family Tension
A brief dialogue reveals relief as a husband, out of work for six weeks, lands a new job. The household mood shifts from worry to optimism with the news of employment.
Cole's Carbolisate relief ad and Bacon quote
An 1900s style railroad car scene ad promotes Cole's Carbolisate instantly stopping pain from burns and itching with a free sample offer from J W Cole & Co Black River Falls Wis. The fragment ends with a Bacon quotation about crowds and love.
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Pt Cole’s
Carbolisatve
Koby Druegista
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Ladies Can Wearer Shoes With Allen's Foot-Ease Powder
One size earlier after using Allen's Foot-Mane the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and gives rest and comfort. Refuse substitutes. For free pack age address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy, WN. Firmness is feminine and obstinacy fg masculine.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, WN
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