Sumptuous New York century plant party praised in era’s social circle
A century ago Mr. and Mrs. John Jay of New York hosted a lavish drawing room entertainment for the blooming of a century plant. The guest list featured prominent revolution era figures now in fashionable New York circles, illustrating how blood and money mingle across generations. The piece also notes Supreme Court tax and currency decisions, a New York editor’s misreport, and lighter society vignettes including furnished rooms intrigues and a humorous streetcar turkey anecdote.
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John Jay
New York
Ramos
Retributive Tale Of Farm Title And Family Strife
A Lafayette report recalls a grim farm dispute where a son forced his elderly father to toil and denied him meals. After expelling the father, the son tried to claim the land, but the grandfather ultimately bequeathed the farm to the grandson who cared for both. The son died homeless and worked as a farm hand in Wabash Township.
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Washington
New York
War Department
Quartermaster’s
Tarke
Bucker
Kulen Whitey Clark
Lida
Svat Atv
Roddevia
Ladina
Dijna
Tida
Mr. Campion
Lonely Brotherhood
Mrs. Laurel
Mya
Taniel
Laurel Rhysheil
Talila
Rennes
Tid
Reader
Mr. Champion
Bnt
Billy
Mura
Andy
Lila
Taida
Jady
Trey
Lafayetta
Marion County
Tya
Tine
Wabash Township
Weight and size lesson for students in Danielsonville
A correspondent notes a large discrepancy in weight measures at Danielsonville Missouri. The piece advocates educating children on sense of distuner and size with practical school exercises drawing lines and writing dimensions and weights of objects to improve understanding.
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Danielsonville
Palmistry in Panic and Lent Era
Palmistry and fortune telling surge as a Lent season craze. The piece mocks modern witches with red lips and polished eyes, notes a summer peak, and imagines a shift in male behavior toward more self restraint and ritual dances of fate.
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Pashion
Tielles
Tranldlang Syan
Alta
Sultan of Morocco Celebrates His Thousandth Wife
The Srltan Sidi Muley Hassan reportedly adds the thousandth wife to his harem amid a grand feast. The ruler keeps wives across multiple palaces in Fez and Tafilot with many reportedly deceased or pensioned.
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Baron Tauchnus
Muley Edris
Wigdan
Lina
Boston
Srltan
Morocco
Sidi Muley Hassan
Jins
Wallis
Fez
Tafilot
A Virginia Widow and a Veiled Fusion of Murder
A Virginia widow runs a boarding house and is drawn into a tragic tale of love and murder. Mr W a wealthy merchant marries her daughter Mildred after coercion and assassination attempts. The story includes an attempted poisoning, a brutal act, a grand jury, and a divorce, ending with the husband ruined and broken by his unfulfilled obsession.
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Newond Wight
Marriag
Ben Porley
Mildred
Mb W
Mr. W
Beng
Bin
Diya
Ima- Vand
Diath
T. Waa
Yoma
Axl
Hercharma
Vanderbilt
Wagner
DrUyasTy
Garcom
Red-Coat Witness in Barnaby Case Brings Veracity to Light
In an Early Court Days tale from New Ragland, Daniel Webster recalls Barnaby fighting a land suit with a red coat witness. Bruce capitalizes on a torn shirt and red flannel hidden under a blue coat to expose the deception and win the case.
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New Ragland
Daniel Webster
New Hampshire
Mr. Webster
Barnaby
Jby
Tawyer
Brace
Bruce
Plantiff
Bruce Munde
Arkansas Carnival Echoes Through Hot Springs Parade
A chaotic Hot Springs street scene shows a brass band procession in cadet gray amid a muddy crowd. Vendors tout trinkets from "fur Cathay" while a rattlesnake display, Chinese idol souvenir, and exotic curiosities attract curious Arkansans and visitors alike in a bustling, disorderly pageant.
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Hot Springs
Central Avenue
Fay Masons
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Joxties
Missouri
Poco
Kentucky
Arkansian
Cape
Tulane
Our Young Women and the Value of Reform
Dr Howard Groaby argues in a discourse on Our Young Women that society pressures girls into vanity and frivolity. He contends unequal upbringing harms character, sense of duty, and marriage prospects, urging self reform and courage to resist fashion. He cites economy, cooperation, and virtue as remedies to reduce dissipation and social ills.
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Howard Groaby
Divorces Rise Sharply in Nineteenth Century Statistics
The record traces divorce rates from early law to mid century, noting rapid increases across states. It cites numbers from 3444 to 1864, with counts per state and overall ratios, including Vermont Rhode Island and Connecticut, and compares divorces to marriages amid population growth.
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Ambil
Manndfiunelia
Vermont
Rhode Taland
Connecticut
BIC
The Greatast Religions BAG in Balt TH
The great building at Balt TH nears completion after years of work. Granite walls rise from a fire mountain quarry, and a tall structure stands over ten feet thick. Costs reach about four dollars collected by tax, with work continuing throughout the year as predicted by some observers.
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Annia
Balt
Stnadn Walla
Fire Mountains
United Eco
Alta California
Unclear fragment on perfume trade and revenue figures
Fragmentary note cites scented industry terms and vague figures. Mentions handkerchiefs and English revenue but contains unreadable segments and multiple garbled words.
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Siward DeVayne
FF Bayne
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Ohio
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