Beis or Maer and the Future of American Population
An 19th century analysis examines immigration trends and origins shaping the American citizenry. It traces 1790 to 1882 white native growth, Irish and German influx, and Britain’s migrant totals, noting Ireland’s high emigration and Germany surpassing Ireland by 1870. The piece surveys natural increase and emigration to predict demographic balance and the Anglo Saxon share in the nation’s future.
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Eny City
Eagle
United States
Germany
Ireland
England
Wales
Scotland
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
France
Great Britain
Ross
Prusia
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Fas
Austria- Hungary
Hungary
Aly
Italy
South America
Russia
The Man Who Seduced an Insane Stranger
A narrator recalls encounters with a mysterious charming man named Mr Chase who proves to be an insane patient. After a party, Chase claims to return from Harrisburg and presses for a private meeting, but his cousin Julia interrupts. The tale ends with a close escape from an unwanted proposal and a lifelong unease about the encounter.
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Alice
Amy
Mylomas
Father
Julia
Ime
Mr. Chase
Hind
Little Ettie
Harrisburg
Creeping Horror and a Lunatic Visitor in a Marital Tale
A narrator recalls a day of dread as Mr Browning approaches the gate like the lunatic she described. She married him despite warning signs, believing his claim that his asylum past was cured, while fearing his hereditary madness and the danger he poses.
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Julia
Mr. Chase
Browning
Chasa Sul
Lane Tick
L. B
Meeting Across Battle Lines At Natchez And Atlanta
Captain McGrath recounts Civil War odds and ends from the Seventeenth Wisconsin. Prisoners shared rations and stories with guards who were once foes. A Confederate officer named Saunders wore a Yankee uniform by invitation. Later at Atlanta, a rebel and Union soldier exchange names and share a campfire bond before parting.
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Fellowship of
Foss
McGrath
Supreme Court
Vicksburg
Seventeenth Wisconsin
Grant
Saunders
Arkansas
Natchez
Atlanta
Bac
Seventeenth
Wisconsin
McAuley
Baunders
Arkansaw
Chicago
Do Not Worry A Lesson From A Bitter Note
A jumble of motivational phrases warns against worry with quips about mortality and daily limits, then pivots to a humorous Brooklyn Bayte anecdote about a man misreading a shirt design and a Bree Press spoof ending with a comic line about a pocket watch.
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Brooklyn Bayte
Opium Sal and the Mott Street Rounders
A New York opium tale on Mott Street follows Smeet Brown and a wary narrator as they recount an opium den scene. A doorway woman, daisy, leads to a carriage while a tainted family saga unfolds, linking Opium Sal to a daughter’s temptations and a grim city despite Sal's rumored absence some months later.
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New York
Mott Street
Smeet Brown
Brown
Daisy
Sing Lee
Oplum
Jolis
Pickled Park Hog Causes Stir Aboard Train
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a Jackson train car incident where a malignant hog caused alarm as passengers watched a man calmly confront the animal. The man used musk on a coat sleeve and consumed a raw onion to clear the odor, eventually seating himself while the hog remained nearby.
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Jackson
Free Press
Hard to Wrestle With Fire Reporting Challenges
A quotation from The New York Sun cited by the Norristown Herald notes that the toughest topic for a newspaper reporter to cover in a large fire is also the hardest for a fireman to manage. The piece observes the parallel difficulty in describing arid heat and licking flames while protecting property.
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Davia
New York Sun
Norristown Herald
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Dakota
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C. C. Morrow
Probate Court
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Byrnes
Henry & Orcutt's Bank
Pioneer Market
J. M. Percy
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ALL Kings
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Minin
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HE. Gates
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Dak
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W. C. Morris
Jeweler & Optictan
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F. E. Miller
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Venice
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D.E. Wells
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