Congressional Directory and Record Described in Depth
The piece explains the two key government publications the Congressional Directory and the Congressional Record. It outlines their contents including senator and representative bios, committee lists, executive officers, and foreign envoys, and notes how the directory evolved from 1837 with biographies and images.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Printing Office
Congressional
Congressions
Alabama
Seach
Congress
Senate
House
United States
White House
House of Representatives
Committee On Printing
Perley Peers
Appiol
Whee Maj. Peors
Laughter and Light Moments in 19th Century Papers
A collage of quick quips and jokes from era papers. Bits on slow streetcars, last words, patience with husbands, and humorous exchanges among couples and families. Snippets show the era’s social humor and newspaper style with playful lines from multiple papers.
The Cooking School Cook
A dialogue shows a family quarrel over roasting beef at a cooking school. Jane defends the method, while the daughter blames the overheated fire and a faulty lesson. The father questions why proper supervision was not ensured.
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Patber
Jane
Aond
Imitative Birds Laugh Cry Talk as Nature’s Mimicry
The piece surveys birds and animals in India and abroad noted for imitating human voices. It cites the laughing jackass, nightjar, parrot, mynah, and whip-poor-will, detailing how their cries imitate human sounds and moods. It compares animal vocalizations to human reactions, including a hare’s distress cry and a guinea fowl’s calls, with vivid anecdotes from zoos and observers.
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Woose
Mr. White
Jess Baptiste Cayer
Moose
Kilfoyle
Jean
Ely
Vic Cous
Wigte Ong
Etoh
Hythes
India
Niobe
London Zoological Gardens
Australia
Beale
Brooklyn Eagle
Caught in His Own Trap In Odd Court Message
A garbled note from a historical page shows a rattled speaker calling Mim McFall to attention amid a court-like setting. The letter blends era slang with unclear names and odd phrasing, suggesting a humorous or coded communication rather than a clear public record.
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Bey
Mim McFall
Mise McFall
Abe
Mr. Mippern
Pesk
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Netthelerg
Strae
Mnot
Ng Pay
Gail
Ghia Ares Ae
Bose
Met
Momeo
HL C. Dodge
Goodall
Sun
Viscount Kilfoyle
Canadian
Britain
Lord
Dla
Lord Kilfoyle
Oxford
William White
Ghee Viscount
Casion
America
New York
Cohen
Ottawa
Ania
Epes
Lorda Ag
Eng- Hshman
Beute
House of Kilfoyle
England
Kilfoye
Ottawe
Ottaws
Soo
Jewelare Weekly
Uncle Sam
Keach
Michael
Col. Michael
Europe
Asia
Africa
Inaamuh
John A. Logan
Kalorama Heights
Columbus Post
Ketchum
Tommy
Jemsie
Chappie
N.Y. Herald
Washington Star
Jove
Wriggler
Jovve
N. Y. Herald
Jake Jimson
Cory Bellows
Jake
Colm
Boston Transcript
Papa
Grandmamma
Ethel
Mummy
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