An Address to Indiana and a Tale of Art and Strife
A long prose piece contrasts an artist's tortured quest for glory with the world’s indifference, then shifts to a political address detailing Indiana General Assembly measures. It lists tax cuts, school-law codification, and reforms in jails, benevolent institutions, and public offices aimed at reducing state and county expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
General Assembly
Wayne County
Marion County
State Treasury
County Treasury
Litiganta
Spring Awakens in the Garden and Hedgerows
Riverside buds burst as March winds revive nature. Crocuses, snowdrops, violets, primroses and daffodils crown the roadside and hedges while lark and thrush mingle in a chorus. The Chambery Journal notes spring’s return across fields and banks as nature awakens.
Lilies and Faith at the Lord’s Dear Feet
A poem laments winter’s sting yet gathers floral and sacred imagery. It contrasts dying gardens and fading blooms with white lilies offered to the Lord, urging the coward soul to approach light and lay its soul beside the lilies at Christ’s feet.
Fragmented Verse Fragments On Death And Sea
A fragmentary poem recalling death as a passing breath and the sea as a restless voyage. Imagery shifts between a flower and a grave, a stormy voyage, foam, and music fading. The ocean’s breast bears a tossed tea and a turbulent current that cannot rest.
Important Business at the Post Office Boots and Bonds
A Detroit man wearing a comforter and wielding a whip sought a letter, then refused to pay more than five cents for boot polishing. A series of job refusals followed as youths claimed busy schedules and high-stakes duties, preventing any work from starting.
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Ed Perkins
Lye
Gardner
Pusson
Huckleberry Jones
Brudders
Detroit
Secretary of the Treasury
Shine Taken from Him by London Shoeblack and Scotch Drover
A London shoeblack berates a Scotch drover at Euston Station offering boot brushing for twopence. The drover scoffs at the price and jokes he will polish the boots himself if lent the brush for a moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Euston Station
Scotty
Laddie
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Promoted by Beer Physicians
An 19th century ad touts Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a reliable remedy sold by druggists for 25 cents a bottle. It claims the preparation is a never failing cure and advocated by beer physicians.
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Dr. Bull
Carter Medicine CO
Erle
Pivo
A Town Encounter With Stock Jokes and Wit
A plump stranger named Stock enters a Chicago gutter near Woodward avenue and Clifford street and tries punny boasts about being watered. The crowd misses the cue until a man quips whipstock and beer invites. a lawyer quips about liberty after a breach of promise prison term.
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Woodward Avenue
Clifford Street
A Queer Sermon and Other Vignettes
An old preacher’s sermon on Adam and three moral points is followed by quips and anecdotes. A vain husband and simple wife joke about age. A church member boasts of long membership and little cost. A Texas murder quip and a note on bells close the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surratt
Washington
Wilks Booth
John H. Surratt
Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Tral
United States
Treasury Department
New York
Andrew Johnson
Holt
Congress
Credit Mobilier
Japan
Adam
Sleep remedies and reflections from a bygone era
An old advertisement and prose snippets extol Sleep and Dr Bullsaby Syrup for infant soothing at 25 cents a bottle. The piece weaves moral jabs about poverty, memory of Washington, and wry maxims on life, sleep, and daily folly.
The Sun for 1879 promises independence and timely news
The Sun pledges daily print for 1879 with independence from factions, aiming to tell the truth and provide prompt, accurate intelligence. It emphasizes equal justice, nonpartisanship, and coverage of current affairs, politics, debates, and upcoming presidential year, with subscription rates and contact details.
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Tueity
Sun
Congress
Republic
13Syv
Suy
THE
Daily Sun
Weexing Sun
I. W. England
Tue Sts
New York City
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Ella Wheeler
Governor’s Office
Attorney General’s
Auditor’s
Secretary’s
Seeres
Henry
Cawthorn
John C. Briggs
Joseph
Dailey
WIT and Wisdom
Meriden Recorder
Jay Charlton
Norristown Herald
Puck
Confucius
O'Leary
Rura
Waart
Billard
Hartford Journal
National Bank of Scotland
WaHen
John
Bishop Clark
Bishop
Gen. Slocum
Mrs. Sarratt
Rochester
WN. Y.) Union
H. W. Slocum
Brooklyn
Union
Serpentine
North Carolina
Landing
Washington, Ky
London Timer
Lord Beaconsfield
Long You
Royal Chinese Theatre
San Francisco
Harher
Michigan
Cohoes
N. Y
Capt. Cook
Dono Museum
Paris
Great Britain
Maine
Ayrshire
A .Hivr
Ivied
Vear
Sie
Chambery
Jane
Akries
Gardens
Lilies
Louisville Courier-Journal
Fides
Free Press
Benedict
Josh Billings
Texas
Carters
the Sun
DR. C. McLant
DR. C. McLane
Dr. McLain
McLane
Flemmine Bros
Main and
Main Cross St
Madison
Humphrey
Bartlett & Mason’s Shoe Blockirs
J. BE. C. F. Harper
John Jager
Col
Madison, Ind
Honiton
Point Lace
Teinyics
Guney & CO
Broadway
Clinton St
Sime. Fromney & Co
Mme. Gurney & CO
P.O
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