Washington Relics From Lewis Family Arrive For Display
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Congress funded $12,000 to buy George Washington relics from the Lewis family of Virginia. The collection includes mirrors, chairs, a chair used by Washington before his death, a Farewell Address candlestick, a ledger of his business, portraits, surveys, and household items. The artifacts show Washington’s life and are said to exceed government holdings in quality.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Lewis
Virgina
George Washington
Weahington
Lawrence Washington
Admiral Kernan
Lawrence
General Washington
Nellie Custis
Washington
Trumbull
Countess of Huntington
Lawrence Lewis
General Washington Iz
United States
Interior Department
The Journey to Rest and Hidden Fruit of Faith
A reflective poem speaks of weary days and coming rest as birds seek their nests. It suggests pain reveals truth and good deeds unseen now will bear fruit later. Music of the soul endures under time, guiding through shadows toward a brighter light.
Laughing Rain Drops Through the Street
A vivid poem describes rain as playful, brisk, and merry. It personifies droplets bounding along streets and grass, moving from twig to spray toward the earth, bringing cheer and life with a musical, cheery cadence.
Me Preferred to Walk. A Mississippi steamboat race tale
A backwoods passenger and an engineer aboard a Mississippi steamer debate speed and danger as the vessel powers toward a race with another boat. The engineer tightens steam, insists on pressing on, while the passenger contemplates abandoning the run. The scene blends humor with caution about risky ventures and couples dynamics.
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Commodore Rollingpin
Debate on agriculture turns to domestic feelings
A group of men discussing farming practice drew a strong retort from a lady who argued that the worst husbandry is harrowing the feelings of wives, turning the talking point to domestic relations and respect in marriage.
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Courier-Journal
Dr Bull’s Baby Gr-oup Teething Remedy
The right thing in the right place is without doubt Dr Bull's Baby Gr up, the best remedy for babies while teething. Price, only 25 cents a bottle.
Lead Hoax At Utica Farmbed Trashes Smelting Plans
A farmer, Mr Weaver near Utica, believed a rich lead vein lay in his field after a specimen analysis. Officials later revealed the ore beds were soil marks from rifle bullets, discovered by a Mohawk Valley range marker. Smelting plans were canceled.
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Weaver
Utica
Albany
Mohawk Valley Range Association
Advertisements From a bygone era expose odd services
A collection of vintage New York ads promises medical care for sick dogs and bird boarding, canine etiquette lessons, ear and tail fashion, cigar stump trading, and grooming. Other offerings include wedding guidance, posture correction, beauty treatments, and services from funeral homes to theaters with a mix of playful exaggeration and practical hopes.
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New York
Odds and Exds Jokes and Facts Across The Nation
A compilation of quips and light anecdotes on manners humor and daily life. Notable items include jokes about fashion ships and courtships and commentary on politics climate and industry with figures on liquor spending tobacco crops and cycling feats.
Tragic Love Triangle Ends in Suicide in San Antonio
In San Antonio a girl torn between two lovers, Joss Madrid and Jesus Zepeda, is kept imprisoned for a month. Zepeda threatens duel, she agrees to marry him to save Madrid but shoots herself next day. Her husband offers Madrid the chance to reclaim her if she recovers. Also notes on health remedies and centipede eyes.
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San Antonio
Texas
Joss Madrid
Jesus Zepeda
Zepeda
Madrid
Paris Umbrellas and Jobless Youth Highlight Oddities
The Rome Sentinel notes Paris favors square umbrellas as the latest trend while college graduates face bleak job hunts next month. A statesman candidate now must consider running a soda fountain in a modest drug store.
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Paris
Rome
Ayer's Medicines Prove Highly Effective Cures
Scranton Times notes Dr. Ayers remedies frequently cure difficult cases. Cherry Pectoral aids consumption patients, Ague Cure tackles chills and fever, Sarsaparilla cleanses blood, and Ayer's Pills are widely trusted for restoring health.
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Ayers
Ayer
Scranton
Odd mishaps and oddities from distant shores
A string of short items describes a farmer's failed ride on a colt ending with a comic fall, a kangaroo invasion in Queensland with heavy losses, a station scene with a stubborn train delay, a Hibernian Society speech anecdote, Bryants portraits fetching high value, beard shaving customs, beaming praise for Hanover graduate A Foster, and a joke about a gardener confusing plant families.
Tomato Imagery Highlights Speech Distraction
A sharp quip notes a large tomato aimed at an orator can derail a speech more effectively than a crowd's cheers. The remark reflects humorous political theater and public speaking misdirection.
Testimony Attacks Grant Era in Louisiana History
New York Sun reports John Sherman’s 1876 letter criticizing Louisiana under Grant as a history of hell. Frank Morey testified there were thousands of murders noted by a Congressional committee in 1868, yet no political convictions under Warmoth or Kel. He questions the fairness of Reconstruction.
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John Sherman
United States
Ohio
Louisiana
Hayes
Nan
Hell
Frank Morey
Congress
Potter Committee
Warmoth
Kel
Grant
Fragmented 19th Century Excerpt Laced with Jabs and Jests
Rowdy collage of clipped phrases and characters from Chicago Journals and Boston Transcript. Bits include references to insane asylums filled nationwide, greenback agitators, an exchange between Sam and a slaveholder, a marble front and slop-barrel back, a note on beauty and music, and Liccolo joking about office-seekers during smallpox.
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Sam
Boston Transcript
Withdraw all three-cent coins from circulation
Postmasters nationwide ordered to forward any three-cent pieces to Washington for withdrawal. In Steubenville Ohio a whisky barrel exploded fatally injuring a small boy. The incident underscores the danger of leaving whisky at the bottom of barrels and the need for proper storage.
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Washington
Steubenville
Russia seeks power in Eastern Europe, dreams revealed
The Cincinnati Commercial notes Russia’s pursuit of dominance in Eastern Europe, describing how its ambitions reflect longing for broad influence and political strength across the region.
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Russia
Europe
Cincinnati
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Mulberry Street
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