The Difference, Man and Woman in a Comic Scene
A bashful lover trips over a coat tail as a young lady teases him. He ends up in a chair amid laughter while she hunts for a lost handkerchief and finally pulls free a shirt collar, pantomiming a comic rescue of the dry goods.
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Emily
Mr. Camphule
Jack
Montgomery
Alan
Portland
Widows’ Wood Society
Moore
Paris
Manchester
N.H
Torre Maurc
Beston Yrouth
Giles
Just Before the Battle Johnny Returns to Mother
A fragmentary verse from Punch reflects a distressed son asking his mother about his illness and avoiding battle. The poem juxtaposes a desire for tea and marriage with the horrors of cannons and war, ending with the son’s flight before combat.
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Johnny
Bashful Jack Tries Love and Falls in the Parlor
A comic tale of Damphule nicknamed Jack, famed for bashfulness and a “great actions” pose, who attempts courtship with Miss Emily. He nervously visits, ends up entering a dark parlor, slips on a tailor’s extra toe and sustains a pile of clothing and leg injuries as the scene ends with his awkward recovery.
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Damphule
Jack
Emily
Miss Emily
Misa Emily
Chanceon
Grant as a Financier: A Washington House Sale
An 1860s column recounts Grant selling his Washington house to Sayles Bowen for 40000, Bowen’s later postmaster's bid, Sherman’s competitors, and Bowen's reluctant relief amid political pressure, implying questionable handling of a public trust and favoritism toward allies.
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Grant
Washington
Sayles J. Bowen
Bowen
Gen. Sherman
United States
Sherman
Robers
Eurth
Mieas
Perhapp
Todas
Argus
Insulting the Dead in Arlington Controversy
The Chicago Times cites Gen. Logan and Adjutant General Collins defending ruffianism that blocked Confederate graves at Arlington. It labels Grand Army of the Republic leaders as professional place seekers, politicizing memorial ceremonies and tying decoration to partisan aims rather than honoring fallen Union soldiers. The piece argues ceremonies should honor memory, not attack opposing views, and condemns attempts to mix political controversy with memorial acts.
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John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
William T. Collins
Arlington
Grand Army
Republo
Republican
Chicago
Motes
Collins
Logan
Messrs
Loan
Anna Dickinson
Union
Lozan
Colling
Forty Years Ago In Connecticut Life And Trade
A fragmentary reminiscence contrasts life forty years past with present times noting fewer merchants, debtors jailed rarely, women learning music, dancing and Bible reading, a loom replacing the piano, and workers awaiting pay. It references politicians and farmers, hinting at a Connecticut legislative context.
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Heedhorn
The Baby's Shirt Wedding Tale and Oddities
A long humorous narrative recalls a baby's missing shirt on the day of a wedding as a family frantically searches then laughs at the mistaken tumbler spill. The piece threads in comic anecdotes about marriages, charming locals, and wry moral quips from a 19th century setting.
Strawberry Shortcake Recipe and Cures for Corns
A fragmented 19th century domestic note offers a strawberry shortcake recipe. It describes mixing flour with baking powder and ripe sugar, baking a one inch thick cake, mashing a quart of strawberries with sugar, adding a teacup of cream, and layering the berries between cake halves while warm. It also mentions a folk remedy for corns, heating the skin until the corn pops.
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John Littlefield
Marshall Directory
N. M. Crookshank
Atlas
Atarshell
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Ayer
Kester’s Drug Store
J. W. Anderson
National Road Street
Marshall
Tllinoi
L. Dulaney
Clark County
Windis
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Um. G. Denzer
Vie
National Road
Easter
Whitehead
Conmiellch
Marshal
Iwnois
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Strover
Marshall House
Hos Murphy
A. H. Kester
Ninols
H Jennings
Ww. I. 1
Mc’cloud, Jennings & McCloud
Petrolans Sun Surgeons
Jennings
Morehall
National Rond Stree
McCloud
Livingaton
Noel B. Devol
Suageon
Ils
Oficn
Mayer
Soun Scholfield
J. We Wilkin Scholfield
Terre Haure Direct
Jacob Butz
Butz
National House
Arne Sixth
Main Streets
Terre Haute
Indiana
Lawrence & Harvey
Main St
Ind
Charles Yost
Davana
Orper National House
Terrellauto
Wanniitan
Barnett Union Marble Works
Tanrailan & CO
Oth & Ith
Verre Haute Ind
P.O
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Main Street
Sohfelder & Seemann
Clark
Ohio Streets
Terre Thante
Griffith
Grifith
T. J. Gist
Marshall, Montezuma and Palestine
Darwin Directory
J. W. Briscoe
Wyssctan
Olice
Darwin
Illinois
Darien Directory
John Seazen
Darién
Tiinois
Neely
R. F. Willians
Parsitawano Burgeo Casey, Illinois
H Street
Othir
Bross
Perdition
Lerren
Arbarsel
Eabernacle
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Chicago Times
Fery
Connecticut
Morey
Pather
Mary Ann
Sophrony
Stephen
Steve
Mrs. Jones
Mia Jones
Benedict
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Neily Springs
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Tee
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