Negro Minstrelsy Origin and Growth Revealed by Sam Johnson
A St Louis Democrat reporter interviews Sam Johnson known as the father of negro minstrels about early minstrel history. Johnson recalls the Elysian Fields Hoboken Dan Bryant and other acts, the first regular troupe Emmett Brower Pelham and others, and notes key figures like the Ethiopian Serenaders Christys Buckleys Swain Buckley and Dan Emmett. He recounts anecdotes of performances, travel, and changes in the business.
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Dan Bryant
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Elysian Fields
Hoboken
Jerry
Mat
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Luke
Tiuke
Dan Emmett
Frank Brower
Bones
Billy Whitlock
Dick Pelham
Old Park Theater
Temple
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Europe
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Johnny Bull
Christy
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Buckley
Swain Buckley
Dick Buckley
George Buckley
Roughs
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George Farrar
Campbell Minstrels
Campbells
Wilmington
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Joe Swinney
Lynchburg
Wheeling
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Jimmy Long Josey
Daddy Rice
Smith
Herbert
George Washington
Leicester
Emmett
Dan Gardner
Fanny Ellsler
Mrs. Herring
the Bowery
An Old East Texas Town and Its Alamo History
A historical sketch describes San Antonio as an aristocratic 200 year old town founded by Franciscan friars. It traces settlers from Mexico Germany and France, notes one story houses, plazas with a Catholic Cathedral and the Alamo, and mentions bones beneath the Alamo stored by the government. The climate irrigates gardens and fruits. Moody and Sankey services in London receive substantial subscriptions.
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James Boys Visit to Webber City Prompts Rumors and Notes
A Kansas City Journal of Commerce dispatch from April 28 reports the James brothers and Younger brothers passing through Webber City Missouri. They offered a $125 ante card game in a locked room, sold a mule for $125, and claimed plans to head to the Far West. One Younger brother had wintered there before fleeing a sheriff in Joplin after a leg wound. Perkins, recently killed in a drunken brawl, is rumored tied to the gang. Five men were identified as present.
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James Boys
Spring River
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Perkins
Younger Brothers
James Brothers
The Donkey Philosopher’s Beans Lesson
A worn horse and a donkey share a roadside meal as a well-fed cob passes by with fresh beans. The horse recalls better days and contrasts fortune with the cob’s lot, noting the cob carries beans for others and rarely tastes them. Teddy glosses the moral on envy and perception.
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Teddy
Jack
Jirs
Poser
Extraordinary Realism in Art and the Mesmerizing Charge
A tale of Elizabeth Thomp son seeking field realism for a cavalry scene by treading grass and an old Mes sonier anecdote of training Cuirassiers by train then snow and flour to create clouds of dust. The anecdote claims the finished canvas sold for millions though its accuracy is doubtful.
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Elizabeth Thompson
Messemer
Messonier
Leavenworth Man Verres Nicyonas Surra Marries Greeley Heiress
Mr. Verres Nicyonas Surra, long time resident of Leavenworth Kansas, wed Miss Ids Greeley a Kentucky heiress. He is described as handsome and scholarly, author of many anonymous popular pieces in recent years.
Common Sense Reasons for Dr Watrenn VINEGER Birrers
An early health claim listing benefits of California VINEGER Birrers. It asserts they are vegetable, stimulant free, medicinal, life restoring, and beneficial for sedentary workers, those with weak appetites, and the elderly. The text promises vitality for weak females and mothers and positions the product as a master remedy for disease access.
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Watrenn
California
J. Walker
Sierra Nevada
Califoria
Walkers
Man of Family: John Hepner Father of Many Children
John Hepner, a 60 year old Reading Pennsylvania resident born in Germany, is described as the father of a vast brood. He married three times since 1840, with his first wife dying in 1848, and his second wife dying after producing thirty two children in seventeen years. He later remarried a widow with one child, producing nine more offspring. Only a few from each early brood survive.
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John Hepner
Reading
Germany
Mr. Hepner
Hepner
The Distance of the Sun Letter from Prof Airy
An 1875 extract discusses Puineux Paris observations using 216 mm objectives for sun parallax from Peking and Paul. The piece includes notes by G. B. Amy and references to other astronomical communications and station results.
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Airy
Astronomer Royal
London Daily News
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Greenwich
Londox
G. B. Amy
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Praised for Consumption
An 19th century letter mix touts Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption. Messages from Ravenswoop Buffalo and Chatham Corner editor claim patients, including a daughter of a local man, improved after using the remedy. A West Union druggist confirms a local recovery and a lamp petition anecdote follows.
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J. H. Mrstxox
Chatham Four Corners
N. Y
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Air
C. B. Canfield
Chatham Corner
R. Ecuan
West Union
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