Atlantic Monthly and related 19th century notices and lore
A survey of Atlantic Monthly volume 28 and contemporary periodicals. Mentions W Flags and Mehitavel pieces, Virginia New England sketches, John W McIntyre publications, Jim Bindse and Little Breeches, Merrys Museum, Schoolmate, the Ohio Tia Monthly and teachers’ value, colonial laws on Sundays, punishments like pillories and ducking stools, hog stealing penalties, and notable figures who used spare moments to study.
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Atlantic Monthly
W. Flags
Mehitavel
New England
Chap. V
Ft Fisher
Hve
JR Osgood & Co
Boston
Blue Laws of Virginia and Colonial Church Edicts
The excerpt recalls Virginia as Old Dominion and cites early blue laws. It notes penalties for nonattendance at church, strict Sunday observance, and corporal or economic punishments for offenses such as not attending, not baptizing a child, or gathering Quakers, reflecting colonial control over religion and daily life.
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England
Connecticut
Virginia
New England
New York
Iengland
Old Dominion
Charles II
Church of England
Successful Men and the Rise of Self Made Wealth
A prominent banker travels to Washington with aides while recounting how self made men rise from humble starts. The piece stresses personal effort, time use, and constant labor as keys to prosperity, citing Montesquieu and a farmer turned landowner tale to contrast idle ease with diligent work across professions.
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Washington
New York
Montesquieu
Dreams and Visions with a Sculpter in Rome
Lydia Maria Child recounts a dream linked to sculptor Clarriet Iosmer in Rome. An ill Rosa appeared in the dreamroom promising she is well, then vanished when the narrator awoke. The tale blends uncanny premonition with a haunting, supernatural suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Maria Child
Clarriet Iosmer
Rome
Rosa
Rosa’s Death Dream Confirmed By Morning News
At breakfast I tell my landlady Rosa is dead, insisting I woke before dawn and heard the five o’clock clock. The landlady doubts, saying sounds mix with sleep illusions. A messenger confirms Rosa died that morning at five. Miss Klosmer allows publication with names.
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Rosa
Feremon
Miss Klosmer
Sue
Re-Appraisement of the P. Ft. W. & GRR Action at Canton Meeting
The board of railroad property appraisers for taxation met in Canton on the 24th with twelve auditors present including Ed A Lee and W J Alberson. A motion to increase the 1870 appraisement by 100 percent failed in a tied vote after opposition from J T Crooks the railroad company’s attorney.
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Canton
Ed. A. Lee
Stark County
W.J. Alberson
Ashland
Joshua Lee
Columbiana
W. W. Hamilton
Wayne
G. H. Newton
Holmes
W. T. Alberson
W. MM. Scroggs
Crawford
M. McDermott
Richland
N. Oldfield
Hardin
R A. McKelly
Wyandot
Biand
Allen
G. McConaty
van Wert
R. G. Wilcox
Mahon
J.T. Crooks
Salem
Raiilroad Company
Brooke
Pennsylvania
Allegheny
Ft. Wayne
Chicago
Ohio
Brooks
Stark
Scroggs
Hamilton
J. Lee
A. Lee
Haroilton
Newton
Alverson
McDermott
Wilcox
Seregga
McKelly
Oldfield
Brand
Me‘tcushy
Hamilton Prizes On Percent Increase Debate
Hamilton moved that 80 per cent be added while Scroggs sought 65 for 86 with ages six under discussion. After several adjournment motions, Hamilton agreed to a compromise of 75 per cent, carried by Ayes J Lee Ed A Lee Hamilton Newton Alberton McDermott McKelly and Oldfield, with Nays Wilcox Scroggs Brand McConaby.
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Hamilton
Scroggs
J. Lee
Ed A. Lee
Newton
Alberton
McDermott
McKelly
Oldfiela
W Wilcox
Brand
McConaby
Railroads and real estate securities compared for investors
The Philadelphia Press argues railroad bonds like Northern Pacific offer dual security a first lien on railroad traffic and on lands at 50 acres per 100 of debt. Real estate mortgages provide solid security too but with land value growth and lower risk from traffic fluctuations. Central Pacific bonds at six percent gold are cited as good value, while Northern Pacifics with seven and three tenths percent gold may rise beyond par.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad
Northern Pacifics
Philadelphia Press
True Dignity And Kindness Beyond Station
The piece argues that true dignity comes from kindness to all, not polite behavior only among equals. It condemns harshness and pride among the well off, praising genuine refinement and courtesy that uplifts the humble worker despite heavy burdens. It notes that love and respect sustain noble spirits, while selfishness erodes self-respect. It cites Eve as possessing uncommon advantages in marital joy.
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Golita
Comorta
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Ness
Customers& CO
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I Np Wy
Ty Izes
Gary
Yew
Independent
American Sunday School Worker
J W McIntyre
St Louis
IR Osgood & Co
Jim Bindse
Eytinge
Phrenological Journal
R Wells, NY
Joseph Allen
EE White
Columbus
Tie Am
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the Herald of Health
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