Jonathan and His Continent Satirizes American Aristocracy
In this excerpt from Paul Blouet translated by Mme, the French satirist mingles travel notes with sharp caricature of American society. He details Delmonico dinner splendor in New York, luxury of interiors, and the rise of a social aristocracy shaped by birth money and talent, noting New World exclusivity.
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Mme
Paul Blouet
Cassell & Co
New York
American Press Association
American women and fortunes charm Paris society
A European observer describes American women as natural conversationalists and social leaders, noting their three-name habit, rising social aims, and bold independence. He compares them favorably to French women, praises their public manners on trains and ships, and idly recounts fortunes, titles, and the dynamic mix of wealth, mobility, and romance in American society.
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George Washington Smith
Benjamin Franklin Jones
William Tell Brown
Napoleon Bonaparte Robinson
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Richard Watson Cilder
James Russell Lowell
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Rock Island County Bless Society Officers Elected
The annual meeting of the Rock Island County Bless Society elected officers: Dr J W Stewart as President E B McKown as Vice President George E Platt as Secretary and George Kingsbury as Treasurer The Board of Vasugere lists H D Whinock A D Fulsom C C Melpuire G Dempsey George Barker J F Robinson Robert Bennett C Jensen O P Nelson Brockman Wadesworth J W Entrikin P Coleth J Swangen and Dr W K Loan Moline Sales of Bihlea totaled 775.04 for the past year.
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E B. McKown
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A D Fulsom
C C. Melpuire
G Dempsey
George Barker
J F. Robinson
Robert Bennett
C. Jensen
P Nelson
Brockman
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A. W. Wadesworth
W Jo Entrikin
P. Coleth
J Swangen
W K Loan
Bihlea
Markets Report From Moline and New York Trading Floors
Market notes from Moline detail dairy eggs potatoes and poultry prices with modest gains and losses. Grain, pork, and cattle futures show mixed moves in March and May contracts while New York closes with no dramatic shifts in wheat corn and oats. livestock demand remains soft with prime beef steady and lamb values mixed.
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Do Jung
Local Notes From Colona March 7 1859
Fragmented town notes record church meetings at Mu E church and parlor business, names Charles Dubriceke and Lewis Humberstone with movements to Milford. Reports include Belesid in Briar Slab coal enter se, Blanch Sherrill’s visit to What Cheer, a drowning rescue, a diphtheria death and town quarantine.
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Hubbard heirs seek partition of vast Barab Iowa lands
In Rock Island County Illinois Newton J Hubbard deceased seeks partition of his real estate in a sprawling estate action. The petition names numerous heirs and interested parties led by George W McBruner administrator and includes vast tracts in Rock Island and Henry counties as well as property along Rock River. The court is asked to grant an order dividing the described parcels among the heirs and to set the matter for May term at the Rock Island courthouse unless respondents appear and plead.
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