Burlesque and politics mix in a rambling 1874 screed
A long letter bundle rails at Boucicault, Boss Shepherd, and Tweed while praising Texas prospects. It mocks sensational reform and temperance lectures, riffs on Ben Butler and Disraeli, and includes a first person pledge by Join Preaulis about Texas settlement alongside county tax assessments for Vanderburgh and nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Indiana
Posey Country
Posey County
Indiana
Posey Circuit Court
J. and A. Simpkinson
Vermont Woman Faces Death in Family Rumor Myth
A Vermont woman is warned that dreams of aceing a hen on a picket fence could spark a family death rumor while Artemus Spinner of Duluth boasts a $1000 wager to eat three pounds of maple sugar in thirty minutes. Bradlaugh and Hammond are cited reviving Americana in Texas with a wide, buzzing revivalist presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Eas
Artemus Spinner
Duluth
Global Demographics and Lifespan Facts Adorn Split News Notes
A kaleidoscope of data breaks down world populations by race and language, with death rates, life expectancy, and marriage trends. It also notes rising Cremation debates in Europe, Californian liquor laws, physiognomy lore on chins, a crime verdict about a stewpan fatality, and a clergyman’s wife seeking rest with a sermon.
Rabbi Freudenthal Refuses to Join Temperance Crusade
In Williamsport Pennsylvania a rabbi rejects a six Hebrew ladies committee to back a temperance crusade. He argues Israelites cannot be fanaticized and notes Jews drink and gamble yet are not hypocrites. He condemns public prayer for political profit and says there are no whisky Amazons in Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabbi Freudenthal
Williamsport
Penn
Woman's Temperance Organization
Jewish Lady Would Consider It Sacrilege and Blasphemy To Actua
Israel
Nobles and Figures Mentioned in a 17th Century Court Scene
A fragmented entry lists Madeline and Barbara Bloom with references to the Bell and Riage of St. Paul's, King Charles II, Lord Bedford, Lord Ludlow, Martin Fairfax, Cornelius Skim, and mentions lords, ladies, yeomen, and peers in a ceremonial or genealogical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline
Huntsman
Bella Golden John
the Huntsman
Martin Golden Martin Fairfax
J.T. Ungo
Sandy Macray
E.R. Snelling
Walter Russell
Duke of Bedford
John D. Jones
Bella Golden
Barbara Bloom
C. D. Elliott
St. Paul's
Martin Golden Lord Bedford
Tower of London
Lord Ludlow
JT & Rannatt
Charles II
Lord Bedford
Martin Fairfax
Cornelius Skim
Lorda
Ladies
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the Register
New Harmony, Indiana
Christens
Boucicault
George Francis
Boucy
Congressional District of Columbia
Boss” Shepherd
Bossa
Tweed
New York
Shepherd & Co
Omaha
Omaha Feral
Scullion
Plattsmouth Herald
Mark
St. Joseph
Missouri
New York City
Dr.Mark
Boston Advertiser
Republican
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Ben Butler
Republican Party
Mr. Disraeli
British Islands
Florence Nightingale
Harriet Martineau
Horatio Stebbins
San Francisco
Ulysses Grant
Texas
Gatesville
Mr. Eviror
Waco
Brazos
Mississippi
McClennen
Odd Fellows
Chambers of Commerce
United States
Barnum
Simon
Jerusalem
Preaus
Vanderburgh
Gibson
Posey
Hareu
Emerson
Borytz
Evansville
L. H. Borie
P. C
Bradlaugh
Hammond
Praying
Statistics of the Globe
Arma
Germany
Switzerland
Zurich
Basle
Berlin
California
Pacific Slope
Illinois
England
Hawkins
Arthur Orton
Slankins
Griffard
Q. C
Sergeant Ballantine
Powell
Q C
Gar
Cawego
Nevada
New Harmony Theater
New Harmony
NEW Harmony Thespian Society
Edward Grey
C. W. Slater Cornelius Skim
Bell-Ringer
John P. Bennett
J.T. Hugo
D. Elliott Martin Golden
K. R. Snelling
James S. Bennett
Betsy Baker
Mr. Mouser
Mr. Crummy
Baker
Eliott
Jackson Copenent
Aplift
Emporia
Guy
Lichtenberger & Sons
the City Cash Store
J. Right & Son
IMMRS
James
George Trushandy
John J. Hugo
J.& A. Simpkinson & Co
John McConnell
William A. Soule
Quieriff's
Circuit Court
Philip Hornbrook
Richards &. Hornbrook
Reuben Miller, Jr
EB. Ball & Co
Adam Lichtenberger
Ernest Dale Owen
Sidney Allen
Otis Hinkley
Edward Homer
Eugene F. Owen
Horace P. Owen
Robert Dale Owen
Caroline C. Owen
Mt. Vernon
Towit
Main Street
New Harmony Woolen Mills
Alex
Crank
Bethel Township
John Stoneberger
Si Eriff
John W. Robb
James Lewis
Thomas Kight
Mount Vernon
Robb Township
Alex. Crank
Eugene 8
Thrall
Harmony Township
New Orleans
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