New York Mercury 1869 Volume Promises Brighter Literature
The New York Mercury for 1869 announces a bold plan to outshine rivals with richer literature. It vows original stories by top authors, new departments, and a focus on youth and American talent, maintaining its status as a leading family weekly.
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Milly Moyne
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Odds and Ends An Incoherent Patchwork Of Nonsense And News
A jumble of satirical quips and brief notes. mentions Pope, a Quaker dress, Mrs Grant’s shoe, inauguration ball tickets at $25, Saratoga race meetings, Halleck as scapegoat, Brigham Young’s fatal fits, potato patch, fashionable phrases, and assorted humorous or critical asides. includes real estate totals, court gossip, marriage and divorce notes, and stray political jabs.
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Saratoga
Par Stanton
Halleck
Vicksburg
Brigham Young
A Beach Mystery of Money and a Disfigured Heiress
In Cove House a rich heiress Julia Bailey arrives with her companion Maud, sparking gossip. A rescue on dangerous rocks reveals Julia’s supposed disfigurement is a mistaken fear. Balcom saves her, love grows, and Maud’s fortune clarifies who is truly worthy.
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George Balcom
Julia Bailey
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Maud
George
Julia
Mr. Bailey
Joha Bailey
Abe
Mr. Balcom
Malcolm Wallace
Miss Bailey
Wallace
Malcolm
Judi
Fragmentary Ad Sputters In Courier Page
A garbled OCR line shows scattered digits and letters like advertising text. Readable portions are absent, leaving only disjoint numeric fragments and stray symbols.
Silver Dime Found Under Mule’s Skin in New Jersey
A physician in New Jersey extracted a silver dime from beneath a mule's skin. The bizarre finding sparked questions as locals wonder how the coin ended up there. The incident drew attention to the unusual medical case and surrounding commentary.
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New Jersey
Railroads Benefit Farmers By Lowering Transport Costs
An agricultural analysis shows hauling forty bushels of corn fifty miles by wagon costs at least $12 for a team and expenses, while a railroad would move it for about $4. With 40 bushels per acre, the crop gains $3 per acre, roughly 8 percent on $100, and railroad access through a town could add about $100 per acre in value, implying a wide economic edge for farmers if rail lines are built communities could tax land to fund rails.
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Republican State Central Committee
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Legacy of a Cass County skeptic and the telegraph
A long-ago Cass County resident who scorned new science and technology is shown to have been proven wrong when telegraph posts and wires appeared before his house. The piece recalls his stubborn quip that telegraphs would not move cotton bales, contrasting with the era's growing communications network. The text also recounts moralizing school-audience verses, fashion commentary on Flora Gushing, and a brief sermon on youth character. It ends with population figures for major cities and regions in 1867 1869 across Europe and Britain.
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Go to the Devil pamphlet revised by binney author
Ae Newman Hall sought a title for his Religion in America pamphlet. He sent it to Thomas Binney for revision. The proof returned bearing the title Go to the Devil, attributed to the author of Come to Jesus.
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Ae Newman Hall
America
Thomas Binney
Jesus
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