Miscellaneous World Items From The Register
A string of short notes covers diverse topics from fashion to science. Topics include cow hair used in carpets, French cavalry training in American riding, Gen Sherman's 1866 Denver visit, a missionary cricket introduction in China, mass French emigration to Argentina, royal embroidery by the Spanish Queen Regent, global population and communication limits, cow eyelash fencing trick, a dangerous NY electric wire incident, Empress Frederick's substantial income, a human hair lace exhibit in New York, Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad debt and mortgage, Coulter brothers' giant statures, Zanzibar slavery prevalence and slave pricing, and regional harems in Arabia.
Picnic Prize and Million Franc Checks Spotted in Anecdotes
A DeEmnoir paper offered five dollars for the best picnic lunch under fifty cents per person. A wary critic quips the prize should reward Detroit girls who skip picnics. Madame Menier gives her three sons million franc checks at dinner for her son Albert’s wedding. Sinmon Cameron’s country place features a square farmhouse and a barn. a remote farm with no telegraph or phone, a retreat from visitors.
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DeEmnoir
Detroit
Albert
Madame Menier
Sinmon Cameron
Harrisburg
Empress of Germany and a tale of empire fashion
The passage praises the Empress for overseeing her children’s clothing and embroidery while sharing anecdotes from a wide range of topics. It recounts Prince Kraft Hohenlohe’s story of German soldiers singing during battle, a British Medical Journal note on consumption, a Duke of Wellington anecdote, and various nautical and medical curiosities from early journalism.
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Prince Kraft Hohenlohe
Chateaudun
Prince Kraft
British Medical Journal
A Child’s Mischief and a Texas Hanging Quip
In a kitchen table scene Col Crockwell boasts of his precocious son George who refuses to speak. The boy teases about a bird ride and a presidential answer as the tale ends with a travesty of legal fate. A Texas horseman convicted of a capital crime asks to be hanged at home, citing his home stretch habit.
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Col. Crockwell
George
United States
Harrison
Arkansaw
Texas
To My Cigar by Francis 8 Smith
A poetic verse praising a Havana cigar as a soothing aid for work and reflection. The speaker revels in its aroma and calming effect, imagining death and life’s brevity while the smoke lifts heavenward and thoughts drift to Anna Stealy alongside the cigar.
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Havana
Anna Stealy
New York
I Shall Not Marry a Widow Again
A Western Life vignette recalls Mulligan and the narrator on government land near the Dakotas. They survive drought and prairie fires with a stubborn optimism, while Mulligan schemes to escape and pursue quieter life as a canal boat roustabout and revivalist. A later letter from Mulligan from Ohio details his new path, comparing Sam Jones style sermons and his own attempts at reform, with humor and hard-edged observations on frontier life and religion.
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Socrates Mulligan
Oklahoma
Canada
Dakotas
Mulligan
Drouth
Tve
Jericho
H. Greeley
Nature
Socrates
Pard
Socrates Napoleon
O. K. TJ
Reynard
Hellespont
Billy Patterson
Tam
Lain
Dakota
Dye
Ato Izzard
Matilda Smith
New York
Ma. Smith
Salvation Army
Smith
Nannette
Matilda
Moa Smith
Brooklyn Bridge
Commonwealth of Michigan
Ohio
The Sage of Wanderer’s Musings on Life and Labor
In a reflective monologue Soc Mobireau muses on bachelorhood, celibacy, and modern life. He jokes about unions of labor and capital, tramp life, and nirvana beyond while pleading not to overanalyze mortality. He notes no organized moral, inviting readers to extract their own.
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Soc. Mobireau
A Rose Jar Perfume From Dry Leaves and Spice
The Boston Beacon outlines making a rose jar perfume by layering dry rose leaves with bay salt or fine salt, then adding spices, rose oil, brandy, and dried botanicals. After months of aging, open the jar briefly daily to perfume the room.
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Boston Beacon
Bayonne
Bay of Liscau
The Restoring Effects of a Little Widow
A dying wife urges her husband to remarry for the sake of the children. He imagines widow Jenkins as a suitable second wife, noting she is plump and pretty though not as strong minded as his late spouse, and by the next days she recovers enough to plan a new dress.
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New York
John
Jenkins
Western views on Chinese travelers ironic contrasts
A Mandarin’s impressions of Europe stir wonder at public displays of coupling and courtesy. He notes husbands serve wives at meals, women pass before men, and European dress dramatizes busts and waists. He questions kissing, etiquette, and social dances, detailing tea gatherings and improvised partner skipping for mutual amusement.
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West
Europe
China
London
Neal Dow Obeys Orders Literally In Civil War Tale
A Washington Post anecdote recounts General Neal Dow marching alone into an open area after being told to hold a knoll. The humorous scene shows the diminutive Dow with a massive sword and hat, soldiers laughing as the commander questions who crosses the opening. Dow apologizes, claiming no one said to take his command.
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Sam Jones
Brother Black
Baptists
Neal Dow
Dow
Col. Dow
Gen. Dow
Washkington Post
Twenty five kindergartens misread as garters in humor
In Teras Siftings a man reads of a woman in charge of twenty five kindergartens but the line blur leads to misread garters. His wife reacts with surprise noting modern fashion and loss of thrift while recalling past traditions of knitting and salvage. The couple continues their night with knitting, amused by the mistaken item.
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Gilliflower
Sarah Togg
Nary Gansett Peer
They Were Both Queer
A young man with a scalp wound visited a Lafayette avenue doctor seeking treatment. The doctor asked if the man should be arrested, and discussions followed about marriage and sexuality. The man stated he and his wife are queer, married six weeks, and she caused the wound.
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Lafayette Avenue
Detroit Free Press
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Frederick
Duchess of
Galliera
Chicago
Milwaukee, and St. Paul
Coulter Brothers
Walker County
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Mac
Will
Tom
Oscar
Richard
Zanzibar
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Aralia
Surias
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Apsley House
Atlantic
Francis 8. Smith
Western Life
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