Fragmented Tales and Narcolepsy in The Register News
The Register notes assorted items including Dr William A Hamsonp’s view on death, Edward Brown’s living memory of John Brown, Joan W Du Boss’s life of William Yancey, and a Confederate Senate encounter. It also covers LeGrands Narcolepsy piece, a Kansas liniment mishap, and Washington wedding news of Anita Newcomb and W J McGee with Frank Stockton present.
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Joan W. du Boss
Birmingham
Als
William 3
Yancey
Senate
Ben Gill
Hill
Washington, D. C
Anita R. Newcomb
Simon Newomb
Nautical Alnanac
W J. McGee
Geological Survey
Frank BR. Stockton
Mr. Stockton
Financial figures reveal vast NYSE activity and stock value
Moses Smith cites daily NYSE commissions reaching 262 500. 1886 totals show 108 652 804 listed shares and 41 000 000 unlisted shares valued at 50 each, totaling 7 247 640 200 in stocks. If well rate commissions applied, 18 119 100.50 would be shared among 4 100 brokers.
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New York Stock Exchange
Moses Smith
Secretary of the Exchange
Peculiar grave cabinet marks New Castle cemetery
A New Castle Indiana cemetery shows an ornate grave cabinet for Mrs Hughes with a miniature ark, two hundred animal figures, bronze soldiers, vases, ornaments, and a wish for the same on Mr Hughes’s grave. The display reflects unique local tribute to the dead. The Army of West Virginia gains a new recruit, Representative Kennedy, joining McKinley Goff and Dorsey for lunch and memories.
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New Castle
Ind
Paul H. Hughes
Hughes
West Virginia
Washington
Kennedy
Ohio
McKinley
Goff
Dorsey
Nebraska
Twenty-third
Hayes
Justice Matthews
Virginia
Congress
Army of West Virginia
Harvest in Russia: Women Do Two-Thirds of Field Work
The account describes Russian harvests in August with women dominating labor. It notes women’s dress, use of simple tools like the sickle and snead, and long workdays from early morning to late evening. Men perform so called gentler tasks, while neighbors marshal crowds for a lively harvest rendezvous.
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Russia
Gentry and Crittenden's Gambling Palace in Virginia City
The Virgina City gaming house run by Gentry and Crittenden hosted lavish stakes with a $200,000 capital and a weekly $3,000 event fund. Rancher John Timberlake lost and won fortunes, then left after a dramatic night, while Governor Nye and others observed the high stakes table in a one-story, four-room fared all gambling palace.
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House of Gentry & Crittenden
Virginia City
Far West
Hoffman
Zanzovene
Delmonico
Cafe Green
Philadelphia
John Timber-lake
New Mexico
Gentry
Crittenden
British Columbia
Pacific
Joe Timberlake
San Francisco
Timberlake
Mackay
Flood
O’brien
Nye
Kentucky United States
Woodbine Twineth
Flanders
Lee
Supreme Court
Throwing the Boomerang in Australian Contest
An English author’s condensed account explains boomerang throwing by Australian Aboriginals. It details target methods for hunting and combat, including distance, throwing edge, returns, and a shielded warrior challenging throws at him as spears line the boundary.
The Best Servine Sleep Advice From Physiologists
Physiologists urge regular deep sleep for health and longevity. Adults need six to ten hours based on temperament and duties. Night sleep before midnight is ideal. avoid stimulants, late naps, and post-meal rests.
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Cutter
Handwriting Battle Over Restored War Property
A Washington resident’s property seized during the war was repeatedly blocked from restoration by a stubborn quartermaster. After a sharp, unreadable reply from General Meigs, the attorney exploited a legible signature to obtain a genuine restoration order. The officer claimed not to remember signing it.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Meigs
Corral
Argonaul
Left Handed Barber Markets Luck at the Chair
A Brooklyn Eagle piece recounts a unique left handed barber who claims to bring luck to gamblers and racegoers. The barber, noting no peers with his left hand skill, says gamblers seek him before betting and that many customers enjoyed big wins after visiting his chair. He cites clients, testimonies, and a bustling summer season as evidence of his supposed magic.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Gen Sam Houston Magnetism Shown in Texas Speech
A Texas Siftings account recalls Gen Sam Houston’s extraordinary personal magnetism shown in 1853 as he spoke at Austin’s old Capitol. An audience of lawmakers and frontier veterans watched as he portrayed Texas’s future, tears flowing, uniting enemies and allies alike.
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Sam Houston
Napoleon
Texas
Gen. Houston
Houston
Austin
Washington
Capt. S
Squire W
Hall of Representatives
Senate Chamber
Congress Avenue
Squire
An American Serenade and a Georgia Liquor Permit
An essay contrasts the boisterous American serenade with poetic notions of harmony. Burdette in Rockdale County, Georgia, is authorized to sell liquor by the grand jury for medicinal use only, with a ten-gallon limit on hand.
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United States
Dr. Tanner
Heaven
Norates
Burdette
Rockdale County
Georgia
Grand Jury
America's First Railway Trial Sparks Early Steam Venture
Penrose and Bennett, students at New Harmony, purchase a $200 steam locomotive and exhibit it in 1831. They tour towns from Vincennes to New Orleans, selling the locomotive after trials, claiming it the first on U.S. rails. They describe a copper boiler engine and movable elliptical track used for display.
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American Magazine
Penrose
Bennett
America
Robert Dale Owen
New Harmony
Ind
Kentucky
Louisville
United States
New England
South
Vanderbilt
Gould
Penrose and Bennett
Stevenson
New Orleans
Mark Penrose
Society of Friends
Sterling
William P. Bennett
Vincennes
Terre Haute
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Richmond
Dayton
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio River
Cairo
St. Louis
Mississippi
Mexico
Peter Cooper
Baltimore and Ohio
Traveling railroad agent learns juicy expense lesson
A Buffalo tale recalls a railroad agent who inflated an expense voucher to cover fluids edibles and dinners. His superior rejects the packet and instructs a precise ledger entry naming the occasion and amount. The narrator notes the lesson proved profitable in future audits.
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Buffalo
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William A. Hamsonp
New York
Epward Brown
John Brown
Harper’s Ferry
Columbus
Grorcer
Francis Trary
Camden
Kansas
Legrand
Morever
Pickwick Papers
Epward Atkinsey
Massachusetts
W. B. Briann
Mr. Bland
Ty-Ty Creek
Barsrre
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