Goveror Herrman Outlines Democratic NY Agenda After Victory
Governor Herman states plans to make the New York Legislature honest and pro mass interests, promote self government, and enact better laws. He promises to be discreet and tolerant, recognize honest adversaries, and advance a fully democratic state government with public support to sustain a long lease on power.
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New York
Herman
Albany
The
Evening Journal
Herrman
Cure for mad dog bite proposed by farmer in Maryland
Franklin Dyre of Galena, Kent County, Maryland, urges Elecampane root as a cure for hydrophobia. He describes a regimen of root preparation in milk over three mornings with fasting, claiming past bites and others treated similarly resulted in survival. He offers his name to attest to the remedy.
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Franklin Dyre
Galena
Kent County
Maryland
Sound economy and a vow to wake early
A quotation defines sound economy as practical forethought and readiness. A servant offers to wake the mistress at six, promising promptness if she rings the bell, illustrating punctual duty and reliability in daily tasks.
Drastic tonics and poisons in Lancet case plus Cuban wedding tale
A London Lancet letter describes a country physician treating violent abdominal pain with numerous drugs and procedures, noting possible mithridatic self‑exposure. The piece then shifts to recounting New York gossip about the Oviedo Bartlett diamond wedding and a Cuban-harboring beauty noted for her striking looks and French empress likeness.
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England
London Lancet
Mithridates the Great
Pliny
Mithridates
Pontus
New York
Senor Oviedo
Miss Bartlett
Captain Bartlett
United States Navy
Trousseau
Jenkinses
Oviedo
Cuba
Senora Oviedo
Col. Quesada
Passant
France
Paris
An Ancient Republic San Marino's Enduring Liberty
The oldest republic on earth, San Marino, lies in Italy between the Apennines, the Po, and the Adriatic. A 40 mile perimeter, under 2,000 people, founded in the fifth century on morality and industry, with captain regents serving six months, light taxes, neat farms, and widespread comfort from frugality. Napoleon respected it and sent a friendly embassy.
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San Marino
Italy
Appennines
Adriatic
Napoleon Bonaparte
Carrying Home Bundles and Social Pride
A column extols the virtue of carrying home parcels rather than asking others to bear the burden. It cites Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte’s son carrying a broom home with pride and a grocer exposing a sugar theft by a colored customer, who jokes about stealing shoes while buying sugar.
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Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte
Bonaparte
Honest Boy Advertised to Make a Devil of
A country newspaper advertises for an honest boy to undertake a task described as making a devil of him. The notice outlines minimal details and seeks a trustworthy youth to perform the assignment under unspecified conditions.
Last Words of Great Men and Public Figures
A humorous meditation on famous last words by Franklin, Chesterfield, Byron, Shakespeare, Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Raleigh, Queen Elizabeth, Red Jacket, and others. The piece mockingly lists their supposed final quips and urges public figures to prepare concise, fitting endings. It ends with a nod to Mark Twain’s respectful submission.
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Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield
John
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Richard
Josh Billings
Hoe
Byron
Augusta
Lady Byron
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Shakspeare
England
Joan of Arc
Alexander the Great
Santa Cruz
Josephine
Cleopatra
Walter Raleigh
John Smith
Elizabeth
Louis Napoleon
Garrett Davis
IL. G
Mr. Bergh
Andrew Johnson
Congress
Seward
Grant
Mark Twain
Lost Art Conversation in Appleton Journal
Article argues that American society traps minds in hack work and stalls, hindering pleasant dialogue. It cites Appleton’s suggestion to study La Rochefoucauld maxims and manners. A Swift anecdote about a vain young wit with the Dean illustrates the point.
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Appletown
Appleton
la Rochefoucauld
Resolutions of respect for late brother John B Johnson
Committee of Arctic Lodge No 394 reports resolutions honoring John B Johnson who died at age 82. It notes he was a true mason, loyal and polished, the eldest Master Mason, and a beloved member. The resolution authorizes sending to his family and printing in New Harmony Reaisin and Masonic Home Advocate, Indianapolis. Dated November 8, 1869.
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Arctic Lodge
John B. Johnson
Celestial Lodge
New Harmony Reaisiun
Masonic Home Advocate
Indianapolis
A. UL. Freraceor
J.C. Miter
G. W. Encier
New Harmony
Ind
A. D
W. A. Twica, Sr
Dissolving Rocks and a Hidden Mining Key
Geologists debate rock composition and the old solution that could free metallic wealth. They speculate on solvents beyond water, noting abundant gold in mountains and the potential to dissolve cohesiveness in gold and silver bearing rocks. A breakthrough could transform the global mining system.
Learn to Keep House and Housewifery Education
A cautionary essay urges young women to gain practical household skills for any social position. It highlights early baking by children, mothers guiding weekly chores, and the value of directing tasks over doing them. A joke about Yorkshire twins follows, then news that Commissioner Delano delays taxing pork packers until January 1.
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Clarksville
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Evansville
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Main Street
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Mount Vernon
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