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Odds and Ends from The Register
A jumble of brief notes reports on General Grant's weight and railway costs, a two story railroad coach idea, counts of millionaires in Georgia, cultural items from Paris to Charleston, and curiosities about public figures. Mentions of Joe Jefferson, Longstreet, and other personalities mix with trivia on population, education, and local happenings across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Grant
Georgia
Jowell
New York City
Paris
Joe Slocker
Virginia
John E. Owens
Academy of Music
Charleston
D. C
Tunis
Siam
Joe Jefferson
Baltimore
Longstreet
Gainesville
Salisbury
North Carolina
Fiock
Centralia
Ilinois
London
United States
Anthony
Rhode Island
Providence Journal
Massachusetts
Joseph Foster
Keene, N. H
Galveston
Texas
Sprague
Kate Chase
Europe
Sehneck
Samson
Guibord
Phebe Wanaford
Daniel Katz
Maxafawny Township
Berks County
Pennsylvania
Fanny Davenport
Simon Bartholomew
Delaware
Duluth
Minn
Motley
Coon Brothers
Winchester
William Alten
Ohio
All Man
Mr. Sexton