Kitty's Thanksgiving Surprises a Fashion-Quibbling Husband
In Ballou's Magazine a tale follows Kitty and George Heith whose marriage faces his constant mockery of women’s dress. Kitty plots a practical joke by dressing as he despises, reveals his pretensions, and wins his respect as Thanksgiving ends with renewed affection. Will Howard attends, moralizing on manners and vanity, and George confesses to his wife.
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Kitty
George Heith
Will Howard
Mrs. Kitty
George Leith
Mr. Left
Mrs
George
Apostle Peover
Mrs Kitty
Daniel
Will
Will Likward
Anna Mason
Ballou's Magazine
Earthquake Cost Inquiries Stir Public Curiosity
Poetic verse contemplates if earthquakes reach their path and prompt residents to question who pays and what costs would arise in such a shocking event. The lines hint at financial concern and civic readiness without naming specific places or figures. The piece uses a reflective tone about disaster impact on society.
Sandwich Islands Bankrupt Nation Faces Fiscal Decline
The Sandwich Islands face bankruptcy as population falls and expenses rise. A 60,000 population nation maintains 26 Supreme Court Judges at $10,000 salaries with inferior officers also funded. King Kamehameha may soon take the poor debtor's oath if trends continue.
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Sandwich Islands
Kingdom of the Sandwich Islands
Supreme Court
Kamehameha
Adverse Sentiments on Profanity and Brain Work Costs
A church convention urges breaking the habit of profanity while Vermont lawmakers plan to repeal a profanity law. Brain work is shown to cost more energy than manual labor, with estimates noting the brain’s small weight yet large blood draw. A humorous anecdote praises a Terre Haute man reading aloud to his wife as she cooks. References to Monroe, Adams, Henry Clay, and Gen. Scott compare presidential performances.
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Vermont Asylum
Lolbrook
Holbrook
Montpelier
Smith
Vermont
Terre Haute
The World Sick and the Year of Calamities
A chained meditation on cyclical calamities and plagues across the world in a mid 19th century tone. It links cholera in Persia and India to outbreaks in Russia and Hungary, notes yellow fever in Stonington, smallpox among Indians in Saskatchewan, and a general forecast of a sick world. The piece blends satirical medical sense with historical references and contrasts good and bad fortune as the year wears on with doctors and herbs as quiet witnesses.
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Earth
Persia
India
Europe
Russia
Prussia
Hungary
Gumbinnen
Konigsberg
Buda
Danube
Perth
Vienna
Wexford
Ireland
Dublin
Ocean
Wesford
Liverpool
Stonington
Connecticut
San Domingo
St. Louis
Captain Butler
Royal Geographical Society
British America
Saskatchewan
Tle
United States
Heine
Chicago Tribune
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Mount Vernon, Ind
W.l.sullivan
Mgratn
Vine Street
Vernon, Ind
George W. Engler
New Harmony
Sullivan, Sarris & Co
SGP
Webb's Ferry
W. Webb
Jacob Breith
Nas
Postoffice
J. Beal
Ind
Totich
Harmony
Bethel
WM. Carr
Rosenbaum & Brother
Main Street
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the Register
Co. v Slater
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Wille
Max Young
Mercy
Monroé
John Quincey Adams
John Quincy Adams, Jr
Chicago Mail
Henry Clay
Pittsburg
Gen. Scott
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