Arctic Coal Fragment and Other Oddities in The Register
The Register notes a coal fragment marked with fern leaves found in Arctic snows by a Polar explorer, mentions publishers of General Grant’s book seeking South African rights, and recalls Daniel Webster’s lighter moments with his wife. It surveys triangulation costs in North Carolina, sleep positions and dreams, Pendleton’s social rise in Berlin, a grand Salt Lake Temple organ, a Brandtsville Newfoundland dog’s grateful reunion, and profiles Miss Betta Lockwood before a Canadian insanity defense in the Riel case.
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Commodore Gorringe
Curio Tales From A Wandering Newspaper Page
A mix of eccentric local lore and international gossip. The New Orleans Times-Democrat cites a Jones County Mississippi church fracas over a Brother Blank, who denied ice made with mercury at a Meridian visit. A Prince of Wales partnership with Mrs Langtry sparks talk amid Marlborough House snubs. Greenock Industrial School boys revolt after alleged drill-master abuse, escaping amid clashes with officials. In Sharp County Arkansas Shirley children bear unusual names, from Amizabeth Dixie to Stonewall Jackson Sam Hilderbrand, a veteran joke on political luck. Hanover banquet sour as Winkelmann toasts the Duke of Cumberland, prompting officials to walk out and exposing lingering Guelph sentiment.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Jones County
Mississippi
Meridian
Brother Blank
Prince of Wales
Langtry
Marchioness of
Salisbury
Duke of Cambridge
Levi Lawson
London Telegraph
George Chetwind
Hyde Park
Marlborough House
Greenock
Singland
Napoleon Bonapart
Leo Wilkes South Shirley
John Thomas Emanuel Forrest Champion
Catewood Shirley
Joseph Wheeler Zollicoffer
Stonewall Jackson
Sam Hilderbrand
Sterling Price
Shirley
Mary Virginia
South Carolina Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Curious inquiry on Bible revision by Rev Dr Schalf
A man visited Rev Dr Schalf asking about potential revisions of the ten commandments. The doctor, a Bible reviser, declined secrecy but implied no immediate fundamental amendments. The seeker emphasized honesty and a need to guide conduct with any changes.
Reminiscences of Public Men in the Senate Memoir
The piece recalls December 1856 when the Senate blocked purchase of Dr Kane's Arctic book, amid partisan blame of George W. Childs. It glances at Gen Scott's career, Humboldt's praise, Virginia strongmen, and a comic tale on a snapping turtle prank played on Mr. Williams in the House, with Burney as instigator.
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Senate
House
Dr. Kane
Arctic
Congress
George W. Childs
Wilkes
Gillis
Owen
Schoolcraft
Perry
Emory
Wgodhead
Childs
Kane
John R. Bartlett
Scott
Washington
Buchanan
Humboldt
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Franklin Pierce
Woodbury
Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
George Loggers Clarke
Zachary Taylor
Harry
Robert Tee
Johnston
Ewell
Stuart
George H. Thomas
Winfield Scott
Wall Mall
Marquis of Tweeddale
Magara
Richmond
Dominion
Robert Lm. Lee
Dr. Burney
Dakota
House of Representatives
Mr. Williams
Pittsburg
Williams
Darney
Burney
Capitol
Gurney
Not so Very Drunk Either in Late Return
Brown arrived home after a convivial supper to find his wife waiting up. She heard the fumbling with the night keyhole and the reluctant effort to fit the key. The door finally yielded and he entered to confront a surprising scene inside.
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Brown
Buffalo Courier
Health and happiness tied to good health in life
The piece argues happiness is relative and rooted in health, not constant. It notes imagination magnifies distress, links vitality to mood, and warns that ill health undermines marriage and daily contentment, urging care for body and nerves as path to lasting well being.
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Thompson
Fair Lady
Mrs. Crown
Merchant Traveler
Remarkable Cedar Creek Tale of Sheridan and Emory
An Indianapolis News account recalls the Cedar Creek battle where Sheridan was away at Winchester. Gen Emory, a former West Point professor, held a vital line under heavy pressure until Sheridan’s arrival. A staffer jokingly conveyed Sheridan’s blunt compliment, provoking cheers among onlookers.
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Grant
Cedar Creek
Sheridan
Winchester
Gen. Wright
Emory
West Point
Mory
Timory
Eanory
Karly
Gen. Sheridan
Indianapolis
Albino Indians Reported in Native Population
Several cases of Indians with white skin have been reported. Mr. A T Fraser notes a family with several white members resembling Europeans while parents remain dark. The albinism is not due to leprosy and the albinos show heightened sun sensitivity. The contrast with dark relatives is striking.
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India
T. 'Raser
The Installment Plan Tale in a Poor Household
A dialogue excerpt shows Little Miss Pert asking for a purchase from her mother, who explains they are too poor. The child suggests paying weekly, recalling how a clothes-wringer was bought on installments, with a Goethe quote about self.
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Pert
Lila Benson
Philadelphia
A Scared Englishman in the Far West Hunting Tale
A hunting party in Amador county recalls a fearsome English traveler who cannot ride shoot or sleep yet devours meat. After he eats minnows he falls ill with goitre-like swelling, misbehaving on a trip that ends with a travel to Jackson and a comic hotel note. The piece ends with a social mix up over a kiss and a public quarrel in Cleveland Leader.
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Far West
Amador County
England
Hercules
Anecdotes of Clay Adams and Bramwell in Dialogue
A party recollection recounts Henry Clay deflecting John Quincy Adams at a diplomatic dinner with a kiss anecdote. The piece then notes Lord Bramwell rebutting William Harcourt on Portia and Shylock, explaining flesh as property and legal implications in a hypothetical Venice trial.
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Clay
John Qaincy Adams
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Adams
Jie
Mr Clay
Mr. Adams
Mr. Clay
Portia
Home Secretary
Lord Bramwell
Merchant of Venice
Antonio
Sir William Harcourt
Court of Appeal
Dportia
Shylock
Venice
London Telegraph
Generals Observe Five Points Gentry From Shadows
The President skips the ceremony as Jimmy Oliver returns from the Capital amid Fifth Ward revelry. Rockets, cheers, and a crowd mocked by the sight of Gen Hancock and Gen McClellan in plain clothes, with Bowery chatter ridiculing the army boast and the era of prohibition.
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United States
Jimmy Oliver
Paradise Square
Five Points
Cleveland
New York
Hancock
McClellan
Gen. McClellan
Mack
Gen
Evarts Bon Mot Misquoted About Washington's Dollar
The Chicago Herald reports Senator Evarts was misquoted at Mount Vernon in remarks to Chief Justice Coleridge. The true line credited Washington’s strength and notes he once tossed a British sovereign across the Potomac, not the dollar.
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Senator Evarts
Mount Vernon
Coleridge
Lord Coleridge
Gen. Washington
Potomac
Chicago Herald
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North Carolina
Devatyay
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Salt Lake City
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Brandtsville
W. C. Bennett
Betta Lockwood
Reil
Riel
Canada
Rei
Hanover
Winkelmann
Royal Company
Duke of Cumberland
Herr von Leipziger
Bube
Herr Winkelmann
Brunswick
Guelphs
Prussia
Ben. Perley Proore
Goethe
Switzerland
Jackson
Dean Hang
Driton
Frisco
Doyberry
Sar Francisca Kyleside
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