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Odds and Ends Highlights From A Tumultuous Era
A mosaic of brief items from 19th century news notes touching politics, science, and everyday life. Fechter's illness and Guizot lingering. Darings like 60,000 black voters in Texas and Brooklyn four iron churches. weather, trade, and disease concerns across cities from Boston to New Orleans. Sidelights include Bismarck salary, opium yields, and curious quips on culture and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guizot
Fechter
Vermont
Gladstone
Texas
Duluth
London
Boston
Georgia
Michigan
Brooklyn
Montreal
Missouri
Pennsylvania
East
California
Bismarck
Baltimore
Charleston
Grant
Long Branch
Sacramento
Paris
Peoria
Kelly Island
New York City
Kentucky Lunatic Asylum
Wise
Kossuth
Fuwin Forrest
Japan
Tennessee
Scientific Syndicate
San Francisco
Wyandotte
United States
Amherst College
Vienna
Arkansas
Great Britain
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Boston Harbor
Parton
Mr. Rose
Massachusetts
Customs Service
Dominion Frontier
Axsick
Philadelphia
New Orleans Picayune
McLean County
Linois
New Orleans
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Merrimac