Varied 19th Century News Bits From The Register
A wedding in Lancaster shows a bride age eleven, while the groom recently came of age. Mrs James sends a watch to a Philadelphia man linked to her husband in Kentucky. A Iowa railroad man tries three card monte for profit, losing to a professional gambler. Ex-President Tyler dies in 1862 as a Confederate ex-member. Virginia vows a monument for President Pyler’s widow, delayed for twenty years. London News warns Europe faces meat and grain deficits, with the United States poised to supply both.
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Jessx James
Philadelphia
Charles Dovey
Taro
Kentucky
Iowa
Truer
Confederate Congress
House of Delegates
Monroe
Senate
Pyler
Virginia
London News
Europe
United States
United Kingdom
Wagner in Bayreuth Seen by New York Herald Reporter
A Herald correspondent describes Richard Wagner in Bayreuth, noting his gray hair and brisk movement as he joins the audience after passing a temporary bridge over a mystic chasm. The account contrasts his appearance with details of his attire and demeanor on stage.
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Richard Wagner
Bayreuth
New York Herald
Wagner
New York
Brooklyn
Lyons
Mary
Court martial and Irish immigration trends in the 19th century
The report details a court martial for treason and harsh sentencings, including a prisoner marched from Pesth to Koniggratz and forced street sweeping. It then shifts to immigration statistics showing Ireland’s sharp decline from 221,253 in 1851 to 70,909 in 1881, with England’s rising numbers and Ireland falling below others in the British Isles by 1881.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pesth
Vienia
Koniggratz
Szlavy
Bureau of Statistics
Ireland
New York Sun
England
Great Britain
British Isles
Norway
Sweden
Insanity Not a Mind Disease Says Dr Macdonald
Dr A E Macdonald, superintendent of the Asylum for the Insane near New York, argues insanity is not a disease of the mind but a brain ailment. He notes the mind is not afflicted. rather brain dysfunction drives mental disturbance and that insanity spans many degrees and forms across notable figures and eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Macdonald
Asylum For the Insane
New York City
Mark
Charles IX
France
George
England
Frederick II
Prussis
Mohammed
Swedenborg
Hay while the sun was shining in The Argosy
A rustic scene unfolds as deacon and workers clash with a stern mistress. Two miscreants are caught in a kitchen garden as haymakers crowd the line, while verses ride on summer sounds and tender meter.
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Tia
Golconda
Theas
Deronds
Straw Hat
Dolly Varden
Elephant Catchers Face Savage Bull in Indian Camp
In Upper Ceylon two British hunters and a boy named Jim assist a fearless plan to bind a furious wild elephant bull. Jack the guide and Jim creep close with a buffalo rope while the crowd watches. the bull charges as the rope tightens, the herd scatters, and peril rises for the party. Captain Woodward defers to Jack’s judgment as the boy nearly secures the giant with a precise noose.
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Woodward
Ceylon
Jack
India
Africa
Cinnamon Isle
Schumachoff
Tongoese
Russia
Lena River
Godwant
Capt. Woodward
Great
Congo
Jim
Osapi
Ba A
Aundred
Jimmy
Elephant hunter sparks perilous stand off in wild chase
Jack feigned a voluntary sacrifice to draw the enraged bull while Capt. Woodward anticipated the trick. As the elephant charged, the hunters fired when the fore leg advanced, wounding the bull fatally. The creature collapsed after a brief death struggle.
Mississippi Pilot and His True Gator Tales
A Mississippi pilot recounts a remarkable river voyage with a first time passenger. He insists on honesty, claiming counts of 1100 alligators per mile and 3459 on a sand-bar, and that the Nancy Jane and Captain Tom inspired fear and loyalty among the river’s reptiles. He swears he never lies and tells a hard truth about dangers, rescues, and a loyal crew.
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Vicksburg
New Orleans
Weill
Allus
Nancy Jane
Tom
Christmasdate origins reach to early church decrees
The text traces Christmas from movable feast origins before Pope Telesphorus binding it as a church feast and notes Eastern April May observances. It cites St Cyril and Julius I seeking a fixed date and records from Roman archives showing Dec 25 as the nativity date adopted by eastern and western churches, establishing the accepted Christmas Day.
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Julian
Telesphorus
Europe
St. Cyril
Jerusalem
Julius I
Obhrist
Palestine
Jesus
Family Recipes and Dainty Dishes From A Colonial Table
A freed form recipe compilation lists dishes with instructions for sugar cookies and cake, lamb saddle with butter and currant jelly, orange candies, orange jelly, orange slices with sugar frosting, a jelly mold with gelatine and citrus, candied orange pastes, and a traditional English dish using stock tomatoes rice and butter. It also offers tips for coaxing sweet peas with butter and cream and careful cooking notes.
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Jenny
Warm and Hot Springs Explored Across Latitudes
Thermal springs occur at various elevations and geologic settings worldwide. Temperature not fixed by name. springs reflect subterranean heat depth. In tropics depth is shallow, a few feet, while in higher latitudes depths reach around sixty-six to sixty-three feet.
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Eiberla
Boussingault
Tropics
Eprin
Xisbad
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W. Slater, Poszisner
Lancaster, D. C
Cato
Sage
Baymabing
Eisel
Kate
Belter
Mississippi
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