One Fife in the Band Sparked Lincoln Reception Tales
A Globe-Democrat story recalls Lincoln Illinois preparations for ex governor Richard Oglesby. Citizens staged a grand welcome with a band wagon and processions until an early train delivered Oglesby and a Methodist preacher in an express wagon. A jesting incident followed as the band leader marched them up to the hotel to the mock chant Behold, the Conquering Here Comes. The governor kept silent while the preacher relished the tale.
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Dick Oglesy
Tilindisy
Lincoln
Ill
R. J. Matheny
Springfield
Bloomington
Peoria
Richard Oglesby
Richard Orlesby
Ilinois
The Mighty Fallen Politician Seeks Help in Washington
A cynical vignette describes ambitious politicians who chase prestige in the capital by seeking offices then consulates, only to fall to humbleness and hunger. Col. Harry Fulls, a C&O agent, encounters a resigned traveler begging for a ride or pass, illustrating the era’s howling ups and downs of public ambition.
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Wington City
Ladiays
Southern
Shite
Col
Harry Ful
Pan
Oalon Connon
Millet Widow Faces Poverty After Angelus Sale
A Paris-based obituary notes the death of the widow of Jean Baptiste Francois Millet. It recalls the painter’s ascent with Angelus selling for high sums, yet his widow died in poverty as mortgages foreclosure and charity of a son-in-law barely kept her housed. Millet’s final work Death and the Woodcutter remains with Charcot’s widow in Paris.
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Paris
Philadephat Telegraph
Jean Baptiste Francois Millet
Angelus
Barbizon
Pirin
Charcot
Latureut Richard
Moment of shared burden on canvas reveals transcendent weariness
A weary old man carries a load of wood while a bony hand rests on his shoulder. A hag guarded face lifts toward a summons, one arm loosening the cord and the other in the Great Consoler’s welcoming grip. The scene, not Lafontaine but raw life, captures personal intensity and a momentary genius.
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Lafontaine
When Similes Are Impossible on a Wet City Day
The Pall Mall Budget notes the grim comedy of a crowded street in rain and wind where polite restraint breaks down. Women battle the elements with umbrellas and buses, frowning through sleet as brisk winds erase courtesy. A satirical look at modern urban survival.
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Pall Mall
Having the Nose Burned Out Medical craze rhinomaniacs in nasal remedies
A discussion on rhinomania the urge to burn nasal tissue for easier breathing cites Pa Corbin as an early example. Doctors debate burning membranes or cutting bone to enlarge nasal passages versus preserving moisture warming function, noting risks of defeating the purpose and likelihood of immediate relief driving patients to radical procedures.
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Uie
Pa” Corbin
Nowie
Medical Steward
Two Day Atlantic Passage Plan Prompts Governor Aid
Prescott Ontario man claims a vessel system that could cross the Atlantic in two days. He submits a model cylinder 159 feet wide and 1,000 feet long, with a revolving paddled barrel and a moving ship inside. He appeals to the Governor for $50,000 to demonstrate the concept, which a British expert says violates no penal provisions.
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Ont
Atlantic
Canada
England
Enuhudl
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