Romeo and Juliet on Stage Move Surprises at Show
A Boston Post account recalls a performance where Mrs Partington watches Romeo and Juliet with fascination. The scene of Juliet’s supposed death and Romeo’s poison elicits strong reactions from the audience and from the woman beside the reporter, who comments on the actors as if real.
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Mas. Pantreton
Ag Tam Puay
Ulid
Romeo
Paterson
Juliet
Éaid
Paris
Shim
Mia
Jive
Boston Post
The Grave of Clay and The Constitution Ode
The fragment presents two historic themes. It blends a mourning lyric for a civil leader with a pro liberty meditation attributed to early poets, urging citizens to value freedom and virtue above ritual power. The piece contrasts personal sacrifice with political duty and ends by urging vigilance against tyranny.
Mr. Jefferson as a Lover Personal Description of Him
A portrait of Thomas Jefferson drawn from early letters to his friend Page. The piece recalls his youth after leaving college, his affections for Rebecca Burwell, and his character traits including gentleness, self control, humor, musical talent, and athletic grace.
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Mr. Jefferson
Jefferson
Page
Tucker
Congress
Belinda
Apollo
Raleigh
Rebecca Burwell
Ifo
Small
Wythe
Fauquier
Mr. Jafferson
Virginia
Cate
Notable traits of a steadfast horse trainer in early life
The passage describes a cautious horse trainer who values restraint over hype, avoids excessive pursuit of victories and fox hunting, and relies on strong patronage. It notes his mature age in 1761 and hints at influential friends including vice royalty guiding his path.
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Fox
Jefferson
The Knout: A Graphic Depiction of Cruel Punishment
The piece describes the brutal procedure of administering the knout, detailing the victim's restraint, the executioner’s actions with the whip, and the horrific injuries that follow, culminating in the victim’s removal to a hospital and likely exile to Siberia. It notes the possibility of immediate death on command and the mercenary lining of executions for wealthy spectators.
Refugees in Marseilles Seek American Passports
Paris correspondent notes Hungarian, Polish, and Italian political refugees in Marseilles and Toulon. Many carry notarial certificates they mistake for American passports. U S Consul refuses to vise them, causing frustration. Russian consul warns such holders would be shot if captured.
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Paris
The
National Intelligencer
Marseilles
Toulon
Turkey
United States
New-York
Marseillies
Smyrna
George Stephenson’s Rise From Miner to Railway Pioneer
The article details George Stephenson’s early life as a coal miner and watch repairer, his role in developing the safety lamp with Davy, and his subsequent mastery of locomotive design. It notes his experiments, the blast pipe tubular boiler improvement, and his leadership in building over two thousand five hundred miles of railways from London to Edinburgh.
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George Stephenson
Euston Station
London
Humphrey Davy
Edinburgh
Daguerreotype Captures Confessed Abuse Suspect
An outing piece reports a man who had beaten his wife had his daguerreotype made. He taunts her with a coy line about a portrait while claiming a future change in her regard, amid a tense domestic scene described in period style.
Judge Frasier and Early Wisconsin Court Harshness
A reminiscence recalls Judge Frasier arriving in Wisconsin in June 1837 and presiding in a rough, hard nosed court. The piece highlights his harsh anti gambling stance, eccentric rulings, a fish payment debt joke, a drunken decline after a steamboat incident, and a somber funeral for him with little public ceremony. It also notes earlier district appointments and a dramatic case of two Indians sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment.
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Wisconsin
Judge Dunn
Irwin
Judge Frasier
Pennsylvania
Owen Aldrich
Cyrus Hawley
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Michigan
Dennis
Mr. Dennis
Mr. D
Rock River
Dodge
Frasier
Green Bay
Su Ian
Turkey River
Walker's Point
Col. Morton
Bar
Messrs
Arnold and Crocker
Delicate Appearance Talk Sparks Harsh Self-Image Tale
A young woman askingly presses about becoming delicate while another, comparing herself to the departed, reveals severity of self-critique. She claims she eats pencils and chalk, drinks vinegar, chews green tea, and, if needed, tightens laces and wears the thinnest shoes she can buy to look frail.
Witness remarks on liquor value in gambling case
A court asked a witness about liquor as an article of value. He responded with humor saying he does not consider liquor as an article of value and that no one becomes rich by consuming it, drawing laughter and leaving observers reflective.
Advice on a well delivered kiss with grace and warmth
The author favors a kiss that is light and airy but not prolonged. When the woman yields, she should kiss with warmth and energy and convey soul. Eyes closed and a deep sigh heighten effect, but avoid clumsy or dull kisses like a hummingbird in a honey-suckle.
Barber’s Bill for Twenty-One Years Ends in Hefty Acres
A tall English town tale tells of a barber who daily shaved a portly gentleman for twenty one years and billed him penny a day. The bill reached £23 188 0, but the man balked and offered to pay at £200 an acre. Yardage was measured and the shaving debt escalated to £78 85 0, leaving a curious land use twist.
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Fhempeon
Cedar Ocmene Inc
Bapsiat Church
Yoax
Tpibhi
Wall Street
Eigteott Pgh
Union
Americas
Stockholm
Eholaigtor
Sud
John Bull
John B
Theacry
England
Tme
Plumpness Remedies and a Sixty Horse Dilemma
A Home Journal correspondent shares odd health tips for women to gain freshness and appetite through a morning routine and cod liver oil. A tale of seventeen horses split among three sons leads a Dervish to add a horse to make the division possible, then withdraws his horse to restore the original count.
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The
Home Journal
Turxian Witt
Aaid
Fragmented Historical Reflections and War Anecdotes
Fragmented excerpts cover Napoleonic era sketches from Murat to Napoleon and St Helena, a Canadian judge opposing wartime prayer adjournments, and social musings on women and beauty. Also includes a Kentucky Civil War memoir of Buena Vista and shellfire at Mount Dodge with colorful citizen exclamations.
Woman compelled to take poison under Chinese debt custom
In San Francisco a Chinese woman unable to pay a debt was forced by a creditor to swallow opium to show sincerity. She survived after a policeman gave an antidote, but no hope remains for repayment to the creditor.
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San Francisco
Tales and Tangles from a Curio Scrapbook
Fragmentary snippets recount maritime fears near Constantinople and cargo risks at night. A Turk jokes on weather and safety as two women are critiqued for speed, interspersed with a jab at pants gifting to Miss Lucy Stone and a Nevada Democrat verse about the American Eagle and a salt-streaked tail.
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Ger
Constantinople
California
Nevada
Death of Fiteh Talmadge contractor on the Air-Line Road
A notice reports the sudden death of Fiteh Talmadge, formerly of Story Talmadge & Co., on the Air-Line Road in Dixon after congestion of the liver. He had lived briefly among strangers and left unclear details of his residence or heirs. Contact James L. Camp or KE. Sevens in Dixon for information.
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Fiteh ‘Talmadge
Talmadge
Dixon
Nachusa House
Story, Talmadge & Co
la Salle
Sheboygan
Wis
Knife Attack Leaves Victim Facing Danger Near the Heart
Mr. R. H. Stewart was attacked in darkness on a pier evening. A hand seized his coat and a knife inflicted several wounds near the heart. He describes two assailants in shirt sleeves, one taller than the other, and fled before help could be summoned.
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Daria Curriace
R. H. Stewart
Heass
Srnday
Toledo
Hall
Editor’s half scrawls boost flour barrel music
A writer muses that a generous patron should hear his better half as she scrapes the bottom of the flour barrel. He imagines an editor’s life eased if the editor could hear that music and walk the tightrope, turning dangers into safe paths.
Washington House in uproar over Craige Hunt clash
In Washixeton on May 16 the House debated Hunt of Louisiana and Craige of North Carolina over a reported incident. Hunt denied the allegations as false though other papers published a correct account. The scene grew heated as Craige accused Hunt of dodging responsibility amid calls for order. Maxwell of Florida spoke on the Nebraska bill.
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Washixeton
House
Hunt
Louisiana
Globe
Craige
North Carolina
Huntagin
Isaué
Thad
Maxwell
Florida
Nebraska
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