Epics 425 BaPSaIE Steer North Side Square November 6 1869
The piece is a historical newspaper notice from 1869 printing weekly and daily editions with subscription rates, delivery terms, advertising rates, and mailing details. It lists prices for one year six months one month and club subscriptions and notes post office address and compensation for postmasters.
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North ‘Side
Qemsor
Wis Momrist
Apyascey
Whig' Company
Quincy
First and Last Poem Fragments on Life and Love
Fragmentary verse contrasts heaven and earth images with lines about life and love. It repeats motifs of gates, jewels, diamonds, storms, and the bond of life and heart. The text interweaves imagery of sacred thresholds with personal affection and flux over time.
Do You Remember A Whig Poem By B Ashley Comen
The piece recalls a past tryst in a walnut grove, contrasting pristine memory with present change. It laments lost youth, love, and hopeful worlds once shared, noting how time and fate alter hearts and landscapes. The poem blends rural imagery with reflections on love and loss.
Mixed-Up Racket Lights Up a Boarding House Story
A jumble of quips and gags fills a column with reflections on love and language. The piece parade jokes about love at first sight, auctions for oil paintings, conductor calls, and witty exchanges among townsfolk. Names and places appear in a playful, episodic montage.
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Washington
Matt. Carpenter
Chicago
Browning's shifting stance splits old Whigs from Republicans
The piece surveys Mr Browning's turn from old line Whig to critic of both major parties. It critiques his past praise for Clay Whigs, his current detachment from Democratic and Republican lines, and his alleged failure to endorse any clear policy. It cites his negative view of the Democratic party and muted support for the Republican cause, underscoring partisan estrangement.
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Browing
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Mr. Clay
Mr. _Browning
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Pussini
Mr. B
Douglass
Browning
Editorial clash over World and party wisdom after elections
The World says Seymour proved wiser than the party and that in a year the party will be as wise. The piece notes Seymour’s wisdom was not the country’s lacking trait and jokes about Democratic improvements. It cites the New York World on President Grant and gold scandals as not implicating him, while Chicago papers question the fitness of Citizens' ticket members from both parties.
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Death loses fortune in Warsaw distillery fire
The St Joseph Union notes a humorous grave comment about Death losing $50,000 in a Warsaw Illinois distillery fire. It marks the first time Death allegedly lost money in the whisky business and reflects a dark regional joke.
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Foreign View on U.S. Debt Payoff Time
The London Economist notes Mr Boutwell's anti repudiation speech in New York and agrees with Mr Wells that the United States may pay its debt faster than previously thought. It cites a twelve year payoff versus Wells's fifteen, reflecting the current taxation rate.
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New York
Wells
United States
Taxation debate on national debt and future limits
The excerpt questions how America would fare if its debt were reduced by reallocating taxes. It notes that since 1855 taxation fell by an annual £25,000,000, with half that amount in 1856 and 1857, and argues surplus could have paid debt but was used for better purposes. It adds rich communities like England and America could extinguish debts in years if postponed expenditures align.
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England
Statue to Lincoln Erected in Brooklyn Park
A bronze Lincoln statue about five feet high has been installed in Brooklyn New Yorks park. The lifelike figure shows Lincoln with cloak, head uncovered, left hand extended holding a manuscript. It rests on a Scotch granite base with elaborate reliefs and wreaths bearing U S A and U S N inscriptions.
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U.S. N
The Strange Customs of Chinese Funerals in San Francisco
In San Francisco a Chinese funeral features a Yerba Buena Cemetery burial ground, paper aphorisms placed on door lintels, and offerings of roast chicken and wine, followed by a bone shipment back to China. Mischief arises as others raid the offerings, while bones are cleaned and stored by commerce houses for eventual return.
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California
San Francisco
Yerba Buena
Joss
New York Mail
San Francisco faces hard times and greenback hope
Special correspondence from San Francisco dated October 18 1899 notes a growing business dullness with wholesale and manufacturing failures. The writer blames lack of money, predicts greenback currency, lower prices, and greater state development driven by competition from Chicago and eastern trade. San Francisco’s population is around one million with room for forty million.
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Sanfrancisco
San Francisco
Georgey Francis Train
Pacific States
Chicago
Malta Millionaire Dominates Baden and Homburg Tables
A Maltese financier dazzles 1860s European gaming crowds with huge wins at Baden and Homburg. He arrives to win 100,000 francs on Day One and later on the 15th, matching a 1867 haul of 318,000 francs. He plays one hour daily, predicts outcomes, and is lavish to the needy as the bank sighs relief at his departure.
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A Littles Story About Mr Lincoln
A Pennsylvanian Herald recounts how a persistent suitor pressed President Lincoln for a talking point abroad. Lincoln asked him to speak Spanish, offered a joke about Don Quixote, and sent him off after three months of study with a smile.
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Belknap Distinguished in Peachtree Orchard Battle
Col Belknap new Secretary of War distinguished himself at Peachtree Orchard near Atlanta on July 22, 1864. He captured Confederate prisoner Con Lampley of the Forty fifth Alabama with his own hand under heavy fire. General Smith praised him in orders and he later served as Brigadier General. Sherman valued his soldierly abilities throughout the war.
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Sherman
Curious Histories Behind Everyday Words
Words often have curious histories. Sandwiches derive from the Earl of Sandwich who loved them. Gasconade traces to Gascony boasters. Gibberish may come from Geber the Arabian alchemist. Silhouettes named in derision of a French minister. Laconic from Laconia in Greece for concise speech.
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Real estate in Philadelphia declines as vacancies rise
Real estate in Philadelphia has fallen sharply in value over the past two to three years. Supply outstrips demand with more houses than tenants, and recent builds undercut older structures. Southerners who sought refuge in Philadelphia during the rebellion have returned south, leaving vacancies behind.
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Watchman Claims Direct Heirship to Washington
Bushrod Washing ton, a watchman on the gunboat Kansas under repair in the navy yard, asserts he is the nearest direct heir of General Washington. He says he and his sons served the flag valiantly in the late war and risked their lives in naval battles, suggesting he deserves a more exalted post if his statements are true.
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Giant redwoods found near Tulare San Joaquin headwaters
A citizen of Santa Clara county reports new groves of giant redwoods east of Visalia near the Tulare and San Joaquin headwaters. Some trees exceed 100 feet in circumference with larger specimens in other groves. The finds lie in the high Sierra region with many peaks up to 15,000 feet and glacial marks.
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Palmer at Macomb Addresses Voters in Illinios Speech
Gov Palmer spoke to a large crowd in Macomb Illinois urging citizens to vote to defend free institutions. He denounced Democratic opposition to the war while defending Republican unity, urged reduction of public expenditures and salaries, and promised a debt free Illinois by his term's end. He warned Democrats as lacking national party cohesion and urged vigilance in elections.
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Epirons
Gov
Palmer
Illinois
Gov. Palmer
Vast array of world items and local notices in brief
The passage surveys diverse topics from wars and rulers to finance and science, listing events such as Russia's army size, Philadelphia debt, a major fire in the Dismal Swamp, Florida vine prices, bullion in the National Treasury, a Maine sawmill, and assorted political and social anecdotes. It notes ongoing legislative sessions, weather observations, and various oddities, including deaths, divorces, and accidents across multiple states.
Political notes from the era reveal party shifts and senatorial chatter
Judge J W Johnston a Roman Catholic is named among new Virginia Senators. Texas pledged 40 papers to the Democratic ticket but only three show the flag. Col R M Hundley of Williamson County Illinois switches from Democrat to Radical. Georgia editors press for Jeff Davis at their State Fair, wary of Butler. Minnesota insiders say William Windom to win the vacant Senate seat. Knoxville Whig predicts Tennessee will meet its debt. Virginia ratification copies of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments reach the State Department. Mississippi Democratic Convention in Corinth adjourns sine die after counting noses with only five counties represented. A Washburne spending rumor proves false. only rent increase inquiry exists.
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Railroads expand here outpacing England in cost and earnings
A 45 255 miles of railroad are in operation in the United States with 15 000 miles under construction. If growth reaches 60 000 miles at 44 000 dollars per mile, capital would total 2 000 000 000. England’s 15 000 miles cost 160 000 per mile totaling 2 500 000 000, yet the U S has three times as many miles for 500 million less. Last year U S earnings for this mileage were double England’s, signaling growing reaper and might in railroads.
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