The Weekly Whig Ad Rates and Address Notice
The Weekly Whig republ ic an announces subscription rates by mail and in city delivery. It lists annual, six month, monthly, and club rates with orders to reach subscribers, plus post office instructions and commission details for postmasters. It directs remittances by draft, express, post office order, or registered letters to WHIG COMPANY in Quincy, Wisconsin.
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Quarer Wala Compamt
R.errsserrnn
Snremad
Whig Company
Quincy
Wincis
A Chinese Love Song and Homely Verse Reflections
A fragmentary poem sequence contrasts soft winds and budding boughs with longing love and a wandering dove. Interwoven are brief exclamations and taunting lines about beauty and fame, ending with reflections on time, ships, and dreams fading into night.
Fragmentary Verse Passage From Unknown Source
A garbled lyric fragment describes lovers entangled in indecision and poetic imagery. The speaker references longing, unspoken love, and recurring thoughts of a muse as the world moves around them. The text blends questions and declarations without clear narrative, leaving ambiguous relationships and events.
Period humor and curious quips from a small town paper
A collage of jokes and anecdotes on marriage, weather, religion, and daily life. Lively prompts about crinoline, the Mississippi, and a 91-year-old man dissolving with his 87-year-old wife, paired with humorous telegrams and local captions.
Question of Cuban rebellion and international law
The article debates whether Cuba, as a revolt from Spain, is a winnable case for foreign interference. It questions if Cuban allegiance to Spain ended with the monarchy’s fall and whether Cubans may choose their government as Spaniards seek self-rule. It argues that if Spaniards could align with other monarchs, dismembered Cuba might claim self-government or US attachment.
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Sumner
Spain
Cuba
Isabella
Prim
Portugal
United States
Restrictions on Gold Sales in 19th Century Market
The piece argues against congressional bans on gold trading, saying such legislation would backfire and fail to stop speculative combinations. It stresses government capability to maintain credit and prevent depreciation of demand notes, noting that gold itself does not rise in value but greenbacks fall.
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Wall Street
Wilson
Massachusetts
Seven railroads under construction in Georgia and Alabama
The article notes seven new railroads in Georgia and seven in Alabama, promising national connections and access to rich mining and agricultural regions. It also cites resilience in the South’s states, a New Orleans ship canal begun to expand Southern and Western trade, and a call to stop political bickering, focus on work, and capitalize on cotton, sugar, and rice prospects.
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Georgia
Alabama
South
New Orleans
West
Campaign Opened in Mendon With Skinner and Browning
The Mendon speeches by Messrs Skinner and Browning mark the campaign start. The Judge claimed the talk set fundamental laws for generations, while Browning and the Judge touched on secession and civil rights, asserting neutrality toward both negro and white citizens and urging self-reliance.
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Herald
Mendon
Skinner
Browning
Nine hundred ninety of his old friends vote to consult his wishes
The piece notes a speaker’s claim that nearly all his old friends would defer to his wishes. It mocks his brief references to state affairs and suggests fundamental national and world interests are secondary to local concerns. It references 1898 resolutions and a remark about ladies’ presence and the speaker feeling young.
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Browning
Times Attacks Bourbon Notions in Political Clash
The Chicago Times disputes the word Bourbon in political debate and accuses the Times of clinging to dead issues. It argues Democrats distrust authorities, mocks Republican claims, and questions why the Times shifts on issues while aiming to silence opponents. The piece suggests the Times is befogged by Bourbonism and seeks to appease rivals.
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Chicago Times
Jjimpulla
the Herald
Register
the Times
Republican Party
Times
Herald
Chicago
Harrison County votes to join railroad stock issue
Last Tuesday Harrison County Missouri approved by over two thirds vote subscribing two hundred fifty thousand dollars in the Quincy Missouri and Pacific Railroad. Other counties along the line will vote on the subject this month and next, deciding subscriptions to the road.
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Harrison County
Misouri
Quincy, Missouri and Pacific Railroad
New York Gov Hoffman Lacks Appointments for St Louis Cup
The State of New York faces a stalemate as Gov. Hoffman cannot find suitable men to appoint as delegates to the St. Louis National Cup and Convention. He offers no clear reason, only stating he will not act until acceptable candidates are found, leaving New York politicians out of the convention and prompting a jab at the state’s political prospects.
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New York
Hoffman
St. Louis
Everbody
St.Louis
Pacific
New Orleans
Bank of Montreal
Canada
Walker
Virginia
Thebes
Louvre Museum
Mason
Henry Ward Beecher
Stowe
Louisiana
Jackson
Louisville
Iowa
Chamberlain
Massachusetts
Paris
Wall. Street
Rockford, Il
Pierce
le Grand Lockwood
Tate
Norwalk
Conn
Lake Superior
The
Christian Herald
St. Anthony
Minn
London Times
Spain
Robert Bonner
Richard Iit
Ames
Mississippi
Crane
Bayard Taylor
Cincinnati
Corinth
England
Zante
Venice
Kansas State
Topeka
Missouri
Kansas City
Abraham Lincoln
Frankfort
Germany
Lincoln
Jim Fisk
Heath
J. F
Servia
Lord Ainsley
Lilly Martin
Staten Island
New York City
Serampore
Geary
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvia
Wade
Ohio
Stowe cites expected proof in Byron charge
Ms Stowe writes that she expects additional proof regarding her charge against Mrs Leigh Byron's sister. She has not produced original proof yet only opinion based on Lady Byron's view not proof. The basis is Mrs Stowe and Lady Byron's respectability and Byron's profligacy, a scandal the press must cover.
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Ms. Stowe
Mrs. Leigh
Byron
Lady Byron
Mrs. Stowe
Lord Byron
Spain Cuba link to Spanish revolution unsettles Cuban aid
The article argues that Spain's internal revolt against a throne risks creating a prolonged turmoil similar to Mexico and South America, with potential indirect impact on Cuban independence as Spain redirects troops home. It notes the Hornet privateer escaping Smithville and possible future use as a war vessel for a de facto Cuban government if recognition occurs. It also comments on Gen Sickles mediation offer.
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Spain
Cuba
Europe
Mexico
Sickles
Smithville
N. C
Sheridan bows at Wisconsin State Fair in humorous refrain
President Grant's rival is framed as a likely contest for oratorical pre-eminence. At the Wisconsin State Fair General Sheridan, laughingly reluctant to speak, was introduced and cheered. He bowed, then humorously offered to repeat a brief speech and yield to others.
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Grant
Sheridan
Amos Kendall Liege and Last Veteran of Jackson Era
Amos Kendall reportedly gravely ill with little chance of recovery after more than forty years of frail health. He is likely the last survivor of Jackson's Cabinet, once called the power behind the throne, having served as Postmaster General during Jackson and briefly under Van Buren. A Democratic County Convention platform criticized the Illinois Central Railroad, with Mendon gentlemen silent on the issue.
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Amos. Kendall
Jackson
van Buren
Illinois, Central Railroad
Mendon
Republican slate gains strength in New York ticket shift
The Republican ticket in New York gains strength as General Siegel agrees to run for Secretary of State and Horace Greeley is nominated for Comptroller after previously declining. Siegel had cited health concerns but now consents to join the ticket.
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New
York
Siegel
Horace Greeley
Dame
Curcaco i Seeks Theological Library Purchase in Nation's Finest
Negotiations advance between Chicago Baptist Theological Seminary and Berlin's Hengstenberg Library owners to buy a vast 12,000 volume collection valued at $60,000. Reportedly the finest theological library in Europe and unmatched in this country for variety and value.
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Curcaco i
Chicago
Baptist -Theological Seminary
Hengstenberg
Berlin
Europe
Sea on Fire over Caspian Naptha Fire Event
In the Caspian region observers reported a summer phenomenon where vast naptha deposits on the sea surface ignited. Fire covered thousands of square miles for about forty eight hours before burning out, leaving many dead fish and other debris scattered across the water.
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Caspian Sea
Volcanic Feats From Cotopaxi to Etna Across Centuries
Ancient records recount Cotopaxi eruptions in 1738 shooting rockets 3000 feet above the crater and 1744 spectral blasts heard over 600 miles away. Tunguragua’s 1797 mud torrents formed rivers and lakes, while Vesuvius and Torre del Greco eruptions released tens of millions of cubic feet of lava. Etna’s 1787 flood scarred eighty four square miles and 100 million cubic feet, Monte Rossi forming a massive cone. Etna’s 1810 lava moved a yard per day for nine months and cooled only after ten years.
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Cotopaxi
Tunguragua
Vesuvius
Torre’ del Greco
Torre del Greco
Pah Etna
Monte Rossi
Nicolosi
Etna
Eruptions Show Vesuvius Casts Ashes Far Distances
The historical account contrasts Vesuvius eruptions with others. It notes Vesuvius in AD 79 cast ash beyond the mountain and as far as Constantinople, with stones up to eight pounds thrown six miles and ash reach high above the summit. Other volcanoes like Etna Cotopaxi and Samba are mentioned with large ejecta and long distances.
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Vesuvius
Etna
Samba
Lincoln Statue in Philadelphia detailed by Rome letter
Anne Brewster reports from Rome to the Philadelphia Bulletin on Randolph Rogers shaping a Lincoln statue for Philadelphia. The sculptor adjusts the figure in a chair with cloak, Emancipation Proclamation, and pen, aiming for dignity and epic feeling, while a plaster cast forms for a Rhode Island and Michigan Soldiers' Monument base. In Jerusalem the Jewish lament near the Mosque of Omar depicts sincere, ritualized mourning.
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Anne Brewster
Rome
Philadelphia
Randolph Rogers
Munich
Lincoln
Philadelphi
Holland
Rogers
Abraham Lincoln
Vanderbilt Seizes Chicago Rail Line in Market Move
Commodore Vanderbilt visits Chicago in a calculated maneuver to gain control of the Michigan Southern and Lake Shore railroad. After plummeting stock from 101 to 79, he borrows 10 million from Baring Brothers and purchases 70 thousand shares, ruining La Grand Lockwood’s stake and threatening to renegotiate Lake Shore Erie routes to create a continuous line toward the Union Pacific, possibly eyeing the Rock Island.
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Vanderbilt
Chicago
Commodore Vanderbilt
All Street
Commodore
Michigan Southern and Lake Shore Railroad
la Grand Lockwood
Baring Brothers
Mmodore
Erie
New York
New York Central
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Buckeye Democracy and Repudiation Debate Across States
In a sharp exchange, Ohio advocates repudiation as the New York World notes Massachusetts Democrats reject greenbacks. Gov. Morton cites no government survives repudiation, while Napoleon Northwest, Ohio’s Democratic paper, argues the current government has repudiated debt and will survive by continuing to repudiate.
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New York Times
Buckeye
New-York
Massachusetts
New York World
Sumner
Ohio
Gov. Morton
Napoleon Northwest
Morton
Life in the Old World and the Neweek Contrast
A fragmentary yet vivid excerpt discusses Mark Twain's praise of Europe versus America. It contrasts European leisure with American haste and constant worry, noting how care is given to inanimate objects while people neglect self care. The text ends with a reflection on robust national vigor.
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Mark Twain
Europe
America
Singular will bequeaths all to a cat infirmary
The Columbus Journal reports a will by a late Columbus businessman disinheriting heirs and funding a cat infirmary with elaborate plans. The document even directs intestines to be made into fiddle strings to fund an accordion played by a nurse for cats forever in the infirmary auditorium.
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Columbus (Ohio
Devisor
Cat Infirmary
Prints on Apples Brighten Fruit with Stencil Prints
A 19th century note describes printing letters on growing apples or pears by affixing thin paper cutouts with gum tragacanth paste. As sun reddens the exposed fruit, letters print in green against the red, creating a decorative craft for children. Suggestions include wax or varnish as adhesives and novelty initials for gifts.
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Apothecaries
Livingstone and Welwitsch on Central Africa Quest
The text notes Welwitsch’s impression that Livingstone showed deep interest in a central equatorial Africa discovery, even as the two explorers parted without a direct statement of intent.
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Loando
Equatorial Central
Africa
Livingstone
Welwitsch
Conventions and races noted in scattered reports
The collection records diverse political nominations and results including Indiana Democrats and Republicans for constitutional conventions, Illinois and Vermont race notes, Texas governor hopefuls, and commentary on national figures. It cites counts of elected legislators, candidate names, and debates over the Fifteenth Amendment with varied regional observations.
The Emanuel Temple Reflects Modern Gentile Influences
A late 19th century commentary notes the Emanuel temple on Fifth Avenue New York fusing Oriental and Western design with minarets airy galleries stained glass and an organ. It describes gender seating changes and ritual adaptations as modern ideas reshape traditional Jewish practice. It also includes a viva voce digression on James Parton biographical writing and a curious tale of a Siamese twin with two heads who lived briefly at court.
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Emanuel
Fifth Avenue
New York
James
Scotland
Helone
Greeks Worship On Monday and Persians Mentioned
Fragmentary text notes Greek worship on Monday and a stray reference to Persians with unclear context. The lines include garbled phrases and incomplete identifiers, offering no verifiable event or names. Further readable content needed for a precise card.
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Thad
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