Thanksgiving dinner with Elder Sniffles and Mildred Maguire
The Widow Bedett Papers recount a Thanksgiving dinner where Elder Sniffles, under peculiar circumstances, resists indulgence yet samples portions of turkey, chicken pie, and plum pudding while debating temperance. The scene blends ritual abstinence with comic dialogue about diet, acidity, and cider, ending with Sniffles reaffirming his abstemious stance.
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Widow Bedett
Elder Sniffles
Mr. Maguire
Jeff
Sally
Mrs. Maguire
Melissa
Betsey's Sleep Talk Upends Jed in Odd Tale
In a humorous frontier anecdote, Jed Jenkins probes Betsey Wilson during a nap after her somnambulistic confession. Betsey blurts love for Heaven, country, baked beans, and roasted onions, leaving Jed puzzled and soon pursuing another young woman.
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Betsey Wilson
Jediah Jenkins
Jediah
Betsey
Jed
Heaven
Mrs Partington quotes a man laughing till he might burst a jocular vein
Mrs Partington recalls a gentleman who laughed so heartily that observers feared he would burst his jocular vein, a vivid comic moment captured in the column.
EF Judge Douglas Senator in Congress from Illinois in Terre Haute
Senator in Congress from Illinois remains in Terre Haute due to illness and is not likely to attend the Congress meeting in Washington City.
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Douglas
Iinois
Terre Haute
Aite
Ishington City
Senator Pugh Marries Cincinnati Belle Therena Obalfaut
U S Senator from Ohio B George E Pugh wed Miss The rena Obalfaut a Cincinnati belle in a ceremony noted in the local society page. The event adds a social highlight to the Ohio congressional figure's profile and cements local ties with Cincinnati society circles.
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B. George E. Pugh
U. S
Ohio
Therena Obalfaut
Cincinnati
Printing Office Ad Seeks Wet Nurse Ad Insertions
A city editor recounts a dialogue with a woman seeking an advertisement for a wet nurse position. The editor quotes prices for three insertions and proffers unlimited repeats if no child is found, illustrating evasive ad practices. The piece shifts to a Detroit Free Press correspondent praising iron regions around Lake Superior and a visitor’s disbelief at vast iron ore deposits described by E. K. Collins.
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Reston
Detroit Free Press
Jackson Mountain
America
England
E. K. Collins
Lake Superior
Fusion Pyramid and Democratic zeal across states
A compact item notes a rising Democratic movement and fusion concerns across Vermont Michigan Connecticut New Hampshire Rhode Island. It also cites a fashionable city lady asking provocative questions about horned cows, reflecting era anxieties and social humor.
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Vermont
Michigan
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Daniel McClure Runs for Secretary of State
Daniel McClure of Morgan County is a candidate for the office of Secretary of State, seeking statewide election support and votes. He represents Morgan County and campaigns on a platform focused on state administration and public records integrity.
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Daniel McClure
Morgan Co
Prominent Democrats Named for State Convention Nominations
The list of candidates set to appear before the State Convention includes for Governor A P Willard, John W Davis, J L Robinson. for Lieutenant Governor A P Hovey, John Walker, Allen May, J L Spann, Solon Turman, J W Spencer, Ballard Smith. for Secretary of State S H Buskirk, Cornelius O'Brien, John B Hall. for Auditor State A P Richardson, John W Dodd, B P Douglass. for Treasurer State E Newland, Aquilla Jones, Wm M Patterson. for Representative on the Supreme Court James M Hester, A G Porter, S A Buell, Gordon Tanner. for Superintendent of Public Instruction Wm C Larrabee, Prof Reed.
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A. P. Willard
Jno
A Hoosier at the Astor House in New York
An elderly Hoosier recalls a short NY stay after attending a showcase and Hipodrome visit. He faced starvation fears, lodged at the Astor House, found meals lacking, and endured a tense scene with service and a belligerent attitude. A quip about a forthcoming rout ends with a fatherly admonition to focus on work.
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Parson Sniffles
Sharp
Sniffles
Astor House
New York
Ashtore
Emerald Isle
Gentle Shepherd Prayer and Fragments on Life
A compiled fragment page includes a child’s prayer asking for protection and guidance from the Gentle Shepherd, paired with witty and critical anecdotes about John Randolph, Kansas Free State tensions, a humorous remark at a social gathering, a veteran officer’s wartime resolve, a traveling Irish anecdote, a Florida Republican ticket, a Foundia ad for men’s wear, and a playful math quip about hogsheads and cigars.
Quirky Verse Fragments and Droll Dialogues from Community Page
A collection of short anecdotes and humorous lines from a Massachusetts community page. Includes a church sermon quip about heaven, a man in a quandary by a post, an oversized egg story with a rooster, a playful Coc a doo lyric, and a cheeky remark about a schoolhouse keeper named Olem.
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Ous
Darxer Astronomy and Miscellany in Rural Sketches
A collage of humorous dialogues and vignettes from a frontier region. It opens with a mock dialogue about the sun and moon and a boy lacking a shirt, then moves through quips about butter color and a sailor’s joke, a tale of a servant girl’s marriage, a Wisconsin man’s suicide, a Boston lawyer’s disgrace, a truancy farmer’s maxim, a Burlington death by rifle, and a polite card delivery anecdote. The tone is catalog-like and anecdotal with sharp regional humor and social asides.
Mississippi Jury Returns Silent Death Verdict
In Warren County twelve men delivered a verdict stating the deceased died by the will of God or by some other disease unknown to the jury, reflecting a silence on specific cause. A schoolmaster abroad thar.
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Warren County
Mississippi
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Brother Maguire
Eider
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le Compte
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InpEtenpence
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Marshal Jones
Lawrence
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Tom
Mountain
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Kansas Free State Convention
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G. P. Lowry
Evansville Hnquirer
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Knapp
Peter
Florida Republican
John J. Crittenden
Daniel S. Dickinson
Foundia
Frank
Olem
Cesar
Clem
Creesar
Wabash
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Gallady
Mary
Missus
Camepnoon
Sixcoatr
Janesville
Boston
Mary McPherin
Burlington
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Joseph E. McDonald
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