Poetic Lines and Social Commentary in 19th Century Text
An excerpt notes Joseph Rodman Drake and Fitz-Greene Halleck discuss the poem The American Flag. It then shifts to critiques of English legal myths, telegraph monopolies, insect lore, a Maine gambling scare, and lively essay on insects and wealth plus conversations on gender, generations, and social behavior.
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Joseph Rodman Drake
Fitz Greene Haleck
Mr. Halleck
Joseph R. Drake
Charles J. Fox
Bothwell Bridge
Secret that will make fortune for the landlord
A speaker asserts a roast goose at the head of the table once saved Rome when cackling. The pair urge the landlord to follow to where a centurion placed his foot. Scene ends with two men and a slammed door.
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Rome
Re appearance of the great comet sighted near Limerick
A Limerick Observer report notes the 1556 great comet seen low in the south of Ireland between 1856 and 1859. Eyewitnesses on the Cobadly mill platform described a fiery globe with a long tail, observed for over an hour on multiple nights near Keeper Mountain, with matches of lanterns and a kite discussed.
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Limerick
Ireland
Limerick Observer
Cobadly
Keeper Mountain
Say Friexps Most Hereafter
Fragmentary quotation speaks of asking the eternal questions of hills streams and stars. The speaker notes the living face's love as something that cannot wholly perish and hopes for a reunion with Clem. The text references Tafourd's son and conveys a mystical meditation on life and afterlife.
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Clemanthe
Tafourd
Occupations of Americans Reveal Odd Census Totals
Census shows barber and broker counts similar, doctors outnumber undertakers, authors few and artists abundant. Blacksmiths and merchants each total about one hundred thousand. lawyers exceed bakers by ten thousand. Carpenters top two hundred thousand. masons, sailors, wheelwrights follow. No politicians or patriots appear in the returns.
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Gaius
Mynheer
Europe
Ireland
Berlin
Hough
Central America
United States
Hirudine Propeller claimed to move ships fast
An invention called the Hirudine Propeller is described as possessing aqua motive power from 100 to 500 miles per hour. It uses a long elastic band inside a waterline tube with rods and cranks driving a wave motion to discharge water from the tube end, propelling the vessel forward or backward.
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Tewsbury
Nottingham
England
Manx Sun
Nautica
Strychnine Shipment Sparks Debate Over Agricultural Use
The New York Herald notes a shipment of 500 ounces of strychnine to California. The poison is widely used in agricultural districts to kill ground squirrels and coyotes, and the amount is barely enough for this year’s demand.
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Stryvchni Inc
New York Herald
Calfornia
Emperor Sigismond Forgives Enemies By Making Them Friends
Courtiers reported to Emperor Sigismond that he chose mercy over destruction by elevating foes to his circle. He answered that true defeat comes from turning enemies into allies rather than erasing them.
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Sigismond
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