Sam Swinton Advertises to Sell Corn on the Wabash
A tale of Sam Swinton the commission merchant who, hard up, advertises to sell corn on commission. He undercuts rivals, builds a large inland market, and receives a flood of consignments while dealing with hard pressed buyers and a final sharp rebuke over a forged balance.
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Sam Swinton
Bob
Sam
Gand
Met
Sol
Prezady
Wabagh
Wabash
Partickler Ag
Jeen
Brown
Marshal of the Republic at Paris Ball
A Kentucky man named Jack Spicer, self styled marshal of the Republic, attended a Paris ball with French marshals. He wore oversized epaulettes, claimed an 1850 census marshal commission, and mingled with officials, prompting amused commentary on his bold self appointment. Mason, the U S minister, questioned his association with the French marshals while noting Spicer’s showy bravado.
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Hotel de Ville
Paris
Jack Spicer
Kentucky
Jack
France
Mr. Mason
Jick
Republic
Frankfort
Mason
Young Couple Ends Courtship With Sharp Farewell
A man recalls courting a young woman who grew cool in remarks and hinted she preferred to go home alone. On leaving her door, she told him to end his company and leave his place, a jolt he described as too hard to bear. The Lynn Mass News notes the abrupt exit.
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Lynn
Mass
Napoleon III A Sketch of His Life
A Dublin correspondent recalls Louis Napoleon Bonaparte as the exile son of Louis Bonaparte and Hortense. The narrative traces his early life, family tensions, childhood in Constance, a daring river rescue, and the political upheavals that shaped his path from banishment to eventual rise as Emperor of the French through the upheavals surrounding Louis Philippe and the French revolutions.
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Napoleon III
Louis Napoleon
England
Dublin
Philadelphia
Louia Napoleon
Louis Bonaparte
Napoleon the Great
Hortense
Josephine
Heriense
Bourrienne
Napolesh
St. Helena
Louis
Paris
Constance
Rhine
Marie of
Baden
Marie
Necker
Napoleon
Knights of Aid
Roma
France
Italy
Austria
Bologna
Hortenss
Ancona
Phillipe
Sha
Poland
Missouri lawmaker's daring entrance to the House
A Missouri member elect rode in with hunting gear and a bowie knife to reach the State Capitol by ten, forcing a chaotic swearing-in. He brandished a rifle, argued with guards, then was admitted after a tense scene in the lower chamber.
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Missouri
Lie Capitol
Senate
Harrangue
Luke
Tower
Edress of the Ladies Repository and scattered notes
The fragmentary text portrays an editor elected to a legislative seat, remarks on provocative topics and tasteless phrases, and a postscript claiming further feats. It references social foibles, dining jargon, and a friend discussing experiences with a whip amid a chaotic, gossip-filled scene.
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Qag Baraboo Lodge
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Bataboo
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Cook
Circuit Court
New York Central Fire Insurance Company
U. S. Life Insurance Annuity and Trust Company
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Northrop
Sauk
Dane
Columbia
Apnert
Alaa Stewarts
B. Quimby
Disruter
Ohio
Knowle
Otarles
Fairy Millinery & Dressmaking
V. Room
New York
United States
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Kolloch
Macarty
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Jethro
Lewise
Caroline
Lindon Greterwards
Ladies Repository
Bedlomdte
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Muncuausesisii
Tack Downing
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