26 Jan 1865
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Newspaper
Seattle Weekly Gazette
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1865
Page
1
A compact collection of verse and anecdotes in a 19th century Evening Post file. Includes Farnham poems about vanished hands and quiet seas, a humorous printer's tale, a California correspondent's quips, and short witticisms about Artemus Ward and a Park scene.
A tale of a man tempted to swear in private then repents, a dramatic execution of Ney in Hamburg, a list of leading writers with pen names, a candle mishap joked by Dickens, and a Lowell lawyers quip about joining a church followed by a note on Cory’s thirty cent bushels in Burlington Iowa.
New Haven reports a New York to Boston Adams Express Co. safe robbery with about 500000 dollars lost though two parcels escaped. Authorities investigate. Separate fraud case uncovers counterfeit sugar box stamps. arrests made and potential losses around 100000 dollars. Monroe doctrine meeting at Cooper Institute referenced with Bryant. Weather notes from Chicago to Portland mention extreme cold and lack of sleighing. Additional items cover currency counterfeits, railroad commission visits, and political shifts in Washington and Tennessee.
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