Parlor Society Threads Through Turbulent Decades
A garbled 1872 news relic recounts political squabbles over a railroad depot near a farm, debates on fashion and propriety including side-parted hair, mentions of embassies from Japan, and a long digression about public figures, legislation, and societal shifts. It also notes musings on emancipation, commerce, and a lavish will distributing funds to relatives, ending with a wry aside on fidelity and social foibles.
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Japan
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