Fragments of Daily Life and Quirky Sayings in 19th Century Voice
A collection of humorous vignettes and quotes from varied voices. An insurance agent, a lawyer and a phrenologist weigh in on payments and wills. A peddler curses and a colored woman retorts. Bridget cannot read yet proves wit. A balloon tale links Front Royal to Columbus in a cross county note. The airline distance is about 400 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Hines
Front Royal
Teddy Ryan
Corne Field
Columbus
Ono
Hines
The Set of Sails and the Set of Memory
A reflection on how life’s course is steered by the set of the soul not calm waters. It notes memory’s uneven distribution with anecdotes of a clergyman’s forgetfulness and a railroad man who recalls train numbers flawlessly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Harry
Western Journal
Welcome to a grateful nation for Lafayette
The article recounts Lafayette's New York harbor reception and a celebratory fleet as dignitaries greeted the French general. It notes his simple, humble arrival, the emotional reactions of officials, and his remark about loving New York. The piece weaves in a second anecdote about catarrh remedies and a joke about jelly sent to sick neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
América
Boston
William Stone
New York Harbor
Narrows
Staten Island
Republic
Messieurs
Ted
New York
Monsieur
Republique
Marquis de Lafayette
Dean
Why Clarence Foresaw Hard Times in Alphabet Labor
A visitor asks a precocious four year-old Clarence how he resembles his father. He replies with resignation that he does not deserve it. The Herald notes the times are hard as only four of twenty six letters remain employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Clarence
Thedford’s Black-Draught Liver Medicine Endorsed
East Nashville grocer W N Parsons markets Thedford’s Black Draught as a genuine herbal liver medicine. A local user testifies it cures sour stomach and digestion issues, praising its effect on the liver and bowels and urging others to keep it on hand. The message emphasizes authenticity and warns against imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Parsons
Thedford
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Charles Town, W. VA
P. O. Dunaway
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Richmond
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S.J. Hodges
Shepherdstown
Norfolk & Western
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Sianers
Iavier
Bristol
Kostoke
Cluls West
Roanoke
Cincinnati
Chicago
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Castoria
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