Centennial War of 1812 described in early U.S. history
The article surveys the lead up to the War of 1812, detailing hostility with Britain from post-Revolution tensions, impressment of American seamen, and failed diplomacy. It covers Madison’s presidency, the 1812 campaign, Perry at Lake Erie, the New Orleans victory, and the ensuing peace treaties and memorials marking a century of peace with Britain.
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Great Britain
Dugland
Congress
England
United States
John Adlum
Ngland
Httle
George Washington
John Adams
Ganger
Hogland
Royal Navy
Warron
Dagney
America
Tecumseh
Indiana
William Henry Morrison
Henry Clay
Canada
William Hull
Detroit River
Brock
Michigan
Lake Erie
Perry
North America
Washington
Ghent
Ism
Willig
Madison
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
London
West Indies
Rhe Perry
Putin Bay
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
South Baja
Gibraltar Islands
Commodore Perry
Gibraltar
Gral
William Henry Tartison
Life of a Country Editor in a Prairie Era
A compact portrait of a country editor, detailing the varied duties and pressures beyond city journalism. The piece notes editors as versatile, juggling writing, court reporting, bookkeeping, and community roles, while facing modest finances but rich exposure to town life. It highlights the editor as a jack of all trades and master of none, sustaining the local paper through broad responsibilities.
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Glass
Rhiner Peterson
Ismena
Uiey
Ehassic
Bedng
Primum
Lie Positon
Minai
Jack At All
Hunter
What Might Be Done and The Suffering Brother
A reflective poem from the St Louis Globe-Democrat discusses unity and compassion. It envisions an end to slavery and war, with kindness and knowledge guiding freedom. The speaker urges mutual aid, warmth, and shared humanity to improve society.
Getting Married In Borneo Blessing By Priest With Betel
A description from Borneo shows a wedding where the couple sit on metal logs before the priest. He blesses them as waves and fowls appear, offering cigars and betel. The groom places betel in the bride mouth and offers a cigar, and they are married.
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Borneo
Tip of Florida Never Freezes
The southern tip of Florida is the only portion of the United States which never has experienced freezing weather.
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Florida
United States
Baseball Umpire Owens Leads Reds Coverage and Notes
This piece highlights Umpire Hank O Day as a strong staff figure under President Lynch, praising his twenty years of NL umpiring and insight into pitchers and fielding. It also credits manager Bresnahan with favoring tall, powerful pitchers to unsettle batters, and commends Bobby Wallace for thirteen years of stellar shortstop defense with a .940 fielding percentage, plus Clarke’s Pirates leadership and a quirky team rules list emphasizing discipline, temperance, and morale.
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Owens
O'Day
Lynch
Reds
Hank O'Day
Cincinnati
Bobby Wallace
St. Louis Browns
Wallace
A King in the Hole and Other Absurd Anecdotes
An aggregation of humorous quips and cartoons recounts nautical mishaps and comic exchanges. A rogue royal leans on a ship hatch mistaking it for a mast, a boat officer narrator recalls the mishap, and various jokes unfold about tongues, double faces, and a single train-car child’s witty observations.
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Harper’s Magazine
To Make Long Story Short Suburbanite Definition
A clipped exchange defines suburbanite as a city resident who sleeps in the country. The judge weighs a prenuptial confidence query about age and suitability between Yost and Miss Tome die. The dialogue contrasts two lovers, noting their shared claim of love and the other’s kiss in a brief Houston Post item.
A Deduction of Love Across Family Lines
A young man asks if the couple has spoken to the woman’s mother about their love. The girl reveals she has yet to tell her mother. The mother notices the girl acting queerly and attributes it to biliousness rather than romance.
On the Heaving Deep and a Dinner Table Quip
A fragment from a humor column notes a husband near the rails muttering That’s just Ike you and a wife in a steamer chair. A prominent mg is asked if he stayed at a banquet and replies My deal was drunk in a Jest from Judge’s Library.
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James
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Judge's Library
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Life OF A Country Editor
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St Louis Globe-Democrat
By J. M. A. Fan
Bresnahan
St Louis Nationals
Pred Clarke
Pittsburgh Pirates
Uiueli
Quinn
Thery Payta
Weild
Anieléna Press Association
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New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tomedie
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Houston Post
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