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Fragmented literary and news miscellany from a late 19th century paper
The text blends poems and dramatic prose with sketches of a coroner's inquest into Charles Burklin and his wife, later followed by earthquakes, theological musings, and letters on art, music, and manners. It also reports on Antioch’s demise, a mysterious elopement ad, and moral anecdotes, all in a patchwork, period-voice style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Tne
Charles J. Burklin
Manetha Hilton
Burklin
Doctwee
Barklin
Adden
Philadelphia
Henry Jixxs
Antioch
Etna
New York
East
Seleucus Nicator
Antiochus
Pliny
Orontes
Rajan
Antoninus Pius
Pollowinso
Pacific
California
Pacific Ocean
Syria
India
Tan
Water
Andes
South America
Cordilleras Mex
Sierras
Owen
Mees
Sandy Hammon
New Liberty
Hell
Philadelphia Bulletiny
Rowe
Che Gigani
Rome
Old City
Chicago
Igi Rance
Beauvifiel
Dugberry
Vane
Taekymi
Monsieur Jourdan
Leekey
St. Peters
Vayn
Colly-se-nin
Sant
Eitor Hartford Times
Grant
Long Branch
Congress
Inentaliecs
Gluck
Bach
Handel
Haydn
M. Zart
Beethoven
Schubert
Sphor
M Delssohn
Schumann
Harper’s Magazine
Jae
M. Plantamour
Geneva
Richmond Whig
Whiston
Josephus
Tle
South Sea
Virginia City