The Voices
Poem excerpt from the Logansport Journal urging temperance and warning of wine’s dangers. It contrasts maternal warnings and siren-like temptations with the grim costs of alcohol, invoking battles and calamities to plead restraint.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1880
Page
7
The Surgeon and the Mogul's Daughter Tale
In Shah Jehan's Delhi, the beloved Padshah Begum is mortally burned. English surgeon Gabriel Boughton travels from Surat to heal her, earns high favor, and secures Bengal trading privileges for the English East India Company. His restraint preserves power for the company and earns lasting imperial merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers’ Journal
Shah Jehan
Akbar
Tevel
Solomon
Mogul
Delhi
Agra
Taj Mahal
Padshah Begum
East
Ana
jAurungzebe
Padshad Begum
Leandy
Assad Kahn
Surat
East Indiaman
Express
Hopewell East Indiaman
England
Imperial Express
Gabriel Boughton
Boughton
Gabriel Broughton
Udriu ‘Olis
United States District
Shah Jebao
Assad Khan
Gabriel
Hat
East India Company
Bengal
Palace
Imperial Court
Padshad Besum
India
Knight of the Road Tom Bell and his Nevada outlaw band
A historical sketch recounts Thomas Hodges later known as Tom Bell, a Mexican War veteran turned highwayman in California during 1855 56. It details his origin Rome Tennessee 1826 his band of about fifty men with leaders like Monte Jack and his capture near Merced river by Joseph Bell and posse on October 6 1856.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weevada
Joaquin Marietta
Knights of the Road
Tom Bell
Thomas Hodges
Rome
Tenn
Hodges
Mexico
California
Angle’s Island
San Francisco
Bell
Monte Jack
Yuba
Nevada
Placer
Mountain House
Jack Phillips
Auburn
Folsom
Western Exchange
Nevada Road
Cullers
Bill Gristy
Bill White
Downieville
Maryville
Gristy
Sacramento
Final Surrender and Execution in California Frontier
In a solitary night near Cowchilla and Merced, Thomas Hodges faced a guarded surrender after a four hour vigil of farewell letters. Nine rifles backed the demand as he prepared to meet his doom, with stars the lone witnesses to a swift justice in the shadow of rushing waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Cowchilla
Merced
Thomas Hodges
Longevity in the Maidstone Weaver Family Highlighted
The Weaver family of Maidstone, England, known for long life, records an elderly matriarch dying at 105. She left a 70 year old daughter, 80 grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her husband died at 100, and ancestors reached ages 103 and 105.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maidstone
England
Notable People Taller Than Self Are Seen Often
The writer reflects on the unpleasing sight of others being bigger in stature than oneself. The piece notes that many observers feel this way though they are not dwarfs in height.
Tramp and Woman Seek Elusive Dick Whaley Across States
Fannie Ashenfelter, eighteen, from Mt. Carmel Ohio, arrived in Greenfield with a baby after eloping with Dick Whaley. She narrates a long trek from Greenfield to Sabina Columbus Muncie New Orleans Mardi Gras where Whaley promised marriage but deserted her. The child’s arm was broken during a trek before she reached Cincinnati and finally Greenfield again. Whaley’s whereabouts are disputed between his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Fannie Ashenfelter
Mt. Carmel
Adams County
Dick Whaley
Whaley
Sabina
M. V
Columbus
Muncie
Ind
New Orleans
Indiana
Louisville
Cincinnati
Mayers
Innocent Old Man Targeted By Pickpockets At Union Depot
An elderly man, traveling alone, wandered at the union depot while displaying money and fell prey to two strangers who guided him to the wharf. After paying out a counterfeit fifty, the man laments his naivety and worries about further danger as he prepares to board his train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Evans
Bdaks Lagsuyye Inguleu
Union Depot
Troy
Years That End in Nine
The Parisian notes a list of years ending in nine and their notable weather events. It cites 859 Adriatic froze, 1179 heavy snow until April, 1269 Cattegat sleigh passage, 1339 hard winter, 1709 frozen bread at court, 1789 year of the revolution, and a generally severe 1879 in France with milder U.S. winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adriatic
Cattegat
Jutland
Norway
Scotland
Israel
Danube
France
Marseilles
Italy
Louis XIV
Seine
United States
Absurd Humorous Snippets From a 19th Century Column
A miscellaneous parade of witty sayings and brief vignettes ranges from social mores to temperance scenes. Snappy quips touch on marriage gossip, pride, and daily life with names and places hinted, including a New Mexico incident and Albany telephone trespass suit.
Don’t Talk on the Train Sayings from Telemachus
Good Advice from Burlington Hawkey emphasizes railcar silence. It warns that talking on a train is tiresome and intrusive unless there is a clear purpose. It counsels to listen, speak briefly, and stop when others show disinterest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Hawkey
Telemachus
Definition of Poetry in Sacred Books of China
Poetry springs from earnest thought and grows from mind to words. When words fail, sighs and exclamations follow. if still insufficient, prolonged song and even dancing arise. Poetry becomes the best tool to set forth government successes and failures to affect heaven, earth, and spiritual beings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
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New Mexico
Dean Cowper
Durham
Jasper Frank
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