Table Talk Items From An 1880s Paper
A collection of brief notices covers a church warden appointment, Minnie Palmer bonds over marriage, Talmage lecture attendance, German emigration measures, San Francisco baby health, Austro Hungarian loan success, Miss Buckstone drawings, 1880 volcanic activity, a reform school transfer, railway management, Arizona ruins, a wife’s religious divorce, missionary work in Mexico, bees on the Strand, Tories and Bradlaugh, Whittaker forgery trial, San Francisco burial costs, and a San Francisco husband’s fatal punishment attempt with resultant homicide defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Palmer
Rochester
Talmage
San Francisco
Austro- Hungary
MiMais
Miss Buckstone
London
Herr Fuchs
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Baltimore
Reform School
Gveat
Arizona
Tucson Citizen
Camp Lowell
Santa Catalina Mountains
Lim
Mexico
Methodist Church South
China
Africa
Strand
Army and Navy Gazette Office
Delphic
Pabeh
Bradlaugh
Philadelpian
Asan Francisco
Potter’s Field
George Gotting
George
Grant and Davis clash over Civil War memories in interview
General Grant ridicules Jefferson Davis in a recent interview calling him a coward and recounts attacks he faced. He notes Union reactions to burning Columbia and Sherman, contrasts raids into Maryland and Pennsylvania, and recalls towns sacked with noncombatants.
I Capture Lee Army and Sherman in a Interview Tale
The interview features a comparison of Sherman and McClellan on Richmond with focus on burning towns and debt while noting that Columbia was saved by Union troops. It also mentions capturing Lee's army and predicts the book will do good without harming Union supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Columbia
McClellan
Richmond
Lee
Davis
P. N. Granger
St. Albans
Kexssannu
Iia
Kendall
A Hint to Wives From a New York Post
An essay argues that long marriages succeed when spouses exchange real thoughts not just shared proximity. It cites Mrs. Carlisle and Mrs. Oliphant as examples of how mutual interest and ongoing mental renewal sustain companionship beyond routine duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Ammble
Haamerton
Trail tale of eggs and calico in a small town shop
A tall woman and a small man enter a store and barters over eggs and calico. The woman asserts ownership of eggs, hens, and corn, and threatens to claim a dress length while the clerk reluctantly cuts four yards of calico. The exchange ends with the clerk pulling the fabric as the couple departs. }
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Winter Davis
Betsy Gowen
Curious Bird Killed in Marge County
Reported strange bird found dead in Marge county. Measurements: beak four inches, overall length seven inches, body white, neck dark green, wings and tail matching. Creature described with doglike head and earlike feathers. hunters severed head and neck, leaving the body behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge
Ua Bemwlard
Liberian Colony Criticized for Slavery and Decay
The piece argues Liberia shows unhealthy conditions for American black settlers with widespread slavery, misgovernment, and deteriorating schools, citing reports from William Newsbit and Keith Johnson. It notes population shifts and economic hardships alongside a failed Liberia College and harsh climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberia
America
American Colonization Society
Africa
Copninger
George Ki. Stetson
Boston
Theolonization Society
Keith Johnson
Liberia College
Refusing a Prince in a Paris Correspondence Tale
A San Francisco bulletin recounts Miss Ayer of Lowell refusing a Bourbon prince courting with a marriage offer to gain her fortune. The chamberlain wooed by proxy while the prince sought to pay debts with American wealth. The story lauds the American girl’s independence and critiques continental social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
San Francisco
Bubetin
Miss Ayer
Bourbon
House of Bourbon
Ian
Ayer
Plebvei
Count de X
2Liss
A Million Wireless Young Men
The article argues census data shows women outnumber men by about a million, a permanent imbalance affecting all ages. It predicts women will gain leverage, with men scarce and women able to set terms, while urging readers to accept the shift. The phrase Place aux dames! closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
Place Aux Dames
Attorneys and doctors listed in Sullivan Indiana directory
A verbose directory listing multiple attorneys at law in Sullivan Indiana with offices in Growder Block Young’s store Commercial Row and Crowder’s block plus two physicians and surgeons in Sullivan. It notes prompt attention to collections and to ailments including female diseases and chronic ailments with offices near Kelly’s jewelry store and Burks Bakery square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Growder Block
North Site
Sullivan
Ind
Maple & & Holmes
Attorneys At Law
Young's Store
Sullivan, Pere
Indiana
Ome Noo
Sullivan, Iudiana
Crowder
Noi5
Noruside
Janlo
Maine Street
4Th
South Side
Serre Haute
Kelly's Jewelry Store
Fragmented note on illogical entry and names
A garbled OCR note mentions a branchoffice and several unclear names including a singer and a principal office. The readable fragments reference offices and personnel but lack coherent context or dates.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grant
Jefferson Davis
Jefi Davis
Jet
Stréfmain
Mason and
Dixson
Chambersburg
York
Republic OF Liberia
Wetherell
Prims Donna
Miss Abbott
New York
Fortune
Henry de Marchand
Madame
Atlantic
Beséess & Alassie
Pons T. Gunn
Sullivan, Ind
Yobs
Lson & Coulson
Offee
Square
McCannnon’s
John FP. Hays
J L EH
Attorney At Law
Valdie Signare
Ie W. Geleman Nn
BUFE
BFL
Buff, M. D
R.™. Caving
Brrks’racery
Nuche Square
Sullivan Indiana
Pestggrapher
W. Johnson
Carey & Dutton
Stovey
Nida Square
Ainns
Stoughton
Mass
B. I. Kendall & Co
Shaye
Chase
Parker
Akes Onatin
Genius
REWA
Trantispreces
Aise Tata
Branchotel Subordia
Manufieri
Masoneraring
Ofice
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Pullman Palace
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Topeka
Kansas City
United States
C.B
Colorado
di. Whittier
St. Charles Street
St. Louis
St. Louise
Offea
st.Charles
Louis
Ala
St. Joyee
Old Offee
Advica
Tia
Kendwall
KK. A
BKB. J. Kendall & CO
Enosburgh Falls
Vermont
Burlington
Des Moines
Omaha
Lincoln
St. Joseph
Atchison
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Idaho
Oregon
California
Hannibal
Fort Scott
Denison
Dallas
Houston
Austin
San Antonio
Galveston
Texas
Palace
Forest
Andanada
United
Mes R. Wood
Assenger
Pasig Potter
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