Bismarck’s Sons and a Missouri Preacher Case
The Berlin letters describe Count Herbert and Count John as notorious delinquents provoking their father’s concern while their exploits rile communities. A Missouri courtroom case dismisses three ministers on a pretext, as judges rebuke prosecutions for preaching Campbellite and Baptist beliefs, freeing the accused amid comic, pointed exchanges.
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Bismarck
Chicago Times
Berlin
Count Herbert
Count John
Germany
Mr. Beecher
Brooklyn
Herbert
John
Missouri
Southern states harvest grain surplus alongside cotton
The south achieves a diverse crop success with Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama producing enough cereals this year to spare. Despite reduced cotton acreage, improved cultivation boosts yield and independence, enabling cash sales and less mortgage dependence, signaling broader agricultural development and self sufficiency for the region.
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South
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Pleasant Bedrooms and Bright Cham bers
This piece extols refined family living through cheerful bed chambers and tasteful decoration. It notes decoration can be inexpensive, even costless, and emphasizes women often use bedrooms for sewing, sitting, and nursery tasks, advocating modest pleasures and pleasant living spaces.
Town and Country in The Richmond Whig
The Richmond Whig ridicules town versus country prejudice fostered by demagogues. It argues that country and town are connected, noting people move from rural areas to cities to work and study, sharing the same blood and interests.
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Richmond
Brother Jonathan and old phrases traced in a colonial note
The article recalls Washington's remark leading to Brother Jonathan as a nickname for the United States and explains the origin of tote from folere, a legal term carried to higher courts. It also notes a church anecdote about Mr and Mrs Penny and a quip on value given for a sermon.
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St Hes
Palmyra
Roanoke River
United States
Washington
Massachusetts
Jonathan Trumbul
Connecticut
Brother Jonathan
John Bull
England
Philadelphia
Delaware
Maryland
Barons Court
Mrs. Penny
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Etorses c& Mules
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Hoard Modern
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Gen’l Grocery Store
Main Street
Messrs H. Morviss & Bros
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Halifax County
C. J. Austin
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Washington N.C
Peters Musical Monthly
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J. B. Coffield
Tote
Edgecombe Agricultural Works
Tarboro’, N.C
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