Amusing Merchant Prince of New York Exposed in Letter
An 1802 born Connecticut youth grew into a NY magnate in 1817 and beyond. He became a vegetable purveyor, fish dealer, banker, and billionaire, reputed as a desirable match. The letter mocks his aversion to charity and fluent self-praise while noting a large brown stone house and art-filled rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohammed Pasha
New York
Huddleton
Connecticut
Grabb & Ketchum
Stoningham
Fulton Market
Sermon on David and Goliath Delivers Moral Fire
The Record cites a Oroville preacher delivering a fiery sermon on David and Goliath. He unfolds the tale with robust rattling and thumping, urging listeners to see the motive behind David’s courage rather than mere bravado. The piece notes the paper’s humorous headline about Littl O’s Island as a possible title.
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Oroville
David
Goliath
Goliar
Marriage Promises and a Rural Wedding Night
A first person narrator recalls marrying Sal after a hurried wedding at her father’s house. The ceremony features a parson’s questions and a celebratory kiss, followed by guests, dancing, and Sal’s sister’s warnings about social norms. The tale shifts to a comical aside about a moral clash over kissing a black girl and ends with the narrator observing social expectations and a lingering critique of marriage as a social institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sal
Pete
Aunt Jane
Siz
Mitey
Maasa Peter
Sumbody
Missouri
Anta
Three Things of Value and a Charleston Warehouse Accident
A fragmentary 19th century passage lists proverbial contrasts about usefulness and virtue, followed by a brief Charleston accident note. A negro fell from an upper-story warehouse, about 80 feet, striking a head on a whisky barrel. the barrel leaked and onlookers waited as shame subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston, Jr
Strange tale of a double tie in Indiana and Vermont
A man named Thomas Galloway marries a widow in Vermont then, years later, discovers his wife is her step daughter Mary from Vermont. After more twists, he learns his brother Jeff is the drowned man, and returns to Indiana to manage his brother’s farm near Dearborn County. The tale claims truth except for the principal names being withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Galloway
Vermont
Mary
Aloway
Little Mary
Plunkett
Galloway
Dearborn County
Indiana
John
James Lachlan
Lawrenceburg
Ohio River
Joshua
Jef
Proverb Tidbits and Witty Observations From A Driver's Pause
A collage of old maxims on virtue thrift and luck. Notable lines warn diligence morality and money value while a Texas coach driver quips about watering flowers. A playful scene pivots to a girl lost in thought and hugging an idea as if mirroring a scene from a crowded carriage.
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Texas
Artemus Ward in Berlin Free Lovers encounter
Artemus Ward reports his Berlin stay among Free Lovers ending with a quarrel over claims of marriage. He describes a chaotic scene as the crowd taunts him and he leaves town that evening. The item also notes Pike’s Peak gold rumors and comic western notes from the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artemus Ward
Teavens
Heights
Ana
Berlin
Marth
Breth
Boy disobeys mother and nearly drowns in water prank
A boy tempted by older friends ventures into water against his mother’s warning. While the tale ends in a clever quip about a turned shirt, the incident warns of disobedience and near danger. A second note narrates Jones’s rejected suit, quipping that “they don’t bite at toads.”
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Rgtt
Edmund
Mowever
Jones
Deeds Over Words and Odd Bits From Stale Ledger Tales
A jumble of sketches on character, trust, and action opens with a man swapping a brass trinket for a passenger’s goods, then shifts to a French neighbour’s practical sympathy, a Williams College anecdote about a mocked Irish helper, a Newark firm’s dissolution notice, and Newton’s comet heat notes.
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Clermont Courier Iy
Rye ‘Ruuredsy
M. Jamieson
Tito
Ares
Bousider
Business Directory
Lowbush
Smith
Dennison
Denn
Dutt, Bo
Geo. L. Swing
Aer AT Law
Batavia
Lig Win
Eptly
Bie
Ofpoy
Lew
Lewis & McGrew
McGrew
Wip
William B. Lakie
Tritt & Lakin
Cornies At Law
Explit
Sturges
Front
Quarry Streets
New Richmond
Robert. A. Jomneton
Office West Entranc
Main Street
Cincknati
Ohio
W. A. Townsley, Amour
Clermont County
Amelia
Jomneton
GRO
W. Greggnston
Gregg Lpromsaye
Uit
A. T. Cowen
Ttorney and Counse
Clermont
Hamilton
Milford
Pepi Icatar Sttewuio
Pau
Penn & Ashburn
Ness Edth
U Nao
James C. Gibbs
Fontenelle
Adair County
Iowa
Oo Teorney
Adair
B. F. Allen
Des Moines
West
Vawter & West
Bankers
Winterset
Laws
Merchants
Bankers &c
D. B. G. George
Bro. Retail Grocer
Corner of Congress
Way
Cincinnati
J. A. Weaver
Clermont Hotel
Young America
Broadway
Lower Market
J.B. OF
FUTT
G. Gatti & CO
Moruer
Dial & Monger
Poslegbet Towa
Warran 4
Buslos & Beal East Te Tulutuliy
Det
Foster
Chalfant & Foster
Market Street
MOSBY
James A. Borden & CO
Mast
Pearl Street
Lower Market Street
Main and
Bycamore
Ieat
da. A. CO. McChesney
HS Enneec
Patayis
Clermont: House
Min En Seca M. Perm Proprietor
Crist. Sliker
Wright
Aving Giaman Oun
Agta
Carmen
Iy Village
Teylor
Ater
Ranet Bele
Eno Tria
Clermont Goariek
Grangetown
LULU
Clermont Courier
Edgar
Ricumonn
Jan
Hoa Viwen
Deadment
Willis’ Hom
Dante
Segars
California
Iere
tLere
Ffere
Waxion
Rolling Stone
Sey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Toledo
Pike's Peak
Tie
Weill
Jonathan
Williams College
Jommy
Jemmy
Newark
Barber
Jonxson
Newton
Iit Waea
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