Queen Semiramis Wins Absolute Rule Over Ninus
A dramatic tale unfolds in which Semiramis persuades Ninus to grant her one day of sovereign power over Assyria. She orders executions and dissolves the court, seizing control, then leads a lavish festival before turning on disobedient officers and finally executing Ninus in a brutal public display.
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Semiramis
Assyria
Ninus
Semiramis Oles
Babylon
Ie Reaigh
Wipe
Gayety
Empire
Ninas
Seraglio
Eanuch
Serghais
Tlasten
Zopire
Artaban
Assar
Semiracis
A Woman of Souul and Other Missouri Tales
A Brunswicker recounts Missouri emigration incidents including a pistol threat over poultry, a woman defending her home with a shotgun, and a wounded offender fleeing. Also described is the Indian bird of prey Reroneean Weaven and a note about a wild girl near Hartford, Connecticut.
Egg-shell scheme ends in prank and wry punishment
Smithers engineers a hoax involving egg shells collected from three young women's cellar as a spoof bait. The women hire a cart to remove the supposed nuisance but the health officer reveals no such notice existed, exposing the scheme and leaving all parties to laughter and embarrassment.
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Hat
Smithers
Humbug
Rascal Smithers
California
Agricultural statistics show lower Michigan wheat yield and wool potential
The Report of the Commissioner of Patents summarizes 1849 Michigan wheat output at 4,789,500 bushels, far below prior estimates with price at lake ports around 70 cents. It notes wool and dairy growth, notes large cows and dairy value, and warns of soil fertility loss and mismanaged cultivation harming future production.
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Ewnaux
New York Advertiser
Burke
Michigan
Slowhank
United States
Clarke County
Virginia
New York
Ohio
Georgia
Stone Mountain
Ill-Fated Rome Expedition Toll Hits French Army
Official returns reveal 14 845 soldiers contracted marsh fever in Rome with 781 deaths. Poor shelter and beds left troops exposed for months, delivering five percent overall mortality. Fever blamed on malarial conditions in the Campagna Romana, worsened by neglect.
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Rome
Africa
Havana May 20 1843 Cuban Expedition Captures Two Pirates
The bulletin from Havana reports the Spanish steamer Pizarro captured two piratical vessels and 1100 American passengers were nearby on the Georgia ulcon. Captains of the American steamers urged mutual aid but the situation cooled. if a prisoner were shot in port the gold diggers would seize the city. An old Spaniard offered 200000 and a rich merchant offered his cash-box and seven hundred Lascayan volunteers to support the Captain General, with the first named as Captain and the second as Colonel in the militia.
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Smithers
Smither
Ireland
Jllen
James Faraly
Blummingdaale
Havana
Bulletin
Pizarro
Georgia
Ulcon
Pizarre
Paris publication stirs controversy over Napoleon comparison
A Le Napoleon article in the French President’s official organ likens current affairs to Napoleon’s rise and calls for similar acts. Legitimists and Orleanists attack the presidency over the piece, prompting the President to disavow the paper and send its editors abroad on a mission.
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Paris
le Napoleon
Napoleon
Legitimists
Or.leauiste Mencers
Assembly
New three cent piece and silver cent issued by U S Mint
The United States Mint at Philadelphia announces specimens of the three cent piece made of three-fourths silver and one copper and a new cent with a small silver portion and a hole. Spanish coins will be received at current value in exchange for new coins to encourage rapid recoinage, while cautions about Rheubarb leaves poisoning and local business woes are noted.
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United States
Philadelpha
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Conneticut
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Boston
N. E.matrimonial Agency Company
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Democrat
Louisville Journal
Axrepore
Dasien
Wenster
Belere
South Boston Gazette
Daniel Webster
Webster
London
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Promise
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