Miscellany of oddities and historical notes from old papers
A Potpourri of curiosities and events from Marys Heights to Washington era Liberia. reports on a 92 year old man who quit alcohol, a massive unfinished Marys Heights monument, French Assembly political shifts, Liberia president Rosbert, new wool and llama like sheep breeds, ventilation woes in Congress, Idaho frontier deaths of prominent citizens, and London wedding customs and fashions.
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Fredericksburg
Mary’s Heights
Mary
Washington
New York
Andrew Jackson
Custis
RosBerts
Liberia
Monrovia
Roye
Republic
Mr. Roberts
England
South America
Idakception
Boise City
H. B. Lane
Thos. A. Yates
Eugene How
Raynor
Gilles’hurst
C. D. Varen
Lane
Bail
Yates
Howard
Hart
Gillespie
Varen
Washington Territory
Griffin
Idaho
Mt. Sterling
Europe
St. Charles
Harper’s Weekly
New Hampshire
Democratic Party
House
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Republican Party
Union
Belknap
Schenck
Union League Club
Haunted gingham nurse and a fatal act of play
A narrator recalls a chilling tale of a neighbor girl Pamela tainted by a prank gone wrong as a masked haunting in a Michigan sounding setting unfolds. The sister’s fear and the ghostly garden incident culminate in tragedy and a lingering remorse.
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Pamela
George Codroy
George Conroy
A Hidden Diary of Youth and Secret Lovers
A fifteen year old narrator recalls domineering father, a secret betrothal with George Conroy, and clandestine summer meetings beneath a willow tree. The piece blends youthful mischief with stern parental authority and a small, charged romance amid a broader collage of curiosities.
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Pamela
Father
George Conroy
Pam
Gertrude
Portraits and secrets in a fading family tale
A narrator recalls a sister named Pamelia and a haunting past as he and Miss Harris discuss happiness and a wedding yet haunted by a father described as hard. The memory of a dying father shapes the family’s present joys and old sorrow amid a quiet home scene.
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Karl Drury
Pamelia
Miss Harris
Bessie
Belknap charges debated by Gen Coburn in 1872
Summary of Chicago Tribune passage on Belknap corruption claims. Coburn, former House Military Affairs chair, denies any whitewash, citing a thorough 1872 inquiry with Hazen called, full testimony published, and no Democrat doubting conclusions. Includes unrelated brief quips and poems from the era.
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Ohio State Journal
Pendleton
Memphis Avalanche
Dem
Bowler
Geo. H. Pendleton
Artemus Ward
Ward
Detroit Post
Belknap
George H. Pendleton
Ohio
New York Tribune
New Hampshire
Congress
The
Chicago Tribune
Coburn
Indiana
House Committee On
Hazen
House
Calcutta Trade Shifts From Boston to New York
Twenty years ago Boston controlled the Calcutta trade with ninety six arrivals in 1857 totaling 147000 tons. Now hardly two dozen vessels arrive there annually from Calcutta. The trade has moved to New York and is controlled by Greek merchants.
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Reedsburg
Wis
Free Press
William Otis
Ohio State Journal
Utica Herald
Board of Supervisors
New York Tribune
Democratic Party
Congress
W. M. Grosvenor
Union League Club of
New York
Republican Party
Boston
Calcutta
Local Advertising Rates In Clermont Courier
Legal and all transient advertisements cost $1.00 per square for ten lines, then fifty cents for each extra insertion. Yearly ads receive liberal reductions. Business ecards up to six lines priced at $6.00 per year.
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Centennial Photograph Association
Centennial Guide Book Company
Milk Dairy Association
Philadelphia
Centennial National Bank
Centennial Commission
Trust and Strawberries in a Woodland Scene
A reflective verse describes seeking ripe strawberries and encountering four sparrows and a grieving mother bird near a stone wall. The speaker laments the birds’ danger, contrasts human tenderness with nature’s harshness, and muses that God’s steadfast love would ease every burden.
Proverbial Scots Adages on Conduct and Wisdom
A compact collection of Scottish maxims on self reliance, prudence, temperance, and social conduct. Subjects include speaking honestly, avoiding debt, minding one’s own business, choosing company, and the dangers of careless words. Many entries urge restraint, self-discipline, and aligning actions with wiser, wiser counsels.
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Imece
Tipics
French Assembly
France
London
St. George’s
Hanover Square
St. James
Piccadilly
St. Peter’s
St. Paul’s
Belgravia
Edith Wynne
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Meicaas
Japan
Shotcer
Forbes Mackenzie
Ross-shire
Pontus
Cahors
French Academy
Toulouse
Bath County
Olympian Springs
Capitol
CuHicaco Inter-Ocean
George Washington
Kansas
Ger
Pencil
Mr. Murry
Bordeaux
Bolton
Darkey
George
Eighth Street
Sharon’s Vale
Sharon
B. F. Taylor
Austin
California
Che Clermont Courier
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