Handshake Lifted Thomas James to Cabinet Post
A 1900 reminiscence details how Thomas L. James rose from New York deputy collector to postmaster general under Grant and later cabinet member through a famed genial handshake. The tale credits Conkling Murphy and a Wall Street stroll for recognizing his political ascent and notes the irony of a handshake shaping a national career.
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Thomas L. James Wae
J. Edwards
Knox
Thomas L. James
Gar. Held
Gen. Grant
New York City
Grant
Roscoe Conkling
Conkling
New York
Tom” Murphy
Port of
Murphy
Wall Street
Custom House
Tom James
Jamea
Broadway
Toni James
Mr. James
Senate
Senator Conkling
Collveror Murphy
Mr James
New York Post Office
Arthur
James
J. J. Hdwards
Why John Sherman Became Iceberg John in Public Life
The article recounts how John Sherman earned the nickname Iceberg John for his taciturn public persona as Secretary of the Treasury and later explains the reveal of his private, cordial demeanor. Sherman describes adopting a mask to shield treasury operations from speculators during gold and debt refinancing debates, and returns to himself in the Senate on Lincoln’s successor date.
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E. J. Edwards
John Sherman
Hayes
Secretary of the Treasury
Wna
Treasury Department
Sherman
John
Mr. Sherman
Washington
Gen. Grant
Senator Sherman
Tle
Teoburg John
Argunsavd
Petur Gooper
Senate Chamber
Qurfield
B. J. Hawards
Lincoln and Trumbull Swap Stories in a Dark War Night
A Norwich Connecticut newspaper anecdote recounts how Abraham Lincoln and Judge Oliver Ellsworth Trumbull exchanged tales during a late night at Lincoln’s hotel. The yarns continued past midnight and resurfaced years later when Lincoln invited the judge to Washington for another story session at the White House. The tale highlights Lincoln’s need for a storytelling respite during the Civil War and the enduring bond formed through shared humor.
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Judge Trumbull
E. J. Edwards
Lincoln
Connecticut
Isaac H. Bromley
Bromley
Norwich
Conn
Hait
Cooper Union
New York City
Harvard
Robert
Minnelsin
Stonington
Trumbull
Hrother Onathan
Mr. Lincoln
Lincoln Fa
Providence
Washington
White House
Jude
Dent
Lotis
B J. Edwarda
Local Curious Phenomena and a Bankrupt Mules Tale
A string of quirky reports from multiple towns on November 28 includes Eleazar Tiddem in Allentown attempting to cure a kicking mule with a risky experiment involving a locked hind legs and a 4000 dollar silver savings chest. Other items note a strange sky body over Coshocton, a meteorite near Fort Wayne, a money shower in Kankakee, screenbacks drifting in Davenport, and a meteor over Denver with burning money. Eleazar Tiddem files bankruptcy papers showing 4000 dollars liabilities and a mule listed among assets.
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Mr. Tiddem
Allentown
Eleazar Tiddem
Formute Cures Coughs and Colds in Five Hours
A home remedy column promotes Formute as a cough and bronchitis cure with a suggested mix of wild cherry bark, compound essence cardio, and white pine syrup. It advises dosing every half hour for four hours then three to four times daily and notes a broader health publicity push by tuberculosis exhibits touring the South and plans for state funding. A comic strip and a joke follow about a thread and a needle.
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Medina
Ronge
Winter’s coal brings nigh to town amid quiet cheer
A short remark notes that the man who has this winter’s coal in for the season shares the public mood with neighbors, reflecting a subtle uplift in spirits despite the chill and hardship faced by many locals.
Fragmentary moral reflections on vanity and honesty
A miscoded fragment ponders vanity and possession. It suggests a wise person keeps something hidden and hints at deception beneath everyday politeness. The text compares male privacy to a woman applying makeup and muses on counting polite lies told daily.
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the Treasury
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Treasury
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Honiy Awbot Dewols
Rowes
Riley
Bloor
Coshocton
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ita
Gidmore
Kankakee
Anie
Davenport
Aix O'Clock
Hartley Mimmers
Denver
Col
Charleston
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Greenville
Columbia
National Association
Colorado
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Stella
Castoria
Alway
Brown
Leena
Siscce
Ravuse Thompson
Mio
bin Ha
Bie
Thao
Footprint
Carter
Western Canada
Shaw
Agrisattiziet
Mare Enet
Romes
Americas
Suteraulmakot Velesomes Artern
Canada
Agi
Y.B. Williams
Law Huilding Toledo
Soren
Acme
Setla
Acme Electric Insole CO
Toledo
Chio
N. U. Cleveland
Zea
Resinol Chemical Company
Baltimore
George H. Brash
Beatrice
Neb
Spown Medical
Sturlologises Goshen, Ind
U. Si
Maida
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