Johnsons Quick Wit On The Stump In Tennessee
In Memphis a precinct known as Pinch drew a crowd for a joint debate between Andrew Johnson and Gus Henry. Henry attacked Johnson’s stance on Ireland relief, then Johnson rebutted by detailing a personal $20 donation. The exchange swayed the crowd, boosting Johnson's image as a stump speaker, though his term ended with his death.
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Memphis
Andrew Johnson
United States Senate
Gus Henry
Henry
Johnson
Congress
Ireland
Elenry
Chicago Times-Herald
The Kaffir's Shrewd Simplicity
A Johannesburg letter from 1807 shows a servant boy named Joan Minea planning marriage in November and asking for gifts, dictating a skewed English style. The note reveals wily cunning in its sender and a humorous glimpse of colonial language.
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Pretoria
Aes
Joan Minea
John
Johannesburg
London
Freddie's Weather Bureau Joke Turns On Doors
A Boston Courier item notes Freddie's quip about the weather bureau failing to deliver a change of weather as his father struggles with a stubborn bureau door. The aside hints at playful skepticism about official forecasts despite a gloomy day. The piece contrasts a joke with a separate New York incident.
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Freddie
Weather Bureau
Boston Courier
The Biggest Offer Yet From The Progress and Free Press
An old advertisement promotes a combined subscription offer for The Progress of Shreveport and The Detroit Free Press. It touts 52 issues of The Progress and 14 of The Free Press for $1.50, plus a $0.15 mailing fee for a 500 page almanac book to be published December 25, 1897. The text urges prompt action and notes renewal or new subscriptions qualifies.
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Detroit Free Press
Free Press
Shreveport, la. N
Silver Knight Watchman Weekly Ad Prospectus
The Silver Knight Watchman offers a weekly U S Congress summary and weekly news condensed for home readers. It promotes a metallic paper of America with editor U S Senator W Stewart and an annual subscription of one dollar.
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Silver Knightwatchman
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U. S
Washington, D. C
Silver Knight Watchman
Progress
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