Davenport literary emporium sets new standard in city culture
A Davenport Daily Gazette report describes Charles Plummer's Brady Street venture Viele's Block as a premier literary emporium east of Chicago, detailing a grand black walnut store interior, extensive shelving for books, engravings, and a vast school book department, signaling Davenport's rising intellectual culture and local pride.
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Davenport
Brady Street
Viele
Charles Plummer
Lakes
New York
Boston
Plummer
Iowa
Venport
Chicago
Morocco
Reestablishment of Empire in France debated
The Davenport Daily Gazette surveys the 19th century arc of Louis Napoleon’s rise. It cites election majorities, December 1851 events, the 1852 decree on imperial dignity, and popular loans, weighing whether the empire’s return was the people’s act or the usurper’s crime, noting peace and prosperity under the regime. It contrasts views on legitimacy and ends with a Georgia joke about a North State college and a wary father’s letter.
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Davenport Daily Gazette
France
Orleans
Louis Napoleon
National Assembly
Paris
Yonne
Cayenne
Corsica
Wusacse
Senate
Bonaparte
Napoleon
Christendom
Europe
America
England
Joan
C. Abbott
Bride’s vow ends in a crystal vow to abstain
An 1851 New York deacon’s Christmas wedding ends with a vivid tale of wine temptation. Marion refuses the poison at the bridal feast, visions a deathbed scene, and declares she will never again drink. The bride’s husband and the deacon reconcile, and the wedding party vows to forsake the social glass. A youthful divorce case follows, noting a fourteen year old marriage and alimony for the wife.
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Henry
Geniusin
Agin
California
Ellen J. Ketchum
Bellville
Detroit Tribune
Josh Billings Letter on Slavery and Union Views
A satirical missive by Josh Billings defends abolitionist roots and unionism while mocking anti slavery zealots. He supports secession limits and proposes state representation in Congress by worthy white men, claiming a postmaster bid and a taste for short stories. Also a spoof on patent calves used to test ladies' attire circulates in the New Albany newspaper.
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Acksident
Ande Johnson
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Congress
Department of the New Albany
Ind
Zedger
Fragmented notes on politics and industry in a 19th century issue
The passage blends observations on England's wealth from manufacturing with scattered quotes and anecdotes from journals. It cites Scientific American style musings on trade, the loom of industry, and social comments, including a quirky chain of truths from President Quincy and various editorial quips.
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England
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