Howe Forget and the Louisiana crisis speech
The senate debate on Mr Schurz's Louisiana resolution continued with Senator Howe speaking over two hours. He pledged loyalty to the Republican party, likened the nation to a ship at sea, and warned the people of Wisconsin about the peril, while recalling the Declaration of Independence and criticizing current leadership.
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Howe
Senate
Schurz
Louisiana
Wisconsin
Boston Advertiser
Supreme Court
Kellogg
Jefferson
Great Britain
Britain
George III
Grant
United States
J. Yl. Sun
The Bottom Drawer and a Father’s Grief
A husband recalls the hidden drawer of a family bureau containing cherished, irreplaceable relics of a lost child. He and his wife mourn in silence as they remember Jack, the absent son, while the house feels empty and the past haunts their daily rituals.
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Tweed
Jack
Relics Preserved for a Silent Homecoming
A wife recalls the absence of their child and husband after a loss. She imagines door knobs, the knife, the ax, and a midnight wake as symbols of memory. She would trade her life to see their boy again, hoping future strangers handle relics with care even without tears.
Jounced on a Golden Altar And Other Curiosities
A Boston visitor misreads a suburban hymn chorus as "Jounced on a golden altar" then learns the real line. The piece notes moral maxims on prosperity, lists a comic court case about John Jay and poetry, and reports a fire company in Atchison debating engine color with racy dialogue.
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Boston Commercial Bulletin
Boston
Enquirer
John
John Jay
Rascal
An Agricultural Commune and A Series of Vignettes
A historical piece describes an agricultural commune near Malheim Germany with about 12,000 acres and 4,000 inhabitants. It notes one third arable land, 1,800 acres common, and 1,050 heads of families. the commune is valued at $500,000 and manages $16,500 annually without taxation. The article also recounts humorous and moral anecdotes from Paris, Boston, and Dublin, including a tale of a stout Parisian wife, election bribery chatter, a sign-removal prank in Boston, and reflections on prayer and virtue, closing with an obituary notice for a much revered lady.
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Malheim
Germany
America
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Boss Tweed
Commissioner Brennan
Mr. Brennan
Mr. Haswell
Commissioner Bailey
Mr. Bailey
New York
Atchison, Kansan
A -d
J—s
Paris
Bricaren Horres
Vermont
Lake
Champlain
Carmel
Cesar
Patrick
Erin
Pat
Bos Jton
Moses Poor
L’oor
Moses
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