Speeches and brief orations across history
A collage of short, witty utterances from figures like Daniel Webster Horace Greeley and Edwin on topics from debt to charity. The piece cites ministers clergymen bishops and judges in anecdotes about concise remarks and the power of a single line. It also recounts origins of national conventions and early party politics with Jackson Calhoun Van Buren and the two thirds rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Congress
Daniel Webster
Webster
Arthur Helps
M. Dupanloup
Orleans
Rouen
Edwin
Justice Foster
Rand Jury
Peace Within The Soul Amidst Adversity
A short reflection stating peace does not lie in outward things but within the soul. It urges maintaining firm will and submission to endure harshness, asserting life’s peace comes from acquiescence to difficult trials, not exemption from suffering.
Remarkable Portrait of General Butler’s Eccentric Eyes
A quirky anecdote describes General Butler at 38 with unusually straight eyes and a long nose formed by dodging his wife’s thrown chicken during a ruckus, highlighting a humorous image from his personal life.
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Butler
Remarkable historic votes and curious old adages
The article recalls Jacksons 1828 victory and Clay’s defeats with Wilkins and Floyd listed among electors. It notes Van Buren’s rise as vice president after the Senate rejected his envoy nomination and shares curiosities about old marriage iron rings, morning routines, and Mary Prescott’s 105 years and 87 children. It adds jests about hats in church and mentions women’s professional options in England, plus Michigan and other schools graduating lawyers.
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Gen
Jackson
Mary Prescott
Sussex
England
Absentminded Benedict Returns From Old Quarters
A prominent businessman, Yates by nickname, recently married a young woman and dwelt in a hotel after bachelor days. His wife feared foul play when he did not come home. Friends searched his bachelor room at the old business house, heard a knock, and found him asleep there due to absent mindedness, not foul misadventure.
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William Grant
Tamar
Duke de Roquelaire
Lyons
Benedict
Yates
Preserve cherries not to split up Mongy Swipes
In a domestic quarrel Mrs Swipes chides her husband for spending on ribbons and dresses while he complains preserving cherries costs money. He accuses her of laziness and spending, while she retorts about his drunkenness and expenditure on luxuries. The dialogue exposes a strained couple arguing over finances and priorities.
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Pedro
Timbucton natives mock missionary and mill clash tale
An odd report describes Timbucton natives mocking a missionary claim and a fight near a paper mill. A man exits a Liberty Street front door with a washboard and Babbit's cake, insisting a line must be drawn before further washing or restraint.
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Liberty Street
Babbit
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Paris
Postillion
House
Louisiana
Arkgneas
Georgia
Cout
Horace Greeley
Western Journaliam
William Lt. Seward
Millard Fillmore
William Morgan
Baltimore
John McLean
Ohio
United States Supreme Court
Maryland
William Wirt
Atttorney-General
Amos Ellmaker
Pennsylvania
Daltimore
Clay
Wirt
New Stampshire
Lucas
Olio
Provident
Johnn C. Calhoun
Martin van Buren
Senate
Gen. Jackson
van Buren
van Duren
Phillip Barbour
Virginia
Nich. M. Johnson
Kentucky
Charles Lanman
Geo
Washington
John Adan
G. Jefferson
Thos
Jefferson
Aaron Durr
Jufureon
G. A. Pinckney
Jas
Madleon
C. C. Pinckney
Geo. Clinton
Jas. Jaon
A Witt Clinton
Montosculus
J As
Onreeing
Q. Adama
Adam
Andrew Jackson
W. IL. Crawford
Henry Clay
Andrew Tiaieen
John Floyd
M. van Duren
W. HL. Harrison
Flugh L. White
W. Hi. Harriton
van Dureo
J. G. Birne i
Jac. K. Pol
C Breckeridge
John Bell
A.douglas
Lincoln O
A. L. McClellan
Grant
Forate Seymeur
Graco Greeley
Wat Paper Mill
Timbucton
Man
Beast le
Laclede
Troy
Thornhill & Buswell
ISIS
Nichols & Sydnor
Troy, MO
Rockaway
Spring Way &E
Louis Wolfgram
Troy, CO
John Knox
Lincoln County
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