The Kemper County race and the slave guards of Lizzy Clay
A white planter bets on Lizzy Clay in a major horse race in the antebellum style South with heavy betting and black overseer Tom guarding the mare. The scheme collapses when Lizzy Clay wins despite sabotage. The tale ends with a chilling Kemper County execution where Walter Riley confesses only to bad company and refuses to name any orchestrator, despite public pressure.
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Chicago
Randolph
Lizzie Clay
Boston
Virginia
Kentucky
Marion Simms
Red River
Kurnal
Simms
Tom
Marin Venus
Lizzy Clay
Lizzy
Chile
Sumbody
Old Tom
Cincinnati Gazette
Scoopa
Kemper Co
Miss
Kemper
Walter Riley
North
Gilmer
Chisholm
Dr. Fox
John Gully
Tennessee
Gog
John W. Gully
Walter
Dr. F
Advice on keeping house plants healthy in heat
James Vick explains that heat damages most house plants and recommends keeping rooms around 65 degrees during the day and about 50 at night. He urges daily fresh air, maximum sunlight, and high humidity, ideally in a separate green room or bay window, to protect plants from dust and heat stress.
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James Vick
Green House
Jamboree Marks Return of Dom Pedro to Rio de Janeiro
The return of Dom Pedro to Rio de Janeiro sparked a three day jubilee. The imperial party disembarked to a crowd that showered leaves and blossoms as he walked to a chapel. At the opera that evening the welcome continued with cries of viva Pedro the Second and Rutherford B. Hayes.
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Dom Pedro
Rio Janeiro
Iva
Pedro the Second
Great Western Empire
Rutherford B. Hayes
Great Western Republic
Avoiding Winter Insect Pests Through Proper Cleanup
The New England Enquirer notes hundreds of pests shelter in garden and field rubbish. Prunings from currants and berries, squash and cucumber vines, bark, weeds hide eggs larvae and pupae. burning the debris destroys them and eliminates unsightly waste.
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The
New England Enquirer
Tramps Debate Vittles After House Forage
Two vagrant men discuss a house raid for food with one receiving nothing and the other replying with a cold shoulder as they move on. The exchange reveals desperation and strain among the roamers.
Moody and Sankey Work in Familiar Neighborhoods
Moody and Sankey stay in comfortable areas serving local communities, avoiding distant or uncomfortable countries. They focus on engaging with people where meat is plentiful in their holiday mince pies.
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Moody and
Sankey
Africa
Property value in New Orleans falls by nearly a million
New Orleans reports total property value this year at 111,115,395 dollars, down from last year's assessment by about one million. Democratic rule is noted, and a speculative remark envisions a future where girls learn piano and boys become bookkeepers, predicting potato prices rising to four dollars per bushel in twenty years.
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Sam
Brigham Young
Utah
Louisville
Barney Ward
Allentown
Nan
New Haven
Hiis
New York
Far West
New Orleans
Josh Billings Playful Quip on Watching Others
The quip notes no man needs constant watching and no one is free from watching others, reflecting Josh Billings witty take on human scrutiny and vanity. The remark captures a light social observation attributed to the humorist.
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Josh Billings
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A. L. Teubner & Co
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Heist’s
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America
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Cracknell
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