Washington Society in 1826 Recalls Ballrooms and Barricaded Etiquette
The narrative recalls eight o clock gatherings at Mrs Wirt's and Mrs Johnston's balls, Miss Cora Livingston, Mrs Florida White, and the rise of waltzing. It notes barons, ministers, and exclusive invite lists, the shift after Jackson's era, gambling rooms, and rising wealth fueling speculation. It ends with reflections on Elisha Potter and Federalist steadfastness.
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Sig. G. Gignami Sormani
Milan
Washington
Florida White
Atkinson
Louisville
White
Hoffman
Vera Livingston
United States
Miss Cora
Carracci
Cora
Livingston
North River
Montgomery Place
Burke
France
Flandorne
Mr. Barton
Rip van Winkie
Mrs. Barton
Cora Livingston
Capital
Barton
Baron Stackelburg
Baron Durand de Mareuil
Morphia
Kentucky
Taylor
Miss B
Vaughan
Charlestown Bridge Company
Pennsylvania
Peter
Georgetown
Tudor Place
Jefferson
America
Columbia
Brittania
Liberty
Mrs. Peter
Elisha R. Potter
Rhode Island
Miss Hyer
Congress
Federal Party
Judas
Potter
Barnum
Misa _Hyer
Joseph Smith
Nauvoo
Elisha
Freeman
Wollaston
Mass
The Sense of Beauty In Culture And Daily Life
A Philadelphia Ledger essay argues that true progress includes expanding the sense of beauty beyond books. Beauty pervades nature and science alike, refining character, tempering desires, and elevating daily life, with cultivation enhancing grace, taste, and moral influence across homes and work.
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Socrates
Phila. Ledger
Dr Fenner Golden Relief Promises Instant Pain Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Fenner s Golden Relief claiming instant relief from neuralgia toothache headache and other pains and lists assorted ailments including rheumatism backache kidney disease colic diarrhea dysentery burns and bruises with a sample bottle offered at 10 cents. A separate note mentions an elderly Mrs Jenkins miswording a horse remark and a claim that butter is adulterated with soapstone prompting local chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenner
Pennsylvania Statesmen of the Civil War Era
A portrait list highlights Pennsylvania leaders and figures linked to Union war efforts, naming Curtin Randall Hancock Dougherty Welsh Baker Black Brewster Kane McVeagh Kelley and others as eminent statesmen. An advertisement extols Swayne's Ointment and Pils for skin diseases and health, with prices and mail order details from Philadelphia.
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New York Herald
Pennsylvania
Curtin
Russia
Buckalew
Randall
General Hancock
Dougherty
John Welsh
Philadelphia
England
George H. Baker
Union League
Judge Black
Benjamin Harris Brewster
General Kane
McVeagh
Kelley
Congress
Swayne
Editor's Dream Through Gates of Heaven and Press
A dream tale from the Schaulerville Standard where an editor doors a gate to heaven and faces rival critics. Peter sorts the irate writers while the editor hands out unpaid subscription bills, revealing the press as a judge of character and a gatekeeper of entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Tomlinson
St. Peter
Byaoe
Schaulerville Standard
London Hair Color Restorer promotion and candidate notice
An advertisement extolls London Hair Color Restorer for restoring gray or faded hair and preventing loss, with testimonials from A A Gibson. It promotes 75 cents a bottle and provides ordering details. A separate notice announces Misa Janetta Hart running for Superintendent of Schools in Washington County, Pa, on grounds of merit and capability.
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London
A. A. Gibson
Barrytown
Duchess County
N. Y
Dr. Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
Misa Janetta
Hart
Washington County
Swayne products and oddities from a 19th century column
A fragment from a Frankfort Kentucky column extols Dr Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry for consumptive illness and touts Swayne's Pills for liver and bilious complaints. It also mentions Swayne's Ointment for itching piles and various skin eruptions, with promotional tone and scattered items on politics and Irish humor.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lyon
Masa
Pineham
Lydia KE
Swapne
Dr. Swayne & Son
North Sixth Street
Philadelphia
A. Frankfort
Swayne
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Fisher
Waeeen, Pa
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