Balance Wheel of Genius and Folly in Public Life
The piece argues that even gifted individuals falter without self control and steady balance. It cites Diogenes, Lord Byron, Edgar Allan Poe, and other figures, noting wealth and culture without discipline lead to slips into vice, legal trouble, or failure.
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Adam
Diogenes
Sylvester Graham
Clinton Hall
West
Nasby
Lord Byron
Edgar Allen Poe
Packard's
Rooster Reverie and the Mock Serious Pleasures of Poultry
A humorous late 19th or early 20th century ramble extols roosters as philosophers and fighters in mock high style. The narrator praises Bantam roosters for their charm, wit, and “chevalier” courage while contrasting them with larger breeds and admiring the hen’s dainty grace and maternal brood.
Five Friends Foil Loveplot on a Train Car
A vacation trip with five college friends turns into a comic confrontation when a couple aboard the car is accused of a fake marriage. The chaffed groom reveals his true name, Jones, and the group exposes Harper, leading to a public farce and an eventual splicing wedding years later.
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Jones
Harper
Falls
Fred
Bill Stevens
Bill
Elliott Grege
Gregg
Mr. Harper
Jane
Bill Harper
Jeff Jackson
Jem Byers
H—J
Bill Jones
Murdoch Denounces Booth at Cincinnati Recital
James E. Murdoch speaks on Lincoln era in Cincinnati Music Hall. He argues Wilkes Booth acted from ambition and notoriety rather than patriotism, recounting Booth’s sensational desire to shock and his support from rebellious factions. He condemns Booth as a traitor and condemns the act as deservedly detestable.
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James E. Murdoch
Lincoln
Music Hall
Cincinnati
Wilkes Booth
Booth
Murdoch
Charles de Moor
Schiller
Mr. Lincoln
Junius Brutus Booth
John Wilkes
South
The Fashionable Young Man Exposed by Harper’s Bazar
Harper’s Bazar defends the fashionably dressed brother by detailing his spending. It estimates ten dollars daily for cigars billiards and drinks plus dress and amusements, totaling over seven thousand dollars yearly, with betting and luxury goods increasing the outlay for both sexes across society.
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Harper's Bazar
Minister’s Wife Converts In Disreputable House Offer
The wife of a prominent foreign minister in Washington visited homes for charity subscriptions. In a residence district she entered a disreputable parlor where a woman of dubious appearance questioned her. The minister’s wife calmly presented the case, received a subscription, and suggested the donor’s gift could be more valuable than expected.
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Washington
American economist Henry C Carey elected to London Royal Academy seat
Mr Henry C Carey of Philadelphia is chosen by the Royal Academy of Sciences in London to fill the vacant seat of Lord Brougham. The appointment adds to his worldwide renown as a distinguished political economist with ties to Pennsylvania.
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Henry C. Carey
Philadelphia
Royal Academy of Sciences of London
Lord Brougham
Pennsylvania
Gen Sully Predicts Winter Indian War In Comanche Country
Gen Sully at Fort Harker Kansas believes hostile Indians have taken refuge in Comanche country for the winter and that troops will pursue them there. The expanse of country may prolong the conflict through the season. The report also notes railroad worker wages with engineers earning 80 to 100 dollars monthly while other roles range from 50 to 75 dollars and engineers sometimes paid daily.
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Sully
Fort Harker
Kansas
Comanche Country
Parisian suitor offers twenty thousand a year to wife
A Paris eccentric advertised himself as gouty and quarrelsome but vowed to settle twenty thousand dollars yearly on a young and handsome wife. He attracted forty six applications and is now married.
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Paris
Threshing Machines Save Labor and Grain Share
An estimate credits threshing machines with saving over one million men’s labor per month in the United States and reducing grain loss by five percent. About 225000 machines are currently in use.
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United States
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