Old World servant system and a Reading boy millionaire
In New York a discussion of elite British houses notes a vast servant corps and a new “old man” who handles any task no one else will. A Reading peddler, Collins the boy millionaire, pitches wares and dresses to a lane of fashion, while plans of marriage insurance spark gossip. The piece also traces Andrew Johnsons rise from East Tennessee tailor to US president, highlighting his frugal upbringing and devotion to family.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
England
Richard Grant White
White
Mr. White
Reading
Thomas Jefferson Cummings
Cummings
Congress
Collins
SUN
Andrew Johnson Reminiscences From A Friend’s Interview
An interview with Andrew Johnson, conducted in Nashville during his tenure as Military Governor of Tennessee, recalls his rise from a North Carolina origin. He traveled on foot from Greenville to Rogersville and beyond, selling his pony and cart and taking early work as a tailor while supporting his mother. He later crossed the Cumberland Mountains and moved into Middle Tennessee where he met G. W. Jones of Fayetteville, then also a struggling young man.
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Andrew Johnson
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Dandridge
George W. Tabler
Johanson
Father Campbell
Olog
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Philip Moser
Long Creek
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Robert Hill
Chuckey
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Conneway
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Greene County
John
James
United States
Congress
Donta
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
William M. Lowery
Atlanta
General Lowery
Lowery
Nashville
Tennessee
North Carolina
Greeneville
Rogersville
Rutledge
Kingston
A New Brand and a Gumshoe Grocery Trick
An Detroit Free Press tale recalls a tall lame Black man who begged at a Michigan Avenue grocer for potatoes and codfish. The grocer answered with a flour sack of sand and a mock brand pitch, while the man quizzed on a new wheat grind and gravel-use theory, ending with a humorous bean swap request.
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Michigan Avenue
Detroit
Hrec Press
Fatal shooting linked to Chinese superstition in Cum Cook alley
A Chinese woman was shot by a highbinder after spilling water on him while washing her feet. The belief that water brings misfortune led to demands for candy and coins to avert evil. The victim, in precarious condition, may die. Separately, states enacting compulsory educational laws include California, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, Arizona, Washington and Wyoming.
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San Francisco Bulletin
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Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wisconsin
Arizona
Washington
Wyoming
Boy Tries to Stay Up Late in Lowell Courier Note
A Lowell Courier line records a five year old boy asking to sit up longer while his mother urges him to sleep. The amusing exchange captures a family moment in the evening.
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Lowell
Lowell Courier
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