Boy at home tests manners as model student
An old examiner praises Harry for politeness shown at school and gate duties but finds his home behavior lacking. The tale follows Harry’s slip from gentlemanly at school to careless conduct at home, including chores, meals, and courtesy toward family. Dickens remarks accompany a Boston reading farewell.
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Larry Brown
Kor
Flarry
Mr. Raymond
Raymond
Marty Brown
Ellen
Anecdotes of Ren Wade and Bonner horse shoeing methods
A Jefferson story recounts Ren Wade and Giddings opposing a preacher who argued slavery from the Bible. Wade admired as benevolent, later helps a creditor, and a note is forgone after Wade buys it and waives payment. The piece also sketches introduction etiquette and a tale of Bonner’s meticulous horse shoeing with marble blocks to ensure flat shoes and balanced nail driving.
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Jefferson
Joshua RR
Giddings
Wade
Mr. Wade
Partnershp
Mr. W
Bonner
Army worm invasion hits cotton in two states
The army worm now marching through Mississippi and Louisiana threatens the cotton crop, with vast swarms described as stripping forests and even stopping a Memphis and Charleston Railroad freight train. The piece notes earlier appearances than usual and weighs cotton prices against pest damage.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Corinth
Memphis and Charleston
Speech and wedding quips draw crowd in Sunday setting
A speaker in Sunday School aims for colloquial flavor with a fishing question. A sharp voice cuts in asking for a bite. At a wedding a parent’s sorrowful look as he gives away the bride contrasts with years of trying to be rid of her.
Grant and foreign policy and Victorian manners mixed in 1860s view
A kaleidoscopic 1860s column praises General Grant for opposing French intervention in Mexico and hints at a future presidency. It quotes Harriet Beecher Stowe, recalls a Persian courtship custom, lists presidents’ ages at inauguration, and notes a New York Herald piece quoting Grant on rebels and Copperheads.
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Philadelphia
America
Grant
Geneva Grant
New York Hearing Post
General Grant
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Nevada and California
Two heavy shocks rattled Sacramento at nine last night while San Francisco and the coast felt none. Nevada bore the brunt with four shocks at Fort Churchill and Virginia City, where buildings were damaged and residents rushed outside. Pumps stopped at Savage mines as miners feared a cave. Germans in San Francisco sent $6,000 in gold to Berlin for relief.
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San Francisco
Sacramento
Nevada
Fort Churchill
Virginia City
Berlin
Saxon Sinks Stale after collision near Boston
The steamer Saxon from Philadelphia struck the Newburyport schooner Stale, sinking it instantly near Boston. Captain Desney perished from a falling spar while attempting to board the Saxon. the crew and body were brought to Boston.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Desney
Newburyport
Cape Cod
Farm Talk in the Field Sparks Biblical Banter
A Down East farmer comments to his hired man that rain may come. The worker suggests taking a break to play in a big cellar. A playful imagined reply asks if Eve could answer Adam without profanity if he asked for a kiss.
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Ae ‘Adam
Eve
Adam
Fea
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