The Unknown Belle at Washington White House Ball
A narrator recalls a dazzling mystery woman Miss Smith at the Washington sea sons balls. Her identity remains unknown as she captivates congressmen and the public, later revealed to be Mrs. Bothwell’s protegée seeking a political post for her husband in South America. The tale ends with tragedy as the commission arrives too late.
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Sphinx
Qidious
Alexander
Washington
White House
Foreign Ministry
Congress
Prince Fortunatus
Fortunatus
Miss Smith
New York
Mr. K
Miss S
Georgetown
Georgetown, the Mistress of Which, (Mrs. Bothwell
The
Union
Bert
Gadsby’s
England
Jemmy Grant
Jemmy
Miss Switch
Capitol
West Indies
South America
Mrs. Bothwell
Fashion
Law and order clash at Virginia Republican meeting
Correspondence from Wuerine Virginia reports a large Republican meeting at the Melodeon attended by about 300 people with many outside the doors. A mob mobbed the entrance as speakers read letters including one anonymous to fear for the writer. Dr. Smith was attacked and stabbed two men Ward and Harding after retreating to the MecLure House. Sheriff arrested Smith and he awaits trial. J H Timmins and the writer escaped to the Monroe House.
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Wuerine
Melodeon
J.C. Underwood
Dr. Smith
J. H. Timmons
Triadelphia
Smith
Ward
Harding
MecLure
Timmons
Monroe House
Marshall Switches to Fremont at Chicago Speech
Hon. Thomas F. Marshall formerly of Kentucky and now a Chicago citizen urged support for Fremont and Dayton at Metropolitan Hall. He rejected Fillmore due to recent losses and would not back Buchanan on the Cincinnati platform, pledging Republican nominees.
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Tom. Marsmaty
Fremont
Chicago Journal
Burlingame
Metropolitan Hall
Thomas F. Marshall
Kentucky
Chicago
Dayton
Fillmore
Mr. Buchanan
Cincinnati
Quadrille Night and Blanches Plea for Mercy
Chapter Lt Ty survives a crowded ball with Blanche as hoop skirts threaten propriety. A waltz is refused the heroine, repairs fail, and the pair ride home in fading spirits after a night of mishaps and social pressure.
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Blanche
Blanche and I Plan Our Wedding Soon
A diary tone notes Blanche and the author near marriage with a wedding ring on the table. The memory of whale bone and an umbrella factory prompts thoughts of bridal dresses under construction. Blanche has not attended church for three months due to pew and hoop constraints.
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Blanche
Wedding Day Woes in a Narrow Doorway
The narrator recalls a wedding day chaos as church doors prove too narrow for final preparations. Courtly plans collapse into comic embarrassment when hoops jammed the doorway and the bride system fails, forcing a return to the house and an awkward continued ceremony.
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Blanche
Arthur O’ Bandylegge
Issu
Wise boasted district lacked common schools
The text rails against slavery as harmful to education and morality, quoting Henry A. Wise's boast that his district had no common schools. It argues slavery quenches knowledge and subverts justice.
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Henry A. Wise
Congress
Evening Habits of Youth and Paths to Fame
The author urges young men to replace idle games and late lounging with study and self improvement. Citing figures like William Phipps, William Gifford, David Rittenhouse, and James Ferguson, the piece argues evenings spent on science and literature can lead to public service and lasting national merit.
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Sexton
Wm. Phipps
New England
Massachusetts
Boston
William Gifford
the Quarterly
David Rittenhouse
James Ferguson
Popular Movement for Fremont Declared in New Orleans
The New Orleans Bulletin argues that Northern sentiment favors Fremont and freesoilism, challenging the South’s focus on Fillmore and Buchanan. It warns Fremont’s election is possible and must be faced by Union supporters nationwide, not dismissed or ridiculed.
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New Orleans
Popular Movement
Fremont
Fillmore
Buchanan
South
North
Beecher attacks lies in campaign and praises a virtuous candidate
The piece parades Henry Ward Beecher praising a candidate as scrupulously honest while condemning falsehoods in the election. It urges Christians to pray for the hopeful leader and mobilize support as November nears amid political accusations. Also promotes Holloway's ointment as a cure for scrofulous sores in a Galveston family.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Col. Fremont
Shadrach
Hhim
United States
Wolloway
Anthony Barnet
Galveston
Texas
Mr. Barnet
Holloway
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Janes
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Hackney House
Second and
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Warren, Warren Co
Wm. Hackney
L.t.parmlee
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Warren Co
Wetmore & Spencer
Second St
Johnson & Brown’s
Warren, Pa
L. D. Wetmore
T. C. Spencer
Johnson & Brown
Jahnson’s Exchange
P. Johnson
Rasselas Brown
Scofield & Brown
Liberty-st
Slyenni W. Scofielt
William Co. Brown
Phillip Mead
Justice of the Peace
O Scott’s Exchange
Youngsville
Warren Co. Pa
Gilman Merrill
Notary Public
Water
St. Warren
Lewis Arnett
Exchange
Pennsylvania
D. M. Williams
Temperance House
J. B. Brown
Sugar Grove
A.e.hall &Co
Carver
Water St. Warre
C.w.ratst.abun
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Wm.h.combs
Penn
George Sailor
Wilbur
Benjamin Nesmith
P. Ta Ein
E. M. Pierce
Third
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L. E. Guignon
G. H. Ames, & Co
Feadle
Ehepie
Benson & Co
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Egypt
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