Old Times in Tennessee Primitive Salaries in Pelts
A historical look at Tennessee origins from the State of Franklin era. The 1788 law lists governor salaries in deerskins and other skins, with a note on territorial boundaries and early Memphis growth, reflecting frontier barter and pioneer life.
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State of
Tennessee
Franklin
General Assembly
House of Commons
Assembly
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Memphis
David H. Murphy
Newark
Raving as Usual and Reductions Beyond Reform
A reflective piece contrasts Butler and Hancock in Massachusetts politics, denouncing Butler as a demagogue while praising Hancock as a patriot. It critiques the administration’s reduction proposition as a free trade measure, argues Republicans should reject it, and questions patronage power and party unity in Congress.
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Congress
United States
Committee On Rules
Republican Party
Nonsense and Remedies From Old Newspapers
A collage of short humorous vignettes about a clever pilfering boy and oddities of street justice, followed by health adverts for cough medicines, worm remedies, laxatives, and diuretic tonics. Reads like a late 19th century page with jokes and patent medicines.
Those Dear Sweet Things Wedding Invitations
Two women discuss wedding invitations in a light exchange. Miss Sweetly notes invitations arriving that morning and praises them while Miss Elderly compares them to her own future plan, noting they are outdated.
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Miss Sweetly
Wireless telegraphy puzzled Mrs Wunder and puzzled the press
A Baltimore American note jokes about wireless telegraphy and how it could be explained in simple terms. A Philadelphia Press item recounts a secret marriage that stayed hidden only until divorce proceedings became public, highlighting the friction between private affairs and legal disclosure.
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Towne
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Porcelain Plaques Offered With Gratis Frames by Milwaukee Sentinel
The Milwaukee Sentinel arranges with plaque manufacturers to supply gilt framed porcelain plaques at no extra cost besides express and delivery. Subscribers can order a plaque by sending a photo with 30 percent to cover shipping. Non subscribers may obtain a plaque by subscribing for three months plus 30 cents and payment of express and delivery. Returns of photo and plaque promised within 30 days.
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Express
Sentinel
Milwaukee Sentinel
Forced to Submit. Mrs Flummery Catches Husband Kissing Cook
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes Mrs Flummery caught her husband kissing the cook. She did nothing, fearing the cook might quit.
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of the Law
New York Commercial
Butler
War Times
Hancock
Pettifogeer
New York Press
London
Chicago Record-Herald
Tommy
Foley
Frost & Spies
Gooch
N. Jackson
Danville
Mrs. Wunder
Mr. Wunder
Baltimore American
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Montreal
New York
Kahn, Green & Berger
Dearborn Street
the Times
Tages
Washburn
Bayfield
Tiser
TIMES
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