Discovery of California gold sparks Australian rush
The account recounts how a Georgia miner taught locals to wash gold, sparking California style mining in New South Wales. Mr Hargraves narrates his own January 1851 voyage from Sydney, the Blue Mountains trek, and the moment he scratched gold from schist, declaring a memorable day in New South Wales. The piece notes diggers’ earnings are modest and praises the lasting ties between England and Australia.
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Georgia
California
Wellington
New South Wales
Captain
Suttor
Travcraves
Australia
Sydney
Blue Mountains
Guyong
Lewes Pond
Sumner Hill
British Museum
Don Quixote
Sancho Panza
England
Mr. Hargraves
Hargraves
Bentley
Court of England
Mr. Jesse
Bolin
Jesse
Hand-Book for Agents of the St George Assurance Company
A historical essay on Life Assurance noting its growth and methods. It praises agency expansion, colportage strategies, touring lecturers, and the St George Assurance Handbook, highlighting figures, tables, and the secretary’s expertise. It advocates widespread access to life insurance, premiums, and benefits for all social classes.
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St. George Assurance Company
Walter Charles Urquhart
London
St. George Assurance
Ut Youne
Ve Rica
Sv. Grorae Assurance Company
St. George Company
Dunois and Isabel in Faith and War
Translated from French, a noble tale follows Dunois bound for Palestine who prays at St Mary’s shrine to win Isabel the fairest fair. Returning from Palestine, he is united with his bride as cheers rise from the crowd and clergy. Also reports a Stockholm gas outage causing darkness and a passenger emigration tally for 1854 from Southampton.
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Partant
LA Syrie
Hortense
Palestine
St. Mary’s Shrine
Dunois
Isis
Joi
Isabel
Guerdon
St. Mary’s
Kean Stars In Louis XI In Shadow Of Royal Tyrant
Drama critique lauds Mr. Charles Kean for an electrifying portrayal as Louis XI in Bourcicaults translation of a Delavignes play. The review contrasts the kingly villain with powerful stage craft, praising the actor’s mastery and the production’s dramatic intensity at Princess Theatre.
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Princess
Kean
Bourcicault
Monsieur Cassimir Delavignes
Louis XV
Paris
Jacques D'Armagnac
Duc D’nemourg
Louis XI
Surrey
Charles Kean
Mr. Kean
Rachel
Louis
Public amusements and a New York train joke mischief
A Boston critic learned of Miss Pyne’s illness from a doorkeeper with a quip about the other house. In New York a man dressed as a drunkard prompted a railway passenger to abandon her seat, then claimed fatigue and yielded a comic scene deemed a good joke.
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Boston
U.S
Christopher
New York
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France
Stockholm
Basuarion
Southampton
HayMarket Theatre
Bo-Peep
St. James’s Theatre
M. Jullien
Beethoven
Leonora
Madame Pleyel
Miss Dolby
Mounsey Bartholomew
Endersohn
Julia Bleaden
Palmer
Huddart
Weiss
Montem Smith
Allen
Hullah
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