Swingle's Elopement Plot Ends in Arrest and Public Humiliation
The report recounts Hiram Swingle a Pennsylvanian man who lodged with Baker on Manhattan's Thirty-Sixth Street and pursued Angelina the daughter to press marriage. After negotiation failed and Swingle proposed a Pennsylvania job promise, a police arrest interrupted the scene as Swingle faced three accusers. Angelina appeared pleased as Swingle was jailed leaving him with nothing but confinement. The piece closes noting public displays and officials reacting as Swingle’s plans collapsed.
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The River of Life and Bodily Circulation Observed
A detailed discussion of blood flow and the circulatory system, describing arteries, capillaries, and veins, and how nutrients and wastes move through the body. It mentions heart, lungs, and the continuous blood loop, with tangential remarks on social opinions and progress, referencing 18th or 19th century debates.
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Retail and Wholesale Store Descriptions and Laughable Exchange
A curious scene in a grocery shop shows a green looking man challenging the clerk with misread shop terms and a comic miscommunication about retailing. The anecdote is followed by commentary on printing offices and a safety note from Scientific American urging proper use of India rubber overshoes to maintain healthy, dry feet.
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Scientific American
God Not a Christian Says Child in Lecture Tale
In a New York lecture Rev T W Higginson recounts Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe and her daughter arguing about anger and divine wrath. The girl learns that God is angry with the wicked, then quips that God isn’t a Christian, prompting reflection on sacred law and belief.
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New York
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Silver candelabrum sent from China to Commodore Perry
The widow of the late Commodore Perry has received a splendid silver candelabrum from China. It was intended as a gift from American residents in that empire in honor of his services in the east, but he died before the gesture could be presented.
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