Hannibal the Elephant Walks Through Public Menagerie Chaos
The piece recounts Hannibal the elephant at a menagerie, detailing Marauding chaos as he destroys wagons and gear, injures horses, and is finally subdued after a fierce confrontation. It notes his history from 1853 incidents, appetite, weight about 15,000 to 18,000 pounds, and his long reign with keepers and the public’s fascination culminating in a grand attire for his entry.
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Hun Redaut
Puawtucket
Fail River
Tigts
Tiv Ntetager
Williamsburg
N.Y
Hannibal
Etnaas
Abiachees
Young America
Leeder Company
Lewis
Colon
Missisippi
Swantha
Xeutton Field
Zanesville
Ohio
Mr. Thomas
Thomas
Notorious Elephant Hannibal in Nineteenth Century saga
Biography of the famed elephant Hannibal from Van Amburz & Co’s Menagerie recounts his arrival in 1624, rise to notoriety, and later violent outbreaks. It notes his handlers, a love for Queen Ann, and a 1847 incident where he roamed free after breaking chains, causing terror among staff and animals.
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van Amburz & Co
Lermibid
Orion
Europe
Wodaw
Materi Bir
Cvery
Wbriefeweteh
Haunilal
Sretu
New York
Albany
Bowery
New Yorke
Wien
Joreph Mortio
Gira
Exedoonte
Matia
Marta
Hannibal
Elper
Raisin
Raisin Bre Patel
Hell Bins
Uetib
Lieb & Co
Cleveland and
Pittsburg
Queen Ann
Bannibal
Hons
Tigers
Jeoperds
Antmsla
Col Paine Praised For Stand Over Slavery Cruelty
Rev A G Barry notes Col Paine’s firm stance as 4th Wisconsin Volunteers retreat from New Orleans. He recounts Union soldiers relying on enslaved people for information, the capture of two contrabands aiding Union forces at Vicksburg, and brutal punishments for those aiding the Union. Paine reportedly refused to surrender the collar and marched with his regiment, earning cheers from the Wisconsin men.
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A. G. Barry
Wisconsin Volunteers
New Orlans
Kenosha
Friends
Union
Crady
New Orleana
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Baton
Rengeren
Gener
Aid
Asrah
Wiscorsin
Cab Paine
Paige
Baton Rouge
Col. Paine
Bunadrd
Rend
Vienna
Orobe
Finn
Scientific American
How an Army Moves
Rendered fragment details marching methods and command rituals for army movements, describing deployment, rear guards, baggage, and discipline with echoes of Civil War era drill prac tice and moral guidance amid scattered scientific notes on lightning phenomena and a preacher’s anecdote about pursuing religion.
The Reading of Letters and the Sublime Press
A reflective meditation on typography and advertising as living art, tracing how letters shift from mere print to a sunlit mosaic of life. It compares the printer's eye to a window into nature's eloquence, noting enduring themes of beauty and truth threaded through daily publication.
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Walia
Bird and Tau Violet
Sode
Oreath
Beauty
Nature
Ib Byvius
Romantic Tragedy and Rebel Treachery Reportedly In War Time
The Cleveland Herald recounts a romantic tale of a Detroit widow and a distant lover in the Civil War era. A young farmer attempts to wed her, the Detroit lover is captured at Bull Run, and the widow later agrees to marry the farmer before tragedy and deception follow. The piece also condemns an officer who feasted rebels instead of punishing them, calling for harsher punishment and warning against treachery during wartime.
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The
Cleveland Herald
Detroit
Shu
Farmer
Leo
Sapeit
Bull Run
Indy
Cleveland
Cain
McLane
Sol
Ohio
Hemp
Life of Martin Van Buren From Kinderhook to Presidency
Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook New York on the Hudson river. He left school to study law in 1780 and endured a modest early career before rising in Democratic circles. He became attorney general of New York then U S senator and finally president, with the main policy of an independent treasury and a cautious foreign policy.
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Efm. B. Tatlor
Martin van Buren
Kinder
Francis
New York
William P. van Ness
Democratia
Aston Burr
Supreme Court
Kanderhook
Kinsterhook
Lludaon
van Buren
Budsen
Hott
Republican Party
Atlany
Jeio
Div
Me van Buren
Astor Cage
Mre
van Baron
State Senate
Madan
Clinton
United States
Senate
Leis Inture
Senate of the United
Marquin de Maison Reagea
Bob Johnson
Dashrapley
Gow
Tee Wis
Inn
Wien
Dacksom
Varn Buren
Mery Calin
Bowland
Unthorn
Pera
Fichann
Leno
Democratic Party
Soni
Canada
Parrison
Sima
Mireh
Kinderhook
Lindenwald
Massachurette
Ohio
van Buran
Never Give Your Son a Night Key Protest Letter
A fragmented 1982 letter warns mothers against giving sons a night key, arguing it invites danger and moral risk and urging a watchful, home-centered upbringing. It critiques parental indulgence and stresses a strong family hearth as protection, then shifts to a separate inquiry about ink making from natural substances and druggist practices.
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Isante
Reniring
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First Street
Bank OF Whitewater
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Tan
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Otis
Business Directory
Galt & Vuaine
Emporium
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Whitewater Cushing
Sweetland & Stewart
Whenesale
W. B
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Ryan & Walsh
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Thomas Bassett
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Whitewater
Wisconcin Wi
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Walworth Co
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Mary McBeath
Sistewater
April & Emoval
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Tc. &c
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Wilwaukee
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Milwaukee, Wis
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Racine
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Guy
J. J. Watson
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Union Variety Store
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Snyder, Cook & Co
Chitego
Price Bc
Carhood
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Keel
Stella
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Aemple
Sha
Angie
Eveanod Tiaes
Janciaze
Tym
Maunilal
Waris
Liontsixa
Henry
Brooks
Sytolegraph Line
Philadelphia
Maxkisa Ixa
Harps
Tourn
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