A Pearl Nautilus Lesson and a Freed Slave’s Tale
A fragment from the Atlantic Monthly on the Pearly Nautilus as a metaphor for growth ends with a poem about building "stately mansions" for the soul. The second piece recounts Dave, a gifted enslaved craftsman on a Hamilton plantation, freed by his master’s will, seized by sons, sold, and eventually won his freedom under Colonel Alexander, ending in Canada with a shop and home in St. Catharines.
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Washburn Brothers in Congress and Family Roots
The Washburn Yerau brothers Jerac from Maine, Islha from Timots, and Cadwallader from Wisconsin are Maine natives serving in Congress. A Republican editor in California is another brother likely to join Congress. their father still lives in Penobscot County Maine. The clan’s traveling clergymen household shaped their ambitions through political and religious debates. Israel has served four terms, Eliku three, and Cadwallader two, with large majorities in each election.
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Prosperous University of Wisconsin State College discussed
A Wisconsin newspaper column debates the University of this State, noting 144 students with five seniors and three juniors, eighteen sophomores, and fifteen freshmen. It plans to hire more professors as a new building advances, with state costs and tuition offsets detailed. It questions self support for the preparatory and agricultural extensions and includes humorous anecdotes from Lord Mansfield and a Miami Avenue child.
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Home Sweet Home and a Homeless Wanderer
A reflective miscellany contrasts the comforts of home with dissipation abroad, urging reverence for family hearths and warning of loss from wandering. It laments the lonely traveler and memories of childhood voices, and ends noting a French group forming in New York to unearth Captain Kyd's treasure at an unspecified site.
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Vaccination debated as protection against smallpox in early study
An 1830s style article argues vaccination’s protective power fades over time and supports revaccination for those exposed to smallpox. It cites European data from Württemberg and France, notes long-term immunity declines, and references Dr Condic and the Academy of Medicine of Paris.
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Fodgee of Louisiana Tragedy in a Three Hand Poker Trial
An elderly Louisiana jurist famed for legal learning but famed as a card player faces a comic assault case in a village poker game. Captain Johnson testifies after a chaotic scene with Griggs and John Allen, a hearing missteps, and a judge’s deafness, ending with a jail remark and a remitted fine. The tale captures courtroom farce as witnesses struggle with names and actions amid a three handed poker dispute.
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Temperance split in Vermont hints at stronger Maine Law push
The Montpelier wire to The Boston Traveler notes Vermont temperance supporters split on moral suasion versus Maine Law strategy. A Northfield temperance convention backed a resolution seeking total dethronement of alcohol, signaling a harder line as party pressures rise.
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Noise From Printing Machine Disturbs Neighbors in London
A neighbor sues the proprietors over a four foot, three inch wide court separation from the defendants. In March last an American printing machine operated by a media company caused loud screaming, whistling, and boiler thumps. The vibration made the plaintiff’s house uninhabitable and even risked the collapse of a piano. The dispute centers on sustained nighttime operation and its impact on nearby premises.
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