Texas Congressman’s Honeymoon Wagon and a Backwoods Education
A Texas congressman’s early life is recalled, detailing a two horse wagon honeymoon to South Carolina, his wife teaching him on the frontier, and his rise from backwoods schooling to law, Civil War service, and multiple congressional elections. The narrative traces his scholarly progress and the couple’s grit amid frontier hardship.
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Sangrese
Congressional Directory
Washington Star
Cesar
Corect
Texas
Levy
South Carolina
Indiana
Ter
Confederate Cours
Turtle versus fox ends with fox’s nose trophy
C R Perry of Herrick Iowa fattened a 20 pound snapping turtle. The turtle clamped onto a fox’s nose during a yard scuffle and kept the grip until Perry shot the fox. The turtle then dragged off with the severed nose as a trophy before returning home.
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C. R. Perry
Herrick
I.a
Perry
Farmer Perry
Lucy Stone Story Of A Quick Wit At A Lecture
A vivid anecdote recalls Lucy Stone at an early lecture where she argued against laws that wronged women. An audience member hissed, she called him out with sharp wit, and the crowd laughed as the man slunk away. The tale ends with a light tone and a playful exchange from Ainslee's magazine.
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Lucy Stone
Lucy, Stone
Hoodoo letter ends ship names tied to wrecks and loss
The San Francisco Examiner notes wrecks linked to final letter a or hoodoo in ship names. Vessels like Androsa Orealls Villanta Wallapa Dora Colima Columbia Umatilla all suffered peril or loss, with drownings and beachings cited amid Harbor coast incidents. A separate street scene recalls a young man mocked for smoking a pipe, promising to quit.
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Ngurance
Askance Et Veesela
San Francisco Examiner
Telegraph
Androsa
Liverpool
Victoria
Whee
Villanta
Freemantle
Wallapa
Alaska
Colima
Columbia
Umatilla
The Finest Complexions and Woman Power in China
A fragmented feature discusses beauty myths, Chinese empress Huang’s rise to power, and women’s tools of influence from the spindle to the loom. It notes cotton’s long history, hygiene and sunlight as disease preventives, British weather and health, and Florida Indians adapting beadwork amid swamps and tourism.
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China
Ghanghai
Huang
Kwan-Tung
Wu-Ni-Ching
Shanghai
Penelope
Solomon
Temple Bar
Bacon
Britain
Florida
Everglades
Great Rabbit Catch In Poultney Cat Captures 175 Rabits
Mrs Henry Hastings of Poultney Vermont reports her cat has captured 175 rabbits over its life and eaten by the family. The cat brings home the smaller rabbits while larger ones are fetched by a family member.
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Henry Hastings
Poultney, VI
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cheerful Idiot Delivers Quick Witty Retort
A speculative boarder asks why fat people are so good natured. The cheerful idiot replies that fat men take longer to get mad, a dig at temperament and temperament. The remark, attributed to the Indianapolis Journal, reflects humorous crowd psychology.
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Indianapolis Journal
Courtesy Among Chinese How Chinese Etiquette Surprises Americans
An article notes that many Chinese migrants belong to lower classes yet display courteous manners. It recounts Americans in clubs and restaurants being treated as welcome guests, questions answered, and even cigars offered, highlighting contrasts with American etiquette and dining gestures.
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Foona Linbie
Sys
Sinong Thacthar
Mott Street
Ruger
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Aeonne
Williston Department Store
Bluegeer Mercantile Co
McCormick
Mec
Ainslee
Willie
Hedderich Bros. & Co
Seatly
Enniscorthy Park
Ipaa
Wheep Diffe
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