Address by Gray on 1860s politics and Reconstruction
In a fiery Civil War era speech, Gray criticizes Democrats and defends Lincoln era reforms. He praises Black soldiers, supports voting rights for freedmen, and attacks southern planks and opposition leaders while invoking Sherman and Sheridan. He warns Democrats against restoring old platforms and envisions loyal governance.
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Death in the Household Turns Joy to Quiet Grief
A poem-like obituary portraits a young girl’s death and the household’s deep mourning. The speaker laments the farewell, recalls cherished belongings, and describes the overwhelming sadness marking the first death in the household. The piece reflects universal grief and longing for the departed.
Spare moments shape a learned bishop from a lean boy
A neglected youth impressed a Cambridge-like doctor by answering Greek questions in a library, showing one can rise from poverty through spare moments. The tale warns that idle hours tempt into vice, urging careful use of every free moment to avoid ruin.
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Church of England
House of Correction
Tippling Shop
Posetite, In Lust Anch Gaps. There He Nidea
Tragic end of Maximilian sparked by ill fated ambition
The piece laments Maximilian's execution after he followed French backed promises to seize a throne, notes the betrayal by allies and the corrupting lure of power. It contrasts past royal deaths, condemns revenge, and questions justice in foreign rule, recalling Napoleon and Ney.
Ohio Deserter Bill Misread in Ohio Constitution Debate
Cincinnati Gazette notes the proposed amendment to define desertion on the national scale and explains that its core effect is to remove the word white from Ohio's section for electors. It argues the draft deserter provisions already disenfranchise such men and render the rest of the amendment inconsequential.
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Washington anecdote recounts Hamilton Morris bet on familiarity
In a 1787 Philadelphia gathering, Gouverneur Morris tried to greet George Washington familiarly and was rebuked by the General. Hamilton hosted a supper for the guests and Morris conceded he would not repeat the stunt, ending with a signed closing.
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Grandpa’s Dish and the Boy’s Quiet Promise
An aged, ailing father is mocked by his son and daughter in law who force him to eat from a rough wooden bowl. A grandson secretly carves a wooden trough for future meals, telling his parents he will provide for them when he grows up. The parents weep and mend their treatment, giving the old man the best place at the table.
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Pie Crusts and Frosted Pies Amid Domestic Tips and Tales
The column shares kitchen instructions for cream pies and pastry crusts including meringue frosting, roll dough, and bread rolls with steps and ingredient lists. It intersperses light anecdotes about a vanity minded young lady and a rejected lover, ending with William B. Astor’s reported income of 1,112,046 dollars and trusteeship of about 40,000 more.
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