Romantic plot leads to marriage and wax show fiasco
A bachelor presses his suit on Mrs Mantle promising a furnished home and control, then letters reveal a plan to marry. The tale shifts to Johan Potter’s wax figure show in a Lower Canada town, where patrons mistake the display for Barnum’s, enjoy the prank, and money flows despite the prank ending in laughter.
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Cleopatra Mellville
Barnum
New York
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Heigh
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Helen Mar
Evadne
Marquis de Lafayette
George Washington
Bey
Napoleon Bonaparte
Galaxy
George
Cleopatra Ellville
Aiko
Hays
Seacetes
Mars
Lish
Sam
Jake
Bonapart
Patterson Advised to Seek Country Retreat and Widow’s Care
Peter Patterson, feeling languid and feverish amid a warm spring in New York, consults a doctor who prescribes milk, rest, and a change of scene. The doctor suggests a private widow who keeps a country house and can provide meals and nursing, and Patterson decides to try the arrangement.
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Mrs Munts
Amail
Peter Patterson
New York
Mobeys
Ted
Maine Victory Confirms Grant Lead in New England
The Maine election returns favor the Republican candidate and align with Vermont, signaling strong support for Grant. The Liberal challenge falters as Republicans gain momentum across New England, with Massachusetts likely displaying a smaller margin yet still backing Grant. The piece argues the electoral map favors Grant into November, especially in Southern states with high black voting strength.
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New York Herald
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Virginia
Bouth
Tragic misidentification follows ship disaster tale
Providence dispatch reports George W. Howard of Rome New York believed he found his bride after a shipboard discovery near Pawtucket Rhode Island. A mistaken coffin led to the burial of another woman. the real wife was later identified in Newport and Rome.
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Pawtucket
Rhode Island
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Btonington
Express
A. B. Belden
Newport
Howard
Geggars
Wickford
Husand
Afr
Pere Hyacinthe Defends His Marriage in Letter
Pere Hyacinthe publishes a letter defending his marriage as a Catholic priest. He asserts celibacy remains holy but may be a divine exception, stating his lifelong fidelity and own conscience guide him, and that his marriage does not contradict his religious beliefs.
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Pere Hyacinthe
Endhaman
Civil Service Reform and Greeley’s Election Question
Attorney General Williams speaks in Philadelphia on September 10 arguing that a Greeley presidency would worsen civil service reform. He warns of factions pressuring the new administration, including renegade Republicans, Tammany Hall, and Democratic politicians, and imagines political purges and patronage. He mocks Greeley’s stance on hell and predicts office seekers at the White House.
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Frepeech
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Ion
Philadelphia
Greeley
W.deratapd
White House
Washington
Reactions to Northern atrocities and Greeley support voice in Georgia paper
The Review of Quitman Georgia cites memories of Civil War atrocities and warns against Northern acts while contrasting Southern resolve. It condemns reconciliation talk and urges election of Horace Greeley as a political stance favoring the Just cause in the South.
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Quitman
Georgia
Solatery
Chicamauga
Elmira
Nort
Horace Greeley
Lee
Pennsylvania
Thompson
Swamscot Keeps Thrifty Farm by Storing Mower Forever
A rural New Yorker excerpt recounts Swamscot’s thrifty farming style. He leaves the last hay mower unused in his toolhouse, claims it saves money, and keeps other implements neatly stored.
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New Yorker
Maine Results Boost Grant Radicals in 1872 Return
The Chicago Times notes Maine shifts show a 15 000 majority for Grant radicals and warn Liberal Republicans against supporting Mr Grant. It argues Greeley’s role harms their cause, suggesting the opposition mischosen candidate and calling for action to avoid further missteps.
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Chicago Times
Maine
Greeley
Grant
Halo and rainbow rings around the sun observed Friday
A solar phenomenon described as a hazy halo around the sun with five rainbow rings followed by glittering globes ejected from the rings. The orbs moved southward or shot outward like Roman candles and faded near half a mile high, with some reaching near houses.
Remarkable Ant Battle Clears Missouri School House Infestation
A peculiar incident reports black ants waging a two night and day battle inside a Missouri schoolhouse, ultimately clearing the building as thousands were swept out after the struggle. The tale reflects odd, dated pest lore in a broader mosaic of 19th century curiosities and local notices.
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