Unlucky Ship that Won a Grand Naval Exploit
The Bonhomme Richard, a worn Indiaman, faced ruin after its forecastle and sails were damaged in a collision with the Alliance near Lorient. Rebuffed by misfortune, Captain Paul Jones soon gathered 114 American sailors released from English prisons, boosting crew strength to 154 and enabling the later victory over the Serapis off the English coast.
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Paul Jones
Lorient
France
Paris
Babel
Jones
Alliance
Richard Dale
Richard Jones
England
Tidal Flux and Reflux in Ocean Waves
A Philadelphia Record summary explains the complex movement of ocean tides as the moon raises and lowers the sea in a repeating cycle. The article traces a tide from the Indian Ocean past the Cape to the Azores, then England, the English Channel, and finally London’s Thames, noting delays and dual billow paths around Britain.
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Indian Ocean
Cape Ooolopeat
Azores
Cape
English Channel
Strait of Dove Ti
Scotland
England
Thames
London
Philadelphia
The Palisades Ridge Above Hudson River
Charles M. Skinner describes the Palisades as a long forty mile volcanic uplift along the Hudson with a riverward gray wall of basalt and sandstone, a 300 to 500 foot rise inland, and High Tor peaking at 820 feet while the dike extends south toward Bayonne. Nyack and Haverstraw sit riverward in a basin like amphitheater.
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Ny ‘Ck
Point
High Tor
Bayonne
Charles M. Skinner
Trunked Overcoat Heist Sparks Family Fight
A brutal husband berates his wife over a recovered coat that supposedly hid a stash of hundred dollar bills. The son, William Henry Suddsworthy, exposes the scheme and recalls his own prior pocket search finding only a glove, cardamom seeds, matches, and a suburban time card as they discuss tomorrow's shopping.
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Willian Ienry Suddsworthy
One Eyed Giants and Three Eyed Dwarfs in Mandeville's Isles
Sir John Mandeville’s travel recount describes Isles inhabited by giants with a single central eye and by one legged dwarfs with three eyes. He notes these marvels within his celebrated fifteenth century text and claims their peoples possess extraordinary stature and peculiar eyes.
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John Mandeville
John
Isles
Yles
Hem
Hese “Yles
Nothing but Fruit: reply on the fruit of industry
A brief exchange quotes a lazy man and Breen, both speaking of fruit. The reply emphasizes that the fruit is the fruit of industry.
People of Paris and Revolutions Generosity Then Shame
A collage of notes on revolution in Paris and human behavior during upheaval. Observations on how early triumphs bring generosity, followed by a return to ordinary vice and the emergence of a rebellious moral code. Includes quips about politics and social conduct.
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Paris
de Tocqueville
No Fiction Wanted in Memoir Declared by Legislator
A former legislator insists on fact over fiction in a reflection claiming humility and honesty from his years in public service. He warns against embellishing his political past and urges careful retelling of events.
Stolen Goods From Ben Franklin Described in Gazette Notice
Advertisement in the Pennsylvania Gazette details items stolen from Ben Franklin on the 11th instant. The thief, William Lloyd, is described as an Irish schoolmaster about 8 years old, tall and slim, wearing a Great Coat and red jacket. Reward offered to anyone who aids capture and brings him to justice.
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William Lloyd
House of Benj. Franklin
Sagathee
Holland
N. B
Lloyd
B. Franklin
Triplets in China and the fate of the “black sheep”
A southern China superstition assigns one of three newborns as a doomed rebel. A sage ties colored strings white red and black to each infant’s wrist. The child found with the red string in daylight is killed.
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China
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ST de Sascha
India
Boston
Ben Franklin
Pennsylvania Gazette
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Aberdeen
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