Winter Pictures and Philosophies in a 19th Century Review
A lengthy extract from a periodical includes poems and essays on nature, wealth, and virtue. It features verse about winter scenes, insects, and moral maxims, followed by essays on philosophy of life, pain tolerance, and maternal influence, with moral reflections and anecdotes on child guidance.
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Lori
Tyrol
Adriatic Sea
Fraiermen
Taesu
Tifa
Phis
Ater
Upian
The Golden Maxim of Sir Matthew Tate
A compact reflection on sabbath time and forewarnings of sorrow, noting how a violated sabbath or disrupted rest prefaces misfortune and health decline in the days to come.
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Matthew Tate
Philip Triplett
House of Representatives
Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio
Arkansas
Uns
The Funkee in a Quandary
A visiting Yankee in a rural setting struggles with English as a matron asks what language he prefers. The hapless traveler mishears spites and irons as terms for his dinner, leading to a comic misunderstanding and him leaving without his meal.
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York State
Owith
Solila
Indian mode of swimming and court case details
The article describes an Indian swimming style that uses alternate rolling motions to ease chest strain and preserve strength. It also reports a Bangor Maine jail sentence for a Penobscot, and notes a U S Supreme Court case Jewel v Jewel about marriage validity after long cohabitation and childbearing, with contest over legitimacy and the two families.
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Bangor
Maine
Thiusband
Siriabindhe
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Rihyt
Jewel Ve
Jewel
South Carolina
Jewels
Davis vs the Tankard of the Northern Liberties case details
A Philadelphia case Davis v. Bank of Northern Liberties exposes unreliable testimony and forged checks. A man convicted for forging the plaintiff's name used a bank teller’s testimony to support the forgery claim while the bank argues genuine signatures were altered by missing middle names and signature omissions. The story notes the fragility of human testimony and the hubris of acclaim.
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Philadelphia
Davis
Tank R
Northern Liberties
Alka
Great Excitement in Poplin and Surroundings of Exeter
A long Exeter News Letter item describes Poplin near Exeter as the scene of widespread excitement over a rumored buried treasure. A clairvoyant magnetizes the spot in a swamp while local men dig with crowbars, hoping to unearth wealth amidst obstacles. The piece also summarizes patent reports and other varied 1840s observations from the Boston Journal and Tribune.
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Poplin
News Letter
Boston Journal
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Kirby and
Spence
Sears
Dagazina
LITE
Robert Mirref
Royal Medical and Chirtrgiele
B. Brodin
Thomas Mardy
Alege
Ter bin
HW. W. Elleworth
Patents
Congress
Yiel
Hetin Tha Weel
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Mediterranean
New England
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Kentucky
Pennessee
Tribune
Fife
George II
Mexico
Texas
Midland
Kingston
Upper
Ganaia
Shewell
Ilaize
Sierra Lanne
Africa
Mixed Commission
France
New Orleans
Jackson
Miss
Johnny Price
Oihere
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