Odd duel and church departure narrated in old Pennsylvania texts
A curious mix of anecdotes and legal notice style items. The column recounts a duel challenge at a party ending in retreat, a barber’s tale about leaving a colored church, and a naval officer’s daring youth. It weaves random vignettes with a lengthy 1860s school law amendment, reflecting period humor and civic updates.
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Brother Dickson
Mr. Dickson
Dickson
Bradder Dickson
Mr. Dick- Sot
Register's Notice in Adams County Orphans Court
Notice lists numerous first, second, and final accounts to be presented for confirmation on Thursday May 27, 1802 at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Accounts include guardians, executors, administrators, and trustees for estates in Cumberland and Mt. Pleasant, Huntington, Allegheny regions, with names like Samuel Sneeringer, Abraham Burkholder, Daniel Neidich, Jacob Funk, Susan Miantzet, Daniel Hertzell, George Y. Hoffman, Joseph Nederman, James Thompson, and many others. Also notes a separate filing by John Henry Myers as assignee of Conrad Myers. April 29, 1862. Merchandise ads and store notices follow.
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Adama County
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Oe Funk
Susan Miantzet
John Hartzell
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Cumberland
Daniel Hertzell
Jacob Heitzell
George Y. Hoffman
Samuel Hoffman
Joseph Nederman
Johan Myers
Mt. Pleasant Township
James Thompson
Robert Thompson
Iernet Myers
Jacob Myers
Henry A. Picking
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Pleasant Township
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Adams County
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Gettysburg
The Cottage by the Sea Poem by Uhviss Pystey
A nostalgic verse recalls childhood days in a cottage by the sea. The speaker longs for home, memories of mother and rose trees, and the simple joys of youth, even as life moves on. The scene centers on a rustic doorway, white birch glow, and the comforting shelter of home by the sea.
A Country Home in the Farmer’s Country Climate
Poem fragment longs for rural life by a farmer’s fireside and seasons. It evokes spring blossoms, a quiet brook, and summer shade while celebrating country work and winter cheer. A nostalgic portrait centers on home, farm pride, and the land’s yearly cycle.
Light and Song Across Bethlehem to Dawn
A sprawling, lyrical piece blends biblical imagery with nature's chorus as David awakens from a night of melody. It shifts to modern reflections, praising sunlit rooms for health and moral virtue, and ends with a quirky Cincinnati sign about local shops and odd spellings.
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Bethlehem
Aleep
Slory
A Modest Plan For Courtship At A Wedding
A wedding gathering features about twenty-five young unengaged people. A proposed plan would appoint a President to collect folded notes naming potential marriage partners, with secrecy and selective disclosure. The experiment allegedly yields both reciprocal and non reciprocal matches, followed by private reforms for those matched.
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Alls
Luchanye
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