Ancient Alexandria described as grand preplanned metropolis
A lecture by Mr. Buckingham extols ancient Alexandria for its bold, bow shaped layout, wide central street, colonnaded sides, and monumental temples. He notes its vast wealth, population, baths, theatres, and a 200,000 volume library, arguing no modern city matches its magnificence.
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New York
New
Buckingham
Alexandria
Port of
Pompey’s
Egypt
Alexander
Caliphar
Markegie Cleopatria
Push On Push On The Night Is Fast
A dated battle-cry lyric urging sailors to persevere as the sun sets and the ship struggles under fierce wind. It speaks of pushing poles to the plank and water-dogs bravery. The verses celebrate steamboats iron and the fight against currents and snags aboard freighted vessels.
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Gambie
Superstitions of the Day Across England and Somerset
An English paper catalogs popular beliefs in Staffordshire and nearby areas. It cites a calf burnt alive to avert cattle deaths, a toad kept in a garden pot believed to grant a magical working, and a Bristol area farmer fearing death foretold by a look, with families seeking charms from a white witch doctor. It also notes a gin gerbread seller curing cow ill by charms, water doctors at mines predicting ore and water, and local omens of lights and deaths in threes at Weston-super-Mare.
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Staffordshire
Long Ashton
Bristol
Bridgewater
Weston-super-Maze
The Dead Sea name linked to absence of life claim
The New York Star reports Mr Buckingham argues the Dead Sea bears its name because no life exists in or around it. The lake formed from Sodom and Gomorrah, with bituminous asphaltes that burn readily. Mr Stephens notes birds skim the water, refuting the belief that birds cannot cross the Dead Sea.
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New York Star
Buckingham
Dead Sea
Sodom
Gomorrah
Mr. Stephens
Jordan
Palestine
Sherwood brothers of Charleston and New York line up alike
The Bridgeport Farmer notes three brothers Frederick Francis and Franklin Sherwood born at Campo near Charleston and New York lines their ships Diamond Cordelia and Franklin are so alike that friends struggle to tell them apart. It recalls Moses and Aaron Wilcox of Killingworth who once ran schools there and later settled in Twinsburg Ohio. They died same day leaving wives and seven children each.
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Tarre Brothers
Bridgeport Farmer
Charleston
S. C
New York
Diamond
Cordelia
Franklin
Campo
Frederick
Francis
Franklin Sherwood
Moses
Aaron Wilcox
Killingworth
Ohio
Twinsburg
Puzzle for the Lawyere In Hungary two vineyards dispute ownership
In a Hungarian county a steep river Hernith slope hosts two vineyards, one above the other. The higher vineyard detaches from rock and slides down the incline, covering the lower vineyard entirely. The legal question asks who owns the resulting merged land and how title should be allocated.
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Hungary
Hernith
Fragmentary Verse Snippet Reflects Distress and Beauty
A damaged OCR line presents a fragmentary poem about beauty in distress and insults that fall short of worth. The terse text hints at emotion and struggle without clear context or author.
State of the Nation and Education in a New Era
In a broad address the speaker urges focus on youth education through common schools funded by public land sales, argues lands are a national trust for the states, and critiques hard money policies. He reviews historical funding, the Virginia deed of cession, and the need for a flexible banking system while defending Ohio’s credit and bank stability amid currency distress.
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Congress
United States
General Assembly
Louisiana
Floridas
Virginia
Confederation
Treasury
Treasury of
United Apres Ottes
Aires
Board of Tersury
Bank of Cleveland
Bank of Canton
Ohio
Crawford
Aod
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House of One Doeemanaaioees
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America
Union
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Treasury Department
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U. 8. Bank
New Orleans
Mobile
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