Duel of Two Hunters Over Buffalo Death Ends in Forgiveness
From Prairie Sketches, Prom the 8 Oh Pieereee, two young hunters and close friends face a pistol duel sparked by a boast after photographing a slain buffalo. They each claim the fatal shot, vow to exact revenge, and finally exchange forgiveness as a moral reconciliation unfolds amid the noonday heat and surrounding insects.
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Stubbon
Wnter
Eas P
Jack
Hunter
Tom
The Buffalo Tongue Truce After a Brief Quarrel
Two friends mend a quarrel over who killed a buffalo and share a meal of buffalo tongue before riding on to join companions. They debate the kill, reconcile quickly, and continue their journey as the sun sets.
Virgin Bride's sudden marriage to laborer scandal shocks village
A curious tale from a village near Neuburg Blooming Grove recounts a carriage arrival. A gentleman invites a laborer to marry a beautifully dressed young woman, the couple wed at a squire, then depart with a purse containing five hundred dollars, leaving the husband bewildered and villagers divided by rumor and conjecture.
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Neuburg-Blooming Grove
Moisure
N. Y
Discovery of the Use of Alcohol Through History
A historical note traces alcohol from Arabian chemists seeking a universal solvent to its spread in Spain and Italy as spirits of wine for medicinal use. It describes early forms like aqua vitae and the shift by the 16th century to a broader medicinal role sold by apothecaries.
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Spain
Taly
Geneses
Beatrice Marger's Paris childhood and a sailorless voyage
Beatrice Marger recalls hardship in Picardy as a child worker, a cradle of poverty, hunger, and a decisive escape with a farmer's aid. The narrative contrasts grim family odds with a hopeful turn toward new work and distant home.
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Titmarsh
Paris
Beatrice Marger
Sterne
Beatrice
Picardy
Boulogne
Sol
Mother
Mass
Pierre
Tim
Ilinok
Bridget
Talking Match in New Orleans Ends in Tragic Death
A controversial five hundred dollar bout in New Orleans stretched thirteen hours between a Frenchman and a Kentuckian. Spectators slept through the bout, woke to find the Frenchman dead and the Kentuckian at his ear. The Baltimore papers note the public mockery and misprints amid political jabs and election talk as Rhode Island parties rethink conventions and dates shift to April.
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New Orleans
Baltimore
A Terrifying Sea Chase and a YOUTH’S Fateful Fate
A midshipman commander and eight sailors survive a water spout incident on a fragile schooner. Sharks circle the boat as the crew struggles to keep afloat and save a wounded lad, ending in tragedy and shock as they endure blood loss and a brutal sea ordeal. A second tale, Truths of Fortune, tells a grocer’s rise from destitution after a daughter’s alliance, a father’s curiosity, and a moral about age and secrecy in business success.
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Admiralty
Jamacis
Colm Anrofl
Stark
Ose Plactl
Oll
The
Long Island Star
Ile
Angelica
Thomas
Toomas
Disappearance and rescue at sea described in a Baltic reminiscence
The narrative recalls fishermen stripped for diving, marooned on a vast sea with no oars sails or fresh water. They save themselves by soaking garments for moisture until a cruiser rescues them. The tale notes a vessel Goslong and its captain and crew reportedly lost long ago, tied to Nelsovian Reminiscences.
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England
France
M. Jouffroy
Warren
Blue Mountains
Goslong
Bank stock descends amid US Bank rumors in Philadelphia
The latest Philadelphia reports claim the United States Bank stock continues to fall. The Inquirer notes a possible move to relocate to New York and transfer assets to the Bank of the United States in Wall Street if liquidation is forced. The Philadelphia Chronicle questions the currency status of Bank notes and hints at depositor losses and possible extensive defalcation.
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Philadelphia
United States
the Inquirer
Inquirer
United States Bank
New York
Bank of the United States
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Chronicle
Jackson
Saturday Night and the Blessings of Restful Life
The piece contemplates the weekly return of Saturday night as a time of repose and domestic bliss for laborers, widows, and professionals. It portrays relief from weekly cares, joy in family reunions, and gratitude to the creator while hinting at Christian hope of eternal peace and a perpetual Sabbath.
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Annie
Hns
Siike
Piety as the crown of a lady's character
The essay extols piety as the gem of feminine virtue, arguing it surpasses beauty and intellect in worth. It envisions piety as a heavenly ornament, elevating a woman above earthly ties, granting lasting happiness, and guiding life through trial to eternal rest. The piece frames piety as a sustaining force for social esteem, memory, and moral reward.
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Earth
Sons of
Science
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