Noble Clerk Wins Caroline Delaney in Wealthy Boss Story
A penniless Henry toils in Philadelphia for Mr. Delaney, a wealthy widower. Caroline Delaney, his daughter, loves Henry but he fears poverty. Mr. Delaney tests him, meets Henry’s humble family, and discovers true worth. He then reconciles love and fortune, blessing the couple’s marriage and happiness.
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Henry
Mr. D
Venus
Caroline Delaney
Caroline
Mr. Delaney
Philadelphia
Harry
England
Ressan
Erie
New Year Rhymes From the Carrier and Muse
The Carrier and Muse trade playful verses on the New Year, politics, steamship disasters, beauty, and daily life. The performance shifts from sober reflections on death and Time to lighter topics, with interruptions and comic clashes over poetic tasks and era politics. The piece blends musings on progress, sea dangers, and a flirtatious nod to Steubenville's beauty.
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Carrier
Printer's
Hilton
Mr. Muse
The
Times
Esau
Hell
Steubenville
Union
Jupiter
Fragmentary note about world and sense from distant era
An enigmatic, partial text reflecting on the awe of existence and the perceived vastness of the world. Phrases suggest a grand, contemplative meditation on life, meaning, and the human condition, though many words are garbled and unclear.
Voices on religion and art amid war and thought
A dense meditation contrasts religion with war and art, arguing that true good encompasses all beings and critiquing superstition and vanity. It laments the hollowness of pretenders, praises labor and experience, and reflects on poetry, genius, and the purpose of speech in shaping thought.
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Voltaire
Course to steer clear of rocks amid civil strife in Mexico
The passage argues that ignorance among the people and ambition of rulers threaten Mexico, which faces a blockading fleet and internal dissension. It warns of unpredictable outcomes and notes commercial world restiveness under port blockades, with a possibility that other powers intervene to resolve neutral impacts. Paris Beacon.
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Mexico
Paris
Drowned man in Ohio River and local notices mix
A man named John Young drowned in the Ohio River opposite Lawrenceburg Indiana after an imprudent crossing in a rickety skiff. The column also notes geese in Louisville served with sauerkraut, a new Locomotive weekly planned in St Louis, and various brief items on fires, skulls, steamboats, emigration mortality, and maritime cargo.
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John Young
Ohio River
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Louisville
Albert S. White
Congress
Lafayete
John Tipton
St. Louis
Sterne
Perrysburg
Booth
Yorick
Palmyra
Cincinnati
St. Louis Gazette
Upper Landing
Winter apples preservation and storage methods in the era
The article outlines methods to preserve winter apples for spring and market. It recommends picking by hand, storing in dry sand or sawdust, and careful placement in barrels and cool rooms. A Boston-area method uses late harvests, tight flour barrels, and north-facing cellars to avoid rot and maintain quality for seven to eight months.
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Kenrick
Boston
Ena
Dead Sea described by Stephens voyage notes
Mr Stephens, a late American traveler in the Holy Land, recounts observations of the Dead Sea. He notes clear water with a horrible taste, bitumen on shore, dense salinity hindering swimming, and skin crusted with salt. He speculates on ruins of plains cities and mentions Costigan’s prior voyage.
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Tur Dean Sea
Mr. Stephens
Holy Land
Dead Sea
Stephens
Spanish Civil War Reaches Global War Tides
A fragment notes widespread war impact as Spaniards and their descendants endure domestic turmoil and foreign entanglements. It mentions civil conflict rooted in a disputed throne, protracted over years, with France expanding influence and stoking broader power struggles.
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Spain
Cure for Worms Vermifuge by Fahnestock Co Pittsburgh Pa
A long urged notice for A B Fahne stock Co Vermifuge promising safe effective worm expulsion. Claims years of trial and widespread certificates. Says it cures where others fail and is mild enough for infants. sold wholesale and retail at the Drug Warehouse Pittsburgh.
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Catron
Tennessee
Dickson
Morkwe
Lowe Co Bank
Cuyahoga Falls O
Fahnestock
Richard Ivy
William Wetmore
Ashtabula O
Bahnestoeck & Co
Lucas
R. Roberts & Co
Alexander Hennis
Claysville
B A Fahnestock
Sar
Messrs
Joseph Wasson & Co
Leesburg
Salinestock & Co
Samuel P Fenton
Conneaut
BA Fahestock & Co
Isaiah Scott
Fifth Ward
City of
Pittsburgh
B A Fahnestock & Co
Sears American Hygiene Vegetable Renovating Pills
Advertises Sears American Hygiene Vegetable Renovating Pills as a remedy for bilious and liver complaints and disorders of the stomach and bowels. States B A Fahnestock & Co as sole western agents for sale and wholesale distribution, inviting agencies and orders.
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Sears’ American Hygiene
B. A. Fahnestock & Co
Anti-bilious Pills by Pahnestock Co. touted in 1896 ad
A 1896 Chambersburg notice extols Anti-bilious Pills prepared by BA Pahnestock and Co for a broad range of ailments from bilious fevers to dysentery and colds. A testimonial from a local user claims the remedies cleanse bile, improve health, and offers cost comparisons favoring the Pahnestock pills over Keyzor’s pills.
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BA Pahnestocks
BA Pahnestock & Co
Pittsburgh
Chambersburg
Keyoor
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Carrier OF the American Union
Creation
van Buren
Biddie
Clay
Nick
Jackson
Europe
MUSE
Beauty
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Buller
Montgomery
Alabama
Clinton
W. Cornell
New York
Poughkeepsie
N. Orleans
Atlantic
Liverpool
House of Representatives
Georgia
Senate
Pensacola
Davidson County
North Carolina
Buffalo
N. Y
Experiment
Navy Yard
William A. Wolsey
New York Sun
Rebecca Duvall
Barton
Fahdestock
A. B. Fahnestock
Jb Peddie
Bob and Pance
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