New Year Day in Washington From Metropolis Correspondent
A Washington New Year day report describes the White House levee, foreign ministers in full court dress, and the contrast with American simplicity. It notes Mrs Madison’s cordial welcome, President Van Buren’s family, and the general gaiety tempered by freezing weather.
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John Bull
Venus
Cleopatra
Lady Blessington
Metropolis
White House
Capitol
Sam
Executive
Abraham van Buren
V. B
Mrs. van Buren
Wordsworth
James Madison
Adams
Nestor
Ulysses
Greenland
E. B
Our Buckeye Girls
Poem praising Ohio daughters, describing them as bright, brave, and loyal. The speaker honors Buckeye Girls as cheerful presence across lands, recalling warrior ancestors and patriotism, with a vow to bless Ohio and its sons in times of trouble.
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Ohio
Sons of Liberty
Death as Punishment in a Paris Jail Dialog
A dramatic fragment from Jerrold's The Lesson of Life retold in Albany Argus frames a jailhouse dialogue between Jacques Tenebrae, a Paris hangman, and Father George, a Capuchin monk. They debate if death is punishment, contrasting Tenebrae’s fatalism with the monk’s austere critique as light and shadow play on their faces.
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Jerrold
New Monthly
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Albany Argus
Jacques Tenebrw
Father George
Antoinette
George II
Jacques
Narcisse
Jaques
Jacques ‘Tenebrae
Jacques Tenebra
George
Jacques Tenebrae
Dominique
Father
Gibbet
Pont Neuf
Jacques Tenebre
The Hangman Probes Death and Justice in Dialogue
In a tense exchange with Father George, Jacques Tenebrae questions the fairness of capital punishment. The hangman argues death is universal and palliative, while the monk warns of public spectacle and moral peril, revealing a grim view of justice and the hereafter.
Truancy of Friendship in a Friar’s Trial
A fragment shows a heated exchange where a friar challenges a brotherhood phrase and a man named Jaques responds with grave resolve. The archaic dialogue hints at tension between social bonds and personal sacrifice within a dramatic scene.
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Jaques
The Jewish Maiden And Her Brother Alroy Scene
A dramatic excerpt from Alrey shows Miriam pleading with her brother David to return to a festival while unraveling themes of love, power, and fate. The dialogue blends romantic longing with royal ambition as Miriam urges unity and Alroy wrestles with destiny and desire in a Moorish setting.
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House of David
Jordan
Syra
Rose
Miriam
Brother
Dawid
Widow swears vow over grave to let grass grow
In a Salop parish near Bridgenorth a clerk followed a widow walking to her husband’s grave with a watering can and seeds. She says her late husband promised he would not have her remarry until the grass grew over his grave, and she refuses a new offer to keep her oath.
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Dethur Wipow
Bridgenorth
Salop
Jefferson’s Declaration Admired as Universal Freedom Ledger
Extracted from a biography of Thomas Jefferson by L. Judson of Philadelphia notes the 1776 Declaration as a masterwork. It praises its clarity, justice, eloquence, and impact on liberty, calling it the grand palladium of equal rights and a chart of Patriots worldwide.
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Thomas Jefferson
L. ©. Judson
Philadelphia
Phila. Ledger
Jefferson
Continental Congress
A Skinsipite Monkey Fight in Paris Garden Cage
A Sunday incident in Jardin des Plantes enclosure for monkeys saw a rogue cat enter the cage and be attacked by the primates. The cat was bitten as the ape seized and clawed at it then inspected each disarmed limb, until keepers intervened to stop the brutal scene.
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Jardin Des Plantes
Puss
French Consul in New York Offers Reward for Unalterable Paper
The French Consul in New York is authorized to offer 36000 francs for discovering a paper that cannot admit any alteration in its writing. This unusual reward seeks a document of incorruptible content and permanence.
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New York
Reward Offered for Body of Col Prince Dead or Alive
Placards posted in Detroit advertise an $81000 reward for the body of Col Prince the British officer who ordered several patriot prisoners shot without trial. The appeal seeks his capture or confirmation of his death, highlighting the alleged crime.
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Detroit
Col. Prince
Man North of Cincinnati Fathers Twenty Four Children
A man about fifty miles north of Cincinnati has fathered twenty four children with one wife. Eighteen are now grown males able to bear arms, his motto is in peace prepare for war. Separately, the year ending June last saw U S tea imports reach 113 888 pecals and 181 100 chests.
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Who
Western Weekly Review
Franklin
Tenn
Nashville
James C. Jones
Tennessee
Richard Alexander
Alexander
Cincinnati
United States
St. Peter's Church
Lexington
Portland
Pittsburg
Ball
John ‘Taylor
Mobile
Georgia bill aims to tax steam and Thomsonian practitioners
A Georgia bill passed the Legislature to compel steam and Thomsonian practitioners to pay the same tax as regular physicians and lawyers. Delaware began its session on January 1, meeting biennially with a single annual gathering.
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Georgia
Delaware
Vermifuge advertisement and varied 1837 notices
A long compilation of notices from antebellum America including bank specie payments, fires in Sandusky, a Boston nose fixer, deaths of public figures, ice on Ohio water, railroad tolls, suicides, ship fires near Mobile, land values in North Carolina, and a dentistry of varied quips. The column mixes local curiosities with commerce, public notices, and moral commentary, ending with a detailed advert for A Fahnestock's Vermifuge and warnings about counterfeit imitations.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Columbus Avenue
Water Street
Boston
Remedy for Bilious Liver Complaints Pills Sold West
An effectual remedy for all Bilious and Liver Complaints and diseases from a disordered stomach and bowels. The subscribers are sole agents for sale and distribution of these Pills in the Western country and to them applications for agencies and wholesale purchases should be made. B. A. Fahnestock & Co.
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B. A. Fahnestock & Co
Anti Bilious Pills Promote Health in 1826 Letter
Prepared by BA Fahnestocks sold wholesale and retail by BA Fahnestock Co. in Pittsburgh. Pills useful for intermittent fevers bilious fevers jaundice dysentery dropsy dyspepsia epileptic fits asthma coughs colds and related symptoms. Chambersburg May 17 1826 John Stouffer recommends them as cheaper and better than German or Keyser pills after personal trial.
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BA Fahnestocks
BA Fahnestock & Co
Drugrats
Pittsburgh
Chambersburg
Fahnestock
Keyser
John Stouffer
Large stock of fall and winter goods for cash
The subscriber from Philadelphia announces a large stock of fall and winter goods now available at cash prices lower than elsewhere west of the mountains. Visit and judge for yourself as of October 30. Jas. Dougherty.
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Philadelphia
Dougherty
Blankets! Blanket Sale At DIKE Outlet
A local notice invites shoppers to a blanket sale offering a good assortment by 4.3 at DIKE. The event emphasizes affordable textiles and urges early attendance for best picks.
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