Medicines and supplies available from T. and G. Johnson
RHE subscribers have just received from Philadelphia a large assortment of drugs dye-stuffs oils paints perfumery brushes surgeons instruments patent medicines varnishes and more. These articles are fresh and of the best quality and will be sold low. Physicians country merchants dyers hatters and others are urged to call Steuben June 11 1839.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Osbun
M. Hogan
Osbun & Hogan
Wood and
Fourth Streets
Pittsburgh
Eclll
G. Johnson
Philadelphia
Local Subscriber Reports First Rate Supply Received
A city resident informs inhabitants he has received a first rate supply of goods. The notice emphasizes readiness to serve the community and invites inquiries from residents and businesses within the city and surrounding area.
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Fourth Street
Steubenville
Canton
Massillon
Philadelphia
The Ties of Youth and Memory Across Time
The author reflects on how early surroundings become fused with memory and shape all later thoughts. A tale of a girl with a golden ring illustrates how attachments to youth endure, resisting even a wish for freedom. Memory can brighten past scenes, yet sorrow lingers, coloring our perception of youth’s dawn.
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Custorn
Great Men and the Fall of Mighty Figures
A reflection on Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and Bonaparte as the four figures who symbolize greatness. Each died by a distinct fate: venixation, self-inflicted death, assassination, and lonely exile. The piece ends noting twenty four State Temperance Societies in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Hannibal
Cesar
Bonaparte
Hannipal
Rome
Alps
Hanni Baal
Europe
United States
Music, Mercy, and Media in a Victorian Scene
The passage recalls Rev George Herbert aiding a poor man and horse, underscoring mercy over pride. It contrasts a hymnlike meditation on music with midlife reflections on virtue and humility, then extols newspapers as essential civic tools guiding readers in science, politics, and world affairs. A Baptist minister’s quip frames the newspaper’s role in understanding how the Supreme Being governs the world.
A Warning Voice Against Fashion and Coquetry
A Knickerbocker writer sketches a revolting picture of gilded butterflies chasing fashion and empty praise. He argues true love requires generous hearts, not the glitter of balls, wardrobes, or social crowds, and laments the young’s pursuit of dress over inward virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knickerbocker
The Newspaper Invention Prized By Mr Grant
Mr Grant extols the newspaper as the noblest use of printing, surpassing cyclopedias and almanacs. He says newspapers meet immediate needs, bring timely information, and are vital to daily life, viewing life without them as scarcely worth living. Subscribers have faced delays due to debates in Congress and other causes.
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Mr. Grant
Jourasse
Congress
Believer's Grief and Quiet Faith in Mothers Loss
A vivid contrast of two mothers in sorrow. One rejects faith and Bible, loses her only child and mourns with despair. The other trusts in God, endures bereavement, and finds peace through Jesus words about allowing children to come unto him. The piece ends with the comforting note of faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Jesus
Farmer Smith and Madam Jones courtship ends in marriage
A rural tale unfolds as widower Smith courts widow Jones through cows and a meadow visit leading to an engagement published as a local romance. The piece blends humor and domestic scenes, concluding with their marriage announced amid provincial charm. The second narrative recounts a public uproar over a newspaper editor Theo Fenn, prompting a figural duel with a boy using a fire shovel and a crowd reacting with amusement and shouts of murder.
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Mr. Smith
Jones
Second and Market Streets
Theo Fenn
The
Telegraph
Philadelphia
Peon Beng
Theo
Africa
Imurder
Fenn
Taiusder
Pell
Poll
Atength
Weatherfield
Pennsylvania
Fragmentary OCR Time Feed Mystery From 1060s Page
Readable fragments mention a time feed and a 1060s date with unclear authors and events. The text hints at a conference or meeting, but details are unreadable and multiple names or places are not discernible from the fragment.
Cao of Tee Won Texas. Lost in Translation Poem Fragment
Fragmentary lines recount a poetial note about Texas and land. The text mentions emigration and a refrain-like couplet regarding land purity and the idea of a homeland. Readable content is limited and confuses meaning across syllables.
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Cao
Texas
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Johns. Dike
Ns Ry
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N. Dire
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Clinton
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N.O. Sugar
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Ed M. Heniig
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D. L. Goilier
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Tae
Comim Ss.donn
Messrs. Means & Tlovker
Wall
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Dalzell & Fleming
Birmingham & Co
M. Andrews & Son
Mckee, Harding & Co
Wheeling, Va
M. B. Ross & Co
Portamouth
Grifin & Luckey
Thenit
H. Broadwell & Co
Cincinnati
J.C. Buckles
G.G. Fetler & Co
Louisville
Avalanche
A.O
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Tailo
Yoomy and Ingram
Third Street
New York
R. M. Hennig
James Westerman
Putshyrel
Means & Hooker Im & Ave
N.O. Logic
Malaga
Holland
New Orleans
Taoner
Villers
Jacksonville
New York Mirror
James Norton
Market St
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George W. Moldship
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Thompson Hanna
James Turnbull
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R. M. Heniig
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Weitire Bovie
Imon
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Market Street
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Juniata
Wirdow
Ge. &c
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Jefferson County
State of
Eleanor Chambers
Robert Ware
David Finley
Catharine Storer
Job Shoemaker
Joshua Baskhurst
George Watson
Jobo Crow
Asahee Edgington
Joseph M’millan
James Lyons
John McElroy
Guardian
John
Ruth Buretfeld
Altes
Jqun S. Pateperson
Ville
Steu
Thomas Carrell
Steubenville Township
William McDonald
Adam J. Leslie
Ts. W. McD
LO Bears
Marietta
Washington County
Erry On
Valentine Priest
Cross Creek
FUSE
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4Th Street
Havannah
N. O
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Jane 11
Midnight Music
Mrs. Sigourney
George Herbert
Salisbury
Republic of Letters
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Farmer Smith and
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H. Haskines
Wexp
Harrister
Gray
A. F. Cox
Orrid
Jone
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