TERMS The American Union weekly ad rates and printing offer
The American Union is published every Wednesday morning on the North East corner of Washington and Third street, in the room over John Urr's estate, at two dollars per annum, half yearly in advance of trade dollars, at the end of the year. Advertisements at usual rates. Letters to editors must be post paid. Printing of sod and pancy cards with a fine assortment of type and all varieties of job work offered.
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American Union
Washington and
Third Street
John Urr
West
The Gardiner Circle of Pickering Gossip Unfolds
Diana Farnham and Mr Wilson, tied by fate and affection, navigate social expectations and economic tides in a village tale. Diana’s steadfast virtue meets Wilson’s turbulent ascent and decline, culminating in redemption through devotion and a stern wake for Miss Morton’s worldly schemes.
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Wilson
Miss Farnham
Diana
Mr. Wilson
The Drunkard and Friends Dining Tales in Prose
A long reflection on Cicero's De Amicitia contrasts social dining rituals with the fickleness of friendship. It traces how wealth and misfortune alter neighbors advice and faux friendship. It closes with a vivid Drunkard’s waking nightmare, detailing illness and remorse after a night of excess.
Family of Napoleon and Bonapartes in History
The article traces the Bonaparte lineage from medieval times, noting Jean Bonaparte as a thirteenth century envoy to Padua and mentions various early Bonapartes connected to orders, diplomacy, and Italian wars, leading up to events in 1801. It emphasizes ambition and notable early roles within Europe.
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Napoleon
Jean Bonaparte
Padua
Treviso
Chronique de
St. Mauro
Jean
Bonaparte Genealogy and Emigration Notes
The Chevalier Pierre Bonaparte was sent 88 ambassador to the Court of the Emperor Frederic of Austria, and his son Oderic to Venice. The family is said to have emigrated, marking a hiatus in Napoleon genealogy. Later divisions in tholitic views produced the Bonaparte and Maleparte branches. Louis Marie Fortune Bonaparte moved to Corsica during Genoese wars and settled at Adjaccio, fueling Corsica origin notions. Letters on Italy by Sir A. B. Faulkner.
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Pierre Bonaparte
Frederic of
Austria
Oderic
Venice
Maxime
Napoleon
Bonaparte
Maleparte
Louis Marie Fortune Bonaparte
Corsier
Adjaccio
Corsica
Italy
A. B. Faulkner
Two Ways to Invest Money According to a Boston Anecdote
An old fashioned capitalist in a Boston paper case argues there are two money plans, one at six percent with security and principal, the other a two percent monthly return risking both principal and character. The Thurlow anecdote recalls three investments land mortgage or funds, with a quip about balancing principal and interest.
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Boston
Thurlow
Malta as described by a Portland correspondent
A Portland Advertiser correspondent portrays Malta as romantic and impregnable with strong fortifications and narrow streets. He notes busy cross streets, naval officers, Highlanders in costume, and a lively mix of national representatives. A Yankee retort near the harbor adds color, ending with a claim about an Eve’s crutch linked to Philadelphia antiques.
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Portland Advertiser
Malta
Strad Reale
Bunkerhill
Packenham
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W.C. M’causlen
L. Harper
Earth
Heaven
Turon
THE
American Traveller
Byron
Hayden
Miss Morton
Farnham
Constitution
Navy Department
Washington City
Admiral Trunnion
New York
Diana Farnham
Peri
Diav
Fligist
Henry Wilson
Coriolanus
Lisnit
Solaesh
Sian
John Doe
Stevo Roe
Amiles
Readey
Court Street
Henry Woorison
Morton
Cicero
London
Eve
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