American Union printed and published details
The American Union announces weekly publication from the northeast corner of Washington and Third Street in a room over John Orr's store. It lists subscription rates at two dollars per year, three dollars for half year, and end-of-year payment in advance. Ads follow standard rates. Letters to editors must be post paid. Printing services offer diverse type and card printing.
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American Union
Washington and
Third Street
John Orr
West
Macedonian King at Hyphasis Turned Back in Night Watch
A lyrical depiction of Alexander the Great as he stands beside moonlit waters after reaching the Hyphasis river, contemplating unfulfilled dreams and the burden of conquest. The imagery contrasts his regal bearing with solitary sorrow, linking personal fate to a broader human longing for unreachable horizons.
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Mourafu
Love's Philosophy by P B Shelly
A compact verse excerpt where nature depicts union and interconnection. The speaker muses on lovers joining with rivers oceans winds and celestial bodies, asking what all such kissings would be worth if the beloved does not kiss back.
Thomas Jefferson and the American Revolution idea
From the London Atheneum: Thomas Jefferson stands as a towering figure in the American Revolution, a thinker and leader whose independence and intellect helped shape a new nation. The piece argues education, self-directed growth, and strong character drove the revolution, with Jefferson's letters illustrating his precise, principled approach and foresight.
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Neys
Thomas Jrrferson
Republic
House of Burgesses
Albermarle
Washington
Randolph
Henry, Lee, &c
Jefferson
France
England
Sketch of a Western Man and His Free Hearted Virtues
A portrait of Western inhabitants as noble, independent, and unpretentious. The essay extols their rugged enterprising spirit, practical living, and equality under law, contrasting them with European foibles. It envisions log cabin life, self-reliance, and daytime labor amid forests and toils.
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West
Anecdote of the late King and Talleyrand during cholera news
In a London paper fragment the late King laments Cassimir Perrier's likely death, praising Perrier as the only honest French statesman amid rogue courtiers. Talleyrand arrives and, amid diplomat fatalism, the scene provokes restrained laughter as the king coolly contemplates the tragedy.
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Talleyrand
Cassimir Perrier
France
Baron de N
Corps Diplomatique
London Paper
Curious Proverb Quotation on Ladies of the Present Day
A satirical quip contrasts modern women with biblical figures noting they neither fail nor spin, yet Solomon’s glory is said to pale beside them. The line presents a humorous biblical allusion about women and ornaments.
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Solomon
Religion in Nature a Manifesto of Spiritual Uplift
A reflective meditation extols religion as found in nature rather than creeds. It argues that true faith elevates the spirit beyond mere earthly pleasures, offering a calm, divine influence written in sky and sea, hills and wind, and the poetry of nature guiding souls toward transcendence.
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Earth
Beautiful Simile on Female Beauty and Guardianship
A florid, antiquated passage extols young women as pure guardians of beauty and virtue. It likens their moral and physical blossoming to flowers, warning that both may fade under harsh winds or a censorious world, and concludes that companionship safeguards female loveliness.
Needlework as a sanctuary against idle minds
Dr Johnson notes that watching young ladies sew offers moral schooling. He views their needlework as a defense against idleness and its accompanying passions, fears, and desires, In his eyes the activity provides a virtuous retreat amid solitary moments.
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Dr. Johnson
Matrimony described as a paradox in old saying
A satirical note compares matrimony to masonry and an eel trap, suggesting entry is easy but exit is hard. It likens marriage to a fickle wind that fans love yet risks burning it out, concluding that matrimony is a bundle of contradictions, sweet and bitter alike.
Time and Time Again as Time Ends All Things
The passage presents a reading of Paulding on Time as a destroyer of beauty. A temple built by man endures against nature until Time erodes it to ruin. Youths and joys fade, a child ages, and Time foretells an eventual cosmic end before divine judgment.
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Paulding
Heaven
Reflection on gender morality and double standards in society
A satirical and moralizing passage contrasts male and female virtue, arguing women cling to early attachments despite disgust while men pursue others, exalting masculine self-justification and condemning female loss of self-respect. The excerpt ends noting Mrs. P. W. Bell.
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Legislation
Temple of Justice
P. W. Bell
Rules for Newspaper Writers from an Ancient Prose Fragment
A fragmentary admonition to writers and readers about handling news, editors, printing, and proofs. It warns not to question editors, avoid touching type or proof sheets, and to prefer subscribing to the home paper by paying in advance. The tone is prescriptive and practical for colonial or early newspaper practice.
Burns Core Belief Outsmarts Class Distinctions
Burns ignored social lines as he spoke with a west country farmer met en route to Leith. An Edinburgh social climber attacked his taste, but Burns argued the true measure is the man inside the clothes, insisting real worth would outweigh him and ten like him.
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Annepote
Burns
Leith
Edinburgh
Quick Quip Sparks Witty Comeback at Niagara Falls
A married woman urged a young lady to jump into Niagara Falls rather than wed. The reply: I would if I thought I could find a husband at the bottom. The exchange captures a sharp, humorous rebuke in a single line.
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Niagara Falls
Slanders and virtue flicker in strange world of wit and wealth
A collection of aphorisms and anecdotes discusses human folly pride and laziness in believing reports. It quotes Diogenes on slander and flatterers contrasts love and wealth with virtue. It notes poland expectations and spanish electoral law and references Franklin and perseverance. It ends with a Virginia squirrel hunt tally and two partisan camps totaling over 13 000 squirrels in two days.
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Franklin
Philadelphia
Poland
Russia
Kingdom of
Michael
Spain
Madrid
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Fishing Creek
Tyler County
Virginia
Allegheny Mountains
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W.C. M’causlen
L. Harper
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New Monthly Magazine
Alexander
Jove
Love
P. B. Shelly
Wuicbelanbovss
London Atheneum
Thomas Jefferson
F. H. Davidge
Gathree
Diogenese
Cassio
Desdemona
United States
Louis Bonaparte
la Presse
Europe
Erastus Parker
Waterbury
Vermont
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