Pronunciation and grammar notes from a 19th century reader
A long critique argues about English usage and spelling, citing authorities like Noah Webster and Professor Hall. It lists common mispronunciations and grammar errors, discusses the proper use of verbs and participles, and argues for precise language and gender terms in public discourse.
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Alfred
Apostle
Epistle
Rassel
Gehanna
Franklin County
Cin Cinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati
Noah Webster
Congress of the
United States
Athens
Professor Hall
Biocyclopedia of Grammar
Goold Brown
Hall
Noone
Ts Editore
Lord Bass
Barke
Prominent Voices Praise Wma Coleman’s Calm Demeanor
Franklin lauds Coleman as the most celebrated figure among great speeches. Dr Thewin Arnold stresses knowledge must be worked for studied thought and prayed for, noting Coleman’s cool judgment and strong heart.
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Franklin
Wma
Coleman
Thewin Arnold
Shower Death on Yosemite River Slope
A Yosemite valley rescue ends in tragedy as a lone climber, slipping amid wind and spray, is knocked from a talus slope. Bystanders aid a bleeding youth who yells for help before being carried away, shouting to return to New England.
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Eto
Newsel
Elarger
Reese
iIt
New England
Curious Brittany marriage custom with border bands
In parts of Brittany marriageable girls wear red petticoats surrounded by white or yellow borders on fate days. Each white band signals twenty dollars per year and each yellow band represents two hundred dollars per year the father is willing to provide.
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Carlous
Brittany
Health and Beauty Through Dr. Pierce’s Prescription
A magazine style notice extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as curing “womanly” diseases and promoting health, beauty, and happiness. It recounts a testimonial of uterine trouble cured after using the medicine and Goldens’ Stedscal Discovery, claiming improved health and appearance. The ad offers a free Common Sense Medical Adviser and lists mailing details for ordering the book and volumes.
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Venice
Jane
Dr. Pierce
Frex
Fierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Great February Snowstorm Buries Homes and Isolated Towns
Describes a severe storm that dumped deep snow across Newburyport and neighboring towns. Residents faced buried chimneys and blocked paths, with many perishings and widespread hunger. A young man, missing for a week, finally sought help by traveling across hills to reach a distant neighbor.
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Uluari
Wit
Hughie
Cirmers
Kuch
Newbury
Mawes
Extraordinary young eels conquer river obstacles
Report notes the incredible persistence of young eels as they ascend river barriers in the Thames. Despite flood gates and high obstructions, they persevere, with mortality shaping upward migration and forming layers that aid others. Some are eaten as cakes in certain places.
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London Standard
How a Man Drowns and Surfaces Three Times
A historical explanation argues that drowning does not require three surface rises. It explains that drowning depends on water swallowed and lung air, noting that a drowning person may sink permanently once all air is expelled, with alternated sinking and resurfacing possible while air remains.
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Subicivat
Bin
Woman Recovers Strength After Typhoid Using Pink Pills
Misa Flora Hanus of Cleveland credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her strength and appetite after a severe typhoid attack. She recounts weeks of weakness, fatigue, and weight loss, noting notable improvement after starting the remedy and urging others to try it. The ad cites price and ordering details from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. for Schenectady, N Y.
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Thad
Jose Hope
Misa Flora Hanus
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Beth
Dr. Williams
Bose
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schen¢etady, N, Y
Sunday Excursion Rates and Local Notices
Sunday excursion tickets to all points on the Ohio Central Lines offer round trips for a single fare with a reach limit to the sale date. no rate under 26 cents. Five hundred pupils enroll this year at the Columbus Institution for the Deaf, its largest ever. medical notices warn of liver and kidney issues with suggested Wright's Celery Tea and Perry Davis' Painkiller as advertised remedies.
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Ohio Central Lines
Oho Central
Ffive
The
Institution For the Education of the Deaf At
Columbus
Wright
Fragmented historical quips from early American papers
A garbled OCR fragment compiles humorous lines and babyish banter from 19th century newspapers. It references B e e r Williams, singing, a mother’s ailment, a lector addressing towheaded children, and jokes about office boys. The source mixes dialogue snippets and playful captions in a satirical style.
Blackberry Jam Recipe From Old Instructions
Directions describe making jam by crushing berries with sugar, cooking in a preserving kettle for thirty minutes total, then jarting and sealing. The text notes an early jam factory at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, with a 19th century reference to the industry.
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Uy J. H.C
Lion Coffee
Froska
New York Times
Ottawa
Ont
Perry Davis
Perry Daria
Atlanta Constitution
Tommy
Puck
Pawtacket
Great Lakes
Toledo
Totcoo
St.Maaus
Marietta
Middleport
Gallipolis
Charleston
West Va
Orio Central
Moulton Houk
G. P
Tottse
Hocking Valley Railway
Detroit
Michigan
Canada
St. Paul
Kansas City
Omaha
Denver
West
Hacking Valley
W. H. Fisher
Hocking Valley
Wee
Hudson School Furniture Co
Athens, O
F.o.dewitt&co
Chica
Ohio Division
Antilicothe
Tharkersburg
St. Louis
New York
Fastmail
Dally
Athenp
Parkeraburg
St. Louia
Peeeeneeeeee LP
Parkersburg
Chillicothe
Sanday
Limited Express
Parkersberg
P. McCapst
G. P. A. Clvaxwat
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