The Warning by Demeritt Sally risks escape on daring ride
Sally Erwin fends off British troops at her plantation and hatches a plan to spirit Marion and his men away. She flees on a wary horse through ravines and moonlit woods to reach the Upper Ford, while her mother stays behind to stall a hungry patrol and guard the camp’s location. The pursuit tests courage, loyalty, and a mother's resolve.
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Scipio
Chloe
Sally
Mrs. Erwin
Redcoats
Col. Erwin
Sallie
Marion
Ae Erwin
Dearine
Tam
Sam
Father
Ball
Rover
Kidd
Bali
Early US maritime licensing and duty rules described
The passage explains that a smaller vessel captain becomes a real pilot and must renew his license annually. If found incompetent, he is suspended from duty. Earnings are modest given the work's risks. Copyright 1801 by the author.
Japanese Children at Play by Sadikichi Hartmann
Silver hosted a refined garden party with invitations crafted on vellum, tied with silk cords, and sent in small lacquer boxes to her young friends. The detail suggests elegance in a genteel social scene.
Pilot boats and a Japanese children's royal garden party
The document describes winter pilot boats noted for strength and swift sailing, crewed by five pilots plus a boat keeper, with rough seas testing man and craft. It then shifts to a Japanese imperial valley scene where children in silk garments attend a polite festival with swords, bells, a grand meal, tea, smoking, games, dancing, and entertainers led by a conjurer before departure.
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Sandy Hook
America
Silver
Oher
Little Silver’s Afterparty In A Garish Silk Night
The scene describes a tired Little Silver retreating after a lively gathering. She sleeps on silk bedding with a bolster pillow and sketches a tapir on the pillowcase. A nurse notes tapirs guard sleepers while overindulgence in yokans from beans and sugar fuels dreams or bad sleep.
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Little Silver
Little
Flag Poles and the Men Who Raise Them in New York
Article recounts how John F. Walsh dominated flagpole erection in New York for decades. It describes sourcing a 106 foot white pine pole for the Equitable Building, rigging with shearlegs, the nine day hoist by 15 men, and ongoing craft of pole fabrication and installation in urban settings.
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James Jay O'Connell
Mechanical News
New York
John F. Walsh
Bosnaye
Walsh
Equitable
Broadway
Cedar St
Maine
SiHow
Aroblem
Value of Smoke and Oil from Condensing Process
The piece argues smoke as a public health menace and outlines a method to convert smoke and accompanying gases into oil. It cites W B Lewes and describes condensers at Glasgow works producing oil and sulphate of ammonia, with furnace gas used as fuel and coke ovens fitted with gear for oil yields.
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W. B. Lewes
Great Britain
Scotch Iron Works
Messrs. Dixon's
Glasgow
The Dividing Line of Loquacity
A veteran conductor notes a cultural divide in talk across the Missouri River. He says East of Omaha and Council Bluffs strangers freeze, while westward tongues grow nimble from the bridge to the coast. He contrasts openness about past, present, and future with wary, terse replies when asked simple questions.
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Omaha Kee
Missouri River
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific
Susp
Man Runs Faster When Chased Than When He Chases
In a brief sports-like remark from the Atchison Globe, a saying notes that a man runs faster when pursued than when he pursues, reflecting a quick, quippy observation rather than a formal event.
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Atchison Globe
African Campaign From Mashonaland A British Officer’s Letter
A London Letter from New York Tribune recounts a British officer’s private account of December dispatch to Mashonaland to quell Portuguese-instigated unrest. He describes meager rations, a caravan of wagons, oxen, and natives, nighttime lion roars, and a Christmas camp with the Oosutos Banyai tribe. The entry covers hunting ostriches near the Lundi river, camp hardships, and encounters with local women and children, with vivid field observations and rough camp logistics.
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London
New York Tribune
South Africa
Mashonaland
Mashona
M’teebre
Kraal
St. Paul’s
Lundi River
Queer Salutations and Global Greeting Oddities
A satirical tour of world greetings describes how sailors and travelers note diverse gestures of respect. From Turk and Hindu customs with shoes off to Chinese and Malay salutes, the piece picures Dahomey's dance of ceremony and Dahomean court politics, with vivid cultural contrasts.
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David Ker
Marryat
Africa
Asia
Sumatra
John
Maldive
Indian Ocean
Twelve Thousand Islands
Central
Siam
Bokhara
Turkistan
Iceland
St. Petersburg
Persia
Dahomey
Gezu
Alfonso XIII and His Little Ways
From August first the infant King of Spain will be under a governor after five years of female guardianship. The Queen Regent seeks stricter discipline as Alfonso XIII drenched a visiting general and Monsignor Merry del Val with his garden hose at a palace party.
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Galignani
Spain
Alfonso XIII
Isabella
Monsignor
Merry del Val
Vienna
Moray del Va
When He Used to Fix Up
Mr. Wickwire swears he will break the barber’s neck if loud oils are used on his hair. Mrs. Wickwire recalls the scent fondly as a cue to courtship memories. Happiness that Comes After Death notes that ignorance is bliss and deceit is framed as protecting others’ happiness.
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Indianapolis Journal
From Greenland's Icy Mountains to India's Coral Strand
A German band travels far from icy Greenland to warm Indian shores, bringing music across continents. Their journey spans seas and cultures, uniting audiences with bold melodies.
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Greenland
India
Subscription drive for The Weekly Globe offers bargains
Readers are urged to subscribe to The Weekly Globe with combo prices reducing the yearly cost to 50 cents for many magazines. The Globe pays postage and accepts orders for multiple titles only if a yearly subscription to The Weekly Globe is included. orders for more than one magazine to a single address are returned.
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Weekly Globe
The
Globe
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