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Poem in mourning for two young lives lost to death
A mournful poem laments the deaths of two young people, addressing Death as ruthless. It speaks of a widowed mother enduring double grief and the wish that the loved ones rest in peace. The verse anticipates a future resurrection and enduring affection.
Re-Vaccination for Small Pox in Medical Thought
Medical writers discuss re vaccination as necessary for lasting protection against variolous disease. They cite Dr. Fisher’s propositions that a single vaccination may not confer permanent immunity and that one or more revaccinations are advisable to keep the system non susceptible to the contagion.
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Fisher
Bustin
Journal
Catholic Secessions in Edinburgh Target Irish Catholics
In Edinburgh about five hundred Irish Catholics have recently become Protestants. The Dublin Evening Post, reporting from a Catholic authority, claims widespread success of proselytizers across Ireland, including the metropolis, declaring denial useless and concealing them treachery to Catholic interests.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Ireland
Dublin Evening Post
Contested Crystal Palace Refreshment Rights Profits
Report claims a buyer of exclusive Crystal Palace refreshment rights earned 500000 in gross proceeds, a fortune after costs. Another offer seeks access to hidden valuables rumored under the floors, with diamond rings and jewelry to be reclaimed by owners when the grounds are opened.
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Crystal Palace
Costume Description Amid November Rainstorm
A Western paper notes a woman’s attire during a muddy November scene. The scene mentions a fur cape and a boa wrapped four times around the neck with stockings and French kid slip pere. The piece hints at illness and a coffin, signaling a grim tone.
The Taylor Jug Tale From Dr Tyngs Travel
In an emigrant tale Dr Tyng recounts a wagon journey to a fertile region beyond New Spain. A wagon carries a damaged whiskey jug tied to a memory of General Taylor’s army in Mexico. The jug becomes a proverb about resourcefulness and heritage.
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Taylor
Mexico
Quote from Napoleon on beauty and heart
An old newspaper fragment cites Emperor Napoleon saying a handsome woman pleases the eye but a new woman pleases the heart. It contrasts eye jewelry with a heart’s treasure.
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Napoleon
Mind over body and reason over imagination
The quote contrasts mental control with imagined rule. It discusses how the mind governs the body like reason governs the imagination, likening authority to the grip a magistrate holds over a freeman.
The Mechanics Daventers on Women and Daughters
A quote from a modern writer praises middle class women. It extols women as wives and mothers, guiding households with domestic diligence while maintaining dignity amid shifting social expectations. It asserts that mechanics’ daughters make the best wives.
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Ahaeband
Mechanica
Sabbath Work and Its Consequences on Business
An exchange paper recounts a curiously shrewd merchant who had two clerks work Sundays. One refused to continue, the other complied and later defrauded him. The merchant failed, while Sabbath-keeping neighbors prospered, suggesting the Sabbath's influence on fortune and ethics.
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Posijlively
Himsell
Curious view of past greatness and lightning’s use
A speaker recalls how earlier generations praised feats like controlling lightning. The father admired Franklin's ability to draw lightning from the clouds, spreads it across earth, now the same lightning is repurposed as an agent to erode.
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Franklin
Erraude
A Hint to Blacksmithe on Cutting Iron Bars
A description of a faster method for shaping iron bars or pipes using a white heat, a vice, and a common saw. The author claims the saw works without turning the edge or being damaged while splitting the material.
A Happy Home Inspires Heart and Mind
A reflective line extols the sight of a happy home as glorious and instructive. It asserts such scenes do the heart good and leave an ineffaceable impression on the wind.
Funeral at Sea Portrait of a Sailor's Loss on Formosa
A manuscript journal recounts a British ship's six day voyage off Formosa marked by rising illness and death. The young seaman Rory, just eighteen, dies after a farewell from his father, prompting a solemn on deck burial amid storm and thunder. The narrator reflects on mortality and faith as the crew mourns and a gospel hope consoles.
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Tan Saivon
Cape Formosa
Ascension
Altica
Rory
Portsmouth
James
Speech Against Flogging in the U S Navy
Senator Stockton argues flogging degrades sailors, harms discipline, and damages national character. He cites historical valor of American sailors, pleads for humane treatment, and urges Congress to reject memorials proposing lash punishment.
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R. F. Stockton
U. S. Navy
U. S. Senate
The Navy Lash and the Sailor's Honor
A Senate speech argues the navy should abandon flogging and replace it with rewards and fair discipline. It emphasizes that sailors are American citizens whose honor and self respect must be protected. The speaker urges reforms to recruiting, liquor regulation, and leadership to elevate the common sailor.
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Senate
Mies
New
Bonaparte
Vou
Great Britain
United States
Tropics
Not Ready Yet to Seek Salvation in Time of Death
A minister recounts a Sabbath during which a youth declined early repentance pledging to seek salvation in two weeks. After falling ill, the youth confessed he was not ready then nor now to seek God, and died soon after without repentance.
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Lord Jesus Christ
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