Dr. George B. Wane strong man and health lecture tale
The fragment recalls Dr. George B. Wane ship of Rosbury a young physician aged 23 reputedly strongest man ever weighing about 43 pounds yet capable of lifting heavy weights including 2 500 pounds and more his Cambridge graduation noted his exceptional strength The piece also mentions life growing cotton crops farm disputes a murder in Philadelphia and Independence Day celebrations with a monument planned in Athul.
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Popham
Poghard
Velyma
Peta
Midh Ua
Anecdotes and wry wit from Hadley dinner talk
Crericst Aust recounts a tale of an early Hadley minister famed for piety and dullness who refused pudding before preaching. The narrator muses on social limits of poverty and propriety, while snippets touch on old London journalism and a Cockney steamer exchange about fog and stars.
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Yortiepton
Hadley
Colonial Valor and Tory Attacks Highlight Westchester Tales
The piece recounts Westchester County Loyalist raids by the Cow Boys during the Revolutionary era. It focuses on Fisher and his wife a brave defense against raiders, including threats, torture, and a dramatic rescue, illustrating civilian courage and partisan strife.
Five Sweet Words in the English Language
A fragment reflecting on five wholesome words starting with WH and their ties to heart hope home happiness and heaven. The piece muses on home as a place of happiness and cautions against exchanging that joy for other things.
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Huud- Lerry
Fisher
Stern
UB Cowpcu
Keadee
Sira Fisher
Jamad bin
Battle of New Orleans From a British Officer Sketch
An 1815 battle account describes a British assault under cannon fire near General Jackson. A lone Native American-like fighter on cotton bales, wearing buckskin and facing forward, becomes a dramatic symbol amid smoke and slaughter as the columns press toward Calley’s battery. The narrator notes the battle’s chaos, the massed casualties, and the enduring spirit of the western frontier.
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New Orleans
Cfee
Jackson
Thas
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Juul
Calley
Ainien
Li Leitluid
Ple
Medical lore and folk remedies for poisoning and burns
A pasted fragment from the Medical Journal describes rapid home remedies for poisoning and burns. It advocates oil of crane salt with mustard, egg white, strong coffee, cold water immersion, and dry flour paste on burns. A dramatic anecdote recalls saving an infant with coffee and rumine preparations, then a joke about an Irishman and ice cream.
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