Lost man of the Merrimack tale retold in New England
A narrator recounts the Enoch Arden like story of David Matson and his wife Annie. Matson sails away with his friend Pelatiah Curtis and is enslaved aboard the Lively Turtle near Barbary coast. He is freed by Joel Barlow and later reunites with his wife only to learn she has remarried. Curtis refuses to release Annie and their children, but David learns the truth, gifts are sent home, and Annie grieves. The tale ends with Annie's deathbed wish and the faded tokens of a husband long lost.
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Enoch Arden
New
Henan
New England
Alfred Tennyeon
David Mutean
Pelatinh Curtia
Spain
David
Geo
Tearg
Esther
Merrimack
Polutiah Curtia
Annie
Tove
Saitora
Gebernen
Aginae
Abe
David Nine
Brigesci
Mayadore
Sillee
Barbary
Vasela
Elaven
America
Africa
Algiera
David Mateon
Tad
Munter
Ile
Inez
Joel Barlow
United States
David Matson
Commanioner
Malaga
Boston
Palatinh Curtis
Pelutiah
Muelem
Pelatiah
Pelatine Curtis
Forabe
Arn, Pardwell & Co
Make the Best of It in a Shared Spirit of Hope
Poems urge readers to endure troubles with a cheerful mindset. The piece encourages friendship, inner virtue, and trust in a higher power to overcome sorrow and hardship. It emphasizes clinging to what is divine and making the best of life.
Watches and jewelry offered for one dollar each
A broad catalog of watches rings chains and jewelry items is offered for one dollar each with certificates mailed to buyers. Arrandale and Co advertise in New York as agents for European manufacturers selling an assortment including watches diamonds brooches bracelets and more with mailing fees and agent commissions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Broadway
NSFW
York
England
Arransdale & Co
Arrandale
Broradway
N.Y
Private Musterer in The Army of Temptation
A short verse fragment speaks of a private musterer in the army of temptation and sin. It laments another soldier arming for life’s deadly battles and a guard for the darling child amid evils prowling, toward a grim march to the grave.
Rhode Island Petitions to Incorporate Steam Shop Company of Bristol
The notice lists petitions presented to the General Assembly in January and May sessions 1885 and 1865 seeking acts to incorporate the Merchants Steam Shop Company of Bristol and the Pokanucket and Rhode Island Ferry Company with offices in Bristol. Also included is administrator and guardian notices for estates and a debt settlement notice at Bristol town offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Orrick
Providence
General Assembly
State of
Simuel W. Church
T P Bogert
Thomas G Turner
Merchants Steam Shop Company of
Bristol
Builime
Huntier
Iia
John R Bartlett
William C Manchester
William
Manchester
Peter Gladding
Prayer Without Ceasing Stirred In Ministerial Discussion
A gathering of ministers debated how to pray without ceasing as a servant girl recounts her daily prayers. She describes praying through morning dressing washing and work, seeking righteousness regeneration strength and guidance, until an elder insists the dialogue ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Poinay
Don't Do It Don't Speak Harsh Words To Others
Gentle guidance on kindness and cheerful living urges light hearts and nimble hands. Do not burden others or seek selfish comfort but live for others and honor the Sabbath and Bible as guidance and judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Preciom Sual
Language of Nature Responds to God through Creation
A fragmentary quote extols the beauty and order of the heavens and earth, describing stars sun moon and sea life as conveying a divine message. It notes a woman who hurriedly acted and later brought her husband to a standstill in an unclear incident.
Legend of the Wandering Jew Across Europe
The article surveys legendary tales about a Wandering Jew who will not die, detailing versions from a gatekeeper, a doorkeeper at Pilate's court, and a monk of the thirteenth century. It notes no ancient author mentions the tale, yet the legend spread widely and became a proverb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Abasceros
Mathine Parisienthis
Tribunal of
Pilatios
Cuartafilious
Relics of the Cross Nails of Jesus in Early Christian Times
The article recounts Helena of Constantinople excavating a Jerusalem ravine in the early fourth century to recover timber believed to be Christ’s cross and nails. It notes fragments remaining in European churches, including the Santa Croce fragment in Rome, and the Monza iron crown linked to one nail.
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Elena Mada Excavationa
Jeruaniem
Jerusalem
Christ
Constantine
Helena
Santa Croce
Rime
Monza
Live Within Your Means and Economy in Poverty
The excerpt argues that wealth does not define a person and urges poverty to practice economy and self denial. It contends independence comes from living within one’s means, not public perception, and stresses the value of competence and self control in hardship.
Printing office as a school of practical education
The printing office is praised as a superior college for developing useful members of society and practical intellects. It claims hands on learning surpasses literary colleges and notes tips for preserving potatoes by conical heaps and covering to prevent frost damage.
Steve Conant's Courtship and a Kitchen Corner Incident
An elderly man recounts courting Nancy Knox after moving near, detailing his awkward year of winter work, a rival suitor Ball Smith, and a near-bedside intrigue. He overhears Nancy and another man in the kitchen and secretly observes, until a plank failure ends the moment. The tale ends with the couple marrying and nearing forty years of marriage next June.
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Steve Conant
Nancy
Steve
Moe
Nanncy Knox
Deacon Knox
Dancon
Smith
Nat
Knox
Hill
Bill
Nick
Anecdote of General Sherman at Renton Barracks
The story recalls General Sherman visiting Renton barracks in St Louis in disguise with a brown coat and stove pipe hat. He stops a soldier brutalizing a mule and demands he stop, asking if the man knows who he is. The soldier dismisses the claim, saying many impersonators wear similar attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Renton Barracks
St Loui
General Sherman
Russian nobleman wears ring containing wife’s remains
A Paria circulating tale tells of a wealthy Russian nobleman in high society who wears a ring with the death of his Italian wife encased inside. He claims the jet center is her body dissolved and compressed into a memorial he vows to guard day and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Monsierr
Euberince
Rosam
Germany
Notable Revolutionary Era Anecdotes and Health Notes
A mixed colonial era anecdote recalls Captain William Sanderson in the Revolutionary War speaking with General Anthony Wayne and General Washington about storming Stony Point. The piece also includes a health note cautioning against excessive cold water intake in hot weather and its effects on digestion and fever, reflecting period self-help advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sanderson
Woishanggeton
Anthony Wayne
Washington
Wayne
Stony Point
Washingtoo
Keep the Heart Alive in Friendship and Affection
A reflective note on sustaining humanity through relationships. The writer seeks to extend sympathy and affection, arguing regular contact with amiable people sustains mental health, happiness, and spiritual progress, even if distant from former dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansa
Bernard Barton
German Advice On Paths To Happiness From Jean Pact
A fragmentary passage presents three proposed paths to happiness. The first envisions rising above life’s dangers to overlook the world from a lofty height. The second seeks shelter in a humble garden where dangers are unseen. The third combines both, alternating between ascent and retreat as the hardest route.
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Storn
David Watsor
John GC. Whittier
Jperms
Aurscrida
Bristol County
State
The
Arrandale &C
AVING
Pierce Brothers
APFER
F. H. Richmond
Mos
Exchange Place
Wuangeactures
Uisis
Ur Soldier
Eentry
Geonace Cuoper
Regal
Jonn RO Bartlett
Guardian
Henry
Burtch
Warren
Billings
Salisbury
Davi
A Pierce, Esq
Tye
Dodge
Wye House
Richard B Pearse
Hope Street
Dee
God In Nature
Aince
Pioge
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