Acknowledgement of Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Burnside
The proclamation appoints Thursday November 26 for Thanksgiving by all religious denominations. It invokes divine blessing for civil and religious liberty, prosperity, and peace, urging assemblies in places of worship and prayers to the Supreme Ruler. Signed by Governor A F Burnside and Secretary John Brakyler, at Providence.
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Heavenly Pathér
Anbrosee
Burnside
Ito
Y. S
A. F. Burnsidel Jonn BR
Bakyler
The Frontier and Westward Emigration in American Growth
An excerpt tracing the lost frontier myth as railroads and expanding towns redefine settlement. It notes movement from lone homesteads to railway linked colonies, the rise of cities, the shift of social life, and the spread of philanthropy and religion across Ohio to the Pacific states as the nation widens westward.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Nevadas
Tut
Viog
West
Ohio
Janas
Iten
Illinois
Towa
Kana
Wisconsin
Nebesska
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
Ieee
Pacific
California
Oregon
Nevada
Sale ‘Lake Valley
Rocky
Prest
Westward vision and moral renewal for a prosperous nation
The piece argues that the Pacific coast signals a future of global expansion and industrial vigor for the United States. It calls for peace and virtuous governance, urging virtue and religion to guide the nation while warning against luxurious indulgence and irreligion.
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Pacific Coast
Phon
Asia
Jadal
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Review of a Comprehensive Guide to the United States Government
The work by Judge Anson Willy presents a clear origin progress and structure of the U S Government across all departments. It lists Presidents Vice Presidents Cabinet officers chief and associate justices and senators with terms and compensation and names candidates with vote tallies. It also includes a chronological compendium of national events and is printed on good paper with illustrations and over five hundred pages. Published by Parmelle Co Philadelphia.
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Anson Willy
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
United Sates
Messrs. Parmelle & Co
Philadelphia
Payment of Life Policy Proceeds for General Robbins
The Economical Moral Life Insurance Co grants a sixty day payment waiver for Gen. Charles T. Robbins. Providence, Nov. 12 1868. Mrs Caroline A Robbins of Providence RI receives ten thousand dollars plus accrued interest at seven percent with receipt.
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Charles T. Robbins
Gen. Robbins
Murral Life Ins. Co
Providence
Caroline A Robbins
R. I
Braham
Lion S. Buchlin
S. S. Buchlin
Economical Life Ins. Co
Sife
Carotmeg A. Ronarys
Providence Journal
Honest Discovery at Bank hill Inn Reveals Murder Links
Gazette reports in substance that near a long running tavern in a town three bonan remains were found buried under a barn floor and skeletons of five others show signs of prior murder. Innkeeper suspected of robbery and murder. he has been seen and is awaiting trial after a refused indictment.
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Banker Hill
Gazelle
Impr
Buckwheat Bag Hidden Cache Found in Iowa Mill
A miller in an Iowa city discovered a supplemental bag inside a buckwheat sack containing 370 in gold and silver. The owner later confessed he had kept the money with the grain for about four years and forgot it when removing his grist.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Courtroom Quirk Stirs St Louis Court
In a St Louis Court of Criminal Correction session an Irish witness annoyed a lawyer by saying he was not a lawyer and that the judge would be puzzled. The lawyer pressed him to swear, and the witness replied solemnly that he was faithful and that the judge could swear the same without risk of perjury.
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St. Louis
Hibernian
la Crowe Democrat
N. D. Creo
Jackson Coun
Michigan
Supinix Dearit
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State Street
Coggeshall
Dene
Lodtekind Winoldzaen
Mr. Coggeshall
Meteor Shower Links Tempel Comet To November Meteors
A Worth Review writer explains a 1866 meteor shower seen on November 13 and 14. The November meteors are tied to Tempel’s comet orbit, created by Mo Re Verriers and other astronomers, with Tuttle later confirming the link at the Naval Observatory. The text describes a long debris stream whose earth encounters destroy millions of particles each year, requiring many years to thin.
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Mo Re-Verriers
Empel An
Marse
Streas
Oyster on travels found with Providence Railroad badge
A shell recovered from a Bollock harbor bed held a leather strap and a metal bag bearing the Providence Railroad Company crest. The item, likely overboard from a steamer, is offered to the finder who can present the accompanying check for a reward.
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Tovephi
Woman in Caton Goes Blind After Dream Warning
Last Thursday night Mrs Jones of Caton Ohio retired to bed and woke her husband saying she dreamed she was blind. The dream repeated. Mr Jones lit the gas and found his wife totally blind. Doctors have made efforts to restore sight but without success.
The Atlantic Monthly on Gordon the Slave Trader Hanged
An Atlantic Monthly note discusses Gordon the slave trader’s execution. It notes Lincoln refused to pardon him and claims the hanging helped end American slave trade, with widespread protests and reactions across ports and among enslaved people seeking freedom.
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Atlantic Mostnny
Caleb
Hooker
Cooperative Housekeeping
Paris
Fields, Osgood, & Co
Boston
Gordon
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Seathven
Audi
The Country House on the Rhine serial in Living Age
Littell's Living Age announces the serial publication of Berthold Auerbach's The Country House on the Rhine in its November 21 issue arranged with Boston publishers. The work, expected to be a German masterwork, will run weekly through 1869 with special subscription offers including free copies for club enrollments and a year’s service starting this December.
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Littell & Gay
Our Young Folks Under New Editorial Control
Notices announce Our Young Folks magazine will be under immediate editorial supervision of J. T. Trowbridge and Lucy Larcom. It lists contents such as The Picture's Story When It was a little Girl and The Children of the year.
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Leaers, Fields, Osgood, & Co
Fields
Boston
Nannie
Ranniex
J. T. Trowbridge
Lucy Larcom
December Lady's Book holiday number with plates and receipts
The December issue of Govrrs Lady's Book arrives featuring eighty illustrations including two steel plates and Christmas plates, slippers pattern and other patterns. Contributors include Marian Harland Mrs Shields and Mrs Comstock. Now is the time to start clubs for 1869. Published by L A Godey Philadelphia.
Various Local Notices and Oddities From New England
A jumble of short items notes family ages, a Mass town shoe pegs plant, and a New York bank run rumor. It mentions a 46-year-old Gengnat Grant, a Worcester mass town, and a Burlington Vermont peg factory. Mentions Beecher rumor, Grant election fear, and Bridgeport Brass fire. Also reports a Roman coffin find in Stamford England and a Howland will case dismissal.
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New Orleans
Impressive Paintings and Meteor Shower Report
A feature on a set of nearly perfect paintings by Lee Goes depicting fowl scenes. The article praises the work in detail and invites readers to view it at Griffin’s windows. It also notes a recent display of ship painting tools and reports a vivid meteor shower seen from Washington to London with trains in green blue red and orange hues.
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Sehoutloas
America
Griffin
Prielouut
Weipfin
Naval Observatory
Washirglod
London
England
Atlantic
Illumination and Procession Honor Grant and Colfax
A townwide illumination marked the election celebration for Grant and Colfax. The King Philip Fire Company No 4 led a march from Thames to Bradford streets, followed by Bristol Cornet Band and crowds enjoying bunting and lights, with horn blows and a few salutes, ending before ten. The event drew mixed enthusiasm and modest success, with rain the next day.
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Colfax
King Philip Fire Company No. 4
Thames Street
Bradford Street
Town Mall
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Bradford
High Street
Nathanial Manchester
Jamen Lawles
Collision on Long Island Sound Involving Providence Steamer
A Bristol line steamer Providence from New York on Long Island Sound collided Tuesday evening with an unknown vessel. The night was dark and windy. the other ship fled, leaving Providence to search in vain. Passengers praised Captain Simmons and officers for handling the emergency.
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Long Island Sound
Providence
Bristol Line
New York
Simmons
The
Sunday School Exhibition at State Street Church
Members of the Sunday School connected with the State Street M E Church will present an exhibition of vocal and instrumental music recitations dialogues tableaux and more next week. Proceeds go to the Sunday School Library. Based on past events the entertainment promises to please all attendees.
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State Street
M. E
Unclear text fragment references Tuesday event
A fragmented line notes an extravagant expenditure of breath on a Tuesday evening in ahora, unclear details and no identifiable people or organizations.
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Jossaya
Ahora
Indication of Newport Line Service Return for Winter Campaign
There is an indication of baling out in town and a New Port line fare reduction from Boston to New York. The steamboat is set to reopen as the winter campaign approaches, suggesting adjustments to travel and schedules.
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F. Oxe
New York
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Boston
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Newport
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Mrs Allen's Improved Hair Restorer Ad
An old style hair restorer sold by druggists in a single bottle for one dollar. The ad notes Mrs. 4 Allen's Improved Hair Restorer as a beauty aid available October 24.
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