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Airistol Abenix
Bradford Street
Bristol
Egw
W. H. S. Bayley
Tulpom
Need for the Paper in Daily Life
A speaker laments life without a newspaper and describes how neighbor Jotham Stout always has the latest news and prices. The speaker insists the paper is essential for keeping informed, citing the inability to know market prices and events without it.
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Jotham Stout
Golden Wedding of Deacon Frothingham and Wife
In Salem the venerable Deacon Frothingham and his wife celebrated their golden wedding on a Saturday last. He is 97 and she 79, both active and with a large family. They were joined in 1806 and have five sons and four daughters, most living in New York, with many grandchildren present. The couple’s history includes Charlestown and the battle of Bunker Hill, and Frothingham’s public service as president of the Salem Charitable Mechanical Association.
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Gouven
Nathaniel Tothinghwn
Dfield Golde
Deacon F
Chidrene
New York
Emerson
Deacon Frothingham
Charlestown
Bunker Hill
Salem Charitable Mechanic Association
Salem Register
Dublin Freeman Reports Remarkable 122 Year Old Man
The Dublin Freeman notes Owen Duffy of Monaghan county living to 122 years. He lost his second wife at 116 and remarried, siring a son and daughter. His eldest son is nine, and the aged man remains vigorous with strong mental and physical faculties, often walking eight miles to the county town.
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Dublin Freeman
Owen Duffy
Monagham
Maine Lady Uses Rifle to Kill Bear After Trap Fail
Miss Philbrick of Piscataquis county set a bear trap and pursued the animal after it disappeared. She shot the bear with her rifle and collected the pelt along with the state bounty, as reported by the Portland Advertiser.
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State
Portland
Puzzling Assault on Eminent Pianist Palmer
An incident near the corner of Bowery and Tenth streets describes two assailants releasing a large dog on the eminent pianist W. Palmer as he left a business. Palmer restrained the animal with both hands and managed to subdue it, injuring a rascal with a diamond ring caught in his flesh. The fleeing assailant escaped while Palmer was unharmed.
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W. Vat Palme
Guilly
Byog
Palmer
Ington
Brown University Triennial Catalogue Highlights Alumni
The Brown University triennial catalogue shows 2324 recipients including 991 living and 697 living regular graduates who became ministers. Notable names include Rogers, Foster, Eddy, Maxcy, Pitman, Wheaton and Judson. The piece notes presidents, trustees, and fellows, and praises Brown’s long impact.
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Brown University
Edmund Freeman
Eli King
William Rogers
Albert Gallatin
Rogers
Staughton
First Baptist Church
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Iheptore Foster
Dwight Foster
United States
Samuel Eddy
Jonathan Maxcy
Jabez Bowen
Janes Burrill
James Fenner
Jeremiah Brown Howell
Asa Messer
William Hunter
Jonathan Russell
Solomon Sibley
Ezekiel Whitman
Asa Aldis
Tristam Burgess
John Holmes
Nathaniel Bullock
James ‘Fullmadge
Jeremiah Chaplin
Nathan Fellowes Dixon
John Pitman
United States District Court 10
Rhode Island
Henry Wheaton
John Whipple
Marcus Morton
Virgil Maxey
Waillard Preston
University of Vermont
Adoniram Judson
Willard L. Marcy
Jonathan Going
Job Durfee
Romeo Elton
Joel Hawes
Enoch Pound
John Ruggles
Brown
Sears
de. Manning
Board of Fellows
David Howell
LL. D
Solomon Crown
Nathan Bourne Crocker
St. Juhn's Providence
Wayland
Sullivan Dorr
David Senedict
Stephen Hopkins
Griswold
Samuel W. Bridgham
John Brown Francis
Samuel W. Tobey
John Brown
Nicholas Brown
Moses Brown Ives
Alexis Caswell
Tts
New York Examiner
Revengeful knave and grateful one clash in verse
A terse couplet contrasts a revengeful knave who promises action with a grateful one who speaks of deeds yet to come. The verse hints at hidden motives and unspoken vows, capturing a mood of tension between stated intent and actual intention.
The Unhappy Marriage and the Reunion of Eleanor and Henry
Eleanor confesses to Leonard that she loves another and ends their betrothal, later marries Henry Mackenzie for wealth but endures coldness. After years she realizes true love, forgives, and signs a separation paper, only to be reunited by Henry’s poverty and devotion in a final, affectionate reconciliation.
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Niriam N
Hamlton
Leonard
Louise
Eleanor
Louise Beauchamp
Singh
Henry Makenzie
Mr. Mackenzie
Mrs. Mackensin
Mrs. Mackenzie
Henry
Humble Professor Gives Up Seat For Lady on Snow Day
Dr Heman Humphrey then president of Amherst College rode a Boston bound stage on a cold day. When a lady needed a seat, he volunteered to ride outside. The anecdote recalls his generous act and a later gift from the grateful lady, illustrating moral character.
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de Humphrey
Heman Humphrey
College Library Fund
Amherst College
Origin of The Old Oaken Bucket by Samuel B Woodworth
The journeyman printer Samuel B Woodworth, while in New York, inspired by a tavern drink, claims the best drink is spring water from an old oaken bucket. He returns to work and drafts The Old Oaken Bucket, a noted composition. The excerpt praises divine beauty and wisdom in metaphorical terms.
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Samuel B. Woodworth
Chambers and
Chatham Streets
New York
Frankfort Street
Mallory
Woodworth
Depths of the Atlantic from Chimborazo to ocean bottom
The article describes extreme ocean depths from Chimborazo to the Atlantic floor, noting a nine mile vertical drop at the deepest point in the North Atlantic. It mentions a Gulf of Mexico basin about a mile deep and a telegraphic plateau between Cape Race and Cape Clear. The 1600 mile great circle route may have waters over 10,000 feet deep.
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North Atlantic
Atlantic
Bermudas
Gad Byn F
Gulf of Mexico
Ara
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Cape Clear
Ireland
Man Follows Wife and Partner to Arrest for Adultery in Roxbury
Moses W. Hawkes a former Chicago jeweler with Griswold and Mrs Jane Louise Griswold left Chicago with her and two children to Connecticut. They traveled through Canada and New York and arrived at the Norfolk House Roxbury where Mrs Griswold arranged Hawkes arrest for adultery. Griswold confronted Hawkes at the Second Station House upon return, noting Hawkes' partnership in the failing firm and lack of capital.
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Mosés W. Hawkes
Thes
Chicago
Griswold
Jane Louise Griswold
Mr. G
Hawkes
Connecticut
Canada
New York
Norfolk House
Roxbury
Mrs. G
Ibs
Cit
Bouse
Minister’s Canine Incident Sparks Local Shocker
A ministerly visitor arrived at a home after a bell ringing prank by local boys. The minister, in smart dress, rang the door bell and the woman shouted a warning. The startled man fled down the steps into a crowd of onlookers. No injuries reported.
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