The New York Mercury and Lost Pocket Book Notice
An advertisement promotes The New York Mercury titled The Genius of Europe and a lost calf skin pocket book reported missing between Bristol Neck School House and the steamboat landing. The notice includes subscription rates, mailing details, and a reward for locating the item. It lists contact addresses in New York City.
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America
Ashtress
Cauldwell & Whitney
New York Mercury
Ann Street
Fallon Street
New York City
Bristol Neck
Pussiz
James F. Marden
Poem by Ellen C Howarth Ay Kingdom
A solitary speaker with a fairy wand conjures a grand realm from a small room. The monarch uses magic to summon ancient wisdom, sacred relics, and noble warriors, culminating in a return to reality as the wand drops and the reign ends.
The Dead Lamb and the Silent Chair
The poem laments a nation’s grief with a lone dead lamb as a sign of loss. It contrasts emptiness at home with waves of farewell and mourning. Rachel’s heart weeps for children as afflictions rise from ground, yet the text hints at celestial blessings in darkness.
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Rachel
Save Your Fuel With Richardson Spark Arrestor Heaters
Advertisement notes one or more Richardson patent spark arresters and heaters praised by users in this town and others last season, attachable to any common stove. For sale by Oct 3 GEO TILLEY No 17 Bradford St.
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GEO Tilley
Personal character of the President under national peril
The piece defends Abraham Lincoln against charges of tyranny and war prolongation. It argues loyal Americans uphold his fidelity, reject calumny from Copperhead critics, and trust his singles out parallels with Washington while denouncing opposition leaders Vallandigham Wood Seymour Long and other critics. The article appears in Harper's WEEKLY.
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Baltimore
Copperhead
Auratam
Arnold von Winkelried Vallandighim
Joohn Hampden Wood
William Tell
Baska
Early
Pennsylvania
Grant
Petersburg
Sherman
Atlanta
Toook
Provident
Presidentia
Union
Vallandigham
Lincoln
Wood
Seymour
United States
Abraham Linevlo
Harper's Weekly
A Useful Life Remembered in Curcaee Register
The Curcaee Register notes the death of Mrs Pall Beal of Kingston Massachusetts, widow of Honorable Thomas Beal, who died in Bristol Rhode Island on the 28th at age thirty six. It praises her wartime service to the Union, her pious character, and devoted duties as daughter wife and mother, highlighting her broad sympathy and Liberal Christianity.
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George Beall
Bristol
Rhode Island
Mra Pall
Kingston
Massachusetts
Thomaoe P. Beal
China
Wera
Sre
Earth
Do Men Grow Smaller Through Civilization Claims Rebutted
Sharp observers note a belief that humans shrink with civilization but evidence shows no decline in stature. Ancient remains and Egyptian coffins indicate similar or equal size to modern people. Height comparisons from artifacts and mummies across regions support the view that humanity has not degenerated.
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Scottish Guardian
Pliny
Mumer
Cntemporaries
Pyramid
Egypt
Greaves
American
Africa
Australia
South Sea Islands
Remains of a Best Friend and Relative in Epot
Pleasant reflections fill the epot as mourners recall the dear departed. Mothers retire beside graves to remember a child’s past smiles and motherly love. Fathers recall a beloved son’s promise and care. Husbands and wives mourn a departed companion, while friends join to ponder past joys and future rest.
Prayer as a Path to Blessing and Divine Presence
Gregory reflects that prayer lifts treasures to heaven and returns peace to the heart. He notes believers find prayer in every activity from recreation to study, and that God remains near while the Christian converses with him in solitary or shared moments.
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Gregory
Thirst the Worse Than Starvation in Abstinence
The passage notes thirst as more terrible than starvation, explaining the body can survive without food but not without liquid. It cites examples of endurance limits and mentions Mr. Aetley using thirst as a reward to tame a refractory horse.
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Bardwell & Co
Thiat
Aetley
Alwsyn
Editorial Life and the Editor’s Endless Labor
The text reflects on the editor’s heavy duties and relentless workload. It argues publication consumes life, comparing the editor’s toil to Sisyphus due to constant corrections and new issues. It also notes writing occasionally is bad while editing a paper amounts to slavery, with honor elusive and pursuing it costly.
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Sicyphus
Spiris
Nothing to Eat and Women at Home Hint at Class Strains
A social essay laments persistent kitchen hardship amid abundance, criticizing reliance on servants. It argues wives and daughters should master domestic tasks to avoid waste and dependence, urging women to gain practical skills and self sufficiency. The piece links household strain to urban behavior and class expectations.
How Water Guides Plant Roots And Resourceful Growth
An 19th century discussion explores how plants sense water and direct roots toward moisture. It cites Madison and a strawberry example to argue roots behave by an adaptive life principle rather than conscious measurement, prompting ideas on attraction and distance in root growth.
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Atham
Waelf
Madison
Iron Pyrites Mystery at Boston Chemist
A man asks Dr Jackson of Boston to identify iron pyrites in a box of specimens. The chemist confirms the name with a blunt exchange and jokes about the material’s value, mentioning a local woman who owns a large bill of it and a marriage tied to the joke.
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Jackson
Boston
Peter the Great Unmasks Virgin Statue Miracle in Poland
While visiting a Polish town Peter the Great observed a crying Virgin statue. He suspected a hoax, examined the statue, and found a hollow head filled with water and small fish. Water dripped through tiny pores. the supposed miracle collapsed and he left the scene unimpressed.
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Peter the Great
Poland
Peter
Train drama on a platform turns to comedy of errors
In a crowded station a passenger couple experience a near mishap as a man trips, a woman calls out to stop the train, and bystanders react with laughter and relief at the misfortune that befalls the man, while the woman laments being left behind. The moment sparks amusement among the crowd.
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Ueion
Joe
Drying Flowers With Sand And Wind Process
The text describes using Gea sand and wind to dry flowers. It outlines sieving to remove coast particles, spreading sand evenly on flowers, drying in a warm place indoors or in the sun, and turning stamens to face outward. It notes drying until fully dry and storing with silica or salt for preservation.
Desert Travel Pleasures In The Arabian Night
A traveler extols desert life praising the air, hunger, rest, and cool evenings. A swift Arabian dromedary, a skirmish tease, and a welcoming camp evoke a thrilling, home like night under stars. Dawn brings renewed gratitude for Eastern travel.
Paris secession press laments Lincoln win and McClellan critique
Paris dispatch reports despair among secession press over the likely reelection of Mr Lincoln and harsh criticism of Gen McClellan for not altering the outcome. Southern hopes rest on Mississippi and Atlanta. without success there they see the Confederacy as worthless. Peace Democrats offered only false hope, now vanished.
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Paris
Lincoln
McClellan
Mississippi River
Con
N.Y
Hopeful signal corps letter on war aims and politics
A Bunton boy in the signal corps near Charleston writes a friend about vigilant outposts, night boots, and the election as pivotal. He argues soldiers understand policy as war and asserts Lincoln’s reelection would end the rebellion, condemning Copperheads and stressing patriotism and unity for victory.
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Bunton
Signal Corps
Fueter
Charleston
3. C
McClellan
Fulton
Lincoln
Cvldier
Fradteur
Eaid
Ninety Years Hence and Mortality Reflections
A reflective meditation on aging and the passage of time. The voice asks whether anyone alive now will remain after ninety years and whether memory will endure as generations fade and doors close on cherished names. The mused lines compare life to a voyage toward a frozen horizon and to the inevitability of oblivion.
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Feuzen
Long Speech Thrown Off Track Delays Courtroom
A barrister known for eloquence runs long, exhausting patience of the court and jury. He resumes after a pause with a rambling astronomical metaphor as opposing counsel urges him to finish.
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Fastern
Hidsa
Bugasthie
Tio
Che
Telneithas
Doughnut Contest Prompts Bold Advertised Prize
An early Western editor, away at the Kent, offered a prize to the woman sending a home made doughnut sample. He would publish her name in large type and provide two barrels, yet claimed none matched his standard and urged a retry next month.
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Kent
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