Weeny Dealxe IA Goods at Shheanes Street corner
An early 20th century listing shows a vendor at Pearse avenue and at Westminister corner of Exchange Street offering butter cheese flour sugar tea corny and embroideries hosiery laces along with various goods. The ad references De Wolf's wharf and Provalence area in a fragmented sale notice.
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Pearse
Shheanes Street
de Wolf’s Wharf
Jacul
Westminister
Exchange Street
The Desperate Resolve and a Father's Hidden Blessing
In 1840 Mulberry Street a starving Jameson family faces ruin as artist Frederick contemplates crime. A chance encounter with his son William, a sailor, saves him. William brings funds and a kind merchant helps the family rise to a comfortable life in a Hudson River mansion.
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Mary
William
Frederick
Ced
Willie
Johnny
Mrs. Jameson
Mr. Jameson
Chatham Street
Broadway
Franklin Street
George
Jack
Artlet
Bill Jameson
Jameson
William Jameson
Pne
Hudson
Jameson & Lo
New York
Love of a Beggar Girl at a Burial
A Rochester Democrat item details a grieving poor girl who befriended a deceased boy. After his funeral, she follows to the grave in heat, reveals deep attachment, and sobs over his loss. Her plain dress and bare feet contrast with a heart described as a jewel in God’s sight.
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Mulberry Street
Frederick Jameson
Frederick
New York
Johnny
Mrs. Jameson
Mamma
Little Mary
Mother Wall
Mary
Italy
Mr. Hope
Rochester Democrat
Wealth and the simple life contrasts in advice prose
The writer argues that coveting riches hides little difference between rich and poor, counting possessions as the bulk of life. Worldly goods tempt, yet fewer possessions may ease departure, suggesting a simpler, frugal path.
Fun as Fine Art and Social Glue
Fun should be cultivated as a fine art and is a great good. A humorous person is often generous humane and sociable. Fun eases life’s rough spots brightens dispositions and makes surroundings pleasant. Those who avoid it risk a distant cold view and strained relations.
Napoleon honors Noel as he advances through ranks
In 1810 Napoleon reviews the garrison at the Atlec Verte in Brussels. A grenadier named Noel, once drummer at the Bridge of Arcola, is awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor and elevated in sequence from sergeant major to sub lieutenant to lieutenant and then captain in the officers’ ranks, amid cheering from the regiment and a tearful triumph.
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Napoleon
Rome
Amsterdam
Dantzic
Antwerp
Paris
Brussels
Atlec Verte
Grenadiers
Noel
Italy
Arcola
Marengo
Legion of Honor
Neel
Lieut
A Good Education and True Parental Influence
Albany Transcript argues that a good education goes beyond books and schools. It emphasizes daily conduct, speech, and parental example as the core of true education, urging parents to model high, noble, and Heaven-approved aims for their children.
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Albany Transcript
Canpip Tale Reveals Revenge in Marriage Match
A man explains why he gave his daughter in marriage to a rival: "I did it out of pure revenge." The remark surfaces amid a feud and adds a bitter motive to family alliance.
Doing Good Begins Within the Home and Heart
A district column on moral living argues true benevolence starts at home not distant charity. It cites a Quill essay urging inner kindness toward family and neighbors as the first step, contrasting cold social formalities with a hoped forthcoming age of genuine civility.
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Charles Quill
Hall
A Catculation to Loox at Supposing a Man’s Daily Liquor Use
The piece computes a man’s weekly and yearly liquor spend at five cents per glass totaling 72.80 dollars. It then shows that this amount could buy several household items including flour butter beef a hat a satin vest and other goods. The tone echoes a California farmer’s viewpoint on frugality and expenditure.
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California
Faye Mer
Question of Loncuitups in McLoskey Estate
In New York a dispute over a Paris died testator who left $600 to his Dubuque niece raises whether the legacy lapses if the uncle dies first or passes to heirs if the niece dies first. The Evening Post says the priority of death may hinge on longitude.
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New York
McLoskey
Paris
Dubuque
Iowa
Evening Post
Boston
Editor seeks match for two dollars in marriage ploy
A western paper jokes that its editor wants to marry two people to earn two dollars from marriage fees. The note clarifies no ad for a wife and mocks new statutes allowing justice of the peace to collect a two dollar solemnization fee.
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New Marmon
Justices of the Peace
Sisterly Devorion at a Sister’s Grave in Saratoga
A Saratoga woman visits her sister’s grave every morning for three years. The touching devotion, kneeling to place flowers on the grave and uttering morning prayers, depicts a sacred, steadfast love that inspires reverence even among skeptics.
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WV. Y. Mirror
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W. B. Kimball
Hope & Church Streets
Drury
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WM. H. Spunner
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Augustus Comstock
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