Untitled Tale of Mischief and Forest Ram David the Ram
A long fragmentary piece recounts village humor centered on a Scottish or colonial farm setting. It weaves boys pranking a tame ram named David with stunts near a barn, a creek, and a squire, ending with a comical misstep when a half-bushel measure misfires and the ram dives, prompting a chase and sheepish retreat. The scene blends rural life with quirky animal antics and local authority figures reacting to lighthearted trouble.
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David
Stinger
Dravid
Wnions
Deacon
Doc
Shering
Davie
Squire
Lila
Temperance Tales and Sea-Worn Laughter in an Amateur Journal
A fragmented reminiscence traces humor and moral debate across coarse dialects and temperance rhetoric. Excerpts include sailors resisting drink, a New York schoolhouse complaint, stock talk, and a bustling temperance pamphlet scene with Cruikshank and Bellew opinions.
The Penalty Must Be Paid in Temperance Debate
Dr Andrew McFarland argues that intemperance harms descendants as well as the drinker. He cites modern temperance teaching, parentage ruin, and legislative moves in Michigan and New Hampshire to enforce school instruction on self control and temperance as vital to a nation’s welfare.
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Ees
Iachty
Norristown Herald
Newport
Sterday
Italy
Buffalo News
New York
Norristown
Mary
Heather
Imany Tong
China
San Francisco
Europe
Bethel Sumlay
Balit
Telien
Consignee
Piort
Saersaid
Cotter
Andrew McFarland
Michigan
New Hamshire
ML A. Sneith
Advocate
Cinardion
Gas House Fire and Smuggling Notes From Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Journal recounts a brutal workday in a factory where heat and drink fuel labor. It recalls smugglers, a Havana passenger hiding jewels in coats, and a dead-letter office tale from Mrs. Pond of Napa showing the U S postal system’s reach.
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United States
J. P. Pond
Napa
Cal
Ae Francisco
San Francisco
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