31 Dec 1859
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Newspaper
Columbia Spy
Location
Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1859
Page
1
An 1859 advertisement spectrum lists cistern pumps, Rams, ground plaster, flour, tea, cocoa, biscuits, crackers, and health foods with prices and shop notes. It mentions EF Appold at Canal Basin and Jemming’s teas, plus a reflective poem by Elizabeth Windtier and a memorial note in The Independent.
The New York bound Pathfinder sails for Copenhagen under Captain Maurice Lester as a looming storm builds. A mysterious wreckers gang led by Wolfgang captures Lester after the ship strikes rocks at Durton Point. Lester, chained in a cave, hears Carrie Thornton’s voice as the sea rises and rats swarm the enclosure.
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