Vocabulary Wanderings and a Squirrel Tale
A fragmented critique on medical terms and a literary digression traces words like diagnosis and epistasis to odd associations. It shifts to a parable about a young squirrel who hurries to housekeeping, trades away winter provisions for imagined bargains, and suffers hardship by spring.
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Din Andrieir Hotel
Rundua
Willam Wordsworth
Edwin Paxton Wood
Enya
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Ana
Dong
Eigi Vatiun
Punishments and mutinous acts from colonial Massachusetts notes
The fragment lists historical penalties in Massachusetts colonies for various offenders including fines for absence from court and theft, whipping for slander, and extortion claims. It also contains unrelated commentary on a letter about American reactions and wartime bravery with vivid, non-graphic anecdotes.
Fires and changes hit Columbia in November 1857
Incendiary fire devastates stables at Walnut and Commerce streets injuring nearby property. Train times and fares updated as the Pennsylvania Company shifts clocks and routes to align with Philadelphia. Local notices praise a concert fundraiser for the Dorcas Society and announce new officers of the Conestoga and Manor Turnpike Company.
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Ofice
Black's Hotel
Philadelphia
Hisburg
NASA
Finn
Walnut and
Commerce Streets
Messrs
I. M. North
P. Schreiner
Tonus de Long
Messra
North
Pal
Honra
Cone
Cy. Lineifer
Lancaster County
Conestoga and Manor Turnpike Company
Evecinos
Vaterday
Bartram A. Schaeffer
Wratt W. Miller
Jacob K. Schenk
Abraham Peters
Christian B. Werr
Andrew G. Bowers
George I’. Breneimar
Ball for the Poor advances in Columbia plan
The Ball for the Poor mobilizes funds in Columbia with notable citizens pledging two dollars each to aid the industrious and deserving poor. A November 12 ball at Odd Fellows Hall will boost the relief effort, with proceeds directed by a volunteer committee.
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Columbia
Borough of
Odd Fellows’ Ieall
Saylor & McDonald
A. S. Green
Horticulture Meeting Weighs Rapid Action Over Delayed Work
The report argues for rapid execution of horticultural tasks to allow extra attention from workers. It notes past failed attempts due to slow policy adoption and cites fruits and sugar cane syrup presented by Casper Stiller and others. Committees are named for Feuits Ornamental and Vegetal departments with listed members.
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Marietta
Samuel Wright
Columbia
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C. F H. Lefevre
Jacob N. Miller
Porter
Jacob B. Garber
Jacob Frantz
Wutrnreas
Casper Stiller
Jacob G. Shuman
Allen Richards
J. Y. Conyngham
Garber
Johnn J. Libhart
Geo. W. Mehaffey
James Black
D. G. Eshelman
Dr. W. A. Shelly
Samuel Miller
Vegetatle
Jacob M. Frantz
Casper Hitler
F.S. Vogel
Henry C
Local Notices and Bank Resumption News Chronicle
Harrisburg and Columbia readers learn of a new local column led by Geo A Brooks praising progress and youth. The piece also covers Geo Washington pardoned from Lancaster Prison, suspected fugitive slave rumors, and banks resuming specie payments with dividend updates and par bank notes accepted in Philadelphia.
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Lancaster County
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George
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Chicago
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Pennsylvania
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Germantown
Montgomery County
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Northumberland
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Catasaqua
Bank of Pottstowen
Pottstown
Election News From States and Europe Summary
The latest results show Massachusetts voting Republican for governor N P Banks and control of both legislative chambers, New Jersey Democratic majorities, and risky changes in New York and Maryland with some Baltimore poll violence. Kansan and Ohio returns hint at Republican gains while constitutional amendments pass. European dispatches note a million dollars in specie arriving, cotton and grain prices down, and Turkish politics shifting.
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Pennsylvania Railroad wage cuts and policy notes
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces employee pay reductions effective November 1 1857 with tiers: 25 percent for salaries above 2000, 15 percent for 1000 to 2000, and 10 percent for under 1000. Extra pay for good conduct requires board approval. Also Post Office warns on lottery circulars and asks prepayment via stamps. An axiom column notes mutual admiration in a society.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Edmund Smith
Penna. Railroad Company
Hi. J. Lombaert
Artoona
Post Office Department
Pennsylvania Legislature Members Listed for Senate and House
Corrected list of new Pennsylvania Legislature members by district and party. Dems hold a majority in both chambers. numerous districts show Democratic names with designations, including city and county constituencies. An anecdote about Gov. Marey follows the roll call.
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Senate
Gov. Maney
Gov. Marey
John N. Wilder
New York
Ralston Spa
Wilder
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