Three Grave Men and a Brave Choice
Barbara Ferros rejects numerous suitors until a dare tests their courage. Earnest, the gunsmith, bets she will bed with a corpse in the haunted chamber. Barney the blacksmith and Fritz the tanner fall prey to fear as a spectral coffin cowls their bravado, ending with Barbara marrying Earnest while the others skulk home.
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Barbara Ferros
Barbara
Barney
Ernest
Elmsaith
Fritz
Marnost
Yar
Earnest
Redmund
Mise
Mannesyn
Sway
Forros
Marnest
Ho Barney
Burney
Fritz Toenu
Labara
Wnythen
Jhouse
Sullit
Ife
Thul
Uus
Ivy
Big Barne
Uncy
The Society of Women and a Temperance Tale
A social essay contrasts male self centered habits with the virtue found in women society. A temperance tale features a Mrs CC who recalls childhood abuse by an intoxicated father and argues against strict prohibition while advocating banning alcohol from society. The dialogue includes physicians and a response detailing personal ruin from drink.
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Lidy
A Shiftless Man and a Rail of 1841 Studio Tale
In spring 1841 the narrator seeks a New York studio and finds a dusty artist’s room in a NYU turret. The janitor introduces F. B. Morse, famed as the electric telegraph inventor, as a shiftless neighbor chasing a lightning idea. The piece adds biographical notes on Morse and references to Maine farmers, accidents, and humorous vignettes from the Atlantic and Ledger.
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New York University
Neghbor
National Academy of Design
S. F. B. Morse
Cis
Zlfarpzer
The Yankees and the Bear in the Woods
Two Yankees walking without arms encounter a bear clinging to a tree. They chase, then the bear bites at the captor. Jonathan returns, reports breakfast is ready, and the pair decide to hold the bear while one goes for dinner.
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Jonathan
Donathan
Had to Wash the Shirts in a Georgia Camp
In a Rossville camp the Sixtieth Hinds recruits sought laundry. Gen Morgan ordered Corporal of the guard to force a prankster veteran to wash, dry, and fold the dirty clothes as punishment. Sherman has moved into Grant's old Washington residence, and Xenia's city council bans beer sales.
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Rossville
Georgia
Sixtieth Hinds
Furleigh
Houjing
Morgan
Gen. Morgan
George W
John Smith
Smith
General Sherman
I Street
Washington
Grant
Xenia
Sumner on Anglo British Privateers and Damages
The speech condemns Anglo rebel privateers for burning ships and harming commerce. It argues the injury far exceeds captured property and criticizes treaties that undervalue compensation. UK responsibility is clear, and the nation should demand full redress, not coercive leniency.
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Sumner
Sumoner
Anylo
Senate
Great Britain
Johnson
Brita
Magland
A Pratty Incident In a Georgia paper the canary seeks a mate
A canary escapes its cage and, while admiring a mirror, believes it has found a mate. It brings a seed as a gift, but no reply follows. The bird sings for a response, then returns to its cage in silence. Washington affairs are dull, hotels deserted, and departments inactive. An extensive fruit grower prefers young fruit and apples aged differently.
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Georgia
Tere
Tie
Washington
Itia Park
Ife
Amati
Itiaafet
Woman Writers Advice on Love and Virtue in Early Texts
A woman author offers guidance to young men on marriage and virtue, contrasting wealth and status with character. She argues a suitor should be a champion guiding his appetites, not a beast, and that genuine partnership requires self restraint, care, and moral bearing.
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Mark
Apprenticeship and the moral value of diligent work
A cautionary piece urging apprentices to endure strict application in both practical and theoretical study. It warns that neglecting mental toil leads to wasted effort, grounds for failure, and broken prospects. It condemns deceptive bargain seeking in commerce and highlights honesty, perseverance, and sound judgment in trade.
England France and Spain in diplomatic flux and rants
The report weaves a tangled view of England and France allied or opposed to Spain with hints of a tremendous fleet near Cuba, Spain seizing an American vessel in English waters, and a Spanish loan finding buyers in London. Amid these clashes, speculation abounds on policy shifts, while projections of whisky consumption in Kentucky and poultry feeding with onions surface as unrelated notes.
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England
France
Spain
Puurantes
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