Mutiny Aboard The Howe Ship Captain Abandons Crew
In calm seas a mutiny forms aboard Captain Coxon’s ship over bad provisions. Bill Marling leads thirteen mutineers who demand better bread and meat. Coxon sails away with Duckling to fetch a new crew as the loyal crew resist, while the rest abandon ship in a tense confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Marling
Mr. Duackling
Durain
Duckling
Coxon
Bil Marling
A Veice
Caxon
Duckline
Cosman
Valparaiso
Knouth
Tharesayt
Canvpling
Cood
New Crew Arrives From London For Crimp Voyage
A fresh crew lands from London the next morning to take charge of a crimp. They board the same boat as yesterday, a mix of English and Dutch workers, with one strikingly stout figure and a grotesquely deformed companion. The ship sets sail amid a fresh southwest breeze and emerald seas as the crew bustle to man the windlass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxon
Duckling
Tuli
Blackguard
Ilo
Dekline
London
Duckiine
Adack
Ravern
Bottom Prices Signal Stock Speculation Tip
The JLuston Commercial Bulletin advises investors to buy when prices are at bottom levels and to prepare for a potential subsequent drop, warning that bottom out scenarios may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jluston Commercial Bulletin
Plain Speaking and the Virtue of Silence
An essay argues sincerity should guide truth telling but not harm relationships. It cautions that blunt honesty can hurt, praising discretion in private rebuke and urging kindness in social courtesies. It stresses restraint with spouses siblings and servants, noting courtesy keeps peace.
Paris Counterfeiters and Copied Money in Everyday Life
A Parisers life report warns of circulating counterfeit coins and depreciated South American dollars. Travelers and cafe patrons face risk at cafes, rail stations, and post offices as Peruvian and Chilean pieces pass as real money. The piece notes railway and postal offices sometimes pass on bad coins, with clerks offering excuses about public cheating. Cor. N. C. Picayune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
London
Cor
N. C. Picayune
Shelley's Grave In Rome Cemetry An Odd Visit
A Journal of Commerce account of visiting Rome's Protestant cemetery to view Shelley Keats Severn and Trelawney graves. The writer notes neglect of Shelley's tomb and contrasts care given to Keats and Severn with the worn inscription and weeds around Shelley's stone. A disputing Englishman questions the epitaph while the narrator argues for preserving the memorial as a caution to critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley
Rome
Jille
Keats
Byron
Spezzia Bay
Severn
Alto
Cessius
Our
Journal of Commerce
A City of Flowers Damascus as Oldest World City
The article extols Damascus as the world’s oldest city and a center of trade and verdant desert beauty. It highlights ancient trade routes, sacred associations, and long-standing markets. Mentions of Saul of Tarsus, Mahomet, and historic crafts like damask weaving and lamiskine inlay appear amid lush Syrian gardens and flowing waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamascus
Tyree
Sidon
Lave Erutiubhet
Baalbee
Pabusra
Ninevebo
Babylon
Damascus
Saul of
Tarsus
Eurges
Moes
Euphrates
Mediterranean
Mahomet
Becasa
Julian
Syria
Portugal
Ireland
Henry Will
Porcia
Alger
Wokra
Lamiskine
Lebanon
Bank loan gambit exposes bank’s lax attitude in panic
In a city-panics tale a merchant talked his way into a loan by offering notes as collateral and letting the bank decide whether to advance funds. He remarked that banks must be cautious yet admitted the notes looked good enough to place on his credit. The incident underscores fragile trust during financial stress and recalls a locally noted dry goods chronicle with a controversial nickname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad
Duckling
Gien
Meat
Mr. Rosle
Carputer
Bosan
Cuddy
Kus
Dry Goods Chronicle
New Orleans
Choviegu
Philadetdia Press
Chicago
Jenny
Basy
Chinigo
Boston Post
Ledger
Barber
Fadder
Washington
Johnny
Texas Listings
Bebe
Chicago Journal
Reces
Aluminum vs Iron: a history of metal progress
The article contrasts aluminum with iron, noting aluminum's potential to surpass iron in strength and corrosion resistance, yet emphasizes iron's enduring role due to its low cost. It traces aluminum's price drop from thirty two dollars to four per pound and argues widespread replacement will be gradual, with iron remaining dominant for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babbitt
Pilgrims at Monte Vergine Face Harsh Accommodations
The article describes Neapolitan pilgrims gathering at Monte Vergine and surrounding villages for the festival. Sleepers camp near fires, carry provisions, and endure chilly conditions as they climb to the shrine. Superstitions linger around offerings and gridiron beliefs, with lovers weaving broom branch knots as vows and omens.
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AveNino
Monte Vergine
Moercovliann
Mercogliano
Education and religion span a changing landscape of schools
A survey notes rapid decline of Friends in England, Yale graduates in 1849, and USC’s multi town campuses. It cites major church schools in Philadelphia and London, high costs for Paris sacred heart construction, and missionary caution on church lotteries. A Methodist South conference limits divorces. a Washington church wagon spreads gospel. Buffalo education aims at industrial training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
University of Southern California
Philadelphia
Bethany Presbyterian
Newman Hall
Hig Ccurch
London
Pearbody
Harvard University
India
Carestien Union
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Central Union Mission of
Washington
Washington Post
D. B. Sickels
United States
Siam
Banekok
Buflaloschtseis
Buffalo
Buffalo Lepress
Humorous Bits From A Nineteenth Century Page
A collage of short comic snippets and quips about marriage, social norms, and everyday life. Jokes touch on weddings, money, fashion, and manners with regional voice and playful banter, citing fragments from various newspapers and humorous exchanges.
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the Patriot
Beecher & Glenn
Eds
Prooa
Cuba
Bof 4A
W. Clark Russell
Umei
Syed
WNI
Althortelt
New England
Mountiain
Friends
England
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