Steam Line and Stage Services From Dover to Philadelphia
The notice announces a steamship line aboard the St Nicholas leaving Dover every Monday and Thursday at 7 o'clock with return sailings from Philadelphia on Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7. A stage service connects Dover with Milford Fredrica Port Mahon Little Creek Landing and Dover Bay, linking with the St Nicholas. Passenger care and meals are provided, with reliable timings and connections for the Peninsula.
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Ona Landing
Philadelphia
Market Street
A. I
Jantts
Berges
ST. Nicholas
Hiram Bennett
Milford
Frederica
Port Mahon
Little Creek Landing
Dover
Amidex
Ganterbury
At Nicholas
Lewes
Peter
van Gezel
Silverware and timepieces offered with repairs
In the Silver department we present the latest patterns including Tasos Elizabethan ware and Saver Spoons Forks sets. Yankee clocks for churches and schools are advertised alongside Stevenson chronometer watches. Watches come with manufacturer certificates and a one year repair guarantee. Also advertised are Gott Pens and watchmaking services from Ziba Ferris & Sons in Wilmington Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware Railroad
B. Digeson
Dover
Del
Chas
Lever - Go
Ao. Wi
Gnooper
M. J. Tobias & Go
Liverpool
Ziba Ferris & Son
Comer-Of
Jno
Johnson
Ly Fox
Wm Robinson
S . Do
Josh
Broomfield
Pemberton
Joseph Sewill
Fedbury & Gols
Yales Jurgeson
Copenhagen
Cirexomet
A. Gengro
Geneva
H. Capi
Levers and Lepines
Gey
Vacheron & Constantin
Very
James Courvoisier
Heathhey Pevlien Oe Brignet
Paris
F. Tissot & Son
Ae Tocle
Bo. &E
Hiss
Willis
Citas
Stevenson
Gorner
Earth
Mayer Liz
Wilmington
Selected Poetry Verse Fragment Readings
Fragmented lines evoke a household scene with echoes of olden days and changing nations. The piece hints at longing, memory, and a shift toward a heavenly morrow as bells and voices recall past joys and loss.
Descriptive account of New Year siege action and night bombardment
A historical despatch describes a New Year assault with wind shifting southward to drive thaw. French and Russian lines exchange heavy shelling near town defenses as sorties fail, with marches, casualties, and temporary holds noted. By 1 am the combatants settle, mortars and batteries briefly silenced, then renewed fighting at dawn.
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Bussan
Jascani
Hemerer
Dred
Red Beter
Imthik Ritke
Silas Wrights tale and Washingtons wife in era sketches
A lengthy reminiscence recounts Silas Wright leaving home with money and a horse, meeting a marrying heiress after a scheme with a clever old man, and Wright’s rise. It also surveys Martha Washington’s beauty, hospitality at Mount Vernon, and her influence with officers’ wives during the Revolution. Additional items reflect Italian tales of fortune, Yankee thrift abroad, and humorous vignettes about a bar and a dog.
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Walker Mills
Bridgerille
Georgetown
Sussex Co
Bridgeville
Seaford
Middleford
Nanticoke
Bark
Theo
Joes
GEA
W. S. Nicholson
Berozver
Dover
Del
Silas Wright
Wright
Geneva
Silas
Dsochter
Ns. Gorse Wasnixarox
Geo. Washingto
Col. Washington
Woolfstin
Thas
Martha Dandridge
Virginia
Daniel Parke Curtis
Mount Vornon
Washington
Darin
Mount Vernon
Cambridge
Valley Forge
Norristown
New Windsor
Newburg
Marquis de Chatellux
D’ Agnessa
Mary
Brissot de Warville
Italy
Florence
New York
The Farmer's Success Depends on Knowledge Not Tools
The essay argues that a farmer's success rests on intellect and study rather than strong hands or capital. It stresses the need for learning, planning, and critical thinking, and recommends establishing a town library with standard works to broaden general knowledge and direct humane progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Matt
Secret to Great Fruit Tree Improvement Lies in Care
An essay urges ongoing care after planting fruit trees, noting many neglect pruning and weeding, causing feeble growth and losses. It contrasts poor results with a single successful example showing how diligent care yields better, cheaper fruit, and warns against complacent attitudes. A quip about a tradesman who avoids church ends with a minister's reply about judgment.
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Soi
Hart
Dili
Aldony C
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Diamond State
John
Pexington
Pole
Tucunas Foxwern
Smyrna
Wasiseros Horst
Cedar Creek Handred
Sussex County
Delaware
Slaughter
Iil
Geo. W. S. Nicholson
S. P. Houston
Phive
Ado. Do
Gisti
Samuel W. Pepper
Henry J. Pepper & Son
V. Chestnet
State Hoare
Mythly
Stauffer & Helen
Gheap Watches
sWholessie Agi
Watch and Jewelry
North Second Street
Qmary
Phildelphia
Aupfer & Harley
Fance Cogbe
Edward H. Andersor
Walnut S
Cal
Aring
E.H. A
Being & Practical Watch M
Marney Gud
Optigs
Conrad Bard & Sox
Arch Street
Phildespias
Powest
Schefield
Londen
Leather
Fritz, Hendry & CO
North Third Street
Phildelphis
Norocho
Sebig Iy
LBATA
Soree
Ferris & Sof
Enite
Rapp
Bod Eety
Ziba Ferris & Sons
Stz
Wibshice
Wendell Phillips
Rome
Vienna
Dresden
Naples
T. Sethe
London Morning Post
Lord Raglan
Times
Sid
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