Faint heart and a London wedding tale from 1857
Dover sketches recount a nostalgic tale of courtship and misadventure centered on Mary Rose Merton and a bashful suitor. The narrator confesses a lifelong affection, plans a church proposal during a Bishop’s sermon, misreads signs from Mary Rose, and endures comic, blushworthy blunders including a mistaken moment at the altar and a farcical night at the Bugle Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hower
L.A. B
Ovid
Alexander Smith
Tom Merton
Tom
Mary Rose
Absalom
Deborah
Palm
Juliet
Shakspeare
Haidee
Byron
Mare Antony
Cleopatra
Paris
Mary Rose Merton
Troy
Ben
Merton
Mary
Calumisia duel ends with minor injuries among youths
Report describes two young Calumisians in a pistol duel on Thursday, one ball grazing a cheek and the other piercing pantaloons above the knee. Friends settled the quarrel and both left the field wounded in pride, yet unharmed. A Nebraskan legislator caused a stir during a vote, declaring he may be out of order. Meanwhile an estimated 300,000 people are expected to emigrate from New England to the Western States this season, an exodus rivaling Breton’s city removal in scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P H
Newport
Mrs. C
Tait
Folman
Tom
John
Mrs. Wom
Arran
Hoxor
Calumisia
8. C
New England
Westeen
Breton
Pilms
Bakor
Lis Charrybdis
Kingdom of Heaven
Phace
Philadelphia
Third Street
Market Street
Brigham
Brother Heber
Father Adam
Joseph
Celestial Kingdom
Charles Napier
England
Bermuda
Charles
America
George III
Baltimore
Taxis
Rowan Exrire
L.D. Patrick
Texas
Galveston
Julius
Caesar
V. O. Picayune
Mather
Family values and home life as nation’s backbone
A long reflective piece extols the divine institution of the family, patriarchy, and the moral influence of mothers. It argues strong home education empowers farmers, workers, and communities, linking household virtue to national prosperity and true patriotism. It closes with a light anecdote contrasting new and old coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trova Weil Spon
Lemuel
Saris
School House
Lame
Washington
Decisive Batters of The World Battles and Death of a Baby
The passage catalogs fif teen famed historical battles from Marathon to Waterloo, noting their global significance. It shifts to vivid obituaries for a baby and a long moral about self reliance, then sketches public notices, sermons, and curiosities including a four legged birth, a pirate coin find, and regional corn shortages.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Delaware State Reporter
Loockerwan and
Dover, del
Lding
King Streets
Aving
Agrecusene
Fiul
Dover
Farmers’ Bank
Seaford
Wilmington
U.S
Geo. DR. Bradway
M. D
Congress
Jove
Soda
Pluts
Proserpine
Lemon & Aikin
Delaware
J. C. Bird
R. W.reynolds
Henry Todd
A.J. Taylor
John K. Jarvis
BE. J. Primrose
S. EE
Second and
Pine Streets
Pine St
Jeblett
J. Palmer & GO
Market ST. Wharf
Philadelphts
Alexander .G. Cummins
Walnut ST
Eighth
Pinilad
DEENS
Teimings. M.L
Statesman Building
Fifth
Moy
Moire
Trima
Victoria
Eugenie de Gauze
New York
Thys
Nebraska
Chirk
Timave
Greeny
Hallam
Creasy
University of London
Bentley
Maranthon
Themistocles
Darius
Europe
Syracuse
Arbella
Alexander
Asia
Metanius
Nero
Hasdrubal
Arminius
Varus
Giau
Chalons
Aetius
Atilla the
Tours
Charles Martel
Tastings
William of Normandy
Jarold
Orleans
France
Blenheim
A. D
Marlborough
Tallard
Louis XIV
Charles XII
Peter the Great
Pultowa
Saratoga
A.D
Gates
Genral Burgoyne
Valmy
Duke of Brunswick
Dumourier
Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
Napoleon
Jupiter
Herschel
Earth
North Carolina
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!