Caspar Island Pirate Tale Ends in Navy Rescue
Rosalie Gil bert, held by pirate captain Carlo Mauran on Caspar Island, escapes in a swift boat after a ransom plan and a planned wedding. Rupert Stanfield, a royal navy lieutenant, survives being cast overboard and reunites with Rosalie aboard the Montague as British forces attack and defeat the corsairs.
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London
Rio Janeiro
Caspar Island
Rupert
Rupert Stanfield
Royal Navy
Rio
Rosaurm Gusert
Isle of Wight
Mannate
Ita Rosalie
Rosalie
South Atlantic
Caspar
Carlo Mauran
Ano
Prett
Tom Harris
Montague
Rupert Stansfield
Rio de Janeiro
Opinion of Lord Chesterfield on temperance and distillers
In the House of Lords Lord Chesterfield argues against distillers, condemning their influence on virtue and public health. He compares them to thieves, calls for ending havoc by destroying liquor, and favors stopping the “fatal draught” rather than granting reprieve to those who profit from deadly trade.
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Isle
South America
Stanton
Caspar Island
Jenkins
Harris
Rosalie
Mauran
Rosalie Gilbert
Lord Chesterfield
House of Lords
Pettit Denies Free Soil Ties In 1848 Letter
Terre Haute publications quote John Pettit defending free soil and free labor in 1848. The Terre Haute Express notes calling the witness to testify and adjourns the court after Pettit affirms his stance against slavery expansion.
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Pettit
Terre Haute Jour
John Pettit
John
Petti
Wandering Buggy Meeting in Wishconsin
A lone traveler recalls meeting an elderly German Lutheran who claimed Arkansas was sickly from calomel and quinine. The speaker suggests spiritualizing the moment and proposes a land where no one says I am sick. The German replies with a humorous mispronunciation of Wisconsin.
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Lutheran Church
Arkansas
Railroad across continent lengthens 1800 miles to Pacific
The report states the distance from the Mississippi to the Pacific by the upper railroad route is 1,800 miles, indicating the breadth of planned transcontinental work and geography involved in the proposal.
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Mississippi
Pacific
Gold and silver leafing measures described in ancient text
A line from a historical source notes that three hundred thousand gold leaves make one inch of thickness and one hundred seventy thousand silver leaves are required.
Philadelphia Housekeepers List By Surnames
A Philadelphia census note lists 894 Smiths 443 Browns and 364 Jones residents among housekeepers. The fragment highlights common surnames in the city and hints at a broader survey of residents by occupation or status.
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Philadelphia
Smiths
Trist Sells Patent Rights for Washing Machine
Nicholas P. Trist, famed special agent to Mexico, is selling patent rights for a washing machine. The piece notes possible political reaction if Douglas Nebraska bill fails in the House, predicting opponents will call it an outrage upon the Black Warrior.
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Nicholas P. Trist
Mexico
Douglas
Nebraska
Two Adages on Money and Law from an 19th Century Note
A quip about modest men avoiding debt and study of law appears beside a report that the Erie Railroad troubles are settled on a satisfactory basis by an act of Pennsylvania's Legislature.
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Erie
Pennsylvania
Ex-President Herrera dies in Mexico on the tenth
A fragment notes the death of former President Herrera in Mexico on the tenth. It uses cautious phrasing and includes a riddle about a lad and a ladder, with scattered aphorisms on deception and commitments.
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Herrera
Mexico
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