Turnpikes and Divorces in Trenton Odd Tale
In Trenton a pair named Smith and Jones pursue a divorce and a turnpike charter. A champagne supper and breakfast sway lawmakers, producing a parchment that oddly turns Jones into a director of a Burlington to Bristol road rather than free to wed. The blunder leaves all parties shocked and the legislature adjourned drunk.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Smith
Jones
Robin
Pig’s Run
Terrapin Hollows
Speec
Newark Champaign
Champaign
E Jones
Verhead
Tam
Trene
Pater
Elizay
Jone
Jacob Jones
Anna Caroline
Burlington
Bristol
Burglington
Delaware River
Pig’s Run Terrapin Hollow
Jane
It will also be Right in the Morning
A Knickerbocker Magazine item recounts a husband chasing his wife and two children after she abandons him for a canal-boat life and a pimping partner. The wife is arrested for larceny and jailed while the husband, with his kids, returns home to sorrowful desolation. The piece ends with a moral note and a quoted poem about hope.
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The
Knickerbocker Magazine
Olice
Louis
Yeast
Istime
Canada
Vanderpoel
Buffalo’ Lapress
Young men as leaders defy the age stereotype
The piece argues against the view that youth disqualifies candidates for office. It cites Washington Franklin Hamilton Jefferson and others to show young leaders shaped history. It also recounts Harper's Magazine on the Duke of Orleans whose one extra glass of wine led to the downfall of the Orleans dynasty.
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Washington
Braddock
Franklin
Richard
Assembly
Pennsylvania
Alexander Hamilton
Congress
Treasury
Thomas Jefferson
Bonaparte
France
Pitt
Legislative
Aldb. Journal
Harper’s Magazine
Orleans
Duke of
Louis Philippe
Paris
Orleans Dynasty
Humble Life and Happy Rural Contentment in Portland
The piece extols the cheer of simple country living where a man with a few acres finds happiness in providing for his family. It contrasts urban unrest with the serene, virtuous life spent tending land, praising calm retirement in nature.
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Portland
Put-down of a “pretty man” stereotype sparks debate
The piece rails against a vainglorious, pampered man and praises a plain, self possessed masculine ideal. It contrasts refined fashion with virtue and questions gendered standards in a witty critique attributed to Fanny Fern.
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Fanny Fern
Salt Dressing in Garden Runs by Ind Fermer
A brief treatise notes that applying salt in moderate quantities over garden runs helps control insects, recommending ten shells to the acre as a standard measure per Ind Fermer.
The Battle of Life and Silky’s Big Illusions
A Dutch editor mocks city fortunes with a tale of a young pedler crying over a pistareen versus a quarter. It lampoons Silky who lives lavishly on 1800 a year but risks creditors, and ridicules Mrs Bullion for pretensions and hampered birthright.
Man Surrenders to Enter Five Year Labor Sentence
A man who earlier escaped from jail at Lawrenceburg Ind presented himself at the Jeffersonville penitentiary on a Saturday requesting to work. Convicted of manslaughter at a recent circuit term, he had broken jail and was pursued by a reward. He voluntarily began serving the five years of labor. Singular instance that.
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Jeffersonville
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Composition of the House of Representatives Report
The source notes the next U.S. House will consist of 159 Democrats, 71 Whigs, and 4 Abolitionists, indicating a three-party balance in the future chamber.
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House of Representatives of the
United States
Skin Disease Remedies from Maine Farmer
Borax solution applied nightly purges facial eruptions and smooths skin. A sulphur flour rub taken after washing aids clearance. both remedies intended for eruptions caused by insects beneath the skin.
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Maine
Sunday All Days Mark Public Worship Worldwide
Sunday in different nations is set apart for worship while other days are claimed by various peoples. The note from St. Louis Presbyterian remarks that the diurnal cycle makes every moment Sunday somewhere.
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St. Louis Presbyterian
Board Prices Set At Two Dollars Fifty Cents A Day
Public notices from Brown's Witters at Washington IJard's Gadsby's the Irving United States and National announce new board rates effective November 1. Board will be $2.50 daily and $7 weekly for meals, with readers urged to prepare the change.
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Proprieto Brown’s
Witters
Washington
Ijard’s
Gadsby’s
Irving
United States
National
Miller Doctrine Spreads in Maine
The Miller doctrine is spreading in Maine with thousands believing the world will burn next spring. The report notes a surge in followers and anticipated dates amid religious rumors and community concerns.
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Maine
Locomotive Crash Kills none. 400 passengers aboard
A Lake Shore Railroad locomotive at speed of about forty miles per hour struck a three foot tree across the track. The engine and cars were damaged with the crew mostly uninjured. The full train of 400 passengers toppled into confusion but no serious injuries reported. An Indiana attorney named Hayden claims a simple ABC dispatch machine will cut telegraph costs by half.
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Forest City Democrat
Lake Shore
New Teveerson Macorne
Rising Sun
Ind
Hayden
Land of Cane and Turkey Kentucky Origin Explained
An elderly hunter recounts Kentucky deriving its name from Cane and Turkey, noting the land once served as a shared hunting ground for nearby tribes and describing the scenic river valleys and abundant game. The piece also mentions a vivid wedding parade on Main Street with riders in uniform dress and white plumes, praising the equestrian display.
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Kentucky
Boon
Cane
Turkey
Kane Tukee
Jnd
Jour
Family of nine on freight train weighed and billed at 16c per hundred
A nine person family traveling through Dayton to Iowa rode a freight train and were weighed at Bellefontaine like cargo. A bill of lading was issued for them at 16 cents per hundred, then they were stowed in a freight car and locked up like bales of merchandise or tubs of grease.
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Dayton
Ohio
Iowa
Bellefontaine
Be Gentle In Conduct And Discipline
A moral exhortation praises gentleness over force. It argues violence defeats ends and persuasion wins, noting pride resists tyranny. In family life kind words and patient correction foster harmony and teach children without harshness.
Banins and Baby Truths from a Curious Column
A humorous aside rails against how people praise babies while noting their imperfect traits. The author jokes that babies are sour to smell, lack beauty, and squint, calling them doves only to mock their noise as a playful exaggeration. The piece ends with a jab about the author fleeing to Kamskatka and reviewers chasing him.
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Kamskatka
Rejoicing in Boston Over Constitution Rejection
Boston opponents of the new Constitution celebrated when the people rejected it. The Boston Times reports two clergymen clashed after exchanging words and pounding each other.
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Boston
Boston Times
Clerryman
Reflecting on temper in family ties and the spirit world
A reflective note urges pausing when anger rises toward relatives. It reminds that in months or years those family members may be in the spirit world watching over us, and we may be there to watch over them in turn.
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Swaer Tuovani
Reverend Stockton Lectures in Columbus on Common Sense
The Rev Mr Stockton of Baltimore lectures in Columbus Ohio on Common Sense. The Daily Advocate notes the subject fits the late election returns from Ohio, suggesting it offers a timely field of labor amid scarcity of the article.
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Stockton
Baltimore
Columbus
Ohio
Det. Adv
Miss Isa bel Kilgore Hurt In Fort Wayne Female College Fall
Miss Isa bel Kilgore of the Fort Wayne Female College fell from the second to the first story in the college building injuring her hand and life was described as despaired of by witnesses.
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Isabel Kilgore
Fort Wayne Female College
Shipyard Pier Carried Away In Michigan City Gale
A stretch of government pier near Michigan City was swept away during a gale on the 23rd. Officials warn of further damage as the storm drives cleanup crews and inspectors to assess the wreckage and safety risks.
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Michigan City
Men boast of actions but often rely on chance
The saying notes that achievements claimed by men often arise more from luck than deliberate plan, suggesting humility in credit and the role of circumstance in success.
Elevate Minds to the Greatness of That Trust
An editorial urging readers to lift their thoughts to the divine trust ordained by Providence, emphasizing a call to moral elevation and national duty. The phrase reflects a period voice urging steadfast faith and purpose in public life.
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B.F. Taylor
Silky
Sweeney’s
Mrs. Buljton
Saratoga
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