Reverend Craig and the Robber Turned Benefactor
A memory of Rev. Mr. Craig, an early Methodist itinerant in middle Tennessee, recounts his meeting with a robber he once stopped. The man later repented, found faith, and returned to repay the thirty dollars Craig had given him, now with decades of prosperity and church membership.
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Tennesee
Kentucky
Joan Cras
Asbury School
Craig
Middle Tennessee
Powell's Valley
Cumberland
Duck Rivers
Mr. Craig
East Tennessee
Duck River
West
Tennessee
Oth
Church of Christ
R. Craig
Puebla
Juan
Juan Jose
New Mexico
Pecos
Carleton
Fragmentary prayer line appears in historical text
Readable fragment shows a devotional utterance with religious phrasing about lying down in peace and not fearing waking in this world or another. The quotation attributes a blessing to God and mentions Watte in a constrained, poetic form.
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God
Watte
Death-bed confession of London wine dealer
A dying London wine dealer admitted in distress that his business harmed many. He revealed he bought sour wines and added lead and other toxins to restore taste, noting he had caused many deaths by his adulterated mixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
History of Alcohol Through Ages and Regions
A fragmented account traces alcohol from ancient usages in Arabia and Europe to its spread in the sixteenth century. It notes early medical uses, tax and legal changes, and the belief that spirits influenced behavior and warfare, ending with grim allusions to suffering and bloodshed caused by alcohol.
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Cory
Arabia
William
Ayan
U. S
Italy
Spain
Henry Vil
Ireland
North America
Paris Court Gossip Reveals Widow of Aaron Berr
At a Tuileries ball the elegant dress and many conversations reveal the widow of Mr Aaron Berr, once prominent in Paris society. The enigma is solved as the widow is identified among attendees.
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Aaron Buan
Paris
Tuileries
A S
Aaron Berr
A Tragic Reflection on a Dying Man's Remembrance
A dying man recalls his bright boyhood and hopeful youth as torment and memory clash with present darkness. He envisions a future beyond pain, while the scene of times past surfaces vividly, offering a bittersweet solace amid suffering.
United States Senator Candidate with Federal Quality Claim
A letter argues a candidate in Hamilton county is equally qualified for the Senate as Dr. Pierce is for President. It asserts his fitness rests on moral traits and party loyalty, noting his term would begin in 1855 and end in 1861, with veteran party support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hamilton County
Pierce
Senate
Great Britain Russia War Strains Edia Review Quoted
The Edia Review notes Britain must not stand alone in a broad war with Russia and France. It urges maximum exertion to strike hard blows leveraging wartime resources, while derisive lines attack enemies as cowardly in tone.
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Edia Review
Great Britain
Russia
England
France
It Is Estimated That Whereat Gel Oe 2
The readable fragment contains an unclear phrase about estimation and a location reference. No coherent event or identities are extractable from the text.
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New York
Jane Wilson
California
Nes
Asylum
W Louis
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Cet
Bert
Malta
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