Escaping the Gallows and Weatherwax's Vindication
The 1856 Weatherwax murder case near Plattsburg New York ended with Andrew Weatherwax’s disappearance and presumed death, the case moved to Canada, and an acquittal after a long trial. Eleven years later Andrew reappeared alive, revealing he had left by ship after a quarrel and was later vindicated, while John Weatherwax’s character was restored though scars remained.
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State of
New York
John G. Weatherwax
Plattsburg
Weatherwax
Captain Weatherwax
Lake Champlain
Vermont
Canada
Andrew Weatherwax
Walter Brown
Pike River landing
Andrew
Brown
Ife
Pike River
MceMasters
McccMasters
Cain
Montreal
China
Mr. Weatherwax
John A. Weatherwax
Clinton County
Immortal Shakespeare: the greatest genius of all time
A reverent tribute extols Shakespeare as the supreme intellectual phenomenon. It lauds his supernatural gifts, his mastery of character, and the enduring power of his works to illuminate the human heart across ages and generations. Immortal William.
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Shakespeare
Richard
Juliet
Cordelia
Beatrice
Launce
Dromie
William
Juror Sanity Question Sparks Courtroom Exchange
A juror told the judge he is deaf in one ear and the judge ordered him to leave the box. The exchange highlights the juror’s hearing and the court’s demand that all jurors hear both sides of the case.
The Royal Gifts of the Soul as Living Light
A meditation on how personal virtue and inner strength become music and fragrance to others. It compares lives to trees of righteousness and stars, urging one to radiate joy, sunshine, and uplift, shaping a brighter atmosphere for those who toil under clouds.
Look Up and Find Help Beyond The Storms
In hard times one may seek aid but the path seems unclear. The message urges lifting eyes to the blue beyond the clouds and trusting in prayer to Jesus. It speaks of divine companionship guiding the weak to a narrow way with angels ready to lead.
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Jesus
Talkative Ladies Probe Passenger About Marriage
A sour-looking man aboard overhears three chatty women asking if their noise disturbs him. He replies that he has been married for nearly thirty years.
Orator's Rhetoric Draws Lively, Mixed Audience
A garbled excerpt captures a speaker declaring longwinded remarks for posterity while listeners respond with wit about the audience’s patience. The fragment hints at a public discourse scene with engaged observers and a humorous exchange.
Prosperity Depends on Adversity, a Cautious Insight
A brief aphorism notes that prosperity rarely stands alone and gains strength when tempered by some adversity. The idea suggests resilience through challenges as a driver of lasting success.
Purity Advice for Women and Men in Marriage
A moral exhortation urges women to demand virtue in courtship and marriage. It condemns men with bad habits and fast tendencies, arguing that pure women safeguard themselves and demand purity, sobriety, and honor in partners, noting the societal cost of vice and urging equal virtue among men and women.
Fragmented Virginia sermon joke about seven devils
An old Virginia preacher named Winston is teased about believing every woman has seven devils. The accosting gentleman asks for proof, recalling Mary Magdalene. The preacher cites the Bible but admits no other example of seven devils being cast out of another woman.
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OLD Winston
Virginia
Winston
debbles
Mary Magdalin
Pye
Cap’n Mo ses a youth named in Sunday school roll
A New Jersey Sunday school recounts a superintendent asking a first time youth of color for his name to place on the roll. The youth responds in a way that exposes insult and loss of dignity, saying Massa calls me Cap’n yet my real name is not given.
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NTON
Ridgely
Teanna
New Jersey
How Do You Do Horrors and Other Oddities
A fragment from a historical page notes a comic exchange at a dinner table where remarks about the devil and a needle provoke retorts. It mentions a PRENCI translator of a poet’s cry and a joke about wind up bottles. The piece also notes a rodent deterrent using powdered potash in rat holes.
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STERLING
J. L. STEINEN
McNeal
Dover Street
Easton
Queenstown
Baltimore
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Queenstown, Md
John T. Comegys
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E. T. Burton
MD. T. COMEGYS
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Maryland steamboat Co
Highland Light
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Light Street
Camden
Double Malle
Oxford
Clara’s Point
Wallack’s
Cambridge
Cancellora Point
Cabin Creek
Medford’s
Maryland & Delaware Railroad
Dorchester & Delaware Railroad
Denton
HORNER
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PINE DRILLING CONDIT
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Gay Street
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Caroline county
CIRCUIT COURT
John M. Robinson
Centreville
J.A. Wickes
Chestertown
F. Stump
Perrsville
John W. Temple
L. H. Gadd
C. Cook
Geo. M. Russum
Reynolda Y. Collins
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Robert Jarrett
Greensborough
H. F. Willis
Preston
Register of
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J. Gale Steele
J. M. Whitby
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Elijah Towers
Potter's Landing
T. F. Johnson
Board of Control and Review
J. Boon Dukes
James EF. Douglass
Wm. S. Ridgely
H. C. Comegys
Geo. ¥. Beaven
Richard Jones
Henderson
J. P. Fierce
Perry G. Stevens
Hillsboro
Thos
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Jas. E. Johnson
Concord
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Smithville
M. P. Hutchinson
Fowling Creek
W. W. Williamson
Wreston
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Federaleburg
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Federalsburg
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Firth
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Overacer
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CARPENTER & BUILDER
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John Weatherwax
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