A Brushtream of Ice and Death Amid Arctic Drift
An excerpt from Dr Kane’s forthcoming work depicts a brutal Arctic ordeal. The crew endures scant rations six ounces of bread and tallow, persistent fog, shifting floes, and a northwesterly gale that hurls their small boats against cracked ice as they cling to survival on a drifting platform in the gloom.
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Kaye
Philadelphia
Messrs
O Bers
McGary
Berg
Saunder
Eric
Sumine Hill
Appa
Esquimans
Shad
Dalrymple Rock
Voyage Through Frozen Barrens Ends In Safe Shelter
The battered flotilla fights a violent gale as belt-ice and rocks threaten collapse. After a grueling struggle to reach a narrow cliff ravine, sixteen men haul boats ashore to a crystal retreat. They rest three days, harvest eggs, and finally depart on July 1 with a tempered cheer.
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Sutherland
Hakluyt
Ice Trade and Letters From Maine to Col. Brooks
The clipped New York Evening Post article notes ice commerce as a major northern industry with multi million dollar sales and price variations by location. It includes a long satirical letter from a Maine correspondent praising Col. Preston Brooks while deriding Black Republicans, urging vigilance in the looming political clash on November fourth.
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New York Evening Post
United States
New York
California
Boston
Cape Horn
Mount Auburn
Placer County
Sierra Nevada
Mount Vernon
Tee
San Francisco
Sitka Islands
Pacific
Russian America
Atlas
Col
Preston
Brooks
Columbia
South Carolina
Washington
Fremont and Freedom in Liberty Speech
A partisan address praising Fremont as a symbol of liberty and a loyal advocate for free speech and union. It argues for choosing a candidate who will govern with liberty and law, contrasts with the slavery party, and defends civil discourse while rejecting abusive rhetoric.
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Fremont
Freedom
Democratic Party
Willaeek
Tapering Offly Degrees and Tobacco Use Debate
A fragment cites the Golden Rule urging immediate abandonment of tobacco and intoxicating drinks. The wording reflects early temperance rhetoric warning that easing restrictions is insufficient and total, permanent reform is required.
The Virtues That Lead James Holford to Fortune
A feature on James Holford tracing his climb from humble beginnings to wealth and public respect. It credits faith, industry, perseverance, temperance, probity, independence, and experience as the six steps of the ladder of fortune, urging young men to emulate his ascent. It closes with a moral about gratitude and prudent self-improvement.
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James Holford
Iso
bin James Holford
Excerpt on Decency in Public Worship
Quote from Virginia Pree Press notes that there is no rule without an exception yet no respectable person would misbehave in a place of public worship. The author asserts universal decency in sacred spaces.
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Stat Nominis Umbra
Virginia Pree Press
The Law of Newspapers Notice Misread or Dismissed
The text outlines subscriber duties and publisher rights. Dissenting or nonpaying subscribers face continued delivery until arrears are paid. If subscribers neglect or retire to take papers they are held responsible until bills are settled and papers are suspended. Intentional removal of papers without payment is fraud.
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Dhey
Thole Hills
Tony
Hayava
Job Printing Services and Supplies Listing
A fragmentary notice details an office offering job printing and related items such as envelopes labels receipts and by laws. It lists items like menus dockets and forms and hints at a prints service for official and legal documents. The legible words suggest a small printer serving civic or organizational needs.
Wear a Red Woolen Flannel Shirt for Warmth and Care
A health column advises wearing red woolen flannel next to the skin for warmth and comfort, noting its moisture management and air exposure. It contrasts red and white flannel, explains why red resists fulling, and gives washing tips to prevent shrinking and fading.
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Journal of Health
Lake Huron
Non Suiting a Creditor Over Boots in Pigeon Cove
A Cape Cod lawyer, reluctant to sue, counsels a boot creditor to settle for five dollars and non-suit the case. The client later brags he prefers fifty dollars over chasing the debtor, while noting Kentucky whiskey and hemp crop expectations for the season.
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Cape Cod
Squire
Pigeon Cove
Kentucky
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Atllas
Cassandra
Kansas
Lane
Pathfinger
Rocky Mountain
Era
South
Free States
Sumner
Wilson
Burlingame
Forths
Roderick Dbu
New England
Niagaras
Rusjiitute
Burlingames
Wilsons
Sumners
Tam
Maine
Cmd
Shakspeare
Squire Choate
Vermont
N. Tampshire
Tir Brestan
Daniel Dancer
Seucc American
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