Odd 19th Century Elyria Merchant Directory Fragment
Fragment from a local directory listing multiple trades and shops in Elyria Ohio. Names include General director and harness maker SADDLE and carriage trimner Baldwin & Co, tombstone shop under Still, cabinet shop on Main Street, and a new hotel advertised alongside. Disjointed OCR yields unclear spellings and scattered locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Pond
Lorein County
Massachusetts
Baldwin & Co
Ely
W. Morse
L. Nason
Main Street
Elyria
A Kind Word From Clara To All
A February 1847 Elyria Courier piece urges kindness as a small act with large impact. It calls readers to comfort the despairing, guide wandering souls back to virtue, and offer mercy to the "blighted heart." The essay stresses gentleness toward the poor and fallen and extols kindness as a divine duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obwin
Jor
Nestorian persecutions and Kurdish revolt reported
The Courier and Enquirer details Bedir Khan’s threats to Nestorians in the pastoral district, their resistance, and massacre at Baor Khan’s and Jezireh. It notes Nestorian flight to the Persian frontier, Yazidi revolt aided by Bedir Khan, and widespread destruction across Mesopotamia with killings and arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier & Enquirer
Kurtistin
Bedr Khan
Dunes
Tham
Bedreg
London
Hthera
Dijezirch
Berk Khan
Mardin
Turkey
Bedir Khan
Porte
Mesopotamia
Turbulent Nestorian Uprising Reported by European Press
The dispatch describes mass killings of Nestorian villages in Mesopotamia and Kurdistan, with wholesale burnings and impalements. It notes Turkish and Persian forces rallying to crush the revolt, Kurdish clashes, and fears of broader Christian reprisals. The piece condemns Ottoman conduct and criticizes Western interference and deception in Constantinople.
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Acrud
Body Khan
Inter
Masul
Sulvi
Konlistan
Dayar
Piyar Paeha
Kurdistan
Tehran
Persia
Turkey
Bahri Pacha
Payur Pacha
Bede Nivin
Oro Djezirch
Groominh
Tine
Mar Johannah
Europe
Condiga
Ains
Christiang
Ile Mussal
A Ghost Story of a Country Doctor in New England
A rural physician in Massachusetts attends an infant’s grave and encounters a pale figure in a night dress by the tombs. The woman is the bereaved mother in a disturbed sleepwalk, walking miles to the grave after her infant’s death, undeterred by the Halloween night and cold wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong
Coningsby Reflections on Venetian England and Whig Rule
The passage cites Disraeli's Coningsby as it contrasts Venetian and English constitutional ideas. It argues Whig aims to establish a high, glittering republic modeled after Venice, urging readers to beware Venetian principles in modern governance and to seek enduring national principles over factional interests.
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Mampden
Sydney
Continsky
Laepeat i
England
Thunpilun
Vnglind
Vongtian
Tims
Algernon Sydeneyy
Willion III
Toh
Purvitans
Aine
Geor Grovov
William
George
Tanover
Aid
Honor
Chris Har
Disseault
Coningsby
Areest of the Eloping Parties in Cincinnati Crime
A Covington man and a Mrs escape to Cincinnati with six children. The couple fled Kentucky leaving dependents. Officers pursued to Lynn Street. Bates, the husband, and the wife were captured after a violent struggle. The woman fought officers, injuring Colby, but was finally restrained and taken to a magistrate. The report condemns the elopement as a shocking act.
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Manny Turname
Gates
Covington
Bates Jen
Lind
Lynn Street
Catharine
Kentucky
Bassinal
Aml
Tosulher
Pohea
Waunee
Teter Early
John Shiels
Samuel Calby
Saeveerlad
Alice
Lsd
Colby
Eartman
Neasas
Effects of fright in Yorkshire tale shocks readers
A moralistic tale from Yorkshire recounts a mother who, seeking to manage fear in children, takes a neighbor with her husband while leaving her own kids in servants care. The narrative frames the episode as highly horrifying and warns against frightening children for discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chideen
Nore
Pihi
Tumey
Sone Tineaga
Yorkshire
Tes
The Nurse’s Folly and a Fatal Nursery Figure
A mother discovers her infant slain by a nurse who dressed a lifelike figure as a sleeper and left it at the child’s bed. The sorrowful tale ends with a warning about trusting unprincipled servants and the brutal consequences of fear. The piece also reflects on parental discipline and Sabbath afternoon family duties, contrasting domestic duties and moral instruction with the neglect of parental authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bone
Stone
Amy
Evhranl
Ghureh
Alfred
George H
Fragmented Moral Rants and Olio on Crime and Industry
The piece rails at theft and vice with archaic tone, noting boy window openings as temptations and referencing harsh punishments in past eras. It mocks sensational executions, notes a Yankee saw mill powered by steam, and closes with a stern quip about honest work amid urban lodging slogans.
War and liberty clash in Root on the Mexican War
In the House, Mr Root of Ohio argues that the Mexican War risks dangerous consequences and threatens national treasury control. He condemns parties blocking peace, warns against war supporters, cites Daniel Webster and Henry Clay to contrast leadership, and laments party divisions over fiscal power and independence.
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Cobb
Union
Buogerford
Chais
Root
Ohio
Mexico
Congress
Joresse
H Hs
Mir
Washington
Texas
John Campden
Charles T
Ian
England
Great Britain
Commons
Beasca
Britain
Mr Ficklin
Daniel Webster
Webster
Centleman
Laushier
Ja Saat
Sir. Webster
Henry Clay
Mr. F
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Supreme Court
Mathew Birchard
Leter Hit Crcock
Edward Avery
Court OF Common Pleas
Tamis Warrox
Esidene Elpew
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Uodehill
Elyria Olio
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B. F. Robinson
Susglon
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Loraitt County
George T. Smite
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F. B. Steffidastere
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D. Hayward
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Kendaligy Co
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Lorain County
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Pedhlers
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Coburn
Cnalt
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Lly.ia
Edward
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Samuel Goodwin
Furaitre Ware House
Chaira
Belstennis
Mason, Bherchane Thilo
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Mason's Block
Elyvia
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Wasson & Bliss
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H.G. Stabs
D. B. Stillinger
Jul Wood
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Lorain Co
E. Dewitt
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Ley
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Lyri
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Wastors
Katy
Myrt
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TIN
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Lonor
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Tank
Eal Carriome Establishment
Siap
MABON
Caleb
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O. L. Fin
Olio
B. Gates
D.B. Andrews
Nly
Bradens Ss
Garoceries
Agi
Novi. Nts
Luc Es
EB. Andrews
Farrness
BUDE
A. Scott
AINTS
Profuzs’ Store
B. Sanford
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