The Devil and Thanksgiving in a Historic Hospital Scene
A fragment from a historical newspaper recounts a grim hospital visit where the insane are described in stark, nongraphic terms. It also includes a Thanksgiving reflection, with a long quotation from the Boston Post about colonial observances and dates. The piece contrasts cruelty and care, ending with a quip about a doctor who is tricked by a cat in a cradle and still bills the pranksters.
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Gen
Washington
Queen Victoria
selva
hell
Jeon
wien
heaphy
tn investiga
Philadelphia Chronicle
Southwick
The Great War and Liberty Spirit in the Nation
A clipped 19th century political poem by d. S. Burleigh denounces abolitionists and defends slavery while praising the spread of freedom. It references Senator Prestes, the Richmond Whig, and a millennial vision of liberty confronting tyranny, with vivid, prophetic rhetoric.
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d. S. BURLEIGH
Prestes
S.C
Coimra
Richmond
van
Visit to the insane at Blackwell's Island hospital
A rewritten account from the New York Observer surveys the city hospital on Blackwell's Island. It depicts the bleak ruin of minds, praises the institution's care, and notes the arrangements, furnishings, funds, and nursing attention that provide comfort to the lunatic poor, contrasted with their former at-home conditions.
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magnificent
city corporation
Clack+weil's island
New York Observer
Blackwell's
isan
aurses
Reale of Three Votes in Presidential Ballot
The excerpt notes a historical political puzzle where a group considers using a Rule of Three to determine how many votes a candidate would receive compared with Mr Van Buren, in a fragmentary student dialogue. It mentions 234 votes for one candidate and 60 for Van Buren, prompting the question of proportional shares.
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dilworth
bua
roomrtier
Van Buren
Van Purent
Express
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