Poem Fragment on Firmness and Tears
The verse notes a measured light and asks readers to gauge firmness by the tear it may finally yield. It contrasts easy sighs with the deeper grief that wells from the heart, suggesting true sorrow is born within.
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Newspaper
Freeman And Messenger
Location
Lodi, New York, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1840
Page
2
The Old Arm Chair Keeps My Mother's Love Alive
A speaker recalls a mother in an old arm chair as a sacred, guiding presence. The chair ties memory to love, faith, and lessons of truth. As the mother ages and dies in that chair, the speaker's grief and devotion persist, the chair remaining a shrine of maternal care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tye
Aal
Wonderful Memory Boy Master Bassle in Liverpool
Thirteen year old Master Bassle visits Liverpool and performs two lectures at the Medical Hall Mountpleasant. Reports laud his vast memory and astonishing ability to answer twenty thousand questions across sacred and profane history chronology and geography with perfect accuracy. His feats include rapid mental arithmetic and intuitive handling of complex formulas, likened to Bidder and Colburn. His memory reportedly strengthened by mechanical exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bassle
Liverpool
Medical Hall
Mountpleasant
London
British Association
Newcastle
George Bidder
Zara Colburn
Swearing, secrets, and cavern hides in Waldenses tale
An old tale recalls a king who swore at a soldier and learned humility from a lower oath. It also describes a Waldeness refuge cave near Mount Vondelin, a vaulted hideaway with windows, watch-houses, cooking chambers, and a single top entry used to defend against pursuers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vondelin
la Torre
Winslow's Compound Balsam of Horehound Declared Superior Cure
An 1839 ad claims Winslow's Compound Balsam of Horehound cures colds cough asthma influenza whooping cough and lung diseases leading to consumption. It stresses authenticity with engraved proprietor view and zylograph wrapper, plus availability and wholesale orders through Hagar Wortman Co and a cabinet maker ado about local shop in Lodi with painting and varnish supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow
Bonesett
J. A. Winslow
Rochester
N.Y
T. Foster
Turing
Mass Stanor
Brrravo
Hagar, Wortman & Co
Ohio Street
Buffalo
David
Ginehie
Lock & Co
Drees Peach
Andy Lake
United States
Sarsaparilla patent medicine hucksterry in 1840s era ad
An 1840s newspaper excerpt touts Bristol's Compound Fluid Extract of Sarsaparilla as a top blood cleanser for chronic ailments while warning against inferior nostrums. It promotes various tonics and plasters, notes a returning defaulter, and mentions other patent remedies and a Hebrew plaster with broad external benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
C. C. Bats
Wm. H. Price
Paris
Tor
Buffalo
Messrs
Vanderpool
Curtis
Congress
Removal Notice and Local Stove Sales in Lodi
Removal notice from R. 5.G. Ellis informs residents of Lodi of a move three doors west to offer dental services and a broad range of stoves and tinware. Advertises Rathbone Union Cook Stove, Stanleys Rotary Stove, parlor and plate stoves, copper and sheet iron work, and cheap dipped ware with quick service and best prices in the region. Store at the west end of the Bridge, former J. B. Wilber location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewad
Rathbon
Stanley
J. B. Wilber
Bristol's Sarsaparilla Elixir Praised by Editors and Doctors
A historical notice extols Bristol's Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla for cures in skin and rheumatic conditions. It cites testimonials from editors and medical men, including D. Lee M.D., noting public medical endorsements and warnings about counterfeit remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Gazette and Herald of Health
New York Gazette
Mr. Bristol
Print Office Medicines On Hand In Lodi 1859
A notice from the Print NG Office states a constant supply of the medicines listed above is kept on hand at the Lodi facility dated July 10, 1859.
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Printng
Lodi
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