Woman’s bold spy aid saved Washington’s army
Lydia Hannah, living near Philadelphia during Howe’s 1777 occupation, overheard orders to attack Washington. She traveled alone to Washington, warned him, and his forces repelled the British advance, saving American liberty and earning Washington’s thanks and a promised favor for her son’s army service.
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Howe
Cty
Washington
Lydia
Lord Done
Miova
Lark
Convine
Fke
Philadelphia
Cadwalder
Spruce
Hanah
William
Lydia Hanah
White Marsh
Wivsahick
Creek
Forte Mifflin and
Mercer
Frankfort
Light Horse
Mra. Hanuly
Valley B
Chisnut
Marshall
Gener
Robles
Americas
Lydia Hannah
Adjutant Gener
Hanky
Alwys
Attetion
Apple tales of discord through myth and empire
A historical essay traces the apple as a symbol of mischief from Eve to Byzantium. It recounts Theodosius and Euodoxia, Paulinus, and banishment, the tale of Theophilus and Theodora, and contrasts with Aladdin’s, Newton’s, and Swiss legends. The piece links apples to beauty, power, and fate across eras.
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Atalanta
Acontius
Cydippe
Ovid
Byzantium
Theodosidus
Eudoxia
Constantnople
Paulinus
Hit
Constantinople
Palestine
Paulineus
Theodosioa
Puri
Theophilus
The
East
Basiv
Lensin
Gekaig
Seasia
Theodora
Swiwerland
Isaac Newt
Apples of the Hesperides and notes on crime and last nights reads
A fragmentary review traces mythic apple lore from Hera and the Hesperides to Venus and Solomon while detailing local crime reports a literary man’s murder and a mistress’s suicide by charcoal fumes. It also recounts anecdotes of bread with muriatic acid dangers and a Tampico flag tale with an old Spaniard.
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Fanny Fern
Broadway
Dame Fortune
Apollo
England
St. James
Solomon
Palestine
New York Courier and Enquire
France
Isle of
St Louis
Wikee
Tle
Torim
Boston Evening Traveller
A.A. Hayns
Stewart's
Marble Palace
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Sandurky County
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Telemuthor
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Jno Equare
T8linen
Sears
Business Directory
F Journal
Dana Trennis
C.C. F. Croo
Aucklund
Prash & Roberts
Manny Adviehs
Awe Ee Lans
Pease
Dow Rien
Nefrock & Price
EMONT
Korn & Shamaets Block
G.W
Ghick
Liaw
Chancery
O10
Sundarky
Buckland & Hveret
Sandusky
Orgien
Duckland
Miock
Becks
Howan Brenner
Cubs
D&c
Ure
Huckland
INE & Hayn
WW & Solicitors
Sundupky
Pemtster
L. D Parker
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
R. P. Buckland
New Builing
Norwalk
Church, Hawes & CO
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Pittsburg
Norris’ Block
Toledo
Sremery
Ay the Jun
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Clyde, Sandusky Co
Welllam Bory
Carsree
Volumet
Sandusky County
Rothechild
Tenik
Atleas
Mscellaneo
Cradelled
Tampico
de Louisanne
Pensacola
Texas
Axorien
Mr. van Arsdale
Newark
N. J
Shanghai
Nangassky
Nangasnsky
Pallas
Olix Voutza
Rostrock
Prince Menschikoff
Sc Petersburg
N. Yoru
Placid
Jersy City
Mr. Stanton
Grante
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