City of Rome large steamship to be built at Barrow
A new Inman line steamship the City of Rome will be the world’s largest merchant vessel upon completion in 1881. Built at Barrow England she measures 590 feet overall and 8,300 tons with engines of 8500 horsepower. Sails six masts and three funnels and will travel 18 knots. It will carry 300 first class passengers and 275 revolving saloon chairs.
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Barrow
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Inman Line
Liverpool
Rome
Inman
City of
Berlin
Arizona
Servia
Cunard
Kone
Noxpense
Lloyds
Uiat
Barrow Steamship Building Company
Syrup of Tar and Cherry Cough Remedy Ad 333
An early advertisement promotes Syrup of Tar Hearhound and Wild Cherry for coughs colds croup and whooping cough priced at 25 cents per bottle available at all druggists.
Vicks Illustrated Floral Guide and Seed Catalog
An 1880s catalog advertisement for Vicks Illustrated Floral Guide offering flowers vegetables and growing instructions at 10 cents and seeds at up to 1 dollar. It promotes Vicks Flower and Vegetable Garden with colored plates and engravings and lists prices for cloth bound versions. James Vick Rochester New York offers the illustrated monthly magazine and trial copies.
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ICK
Vick
James Vick
Rochester
N. Y
Poem Excerpt About Love and Hidden Thought
A poetic reflection on the as yet unseen joy in love and the grace of a loved one’s secret thoughts. The lines describe tears born of a sudden dawn of beauty and the deeper rapture of intimate understanding. Endnotes attribute the piece to Lady Elliott.
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Lady Elliott
The Stowaway Sailor Tale on a Fateful Voyage
A 1851 Liverpool to New York voyage features a stowaway boy found by a furious mate. The crew and passengers listen as the mate threatens the boy with hanging unless the boy names the stower, while the narrator fears for his own child at home. The scene unfolds with tense drama and moral weight aboard.
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New York
Jack O
Prince Halford
Jane
Halifax
Tom
Beecher Preached on Endless Punishment Sunday
Mr Beecher preached on punishment outlining two goals for penalties the preservation of social order and reform of criminals He condemned inflicting pain for its own sake calling it demoniac and not divine He warned against a God who sends people to eternal hell and urged mercy over cruelty
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Mr. Beecher
Grim shipboard confession and a man’s last prayer
A harrowing excerpt portrays a mutiny or execution scene at sea. A boy pleads for prayers as a final rope is readied, the mate grants a blessing, and the English loyalty motif shines in a farewell that blends guilt, mercy, and duty. Nearby, a discourse on dress argues clothing reflects ethics and social order, urging proper color and propriety for officials and workers alike.
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Pd Hare
Uye Bey
Acman
Premium Maryland Virginia hams win top honors
A Maryland Agricultural Society meeting awarded premiums for Maryland and Virginia hams noted as excellent. The article lists a detailed curing recipe for one hundred pounds of pork including pulverized shim saltpetre brown sugar potash and water, plus steps to pickle rub and smoke, ending with a stray remark about Wendell Phillips.
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Maryland
Virginia
Maryland Agricultural Society
Wendell Phillips
Elnira Advertiser
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