Maimed Italians Displayed for Alms in Philadelphia
A German vessel brought twelve to fifteen maimed Italian children to Philadelphia six weeks ago. Padrones allegedly exploited the youths to beg, with one boy Saverio Filetti marked by a crooked foot. The New York and Philadelphia societies for the protection of children intervened. An Italian consul offered to return the boy to Italy.
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Philadelhia
New York
Saverio Filetti
New York Society
Crew
Pennsylvania Society
Custom House
Philadelphia
Italy
Chirardi
Ingenuity Wins Through Skill Not Tools
A parade of historic figures illustrates that training and perseverance trump equipment. From Ferguson’s wooden clock crafted with a common pen knife to Franklin’s lightning kite and Watt’s engine model, innovators turned simple objects into breakthroughs, proving talent matters most.
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Opie
Ferguson
Dr. Black
Newton
Woolaston
Stothard
Wilkie
Bewick
Benjamin West
Franklin
Watt
Guilford
Rittenhouse
Real Estate Transfers Listed in Greencastle Area
Transfer records show multiple property sales across Marion Jefferson and surrounding townships. Buyers include Mariah Darnall Matilda Young Henry Runyan and James Fitzgerald with prices ranging from 5 to 4450 dollars for lots acres and blocks in Greencastle Madison Floyd and surrounding parcels.
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William H. Crow
Mariah Darnall
Eastern
Greencastle
Joel H. Shinn
William Vargasson
Floyd Tf
Joseph B. Bowen
Guardian
Matilda Young
Jackson Tp
John A. Crawley
James L. Hinkle
Rail Road
Joseph Bament
Elijah IF. Houck
Madison Tp
James Bridges
A. M. Lockridge
William H. Allee
Henry H. Runyan
Marion Jo
William Dudley
Alan C
Goodman
O. P
William A. Moore
Robert L. Vice
Russellville
Lemuel G. Hubbard Jr
Robert C. Shepherd
Marion
Daniel Kelley
Catherine Cooper
James II
Shepherd
Henry R. Kurtz
Floyd Tp
Thomas V.alsop
James Fitzgerald
Rebecca Wonkling
Mary P
Monroe
Clinton
Madison
Nere
Plainfield
Parke County
Clay
Remedy and cures crowd the old newspaper ad pages
The fragment lists medical tonics and salves including Dr Crumpton's Strawberry Balsam Dr Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry Malt Bitters Bucklen's Arnica Salve Hall's Balsam and Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption along with a cheap back fare tease and poultry ads It mentions a discharged convict and a plan to send him to a whaling voyage and ends with a botched sale notice and a greencastle signer name Jerrod Ballen
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Dr. Kings
Dr. King
Jerrod Ballen
Odd Ballad The Sea Shanty Of Trash And Tide
A whimsical verse mocks nautical detritus and decayed shells with playful images. The speaker likens flotsam to edible bodies and children digging graves in sand, creating a merry yet sepulchral scene.
Franklin Letter on Connecticut Sunday Critique 1762
The New Haven Colony Historical Society preserves a 1762 letter from Benjamin Franklin to Jared Ingersoll of New Haven. Franklin contrasts Connecticut Sunday strictness with other regions showing travel and theatre, notes prosperity, and expresses good will to his friend and their families. He mentions plans for travel to Virginia and a possible spring return.
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New Haven Colony
Virginia
Connecticut
Planders
New England
Jackson
B. Franklin
Comparative Cost of Education and War Across Nations
A Brussels scholar compares national education and war costs per inhabitant. The table lists US education at 2.18 dollars and war at 1.50, with many European nations showing varied ratios. A second item covers an Olive Logan column on women's autonomy and a Niagara Falls power estimate of 16,860,000 horsepower.
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Mons Lion Donnat
Brussels
D’etat de California
Bureau of Education
United States
M. Donnat
Prussia
Saxony
Bavaria
Wurtemberg
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Italy
Netherlands
England and Wales
Scotland
Russia
Sweden
Switzerland
Niagara
Niagara Falls
Perfumed Mails Mention Rose Geranium Paper Trend
A fragment notes perfumed letters as a social trend where writes use rose geranium scented paper, suggesting scent hints at the writer’s gender and class status, with post offices smelling like a perfumery.
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Argo
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Nmy
Carter
Sanxtern
Omer i
S.T.W. Sanford
M.D
G. A. Mariner
Chicago
Douglas
Lawrence & Martin
Madison Street
Ephraim Brown
Lowell
Mass
J. GC. McCurdy & CO
Incinnati, Co
Mark
Cane
Jones Brothens & W
Cincinnat OQ
Efarn
Tonil
Deug
Addi Ces C.& Cooe & CO
U.S
Canadas
van Schonck, Stevenson & Co
Wholeenic Peugetots
Philadelphia Record
Lewis & Newgent
Statuay
Colliver & Darnall
Bainbridge, Ind
Putnam
And
Hendricks Counties
Crumpton
Wistar
Bucklen
Jerome Allen
London
Paris
Hall
L. H. Rudisill
Dorking
Leghorn
I’lymouth
Green House
Vine and
Walnut Streets
Evergereen
John Wilson
Trade
Philander Wiley
Real Estate, Loan and Ensurance Oppiceh
INS Prb
Traders
Phoenix
Hartford
Wotary
Newins & Newent
Landes’ Drug Store
East Washington Street
G. W. Bence
Donnahue & Lewis
Landes Drug Store
Washington St
Ind
H. H. Mathias
East Side
Suare
Hays
Miller
T. T. Moore
Millith & Moore
Attorneys At Law Real& Estate Agents
Mireencastle Ind
Bayne’s Ble Hock
JamesJd
Savery
Wits G
Cincinnati 7
Orpe Foundry
L. Wells
Breas
Vine St
Renick, Curtis & Co
Greencastle, Ind
New Haven
Olive Logan
J.T. Warren
Second St
Cincinnati
Drica
Suna
Lal
Zicina M. Pe Carter Medicine Co
Eri
LEWIS
Brooklyn Beart of Health
Geo.t.lewis & Menzies 60
Sps
Warner
Creig
Price Warner
Drka Medicine
Iti
Nter
Pth
Rooti
Tar
Hartis
Std & Marke
Louis Mc Fae
Ud St. Lest
National
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