Portuy Tales of Lieutenant Luff and a Wary Port
An extract from Lloyd’s Comic Melodies tells of Lieutenant Luff a sober man who drinks hard and loves port. His port-hole mouth leads to debt and ruin as creditors seize his half pay and he ends his life by his own hand in his house. A grim comic tale of vice and consequences.
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Luff
Fine
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Delta
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Pleteoh Devard
Huron
Sandusky
Seapeg
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Stevesson
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Hemp and printing plans boost New England industry
A discussion supports hemp cultivation in New England to supply materials for shirting and textiles. Hemp offers durable cloth, possible export potential, and reduces reliance on imported cotton. It notes Swiss hemp use, England’s printing era, and advocates exploiting climate for silk and hemp to build local factories and jobs. The piece also covers agronomic tips for watermelons and fruit trees, plus vine grafting methods for grapes.
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Estee Dong
Switzerland
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Canton
Berne
Mount Voiron
Alps
England
London
Manchester
North Pole
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Trenton
Cape of Good Hope
Europe
Pruning Advice For Vines From Parmenter’s Guide
Parmenter recommends using a small saw instead of a knife to prune vines. This tool fills sap pores and reduces bleeding. A plaster of Paris file is also advised as a preventive measure. The timing varies by country and vine species, with spring generally favorable though some cases need autumn pruning.
Mixing Timothy and Clover for meadow and pasture seeds
The author argues sowing Timothy and red clover together yields better hay and grazing than either alone. He shares sowing rates, notes clover lodging and frost damage when used alone, timothy scorch from heat, and advises sowing in late March or early April with clover sustained by timothy to avoid lodging. The piece includes a humorous aside about a German innkeeper and a Cincinnati Chronicle quotation.
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Justicus Exurbe
Timothy
Fide
Orien
Strange street collision over a ringing head
Two men meet on a street corner and collide with a resounding thump. One suitably removes his hat and complains his head still rings while the other muses over the oddity of his own cranium’s reaction amid the clatter.
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Hhem
Tie
Ohio Amends Act on School Taxes and District Officers
The Ohio General Assembly passed an act amending prior school law to regulate district taxes by residency tied property ownership. It sets tax caps at fifty, one hundred, or two hundred dollars based on ownership shares and mandates a fifty cent housing tax for qualified taxpayers. It also outlines duties for county auditors and requires oath filings for district directors treasurers and clerks with penalties for noncompliance.
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Gru ‘Eral Assembly
State of
Ohio
U. States
Park of CORILEG Lote Table Weekly Smyrna Bank List
A historic bank listing covers numerous New Jersey and surrounding state banks, including Newark, Elizabeth, Jersey City, New Brunswick, Trenton, Morristown, and Paterson, with branches and associated counties. The document references multiple counties, towns, and state lines, noting numerous financial institutions and regional branches across 19th century areas.
Rozrat Wincox and Donn Duel in Unknown Bout
Rozrat Wincox faces Joxaruan Donn in a contested match alongside B S Fassert and Leonaro Dansy. The brief report notes the four names tied to an unspecified event with no claimed outcome or location.
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Rozrat Wincox
Joxaruan Donn
B.S. Fassert
Leonaro Dansy
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