Far West Beckons as Dubuque Grows Rapidly
The Dubuque country accelerates in settlement with Dubuque village on the Mississippi swelling to over 50 houses and about 400 inhabitants, while nearby Peru emerges along the Maquoketa. Miners prosper, stage lines run daily from Galena to Dubuque, and emigration surges. The piece envisions a vast western expansion toward the Rockies and a future Pacific reach.
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Dubuque
Mississippi
United States
Galena
Peru
Maquakota
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Capture of Lisbon Portends New Portugal Crisis
From Lisbon to Oporto reports detail Villa Flor and allied forces seizing Lisbon on July 27 with minimal losses, Don Pedro's troops advancing, and Miguelite authorities collapsing. Proclamations under Donna Maria promise peace and restoration. Napier and Bourmont movements described. mass public jubilation contrasted with arrests and executions. Jamaica’s press cites emancipation bill debates and colonial loyalties.
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Oporto
Lisbon
Donna Maria
Pivmoura
Confiance
Portugal
Villa Flor
Napier
Marshal Bourmont
Colter
Miguel
Don Pedro
Duke of Percuiva
SG Ubes
Telles Jordan
Duke of Cadaval
Don Miguel
Tagus
Duke of
Trouro
Thacuira
Agus
Duke de ‘Terceira
St. Abbes
Boston
Dalmatia
St. Abes
Jamaica
Baltimore
Jamaican Courant
William IV
Loys
Atrocious attempt at assassination in city
A German woman in the city was shot in the back by a suitor in T icet street near Napppy Alley. The assailant was seized and jailed. the wounded woman was taken to Dr. Allen’s, with a duck shot wound to the left shoulder. The report notes the pistol was heavily charged and the victim may recover. Separately, counterfeits and cholera deaths are reported along with local crime notes and a canal accident.
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Mariness
Moward Street
Het
Wells, Weathersfield Residents Seriously Injured
Wells of Weathersfield Connecticut were seriously injured in the incident but are expected to recover. Hampshire Ms Gaze provided the update on their condition.
Religious notice and temperance meeting announced in 1833 Norwalk
Norwalk dated September 17 1833 reports Rev Astien A Davis of the Universalist denomination preaching at the Court House next Sunday evening at candle light. It also notes the Turon County Temperance Society annual meeting in Monroeville on September 18 at 10 am and calls for general attendance.
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Astien A. Davis
Universalist
Turon County Temperance Society
Monroeville
Friends of the Temperance Cause
KF. D. Parish
Sec’y, 1. C
Sturges and Root Election Controversy In Juron County
The Huron Register notes a recent dishonorable attack in a neighboring paper aimed at Mr. Sturges to divert public attention from the contest with Mr. Root. The piece claims public opinion supports the two gentlemen’s claims, and the decision is for the candid electors of Juron County, conveyed without Mr. Sturges’s knowledge.
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Sturges
Root
Juron
Justier
Mouse in the press sparks editor’s thinly veiled insult
The Western Intelligencer’s editors are accused of being troubled by a mouse gnawing in the type closet. The speaker defends printers as hungry men, asserting their plight and work ethic while hinting at failed attempts to gain favor or work elsewhere.
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Messrs. Pristox & Co
Higgress
Iain
Snel
Phoir
Fragmentary 19th Century Notice on Pressing Demand
A fragmentary OCR item discusses rising demand and public sympathy amid hardship. The garbled text mentions a “type-makep” and “type-gnawer” as metaphors for a shift in urgency, contrasting with the hung poor and disappointed wander. It references a newspaper context and a monetary figure, though specifics are unclear.
Odd Garden Curiosities and Notable Local Incidents
A garden in Derry yielded a melon 164 inches long and a turnip 284 inches in circumference weighing 8 pounds. Reports from Nashua mourn a sailor's death at sea. Portage County convicts a man for murder in the first degree. A line of opposition between Bridgeport and Cleveland begins service. A Pulaski candidate is killed. several arrested for interrogation. Leather factory fire in Middletown, and a powder mill blast near Bladensburg kills a worker. A Bernardston cherry tree bears fruit amid blossoms. Judge Exbert Benson dies. James Madison survives as the last original member of the First Congress. Counterfeit rumors persist in Le Louis. Maj. Jack Down letters misattributed. A copper mine near Huntington, NJ shows promise. August sees 228 foreign vessels arrive in New York. D S Curtis of Hampton turns out 10,060 silver spectacles yearly and plans expansion. A 460 lb sturgeon is caught near New Bedford. Henniker NH Presbyterian Meeting House destroyed by storm, suspected arson.
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Derry
Nashua Gaz
New Orleans
Johnie
Nulehez Cou
Barras
Portage County
Styrea
Brine
Cleveland
Nashville Republican
Patrick H. Brady
Pulaski
Giles County
Henry A. Lester
Lester
Messrs
Bernardston
Exbert Benson
New York
James Madison
Jack Down
Seba Smith
Portland Courier
Jack
Gia Uenan
Hlenington
N. J
D. Is. Curtis
Hampton
N. H
Vanrex Marries Ansturan M Varun in Bronson
Berknosi married in Bronson on the 13th inst. by John Kennan, Esq. Mr Mooi Vanrex to Miss Ansturan M. Varun.
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Bronson
John Kennan
Mooi Vanrex
Misa Ansturan M. Varun
Mrs Sarai Tucker Dies in Oxford at 55
In Oxford on Monday evening the 6th instant Mrs. Sarai Tucker died of consumption. She was 55 and a widow of Mr. Josiah Tucker formerly a resident in Connecticut.
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Bied
Oxford
Sarai Tucker
Josiah Tucker
Connecticut
Weather summary for the past week report
The past week featured mixed conditions with cloudy periods and some rain. Notable days included warm, pleasant, and cool spells with frost and clear skies.
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Forveigt Fhews
New York Spectator
Europe
Holdredge
Liverpool
London
Penna Maria
British West Indies
House of Commons
Schwolbach
Blackhorse Square
Saint Abel
Almada
Jordan
Pew
Fcon
Mexico
Pittsburgh Democrat
Hudson
Lake Erie
L. V. Bierce
Ravenna
Commercial Bank of
Tlarding
Columbus Journal
West Whatley
England
Buckland
Cranklin County
Keene, ME
M JL. Gaz
Canal Company
Mill River
George Strong
Twe
Artemas
Dro Ec
Southampton
Norwalk
Huron Reflector
Jiessrs. Preston& Co. Plesee
Hallet Gallup
Fetcuville
Western Intelligencer
Wal Sweet
Milan Township
Milan
Stessis
iYe
Fic
Berknosi
Moon
Barfi’ Res
Wacsuaras
Anna & Cristian
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