Pre emption rights debated in Harrison letter
The St Louis Bulletin prints General William H. Harrison's letter praising liberty and land rights, defending pre emption, and urging Missourians to read his views amid partisan attacks. It includes editor S. B. Courcuiny and Harrison replies, plus references to national elections and Whig unity.
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Hardy Pioneers
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St. Louis
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C. S. B. Courcuiny
Florida War Plans and Mackenzie BiograH
General Jesup letters discuss emigration policy and a temporary Seminole arrangement to protect settlements in Florida. Measures include posting troops at Tampa and the Eastern Shore, with orders to pursue and destroy marauding Indians and to adjust forces as safety allows. A Dundee-borne sketch of William Lyon Mackenzie notes his Canada to Upper Canada career and anti government stance.
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Zadock Taylor
Middle
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Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Mackenzie
Dundee
William Lyon Mackenzie
F. B. Head
Upper Canada
Alyth
Hine
Toronto
Messrs
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Caution on Local Bank Notes Warns Public
A Calhoun County notice cautions the public against dealing with notes from several banks including Farmers Bank of Genesee County and Bank of Sandstone. It accuses fraudsters of creating banks without capital and threatens exposure of names and proof in due time. The piece also recounts a London cathedral clock accident where a man was nearly decapitated by the clock’s moving hand.
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Calhoun County
Farmers’ Bank of Genesece Co
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Bank of Lapeer
Jackson County Bank
Bank of Manchester
Farmers’ and
Merchant’s Bank of St. Joseph
Centreville
Michigan
Pontiac
Awrat Silvarionx
St. Paul’s
London
Greenock
Schoolhouse Runic Rules Surprise North Jersey School
Reading posted in a New Jersey schoolhouse forbid kissing girls during class and insulting the master during holidays, drawing headlines as a curious local ordinance-like note from the era.
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N. Jersey
Remarkable American Versatility in One Man and Judge Lewis
A sketch highlights American versatility through two cases. A journeyman printer turned stage driver pedlar schoolmaster river captain minister and farmer later entered Tennessee politics. Another figure, Judge Lewis of Lycoming Pennsylvania, rose from journeyman printer to village editor studied law and became attorney general and president judge. The piece urges perseverance to attain eminence.
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Edwin Forest
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Lycoming
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New- York Daily Advertiser
Court of Common Pleas
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Lime in Wheat Cultivation and Indian Corn Practices
The piece argues lime is essential for wheat, citing Dr. Mitchell and European farmers, with lime restoring fertility in neglected soils. It discusses lime’s probable chemical action, linking it to animal matter converting to gluten, and notes corn cultivation favors surface roots with shallow plowing to save labor. An Albany Cultivator excerpt critiques deep soil disturbance for corn.
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Mohawk
Scoharie
New England
Albany
Egyptian Wheat At Rock River Raises Curiosity
A Chicago American report describes Egyptian Wheat grown in Wisconsin by Rock River. Seed allegedly came from a migrating bird’s beak, planted in two seasons to yield a garden full of tall, three pronged stems and praised as a superior production.
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Chicago American
Rock River
Napoleon Quote on Long Nose and Leadership
A quotation attributed to Napoleon links choosing capable workers to a long nose. It claims educated men with long noses have bold breathing and a clear brain, heart, and lungs. The observer notes many men with long noses also have long heads.
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Napoleon
Stars Endure But Faith Outlasts Time
The passage reflects on the stars as enduring symbols of constancy while urging belief in divine steadfastness. It contrasts cosmic permanence with human fortunes and cites scripture to claim God’s mercy and a lasting covenant. The reasoning links celestial constancy to the eternal nature of faith and friendship.
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Rome
Babylon
Jarael
Historian Micner Writes Life of Edward Livingston
The renowned historian of the French revolution Mr. Micner works on a biography of the late Edward Livingston, praised abroad for his jurist career and high American scholarly reputation.
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Micner
Edward Livingston
Europe
Sutton Performs New One Hour Walking Feat in London
Sutton the famed pedestrian who walked 305 miles in six days previously completed a demanding London stunt in under an hour. He walked one mile backward then forward, ran a mile, wheeled a barrow a mile, picked up 50 stones split apart, and delivered them singly in a basket all within 59 minutes.
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Sutton
London
Bos
Trans
Growth or New York in 1733 1791 exports and European ranks
A brief historical note cites a 1733 law to preserve fish in Fresh Water Pond on Canal Street as the city’s northern boundary. It states 1791 exports from New York to foreign ports reached 2 505 dollars and notes New York ranks among the six most populous European cities, after London Paris Constantinople St Petersburgh Naples and Vienna.
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New York
Canal St
Europe
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London
Paris
Constantinople
St Petersburgh
Naples
Vienna
Inspector General reports distilled spirits inspected totals
Distilled Srinits. John Cooper, Inspector General of Distilled Spirits for New York City, states that in the past year he inspected 24 845 barrels 3 075 birds and 8 509 casks of distilled spirits containing in aggregate 3 451 000 gallons.
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John Cooper
City of
New York
Gen Jackson's Health Improves. Exercises on Horseback
The Nashville Union reports Gen. Jackson's health continues to improve with restored strength. He was able to take exercise on horseback on Tuesday, indicating further recovery.
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Nashville Union of the 15Th Lnst
Jackson
Irish Gentleman Boasts of Rival Races
An Irish gentleman boasts that he can run faster than any common man. He claims he beat Murphy in one race and Micheal Killearney in another. In a final race with both men, he says he beat them together, declaring by St. Patrick he can run as fast as both of them put together.
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North Benn
Cincinnati
W. H. Harruison
Murphy
Micheal Killearney
Micheal
St. Patrick
Unlucky accident exposes renter’s linen and collar clash
A man’s mishap left his linen on a chair. The landlady misread it as a napkin and tried to remove it. The man grabbed his shirt collar and declared that it could not be pulled off without tearing the collar first.
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