Editorial notes on national policy and canal finance
The piece critiques presidential resolve against Southern tensions and argues against continuing the Wabash and Erie Canal as a public highway. It cites Ohio debts, naval reports, political reform, and the MA route, urging legislative action to abandon or rework the canal project and warning against state and federal financial commitments. Key figures and places include Ohio politics, Indiana creditors, and the government, with emphasis on public works and fiscal prudence.
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Canal
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JOURNAL STATE JOTTINGS MIXES PRATTLE AND CRIME TALES
Large, garbled notes mix local color with a sensational crime tale. It recounts a late 19th century Rochester murder case involving Charley Littles and family members, detailing overheard betrayals, a river murder, trial, and execution, alongside broad, wandering anecdotes on education, industry, and a Philadelphia pie factory.
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Charley Litley
Clty
Sam Patch
Fragmented Romantic Interlude From a Civil War Era
A garbled reminiscence mixes courtship scenes with General Sherman and a tale of marriage decisions. It shifts through humorous anecdotes about the bride’s parents and old Connecticut habits, ending with a Rural Missouri Republican note and a faded farewell mood.
Drinking for the Elects and the Effects on a Youth
A narrative recalls a young man named Jim driven to drink for the effects, despite caring little for liquor itself. The account details his decline from a cheerful, generous person to a “human wreck” amid poverty and illness, with vivid notes on physical changes and social degeneration.
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Jim
Lima
Strange potato tale from Nunda New York
A Danville Advertiser report describes a peculiar potato found in Nunda, seeming to contain a tail and what appeared to be a small living creature inside. The object was described as browny colored with potato-like eyes and a fleshy interior giving the impression of life and motion.
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Wislow
Lina Bean
Navy
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Vatleny
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Littles
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Nunda
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Danville
Strange Herbal Tale and Insect Generator From a Fragment
The text recounts a mythical plant growing from bones, transforming drinkers into lions or asses, and a strange fertilizer device in Connecticut. It mentions legal disputes over a boundary tree, a court case ending with a lawyer collecting costs, and a anecdote about a compassless party guided by an insect’s instinct.
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Connecticut
Fithes
Cour
Dairy cow breeding advice favors Short-horn bloodlines
A European dairy farmer argues for raising heifer calves from thirty cows to improve milk yield and carcass quality. He cites Short-horn blood as superior for quantity and feeding efficiency, suggesting higher long term value and potential extra revenue through better milk and beef yields, compared with relying on hired bulls or other breeds.
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Valko
Shidisun Co
Rand
Wes
Long Prayers and Prompt Action in Religious Meetings
A fragmentary critique discusses excessive long prayers in religious gatherings and urges concise, decisive prayer. It compares speaking habits to a Brooklyn terrier and imagines relief from unduly drawn out invocations with a straightforward, focused closing.
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David
Jesse
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The Agents of Putrefaction and Death’s Quiet Work
The passage describes decay beginning after death as fermentation alters the corpse. Putrefaction disorganizes the body, breaking it into solids liquids and gases to return to the gas reservoir from which new life continually issues.
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Dir
Gnome
Alfred and Legend in a Lincoln Monument Tale
A boy named Alfred journeys through Heilasto va lo ja and discovers a bone that sprouts into a plant. The tale intertwines a Lincoln statue, a fragile bird skeleton, and a mysterious growth, ending with reflections on Lincoln's enduring portrait and identity.
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Lincoln
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