Sail On O Ship of State And The Angel Of The Leaves
Excerpts describe enduring faith in a nation through storm and season, the poetic lament of a tree and the Angel of the Leaves offering comfort, then shifting to reflections on Parisian life, memory, and a tale of love and loss, followed by entomological oddities about slave labor in red ants and their conquest over negro ants.
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Union
Trea
Neils
Gana
Jere
Ayaa
Fea
Caleb Kirby
County Board of Canvessers
Caovassere
Garbh
Jong
Henry
Afric
Viledel
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Printing and the Printer in Letters and lore
An 1849 essay from the Boston Courier laments the printer’s toil behind rough manuscripts. It extols the editor’s craft, the compositor’s sweat, and the proofreader’s patience shaping feeble text into readable prose.
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J. T. Buckingham
Boston Courier
Nobod
Fashionable Life and the Pittsburg Visitor Impose Harsh Judgments
Mrs Swisehelm of the Pittsburg Visitor attacks fashionable life, denouncing urban elegance as hollow. She describes wealthy young women relying on mothers who work laborious domestic tasks to fund display, while artists and professionals remain unseen. The piece cites a Louisville boarding house scene with lavish outfits, emblems of status, and the emptiness behind genteel appearance.
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Knights of the Pardstick
Loniaville
Miss Lablinds
Man Rescues Dog Owner After Seine Drowning Attempt
A man tried to drown his dog on the Seine by hiring a boat and throwing the animal overboard. The dog clung to the boat until the master fell in and nearly drowned, but the dog floated free and kept him afloat until help arrived.
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Reruesiva
Ron Evi
Seine
Nog
Happy Gmi Aims for Honest Work and Kindness
The fragment praises diligent women who take hold of tasks and do not boast. It extols those who work with clean hands and plain, honest effort, noting their sense and better employment. The piece laments deceit and stresses practical virtue over vanity.
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Harry
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Ths
Danial Webster
New Hampshire
New England
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James Claypoole
Joseph Claypoole
Joseph
Elizabeth Claypoole
Philadelphia
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James
Rebecca
Edith
Henry Pratt
David Chambers
Tennessee
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Man House
Bath Hospital
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Ireland
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Boston Herald
Turkey
Hartford Courier
Yrse
Thlegrapa
Atlantic
8. T. Armstrong
Wadson Gutta Percha Manufactory
New York
Liverpool
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Pacific
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Syracuss
Sud Coursa
Opandaga
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