Adventure of Jedediah Spinner and the Betsy Jenkins
A Maine fisherman Jedediah Spinner and his four sons outwit pirates in a Havana bound cargo voyage. They seize a pirate clipper, rescue their ship, and capture the buccaneers. Spinner later delivers the captured pirates to authorities and inherits funds and a governor's medal.
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Thare
Mt. Desert
Maine
Jedekiah
Betsy Jenkins
Seth
Andrew
John
Samuel
Jedediah
Havana
Spinner
Ptrapa
Ibbard
Pietble
Malwa
Upilbibaven
Ted Demevonsy
Defoe Delat
Emnphasg Ks
Charleston
Yurselves
Villian
Seth Spinner
Withal
Elavans
The Mythic Gains of Milo and Ancient Strength Feats
A fragmentary antiquarian piece highlights Milo of Croton as a symbol of extraordinary muscular power. It recounts legends of lifting and toting massive weights, carrying a four year old ox on the shoulder, and breaking a tree with strength.
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Milo
Crotona
Pythagoras
Oo Haller
Qehain
Benes
Kai i
Ale Ant Ie Ervine
Augnstus XI
Poland
Yan
Punishments for a Russian Book Trace an Ancient Tyranny
An anecdote describes a Russian author punished for a critical book. A public execution of literary dissent occurred as a magistrate forced the author to swallow pages bound and loose, with the reader told the author endured multiple meals before imprisonment resumed.
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Great Bank
Moscow
Russia
The Virtue of a Steadfast Boy in Temptation
A Connecticut youth, steady in temperance and piety, resists drink when pressured by four workers in a mechanic shop. He states his beliefs, remains unmoved, and his calm firmness moves the ringleader to abandon the attempt. The incident is praised as moral power and steadfast resolve.
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Bethllen
Isdy Laye Waa
Connecticut
Jon
Hey
Adin Ballou
The Strength of a Kind Word Theme and Lessons
A short essay extols the power of kindness over harshness, recounting a horse calmed by a gentle voice and a schoolroom moment where a teacher urges kissing away blows. It urges nations and communities to act kindly to prevent conflict and suffering.
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Boston
Thia
Phenomenon of Lake Champlain Ice Collapse Described
Report of unusual ice behavior on Lake Champlain observed by residents near Portneuf and Lake stations in May. Prof Olinatéad at the New Haven scientific convention explains the sinking event as water absorption by granulated porous ice whose specific gravity surpasses the lake water, causing rapid descent and disappearance of the ice.
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Ploiteburgh
Champlain
Webilly
Olinatéad
New Haven
Lake Champlain
Othr
Lake Champsal
Annas
Growth of Western Trade Through the Lakes and Rivers
A historical discourse on fifty years of Western commerce on the Ohio Mississippi and Great Lakes. It traces steamboat development from early craft to a vast fleet, estimates trade value from 1840s figures, and notes rising vessel tonnage and annual commerce, with projections for 1949. It highlights the West’s resources and future prospects.
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Historical Society of
Chin
Wmn
D. Gallagher
Cincinnati
Cloctivati
Pitteburg
Orleans
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Ohio River
Louisville
Ohio
Ins Falls
Lake Erie
Michigan
Chicago
Erie
Mississippi
England
Great Britain
Abert
Judge Hall
U.S. Senate
Broadway Vehicle Count Confessions From a Lady Correspondent
A New York editor receives a long letter detailing a morning to evening Broadway counting spree. The writer tallies wagons and carriages including transported goods and fabrics, noting vast numbers and varied attire and goods passed along Broadway through the day.
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New York
Broadway
Vie
Idea
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