Elope at Bend Amid Storm and Old Man’s Wrath
A narrator recounts eloping under a thunderstorm at Bob-Tail Bend with Sue. They wed in a rough cabin as crowds gather to witness a hanging, while the tale juxtaposes John Brown’s Harper’s Ferry events and a travels through Cleveland. The piece blends frontier romance with Civil War era politics and local gossip.
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Flood
Dodge
John Brown
Kansas
Bob-Tail Bend
Kanens
Brown
Cleveland
Harper's Ferry
Cut- Flood
Buchanan
Ossowattomie Brown
Harper’s Ferry
Virginia
Mr Flood
Minnesota Journal of Cant. Meres
Col Flood
Ossowallamie Brown
Sle
Columbia
Universal Liberty
Reminiscences of Brown and the type tariff debate
A reminiscence recalls John Brown and Ossian E Dedge in Cleveland 1859. The article discusses tariff reform for printing materials, arguing free entry of type, panels, and paper would lower costs for publishers and readers, countering monopoly and supporting American industry.
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AL M. Grinwald
Pat
Kansas
Cincinnati
Osgawattamie
John Brown
Cleveland Nional Democrat
Buchanan
Une Presa
Congress
Tilig
Institutone
New York
Montreal
Canada
Philadelphia
Dnd
Ar Cdrasichal Magazine
Bof
Congreea
Duty and temptation read aloud in moral exhortation
An excerpt urges restraint from drinking and mockery, warnings about the ruinous effects of temptation. It extols duty, citing personal sacrifice and the enduring value of choosing right over immediate pleasure. It contrasts past and present, urging discipline and steadfastness.
A Good Temperance Speech From a Meeting
A correspondent shares a lengthy temperance speech reporting personal losses from signing the total abstinence pledge. The speaker recounts improved habits, poverty removed, a cleaner mind, and a better home life, praising his wife for shared abstinence and gratitude for their new state. Also included is a brief, technical note on cloves and their preparation.
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Law
Sle
Laurie
Saya
Tve
Mary
Dan O Connell and the Dublin clash with Mrs Moriarty
The piece recounts a youthful Daniel O Connell facing off against Mrs Bridget Moriarty in a Dublin street confrontation. Umpires, a walking-stick duel, and sharp repartee are described with vivid old world slang. The tale pivots on wit over force as observers judge the exchanges.
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Boswell
Johnson
Spacen
O’connell
Biddy Moriarty
Billingsgate
Daniel O'Connell
Beth
Dan
Anc
Pippin
Bridget
Mary
Gintleman
Dublin
Kerry
Liffey
Dasi J
Lady An
Sample clerk job ad in drug store ends with escape
A quirky 19th century scene shows a drug store posting for a sample clerk offering wages of 1000 dollars. The interview requires testing medicines, tasting tonics, and enduring a tough tea room labor, with the pale youth Verdant balking and fading from the scene.
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Jem
Jem Ie
Fem
Nto
County
Morrat
Chain Cables and Public Notices From 19th Century Journal
The article describes early naval use of chain cables for mooring, noting Slater’s 1808 plan and the Penelope voyage of 1311 with chain rigging, highlighting chain’s durability, curvature, and space efficiency. It also mentions U S agricultural policy aims, education grants, and a medical tip on stopping nosebleeds, plus a brief weather forecast note.
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Slater
Rehains
Penelope
Brown
England
West Indies
Lts
United States
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Welker
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Massilon
Massiel
National Bank
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Soup m Gormye
Mt Son
D. G. Curtis
Humberger & Son's
Yall and
Oak Streets
Mmasaillon
Catle
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Oilice Morth Street
Alaysitlun
Amwe
V. J. Reed
Main
Hill Streets
A &. Sowers
Canal Fulton
C.eet
A. Houts
Mat Fulton
Simmons
Br. Simmons
J. H W. Zellin & CO
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Georgia
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Massillon
Strong & Armstrong
O. Price
Massillov Y Foundry
Killinger & CO
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Mrosilion
Ohio
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Aw Mills
Marosiee Cothing Blore
T. Baltzly
J. C. Goon
Nh Hae & Ward Kaculer
Mate Street
Son
Ry and Harfter
Humberger
A. H. Johnston
Conrais Hardware
Mair Street
TK. Dickey & CO
Daalers
Exchange Place
Sebastian Stotz
Erie Street
Union Nat Bank
Jonak
Powers Jarvis
Justice of the Peace
Canal
Cotforth
Atwater's
Morganthaler & Breed's
M. & Brown
Rasaillon
Westwater & CO
Krids
AlWater Block
Massillon Furnace
J. P. Burton
Massillon Coal
H. Falee
Widlocale
Mill
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Kelley
Brow
Main St
Catal
Earth
Joain Hoskin
Pennsylvania
A. Ftarshe
Wildlesale
OGF
George Heppard
Earl Mill
Geo. Sleppard
E. Aries
Edward A. Wilson
South Third Street
Williamsburgh
M. L. Medary
Ickes
Clarackes
P. Reed
J. P. Robinson
S. Brainard Sona
J. J. Wamelick
Independent
Jim
Gilroy’s
Jeems Buckaloo
Hess
Sue
Bub-tail Bend
Old John
Gough
Bay
Molyces
Spice Islands
America
Dan. O'Connell
Niles
Thegricultural Convention
Washington
Agricultural Department
Settaktor Morrill
Vermont
Secretary of War
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