Philadelphia preview from Puitapocrata 1553 notes
A 1553 column notes Philadelphia’s health and growth, describing streets from Southwark to Richmond, the old State House on Chesnut Street, and the Declaration room with Independence Bell. It mentions Miss Liberty’s era, amusements, and cultural figures, plus humorous aside about size of a local woman and other curiosities.
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Mitchell
New York
Philadelphia
Union
Sarah
John
Capt. Smith
Southwark
Richmond
Delaware
Schiuylkill
Penn
Front Street
Dock
Third Street
State House
Chesnut Street
Stanger
Franklin
Adams
Washington
Preanklin
Bishop White
Ole Bull
Jullien
Sontag
Annibal Islands
Alan
Wedding Scene in EF City Ends in Joyful Union
The narrative describes a winter morning wedding in EF city. The family prepares as the only daughter weds a local youth amid bright sun and festive halls. The piece notes affectionate hearts, lively dancing, and polite courtship, closing with a hopeful promise of a future sketch.
Uses of a Newspaper in the Journal Era
A humorous, antiquated note praises the newspaper as versatile and useful. It lists how the Journal can be read, wrapped, styled, burned for heat, and recycled into soap, linen wash, and collar stiffeners, ending with a whimsical plan to write again.
Family ties puzzle about kinship terms
A riddle asks the relation of your great grandmother's nephew to you and then mentions your mother’s brother’s son-in-law. The solution traces generational links and marriage connections to identify how each person is related.
The Miser and the Old Woman of New England Bridegroom
A greedy merchant loses four hundred crowns then tries to cheat a poor widow of a forty crown reward. The magistrate exposes the theft and rewards the honest woman, while the merchant is left to depart in shame with nothing. A second tale: a Quaker father forbids a match, but the daughter elopes with her love and they marry within twenty five minutes after the confrontation.
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Filargiro
Eduard
Edie
Hearim
Filarigio
New England
Mary
Les
Lous
Louis
Lear
Aduia
California
New York
Oong - Aed
Navy
Army
Bao Deel
Postat
Kalroad
Gomerri
Dokeiva
Ingr
Lnter
Utah
New Mexico
U. States
Thas
Johnson
Fetora
Esses
Jae
Reconsidering the Ark Size and Capacity Versus Historical Records
Skeptics question the Ark’s feasibility. The article recalculates Moses cubit based dimensions, finding an ark 420 feet long, 75 feet wide, 45 feet high with a 32,000 ton burden. It argues such a vessel could hold far more than required for twelve months of sustenance and compares with 18,000 men plus provisions for a large fleet.
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Moses
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Vincent
Buffon
Much in Little Domestic History and Speculation
A long digest of miscellaneous notes from the era outlining USA and world trivia. It mentions the New York Weekly Tribune circulation, a Mormon group in Trenton, a proposed national cattle show in Springfield OK, Savannah Georgia lacking taverns, and the daily immigration to New York. It records monuments in Bennington and Washington and the height of the latter, about 147 feet, plus a Swedenborgian college in Urbana Ohio with near 100 students. It notes a Chinaman in Dayton engaged in tea business, US colleges and teachers, a variety of oddities, telegraph lines, and exhibitions. It concludes with cost estimates for New York life, foreign and domestic goods markets, and various foreign curiosities.
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New York Week'y Tribune
Society of Mormons
Trenton
N. J
Springfield
Savannah
Georgia
New York
Newark
Bennington
Beonington
Washington Monument
Swedenborgians
New Church
Urbana
Ohio
Dayton
United States
Martha Washington
Sam
Cincinnati
Erie
Ilinois
Wheeling
Eigh
Don Jose Manuel Caleros
Congress
New Mexico
Exeter
N. H
H. J. Ross
Worcester
Mass
Worcester and
Nashua
Hallowell Gazette
Man Hi
Wid
New Orleans
United Ristes
St. Louis
Wetze
Virginia
Pay
Placerville
Hiei
Columbes County
Mlc
Rhode Island
Wno
Gethsemane
Knox County
Francois Morgan de Vincenne
Canada
Vincennes
President's Message on State of the Union and Foreign Policy
The President outlines the nation’s unity under the Constitution, calls for fiscal prudence, discusses diplomacy with Britain Spain and Mexico, and urges settlement of land and fiscal matters. He emphasizes federal and state roles, warns against foreign interference, and notes debt reduction and revenue plans. He references Perry and Japan, China, Brazil, and broad global policy while urging congressional action.
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Ime
Austria
Aquiles
China
Eampire
Coma
Japan
Comaedtore Perry
United States
New Mxico
Gawleloupe
Mexico
Bern
Coteat
Awerica
Besa
Anches
Amazu
Somal Tiberal
Sato
Stati
Lime
Ofa
League of Amity
Acta
Teo Houses
Congress
Wim
Weill
H.vernuven
Congresa
Christendom
Secretary of the Treasury
Cei
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The
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Calatuinice
Howe
Great Britain
Governceu Regutito
USA
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Lenton
Jane
Beenes
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Porto Rico
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Cove
Uap
Enozet Huberts
Spain
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Martin Kseta
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