Toasts and Tales From A 19th Century Page
A long excerpt from a 1839 era miscellany features anecdotes of a Scotchman saving an English ship with a wingless louse compass, Franklin era toast recounts, and satirical notices. It includes essays on education, politics, debt, and societal reform, plus local quips on fashion, labor, and domestic industry.
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N. Y
Franquin
Washington
Europe
Pranklin
England
France
Franklin
George Washington
Rates and policies for a 19th century newspaper
The notice outlines twelve month and six month subscription terms with discounts for longer commitments. It lists advertising rates at one dollar per square for the first three insertions, with twenty five cents for each additional insertion, and notes cash payment requirements for local and foreign advertisements. It also states editor-preferred payment rules and postal handling conditions for editor communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Evergreen Hope and Autumn's Parting Light
A lyric poem by C. Jeffreys contemplates enduring hope amid fading joys. It contrasts fleeting smiles with an evergreen hope and links autumn imagery to memory and the sorrow of parting. The verse meditates on beauty decaying yet hope persisting across time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Cronstadt
Ips
Shaw
C. Jeffreys
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Caveir
Morehead
Kentucky
Columbus
Ohio
N. Y. Star
Miami County Lyceum
J.R. South
Lyceum
All Nations
Liberty
America
United States
Osio
Muskingum
Ohio) Valley
Quincy Argus
Ofa
Fife
Illinois
Juniet Courier
Cludis
Tif
New Hampshire
Woorth
Child
New Ingland
Isis
Prussia
Lluddy
Fredevick
Sheais
Eve
VOL. I
A. Banks
J. B. Scott
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