Harry Curwen Wins Entry to Washington Circles
Young Harry Curwen appeals to President Washington after being rebuffed by General Knox. Washington grants him a path to service as a volunteer, linking him with General Knox and Col. Pickering, and he begins a rapid rise through the war offices toward Harmar and St. Clair.
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Yorktown
Knox
Congress
Harry
Essex County
Pickering
Harmar
Harry Curwen
War Office
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Washington
Sarah
Gabriel
Evangeline
Fort Harmar
Voyage of the ark ends with a perilous river crossing
The ark with Sarah and Cephas Titcomb’s party sets off on western waters. A sudden squall capsizes their canoe near a fallen tree. Sarah and Mary cling to a willow and reach a river island where they discover a remote encampment of two Native women, who appear wary yet non threatening.
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Nash
Newby
Oll
Protector
Sarah-Miriam
John Fairchild
Jersey City
Mississippi
Monongahela
Ohio
Red Jacket
Cephas Titcomb
Sarah
Parson Cutler
Fort Harmar
Ark
Cephag Titcomb
Mary
Salem
Marblehead
Cephas
Mary Titcomb
Sara
Denny
Reason as Religion in Europe and America Pivoting on Christ
A late 19th century tract argues that forms of organized religion are paganism and that true faith rests on reason guided by biblical authority. It denounces Church of England and other denominations while praising Christianity as universal spiritual truth from Jesus Christ, urging reason over clerical authority.
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Whitten
Dispatch
Jesus Christ
Lord
Humphrey Ward
Church of England
Christ
Gladstone
Isaiah
Moses
Paul
Peter
Cyprian
Demetrius
Mr. Gladstone
Robert Elsmere
England
Onia
Nepal
Coe Aed
Mpa
The Central Question of Jesus Christ in Modern Thought
A fragmentary essay arguing that no system can be perfect if God reveals Himself through creation and redemption. It contrasts Jesus with Socrates Buddha Marcus Aurelius and Marcus Aurelius, noting Christ’s life as the enduring center of world history and moral impulse.
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Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Christ
Mrs. Ward
Socrates
Buddha
Marcus Aurelius
Jesus
Europe
America
Jesus Christ
England
United States
Lord Jesus Christ
Mareling
George Washington
The Confidence Man in the Second Avenue Hall
A sharp young man asks a woman for a suit of clothes claiming it is her husband’s Sunday suit. She notes the husband has been dead 18 years, and the man realizes he has mistaken the scene for a confidence game and departs.
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Detroit
Perhapal
Jack Dirigo on a visit and a tense family moment
A fragment shows Jack Dirigo addressing his father during a visit. The father warns and tries to quiet a tense scene as an exchange hints at family discipline and concern. The line includes judge-like interference and a cautious, protective tone.
Life of Horses in Domesticity Draws Brutal Racing Critique
A caustic essay argues horses suffer under human control. Women are blamed for cruel riding while racing harms young horses, preferring speed over staying power. The piece urges humane treatment, proper stabling, and owner knowledge of horse care to curb abuse.
Insects eyes and sight debated by naturalists
A Newcastle Chronicle discussion reviews whether insects are short sighted. It notes many insects have numerous compound eyes and sometimes simple eyes, with varying facet counts from about 50 to over 25 000, and questions whether multiple facets can see separate images.
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Meloe
Shark Swallows Cargo from Steamer Wake
Sailors hauled a 16 foot shark aboard near Sidney after it tailed a passenger steamer from Frisco. The post mortem revealed a bizarre cargo including camp stool, bloomers, tobacco tins, a bible, cigars, teeth, keys, a corkscrew, a coat, and a coffin ate. The shark supposedly disgorged 25 yards of the steamer’s wake as it followed.
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Chicago Times
Sidney
Frisco
Mr. Shark
A Joke on His Mamma
An eight year old New Haven boy, who had learned German alone, plans to say his prayers in German to surprise his mother. His father vetoes the idea, but the boy insists it is not a joke on God but on mamma.
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King Street
Morristown
Harry
General Knox
Curwen
Louis
Ng Wen
Sai Ren
Ezrin
Peet
Ohio
Kentucky
Parson Cutler
Mr. Symmes
Harry Carwen
Salem
Sarah Parris
Francis
George Barnwell
Brooklyn
Harlem
Jersey
Arry Caerwen
Cnt
Colonel Pickering
Washington
Harry Curwen
George Washington
Rappahannock Farm
Lord Fairfax
Governor Gowdoin
Crowninshield
Gurwen
Corwen
Eipeanal
New York
Knox
Northwest Territory
George
John Curtis
Robert Elemere
John P. Cowles
Ipswich
Maso
Bishop Butler
Casalaly
Oxford
Origen
New Haven
New Haven Palladium
Ngoan
Two Spires Noted on Church in Offhand Exchange
A fragmented exclamation references a church with two spires during an informal remark. The text shows a stray curse word and lacks clear narrative, but highlights the church’s architectural feature as a point of emphasis in a casual exchange.
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Pauline
Pase
Is the Play Wicked A Criticism From a Worldly Standpoint
A Chicago period piece argues against banning theater via Christian rhetoric. It counters Dr Talmage and newspaper evidence as unreliable and illogical, contending moral bias has no basis to condemn all theater or reading. It cites Mr Cuyler on theatergoers and business virtue.
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Whitten
Henry Irving
Edwin Booth
Joseph Jef
Talmage
Salvation Army
Ariong
Ee Cuyler
Strange Chinese Worship Practices Described in Prayer Form
An 19th century account outlines how a Chinese man prays before a life sized deity named Jou using two wooden sticks to seek divine answers. A paper prayer slips method and offerings via a bronze furnace outside the door complete the ritual as a conduit to heaven.
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John Chinaman
Jou
Rwanda
Not of Modern Origin Evidence of Interviewing in Caesar Era
A London Globe fragment argues that interviewing was known in Caesar's time. It counters modern views by pointing to Julius Caesar’s era, noting the press and Claes mime as examples of early interview-like enterprise.
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Cesar
London Globe
Bone
Juline Caeser
Ceesr
Claes
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