23 Jan 1851
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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1851
Page
1
A census taker probes an Irish cottage with comic miscommunication. The mother inflates births, wards, and occupations while mixing English, dialect, and slang. The exchange reveals a large family, humor, and tension over official questions and penalties.
A family traveling on a Williamsburg ferry boat on the Fourth of July saw their youngest child drown after plunging overboard. The father attempted a rescue but failed, and the child was recovered lifeless by a deck officer. The mother remained distraught, and the family returned home in mourning.
A collage of vignettes on early American leaders and civic virtue. It recalls John Adams and John Hancock contrasting poverty and wealth, Hancock’s opulent tastes, and Washington’s siege era decisions. Anecdotes on friendship, fate, and Old World tales follow, topped by moral reflections and a Bangor earthquake note.
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