Autumnal Death and color through nature's fading light
A fragmented 1838 column juxtaposes poems on autumn beauty and mortality with a travel note from Columbus Illinois. It references Natire's Beauty, a maiden’s gaze, and the inevitability of death, then shifts to a description of clothing, coins, and a tailor made by a distant artisan, ending with local journal quips about butter controversy and upcoming agricultural events in Columbus.
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D.L. H. Pepen
Columbus, Ill
Salt River Journal
Missouri
Guy Journal
Yaiet
Marshall
Cheevesen
Richimond
Mead
Natchez
Eagi
Quincy Argus and Democrats face death rumors
In Quincy on November 3, editorials show loco foco papers predicted to die, while the Quincy Whig remains healthier and more patronage dependent. The Burlington Gazette cites Col. Chapman of Iowa in Congress, with discourse on party shifts and Administration ties. A murder report from Columbus Mass suggests a tall, 30-year-old man, with distinctive dentition, found near town.
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Loco Foco
Quincey’ Argus
Chicago Democrat
Quincy W
Shakspeare
Post
Ofice
Col. Chapman
Iowa
Burlington Gazette
W. O. Cuarman
Congress
Col. Chapstan
Gen
Jackson
van Buren
Teast
Gazette
Battle of Grokow remembered in the Warsaw siege tale
An eyewitness account details the 1831 Grokow battle near Warsaw with Russian forces numbering over 180 thousand, Polish resistance under General Skryznecki, fierce infantry and artillery exchanges, and a dramatic retreat that left Warsaw echoing with Polish cries. The narrative recalls field casualties, heroism of Polish battalions, and the impact on civilians watching from the capital.
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Grokow
Europe
Wavre
Vistula
Patna
Constantine
Skryznecki
Marengo
Austerlitz
Miders
Poland
Warsaw
Balkan
Tles
Stephens
Elopement at Anderson’s store sparks distress in town
The well known Segar girl Mary Cecilia Rogers, daughter of a Pitt Street mother, absconded near the hospital area after a letter hinted at suicide over a love affair. The tale notes anxiety to learn her whereabouts, while critiquing public gaze on female workers and sugar store temptations in Broadway.
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Coe
Ophelig
Broadway
Furious Attacks on Mrs Van Amburgh at Astley's
Since Wednesday the theatre world has buzzed about the fierce attacks on Mrs. Van Amburgh at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre. The lion and tiger show titled the Tri an Conqueror of Pompeii has drawn much public notice as Mr Van Amburgh faces criticism for use of corporal punishment with a large horsewhip on a tiger unable to perform.
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Mr. van Amburgh
Leng
Jengih
Wnimal
Aire van Aimbareh
John Tall
Tiget
Mrs. van Amburgh
Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre
Pompei
van Amburgh
Indian Confederacy bill discussed in Congress
A Washington Intelligencer excerpt outlines a bill to form a Confederacy of Indian Tribes west of the Mississippi with a General Government. The plan would grant a delegate to reside in Washington, set broad territorial boundaries, and require assent from tribes and the President. The Senate praised the measure. the House failed to act as adjournment ended proceedings.
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Washington Intelligencer
Congress
Mississippi
United States
Oath Tribe
Confederacy
Washington
Missouri
Arkansas
Red River
Senate
Crittenden
Nays
Allen
Banton
Brown
Calhoun
Niles
Norvell
Hhouse of Representatives
Howe
Holden
Slames
Phil
Gaz
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Ouseley
Hook
Natire
Emile
Amile
Acronis
Columbus
Quincy
Columbus,Massis
Timrad
Ollie
Mampo City
Boston
Boston News
Tony
Niagara
N. Y
Cow Bay
Cow Neck
Oyster Bay
Trallett’s Cove
Jefferson
Giles
New York
China
Patel
Honda
Uasnay
Chorburn
Albany
Maine
Rocky Mountains
Carson
Kings
Queens
Datelesa
Orange
Jeanie Cake—Fox
Jennie Dawson
Bachelors’ Club
Jennie
Johnny
Toby x
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Halletts’ Cove
Bank of
Huglind
Daniel Forrester
Main
Losry
Widhing
Waar
Forrester
Analbirg Ionantal
Jalland
Forester
Cornhill
America
Lng
Isi
Jonkina
Isaac
Jenkins
Limeliaut
Jack Downing
Segar Girl
N. Orleans
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