No eloquence surpasses a holy life in speechless power
From the Religious Souvenir of 1834 Aura Sententle presents moral maxims and spiritual reflections. It quotes Jay Rutherford Haly Bruton Dillwyn Milton Sibbes Wesley Jer Collier and Toplady on faith assurance humility and the Christian life, emphasizing inner virtue and the superiority of true belief over doctrine alone.
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Jay
Rutherford
Halybruton
Dillwyn
Ibid
Milton
Sibbes
Wesley
Jer. Collier
Wakefield Woman Leaves 307 A Year For Life To Her Dog
An elderly Wakefield woman who died recently left in her will a bequest of 307 a year for the life of her favorite dog. The deceased was described as an old maid.
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Mrs. Lincoln
Colburn
Euclid
Wilkins
Keith
Blair
M'Lwaine
Goodrich
JOHN H. MARSDEN
France
Baltimore
s. S. SCHMACHER
J. F. MACFARLANE
JOHN HOUCK
J. B. McPHERSON
WM. MCCLELLAN
THOS. C. MILLER
ROBT
G. HARPER
Gettysburg
Wakefield
Open countenance as a doorway to inner life
A concise reflection equates an open face with a dial that plainly reveals internal states. It suggests that visible expression mirrors inner feelings, making the countenance a true measure of character and emotion.
Proclamations and protests shadow early American politics
Washington April 23 1834. A letter recounts how Congress and the General clash over power and money, arguing the Constitution limits and defines the President's authority. The narrator likens political maneuvers to a tailor’s coat and a rural tavern tale, warning of ongoing protests against Senate independence and treasury control. The piece blends mock dialogue with political commentary and local anecdotes.
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Dwight
New York Daily Advertiser
Senate Cramann
Washington
Clay
Webster
Preston
Senate
Donalton
Congress
United States
House of Representatives
ben
Adams
Madison
Jefferson
Congress haint
hull
General
enuf agia
Treasury
Supreme Court
Supreme Court haint
Mother House
Jesse Brownin
Elam Knowles
Peter Bliss
Sile
J. DOWNING
Downingville Miltia
2d Brigade
Almanac fragments on Belfast day length and English city populations
The excerpt lists solstice day lengths for Belfast in 1533 and provides 1831 Parliament population figures for English cities such as London Manchester Liverpool Birmingham and others including Halifax Bristol Sheffield Merthyr Tydvil Swansea Wrexham Mold and Holywell.
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England
London
Manchester
Liver
Birmingham
Halifax
Bristol
Sheffield
Wales
Merthyr Tydvil
Swansea
Wrexham
Camarthen
Mold
Flint
Holywell
Seed change improves crop cleanliness in 1832 report
An Elveri farmer notes long use of the same seed caused black dust and sickness among laborers. After switching to purer seed from Richmond and washing impure stock with lime water, harvests were cleaner and yields better. Augusta Chronicle urges Duane for Presidency. bachelors taxed debate. Seminoles depart Apalachicola for New Orleans to collect a Congress grant. President's Protest Message contains many instances of the word I.
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Oasis
Richmond
State bank superiority cited over Bank of Virginia
The Richmond Compiler notes there is no State bank in the Union better able to meet demand than the Bank of Virginia. Indiana funds the Wabash and Erie canal with 32 miles contracted and 60 more planned this year. Riots in the Fifth Ward, New York cost the city about 11 20 dollars for medical aid and troop calls, with more potential disbursements.
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Star & Republican BANNER
LV. Communications, &c
Richmond
Union
Bank of Virginia
Indiana
Sifth Ward
New York
Calf With Eight Feet Reported In Orwell Township
The Bradford Argus notes a cow belonging to a local gentleman in Orwell township, in that county, calved with eight regular feet. Each leg ends above the dew-claws and the neck is described as twice the normal length, creating a remarkable livestock anomaly.
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Bradford Argus
Orwell township
Transfer of Norristown Register and Harrisburg Reporter Purchase
The Norristown Register is transferred to Adam Slemmer Prothonotary of Montgomery County. Mr Patterson the late proprietor of the Register has bought half of the Harrisburg Reporter.
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Norristown Register
Adam Slemmer
Montgomery county
Mr. Patterson
the
Register
Harrisburg
The Rarer Snake and Its sixty rattle tale
A curious serpent famed for a tail cup rattle makes audible noises at twenty yards. An emigrant family fell victim when rattlesnakes swarmed their cabin, biting and terrifying occupants as they fled, many dying in frightful circumstances.
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Hezekiah Van Orsdel
Geometry
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Hi. J. 5
DICKEY & HIMES RM UEN
Philadelphia
Bal- Limore
CHRISTIAN DOBLER
CABINP BPA
KfHe
ENFIELD, CONN
Guernsey
Gettysburg, Mi
dr. Bean
JOHN BROWN
Germany township
JAMES RENSHAW
WELLAR
Trustees
THE GARLAND
Toon
brandis
Dhan amd
Ile
Addison
Downing
Scotland
Glasgow
Edinboro
Aberdeen
Paisley
Dundee
Greenock
Leith
Perth
Ireland
Cork
Pipperary
Mayo
Down
Antrim
Pyrene
Donegall
VVAiuiram
Was. Wirr
lems
Belfast
Augusta Chronicle
Wm. J. Duane
debating society of
Pottsville
Apalachicola
New Orleans
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