The Secret of Success and the Builder of Fortune
A reflective essay argues success stems from focused effort and unity of aims. It cites Demosthenes, Newton, Crichton and others, asserting labor, discipline, and directing mind to a single object build fortune. It contrasts talent breadth with concentrated pursuit and ends with the maxim Every man is the builder of his own fortune.
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Bacon
Plato
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Good Night Poem Translation From German Source
Fragmentary OCR presents a bilingual poem of good night wishes. It weaves German lines with English renderings about rest, dreams, and dawn. The speaker invokes guardianship, tender phrases, and a loved one's voice awaiting morning.
Memoirs of the Duchess of Abrantes and Murat's Lisbon Plan
Murat sought covert contact with Junot in Portugal while Madrid streets buzzed with guerillas and Castanos’ troops. Baron Strogonoff advised sending a Polish lancer disguised as a Russian to carry despatches to Admiral Siniavin in Lisbon. Krasinski produced an eighteen year old recruit named Leckineli willing to risk capture to achieve neutrality. Murat warmed to the plan, awaiting final instructions to the spy mission.
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Best way to be happy by staying active and employed
The text argues happiness comes from avoiding brood and remaining active through work. It distinguishes the industrious poor from the inactive unhappy, warns against mourning lost resources, and claims industry preserves health and happiness while indolence dulls energy and invites dyspepsia.
Why Lightning Flashes And Thunder Rumbles Explained
Popular Chemistry answers common questions on lightning and thunder. It describes lightning as an electric fluid discharge, varying between cloud to cloud, earth to cloud, or cloud to earth, and notes thunder arises from air undulation caused by the electricity.
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Franklin
New-York
Trial
Royal Society
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Arcana of Science and Art
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Marraias Revealed as Arch Villain in Niagara Poison Plot
The piece accuses Marraias of poisoning a Niagara victim and portrays him as a symbol of crime and depravity. It condemns his alleged guilt and calls for punishment beyond any penal code given the alleged atrocity.
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Marraias
New York
Niagara
Tur Mecnamic Pursuit Elevates A Poverty Stricken Mechanic
A terse chronicle praises a resilient mechanic who, through steadfast labor, rose from poverty to establish a respectable standing. His unyielding perseverance and self-made success inspire others to overcome obstacles and improve their own situations.
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Ireland Population and Occupations in 19th Century Census
Fragmented figures show Ireland’s population at 1,167,401 with 3,972,521 females? and a gender imbalance favoring females. It notes 385,066 families in 249,816 houses, 15,908 houses building, and 40,654 uninhabited. Occupations span agriculture, trade, and crafts with 884,330 in agriculture and 249,359 in trades. Leinster leads professional groups, Munster has the largest occupiers, Dublin cited for servants and urban density. City population within its bounds is 265,31 inhabitants.
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Fractured Tale of a Bride and a Vengeful Suit
A Camden Journal item recounts a grim tale of a man who wooed a woman who refused him then pursued marriage, later stabbing the wife through a cruel ruse and fleeing. The account ends with a note of tragedy and banishment, underscoring a fatal fall from a horse.
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Camden Journal
Fragmentary thought on rule and rulemaker
A brief fragment questions knowledge of reign and power, stating uncertainty about governing methods and authority, leaving interpretation to readers.
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