Shepherd's Town Town Government Act Emerges
An 1816 law outlines a town government for Shepherds Town, appointing a mayor recorder and ten councilors by election each April first. It sets powers to establish markets, regulate streets, levy taxes, and enforce bylaws, with duties for a sergeant and other officers and rules for vacancies and oaths.
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General Assembly
Shepherd's Town
J Liprson
Common Council
United States
Belweed
Shepherds Town
Cilwen
Faith Itelty
Bey Bam
Covnell
Iferior
Jeffursan
Azarnat
May
Dane
Id Mayer
Thine Own Country Sing by W N Wallace
A poem exploring national genius and inspiration from American landscapes and history. The speaker recalls a wild-eyed Genius of the land, traces past and present visions, and urges drawing on home soil rather than distant muses to reach the Universal Heart.
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Heron's
The Enigmatic Foreign Correspondent of the Nineteenth Century
A critical view of the elusive foreign correspondent who travels without censor, claims omniscience, and reports progress on every opportunity. The piece notes his bold prophecies, the public fascination, and the paradox of producing substantial effect from seemingly trivial material amid a stagnant Washington scene.
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Ipon
Sevenice
Washington
The Yunias and neighboring tribes on the Colorado River
A Californian essay depicts the Yunias or Yunias fidaane on the Colorado and their neighbors. It lauds athletic build and dexterity of men and women, notes food sources such as mesquite beans, and describes fishing, bean gathering, and basket work. It contrasts tribal traits with Mexican and Apache groups and recalls a failed effort to civilize the Yunias.
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Colorado River
Red
Gila
Kaden
Calo Azula
Yunis Poear
Cala Raul
Ulles
Darily
Sumer
Ufica Paper
Ieee
Anil
Estes
Mneselves
Washington Correspondents and their Roguery in Newsrooms
A critique of Washington correspondents praising their vanity and opportunism. It mocks lazy wit and political slang, notes room for gossip, and warns readers about reliance on barroom rumors and staged revelations from insiders.
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Washinton
Furst
Washington
Mankee
Hhem
Hon. M. Co
Dobod
Jven
Letter from Webster's Daughter on her Innocent Father
A Manchester Messenger excerpt publishes a daughter’s letter at length defending her father, a man convicted by some, believed innocent by family. She pleads for public support, laments prejudice, and asks mercy while hoping justice will reveal the truth.
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Tamrnrper
Daniel Marsh
Filer
Beleas
Nover
Geller
Hanner W. Wenster
Fragmented Discourse on Union and Domestic Economy
A maze of garbled text debates loyalty to the Union, resistance to disunion, and calls to reform. The piece references political tensions, moral concern, and a discussion on domestic economy with a remark about butter prices, attributed to Boston Past.
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Boston
Shakespeare and the power of dramatic imagination
A reflective piece on Shakespeare as a source of glorified historical visions and emotional insight. It praises his genius and the lasting appeal of his depictions of virtue, love, ambition, and human frailty while noting readers seek out the underlying sources of his dramatic scenes.
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Shakspeare
Nore
Avon
W. F
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