Sunbury American Offers Subscriptions and Advertising Terms
An early Sunbury document outlines subscription rates of two dollars per year with half year payments, advertising rates by the square inch, and printing services. It notes shipping from Sunbury to Northumberland county and mentions improvements, iron manufacturing, steam tools, and steamboat provisions linked to local shipping and business services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adenree
Guibauh
Danerting
Alvethaements
The Vaudois Missionary by Whittier
Poem excerpt by J G Whittier recounting a wandering silk merchant and a noble lady who, moved by a pearl of price, embraces the Word of God. A tale of humility, conversion, and spiritual renewal set against the Vaudois hills and a courtly within.
Odd Fragments From Sunbury Masonic Notices
Fragmentary 1855 notices describe GAUSQUEHANNA CAMP No 29 of the O of the USA meeting at a New Hall opposite weightstore Sunbury with names SHINDEL and SHINDEL W C Biul’s Wieser. GUNBURY COUNCIL No 30 of US A MOM meets weekly in American Hall opposite Bright's store. Members urged to attend.
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Gausquehanna
U.S. A
Weightstore
Sunbury
Saloon Reopens in Market Square Sunbury
QfAS opens at the former J W Washington saloon in Market Square Sunbury offering oysters fresh and spiced and a hearty bill of fare. The restaurant will be open at all hours and invites families and parties to sample conditions, dated September 22 1895.
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Qfas
J. W. Washington
Market Square
Sunbury
French Calfskins and Leather Goods Ad from Philadelphia Firm
Leather firm LEATHER, FROIGZ, HENDRY & Co announces NYROYCO manufactures and imports French calfskins and soles. Located at No 29 North Third Street Philadelphia. Advertisement dated February 17, 1855.
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Froigz, Hendry & Co
North Third Street
Philadelphia
Farmers Take Notice of Flaxseed Purchase Offer
Farmers are advised the Cheap Store of KE offers to buy 100 bushels of flaxseed at the highest market price. Sale date noted as October 6, 835 in Sonhoee with delivery to the store. The notice lists varied work boxes and related items for sale.
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Sonhoee
A Visit to a Southern Mansion Amid Mournful Tales
A traveler describes entering a Georgia estate at sunset and meeting a cultured master whose somber mood follows the death of a trusted, Christian servant. The host reflects on slavery and loyalty, and the guest notes the stark contrast between free and slaveholding regions.
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Georgia
Tlal
Republic
Howe
Free States
Night funeral of a poor negro in the South
The narrator describes attending a funeral procession for a Black laborer. A long line of enslaved people followed a coffin, torches lit the route, and a Black preacher led a solemn hymn from memory. The scene leaves the observer profoundly moved by the misty night and communal mourning.
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Amy Northern
Odd Church Scene and Polar Weather Anecdotes
A fragmented passage depicts a church porch scene with a portly sexton guiding a visitor, followed by a critique of a preacher's wealth and a humorous riff on religious observance. The text shifts to a quoted 19th century scientific note arguing temperature extremes affect health, citing Arctic and Franconia NH examples and noting Arctic navigators’ health stability.
Dr Kane Arctic Expedition Book Planned By Publishers
Dr Kane is described as working on his Arctic expedition study to be published by Childs and Peterson. The work aims for release next year with an estimated cost of twenty thousand dollars. It will include twenty steel engravings, including portraits of Dr Kane and Mr Grinnell, under J M Butler supervision, with wood-cuts by Van Ingen. The set will be two octavo volumes priced at five dollars for the complete work.
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Kaxw
Messra, van Ingen
Lecomerox
Pennsyvania
Abolition Party
U. S
Lawrence
Prairie Bill
Fort Riley
Cutler
Warren
Kansas Territory Factions Arm for Defence in Lecompton
Letters from Lecompton Kansas Territory describe a broad armed stance by abolition opponents backed by U S troops and local judges. Reports cite camps near Lawrence and Leavenworth with 1000 plus men, rifles, and artillery aiming to deter rebels with bloodshed avoided.
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Dean C
Mvet
Tharedagy
U.S
U. S
Massacuvetts
Sharp's
Shannon
le Lawa
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Abolition Papers
Lawrene
Boston
Sharpening Rations: Acid Baths Improve Blades, Says German Study
A German scientific journal outlines a simple method to sharpen rakes and blades by soaking in water with one twentieth weight muriatic or sulfuric acid for half an hour. The acid polishes by uniform corrosion, needing only a light wipe and a few hours to finish. It claims improvements for well hardened blades and broader use for sickles and scythes.
Hog crop value and swine numbers across nations
Cowen Vaice notes the U S hog crop may reach about two hundred million dollars, with pork lard output around 96 million pounds. P L Simmonds provides statistics on swine populations in Europe and beyond, including 50 million in the United States and large counts in Great Britain, Austria, France and Russia, plus lard imports by England and Cuba.
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Cowen Vaice
Hoa
United States
Highland Society
Europe
Great Britaan
Ireland
Scotland
Austria
Austrian
Italy
France
Russia
Cincinnat
England
Cuba
Compositor Jones Sets City Weekly Ems Record
Boston Journal reports I P F Jones, a Journal compositor, last week composed distributed and corrected 120300 ems. At 32 cents per thousand ems the total paid was 6388.49 dollars, claimed to be the largest weekly bill by any compositor in the city to date.
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Swirr
Boston Journal
Sth Iist
I. PF. Jones
Journal
Dares Pourtay Weather Advice for Poultry
Weather guidance for cold days advises making each fowl take on six stone and trousers as a precaution. The fragment ends with a reminder that dressing poultry correctly will help them endure low temperatures.
At the Church Gate by W M Thackeray
A reflective dramatic lyric in which an unnamed speaker paces the church precincts and waits near the sacred space while the city hums outside. The voice longs to enter softly, fearing distraction of prayer, and imagines angels within the holy place as a divine encounter nears.
Mechanical invention rewards reach high prices
The Public Ledger notes that mechanical genius faces prejudice yet practical inventions pay well. Patents and rights fetch large sums, including Ward’s shingle machine for 25000, Roberson sewing machine portion for 30000, and Howe’s license profits. Several machines, like the Jerome loom, are set to be produced in New Haven amid rising demand.
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New Haven
Conn
Messrs
Jerome
Howe
Singer
Clark
Creamer
Pullic Ledger
Cannibal Murders Reported of Missionary Teachers
A New York bound missionary ship reports South Sea cannibals murdered two Raratongan teachers and their wives only nineteen days after landing. The editor notes the killings stem from sending fat missionaries to the island and decries the practice as a bad business.
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South Sea
New York
Tsund
Brovest
A Child’s Reply On A Crooked Tree And Courage
A child answers why a tree grows crooked by saying it was trod upon when it was little. The piece argues against stifling a child’s energy with terror, urging cautious guidance rather than suppression to nurture active spirit and direction.
New Fish Catching Trap Boosts Local Fishermen
A city article reports a merchant’s new iron toothed trap for black fish proves highly effective. Fishermen use steel triggers to lure and raise fish by the sinker system, drawing up three at a time, averaging one per minute, with demand rising above supply.
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Piamesawire
Centagoo
Delig
Pork Eaters Targeted by Worm Claims in Gazette
The Gazette Mercury alleges that tape worm trouble mainly affects pork eaters. It cites that Hebrews remain unaffected, pork butchers are prone, and dogs fed pork are affected. A claimed parasite evolution links eryxocer sus to diet, with experiments by M. Kachenmeister cited.
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Gazetts
Merlinale
Park
M. Kachenmeister
Ziiteria
Pou
Stone speech hints at hope in women eyes not cotton ears
In a late speech Lucy Stone remarked that there is cotton in the ears of men and urged seeking hope in the eyes of men women. The Evening notes the paraphrase and suggests the intended line pointed to women as sources of insight.
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Lucy Stone
Exrchange
Canada Thistles and the Toll of Interest on Farms
A Henry Ward Hoecker excerpt compares the force of interest to a relentless pest on farms. It likens debt to a web of bondage, gnawing a farmer’s substance with invisible teeth, while Canada thistles are described as a vicious, prolific plant rivaling the danger of crushing interest. The piece ends with a farmer preferring bedlam from Canada thistles over lying idle to debt.
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Henry Ward Hoecker
Mixed Antiquated Snippets and Oddities From 19th Century Pages
A collage of curious notes and jokes features political quips about 1839 Congress electing a Speaker, Millard Fillmore’s name, Niagara River depth, a girl’s goose joke, failed omelet plans, and satirical sketches. It also mentions Prescott’s works, a mail contract between Cairo and New Orleans, surgical quips, a pirate-like war of wits, and observations on Mormonism, the Kansas Constitution debate, census-like postal figures, and the rise of reading rooms in the British Museum.
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Columbia
Chas. Gibbens
Feq
Siters Dk. Seteres
Linn, Stith & Co
Pointoef
J. G. Whittier
Vaudois
Lady Fair
Mina
Vaudois Vale
P.M. Shindel
W. C. Biul
S Wieser
A. Hooven
B.S
Excelsoir Rating Saloon
Ceaules D. Weearton
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Y. H. Smith
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Fourth & Chestnut Sts
Alwaveon
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Pocket Booka
Danville
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Market Street
Danwille
Pennsylvania
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Stener &Lo
Moris and Wilts Home Journal
Viator
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Sexton
Norma
Hartstein
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Arctic
Australia
Franconia
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Kansas
Lecompton
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K.T
Pat Laughlin
Conners
G. FP. Warren
Leavenworth City
Leavenworth
Hoetenmtson
G. G
Bro
Kaneas Herald
Beeknan Street
Walden
Onas
J. Warnes
C.J. Warren
Sampson Miller
Joseph Elderby
Kyle
Brown
Linestone
Jak
Phelan
Waynesburg
Greeneco
W. Warren
Patterns and
Becknali Street
Cory
G. PF. Warner
Kansas Legion of
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G. W. Hutchinson
C.K. Holliday
Topeka
K. T. Quar
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Charles Leib
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Gatt
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Oreat
Moreat
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Heaven's Gate
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Tyrone
Millard Fillore
Niagara River
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Philips, Sampson & Co
Philip the Second
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Daily Mail
Cairo
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British Museum
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