Bockius Brothers Offer Varieties at Philadelphia Store
The Cheapish Comb and Variety Store owned by Bockius and Brother in Philadelphia advertises a broad assortment of brushes and combs. They claim better prices and guaranteed quality, urging merchants to compare and purchase locally.
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Daniznls & Smite’s
Cuxar New & Second
Wasp Boon Stone
North Wear
Fourth and Arch Street
Boons
Theol
Silvaries Avi
London
Philadelphia
iSte
Portep. & Kinglise
Grocers
Archi
Philad
WM. G. Mason
Chesnut
Ind
Odd Fellows
Sons of Temperance
Heavey
Bockius
Combs & Varieties
Third
Dela Race St
Gold Fever and Panama Route Lore Rally Across Isthmus
The article warns of Panama route dangers and notes readers’ rush to California using New York Herald insights. It describes Chagres town conditions with swampy streets, fever risks, and canoe travel, then shifts to Panama City’s climate, market, and hotels, and ends with a debate on a Pacific railroad including Dow and Whitney views and a suggested US military road concept.
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California
Ophir
Panama
New York Herald
Isthmus
Chagres
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Tropics
Pacific Ocean
Cathedral of
Jamaica
Pearl Islands
Chariqui
Davis
Payta
Peru
Guayauil
Ecuador
India
Sarsaparilla
Atlantic
Jesse E. Dow
The
Washington Union
Pacific
Whitney
Congress
Dow
Lardner
North Atlantic
John Jacob Astor
Independence
Great Western Ocean
Astor
Northwest
Iron Horse
Rothschild
Parvaim
Prairies
Rio Passo
Vera Cruz Bay
Tehuantepec
Gulf of Mexico
England
United States
France
Stephens Ourcharge D'Affaires
Victoria
Maryland
Washington
Ohio River
Wheeling
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
Indiana
Springfield
Ilinois
Mississippi
St. Louis
Missouri
Westport
Kansas River
St. Vrain’s Fort
South Fork
Platte
Fort Laramie
North Fork
Kanzas
Speak Kindly and Help the Grieving Heart
The verse urges gentle speech to soothe a wounded heart and to support the poor. It emphasizes compassion as a force that uplifts minds and warms the afflicted, warning against hard words that deepen sorrow and poverty.
A Sexton of the Old School Reflects on Washington
The piece weighs Washington's unique merge of mind and morals against others and recalls a Boston reaction to his death in 1899. It cites Erskine and Lord Brougham praise, compares Taylor to Washington, and ends with a nostalgic tale of a man who wept for Washington’s death, though he never met him.
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Washington
Washington’s
Erskine
Taylor
Messrs
Casa
van Buren
Cesar
New England
Boston
Dorchester Point
Hancock
Commission On
Justice of the Peace
Nose Bitten Off by Horse At Doylestown Livery Stable
A youth tending horses at John Weikel’s livery stable in the borough had his nose bitten off by a horse after playful teasing. A physician repaired the injury and the boy is recovering well. The item ends with a moral note on wealth and wants.
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Nosa
Doylestown
John Weikel
Hope in Heaven Amid the Coal Pit Slavery
Reverend Hitchcock recounts a visit thousand feet underground in Mid Lothian Mines Virginia where a blind enslaved door keeper sang of heaven as he faced bleak work. The scene contrasts earthly ruin with the Christian promise of resurrection morning and ultimate liberty in heaven.
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Hitchcock
Mid Lothian
Jonah
Earth
Exiled Irish Observer Finds Ocean Feast And War News
The poem fragment cites a New York Universe piece with lobster and oyster meals by a hungry exile. It weaves in patriotic lines and references to Texan reading, dawns at night, and mosquito bites as a serene beach scene contrasts with weather and bedbugs. Strong entities include New York Universe and references to Erin.
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New York
Erin
Columbia
Texas
Message From A Prisoner In Tea Trade Inspires Help
A Boston, Massachusetts, letter found with a five dollar note in a tea chest refers to Edward Lovett, claiming he is a prisoner for six years and asking his mother to seek government aid in Washington for his release. The piece also notes Tuscaloosa factory plans to use slave labor to mass produce textiles at low cost.
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Bangor
N. H
Washington
Edward Lovett
Nancy Lovetl
Boston
Mass
Stave Lason
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tuscaloosa County
Patchwork News and Notes From An Early City
A mixed clipping notes book values a rare volume, then reports a contract to build twelve prefabricated frame buildings for delivery to California. Petitions push cheap postage in Boston. Comical hat lore circulates amid moral quotes. Paris and New York population figures and church counts appear. Isthmus railroad plans favor Americans, contrasting Tehuantepec options and private British-backed speculation.
Buckwheat Cake Griddle Care From An Old Housekeeper
A fragment outlines a baking tip claiming the griddle should never be greased as grease taints the buckwheat cakes and fills the house with burnt odor. It advises washing with hot soap, scouring with dry sand, heating, and rubbing with fine salt and oacoarao cloth, then re applying salt after each cake.
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Uris
Bosijom
Ae’ Eeestess
Masser
Sunbury
Northumberland
Union
Lycoming
Hefer Toi
Lordtad
South Second
Wert East Side
Henry Coulter
Philade'phia
A. MC
Conrad Meyer
Madame Castellan
W. Vaca
Vitus Temps
O Franklin
Ware-room
Franklin Institute
Franklin
Jed
Mayer
Meyer
Manufacturwest
H. B. Masser
Daily News
Mason 89 Graphic
Higgins
Thomas
Darien
Orney
Cruces
Gorgona
Wiles
Ager
MR. Whitney
Europe
United States Army
U. States
DY Mas, Luella J. Cann
smiPietow
David 8. Anderson
Trenton, N. J
Star
San Francisco
Cuaries Brooks
Jane Cason
Fling & Hofty
Paris
Prentice
Louisville Journal
National Intelligencer
Republic of
New Grenada
Santa Anna
Messrs. Manning
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