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Out Of Funds And In Love A Humorous Riddle Poem
A humorous piece describes being out of cash and patience yet in love and doubt. The speaker jokes about being out of funds and “out at elbows” while quipping over debts, tailor’s accounts, and a landlord’s patience. The out of ink line caps a playful lament on being constantly out and in various predicaments.
Romantic elopement tale ends in dramatic pursuit
A Belchertown youth, hired as a dry goods salesman on Washington Street, wins the regard of a local heiress. A New York tailor’s interference sparks a doomed elopement to Providence, a fogbound river trip, and a dramatic pursuit as the groom-to-be follows a vanished bride toward a planned St John’s Chapel wedding.
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Belchertown
Washington Street
Tarpeta
New York
Chatham Street
B— Thanged
Schneider
Dedham
Providence
N. York
St. John’s Chapel
Netherby
Promised Bride Weds in Banleborough After Boston Return
The couple, after arriving by steamboat Cleopatra in Boston, were greeted by a faithful female friend. They proceeded with a fair companion to Banleborough Vermont where the marriage knot was tied. They returned to Boston on Tuesday evening amid well wishes.
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Boston
Pleasant Street
Banleborough
Boston Times
Bank in Wall Street Holds 1.6 Million in Specie
The Ex press notes a New York bank with 1.6 million dollars in specie on hand and a creditor position of 400000 dollars. Its circulation runs just over 300000 dollars, and it could extend its discount line to two million if securities are found.
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CPP
New York
The
Express
Wall Street
Alabama Legislation Moves to Liquidate State Bank
From Alabama the New York press reports a law liquidating all branches of the State bank with commissioners appointed to begin the process. A new general and specific tax will fund state expenses and redeem circulation, with repudiation denounced by all parties. The tax is expected to raise about 150000 dollars, one hundred thousand set aside for other uses. interest on state bonds is provided for for two years. State bank circulation totals about five million, with eight million in debts due. at least one third may be paid in the spring and more than half retired by July from taxes and collections.
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Alabama
New York
Dark substance falls in Missouri after heavy snow
Reports from the upper Missouri region describe a dark material like steel dust falling after the recent heavy snow. Sunlight was obscured for a day as dense clouds of the substance spread across several counties.
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St Louis
Missouri
Animal magnetism cures a Boston girl’s broken arm
A Boston young woman fractured a bone after a fall on ice. A surgeon was called, but the doctors used animal magnetism. She was placed in a somnambulistic state and the operation performed without pain while she stayed conscious. The arm remains paralyzed but will heal without typical pain.
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Boston
Millerism and its alleged mental toll on communities
The Worcester Axis reports seven insane individuals committed to the State Hospital in Worcester linked to Miller sect lectures and doctrines. Augusta Banner notes four maniacs sent to the hospital from a Fast town last week due to Miller belief. Portsmouth pastor Rev. Brown, a Calvinistic Baptist, announced conversion to Miller’s Second Advent doctrines in a recent sermon, after resigning his pastorate.
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Worcester Aixis
State Hospital
Worcester
Augusta
Mr. Brown
Portsmouth
Miller
Further Effects of Millerism Death of Mr Shortbridge
In New Hampshire papers an account notes the death of Mr Shortbridge aged fifty five. He was formerly a mer.
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New Hampshire
Shortbridge
Tragic Fall From Tree Ends Man's Ill Fate
In Ports mouth a man once respectable, ruined by business, suffered chronic mental derangement. On death day he awaited the second Advent in a self made white robe, climbed a tall tree, and fell to the ground, dying instantly from a broken neck according to the Boston Bulletin.
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Portsmouth
Boston Bulletin
Preservative mixture for weatherproofing wood and brick
Melt rosin with train oil and brimstone, then mix in color ground with oil to achieve the desired shade. Apply hot and thin, with a second coat after the first dries. Reported to preserve timber and protect brickwork from weather for years.
Battle near Campeachy a major clash in Yucatan
The New Orleans Tropic reports 800 Mexicans killed in a battle before the walls of Campeachy with 500 Mexicans fallen including a son of Santa Anna. Yucatan losses number 75. Date cited is the 4th instant. Reinforcements arrive aboard Montezuma and Regenerador from Vera Cruz. Sisal attacked by Montezuma with no disaster. Yucatan vows to adopt a national flag and declares independence.
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Yucatan
New Orleans
Campeachy
Santa Anna
Revolution in St Domingo reported from Aux Cayes
The Savannah Republican relays authentic 7th inst. intelligence of a January 25 revolt near Aux Cayes led by Col. Riviere seeking a new US modelled constitution. In Port au Prince chaos arms a hostile mood. Captain Baker departs. Boyer rumored to flee or seek French aid as 4,000 to 5,000 insurgents loom. United States agent Gooch notes widespread revolt and suspended trade with fighting anticipated.
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St. Domingo
Woodstock
Savannah
Aux Cayeés
Aux Cayes
Riviere
United States
Port Au Prince
Baker
Sunder
Boyer
Saiil
France
Republican
Wm. B. Gooch
The St Domingo Revolution Report from Pandora
The Pandora at Koston cites Jeretiine dispatches to the $dinst. Patriot troops claim 1200 men, growing daily, with six Boyer regiments overrun. They fought two battles, killed 300 government troops and two generals, and hold the entire island's west end. Quiet as Pandora sailed, Patriots hold the town in good spirits.
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St. Domingo
Pandora
Koston
Jeretiie
Port Au Prince
Boyer
Earthquakes in the West Indies reported again
A late New Orleans paper adds intelligence on the West Indies quake effects. The British brig Diadem from Kingston Jamaica brings further details last evening, describing damage and aftershocks seen in Kingston and nearby ports.
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West Indies
New Orleans
Diadem
Kingston
Jamaica
Earthquake Devastates Caribbean Isles St Kitts St Thomas Nevis
Intelligence from the West Indies reports a severe earthquake that nearly destroyed the islands of St Kitts, St Thomas, and Nevis. Estimates place their combined population around fifty thousand, with St Kitts about 25,000 and Nevis around 10,000 per the 1834 census.
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West Indies
Kingston
St Kitts
St Thomas
Nevin
St. Thomas
Nevis
Mevis
Battle of Austerlitz Memoir Excerpt Ends in Lake Tragedy
Col Servzier portrays Napoleon’s pursuit of retreating Russians on the ice of a lake during Austerlitz. Despite orders to fire, artillery delayed ten minutes. A simple elevating method by a comrade’s howitzers sank 35,000 Russians and Austrians under frozen waters.
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Col
Servzier
Napoleon
New York Evening Post
Austerlitz
Comet Visible Night Sky Glows In Boston
The Boston Evening Journal notes on Saturday evening the comet was distinctly visible with its tail, presenting a beautiful sight in the sky.
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Boston Evening Journal
Anne Eus
Millerism death tale from Portsmouth reader
A Portsmouth New Hampshire letter reports the death of John H. Shoritidge. A devoted Millerist, he climbed a high tree to ascend to heaven but fell and fractured his neck, ending his belief driven count.
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Portsmouth
New Hampshire
John H. Shoritidge
Miller
Murder on Broadway Ends Bowler's Life in Broad Daylight
J Corlis keeper of a Broadway bowling alley was shot in the head at Broadway and Leonard street. He died after 10. A woman in conversation fled across the street. Earlier Colton a Vesey street gambling-house keeper attempted to shoot him but failed. Colton and wife held on suspicion with theories of revenge and criminal relation to Colton's wife.
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Broadway
New York
J. Corlis
Leonard Street
Corlis
J. H Colton
Vesey Street
Colton
Hidden Fortune Found After Heir’s Inheritance
Heirs to a wealthy New York citizen discovered a large sum in the late owner's house. They traced a total of one hundred thousand dollars, mostly in bank checks aged one to three years, not certified but paid promptly upon presentation. The bills were in bank ledgers and across several city banks. Such windfalls are rare indeed.
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New York
Remarkable natural curiosity exhibition in city
A boy named Anderson, recently brought to the city, presents an extraordinary freak of nature. Born in Monroe County Mississippi, his condition astonishes spectators as authorities describe the unusual birth and display.
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Anderson
Tha
Monroe County
Miss
Remarkable Child Impresses Experts as Adolescent Wonder
In April of 1839 a boy described as Gerriet Hed, four years old, displays facial hair a voice and musculature resembling an 18 to 20 year old. Observers including eminent physicians deem him a marvel, noting his strength ability to move a 140 pound master and lift a chair with ease.
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Mobile Chronicle
Court Finds Free Man Guilty of Slave Secreting
James Delain a free man of color from Albany New York who served as steward on the packet Schooner Bega pire was accused of secretoing on board and abducting two slaves from the state belonging to Mr Allman. He was brought before the borough court yesterday, found guilty, and sentenced to twelve years in the penitentiary.
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James Delain
Albany
New York
John Allman
Norfolk Beacon
Escape of Texan prisoners from Matamoros to Texas
A report from Matamoros recounts Texan prisoners seized near Mier escaping to Texas after the guard joined a village dance, arms tied behind them. Colonel Fisher led 15 to 20 fugitives along the upper route toward San Antonio, while Mr. Nelson followed via Gonzales and Washington, crossing the Rio Grande after 75 miles. The escapeors suffered hunger and exposure, travelling days and nights.
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Matammores
Mier
Saltillo
Teatés
Thomas Nelsson
Matamoras
Rio Grande
Col Fisher
San Antonio
Nelson
Gonzales
Washington
Tia Fe
Thin Ely
Nelo Orletine
Desperate Brooklyn Navy Yard Tragedy Ends in Violence
A laborer at the Brooklyn Navy Yard named Dougherty, facing eviction, shot his landlord after learning his family would be turned out. He then wounded himself with a razor, as his mentally ill wife and crying children watched in a harrowing scene. The wounded man lay bleeding while the family cried out and the scene drew responders.
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Aurora
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Dougherty
Jes
Railroad Accident at Stock Bridge, Mass
Saturday a railroad collision at a stock bridge in Massachusetts involved cars going off the rack and the engine striking a frame house where laborers stood. One man had his leg hacked off below the knee, another suffered severe foot injuries, and several others were injured.
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