The American Boy Ode to Historic Battles
The poem urges a young American to stand on the Alleghenies and remember heroic sites from Bunker Hill Gettysburg Yorktown and Mishieftan while imagining the nation’s future. It references naval power, cadet imagery, and patriotic vows, invoking the nation’s founding struggles and battles.
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Curtis
Alleghany
Gage Cayon
Columbias
Anitlin
Cresser
Gage
Jane
Mouleie
Bunker
Monaouth
Yorktown
Kulelithoad
C. Gs
Fragmentary Verses on Sin and Pain
A poetic fragment ponders inner strain and the urge to avoid sin. The speaker reflects on the difficulty of fitting life to moral restraint, acknowledging ongoing struggle and remorse without resolution.
Influenza and local remedies in Raleigh Star snippets
The Raleigh Star reports influenza raging in the region with citizens affected and mentions a home remedy using licorice extract and paragogie in a drink. Also notes a Democratic remedy anecdote and a Tyrrell county election poll state of the vote following Senator Ephraim Mann’s death.
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Pratt
Tyrrell County
Ephraim Mann
Vaccine Making From Cow Pox Discussed In 19th Century Notes
The article summarizes how smallpox vaccine material can be produced by passing variolous matter through a young milking cow, then using healthy donor scabs. It notes the method’s purported reliability and cautions about using only healthy sources, plus references various political matters and treasury estimates from that era.
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Baltimore Medical and Surgical Journal
Taffey
Mystery of Bells Haunts a City Family
A city family endured a long spell of eerie bell noises waking at night and frightening servants and children. Terrified, the household kept watch as the incessant ringing continued until a servant investigated the bell area and uncovered the source of the disturbance.
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Pear
Baltimore Robbery and Convent Fire Sparks Rioting News
A rich Petersburg visitor robbed of 3400 dollars by four men on Lombard Street near Light, with a 500 dollar reward offered. Reports contrast with Charlestown Ursuline convent rioters who were acquitted though public opinion questions guilt. Norfolk plans banking expansion to compete with New York as a seaport. A rabid dog in Allegany dies, noted for a rare muscular spasm that fractured a leg.
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Baltimore Republican
Lockware
Petersburg
Lombard
Light Street
Charlestown
Norfolk
Charleston
New York
Allegany
Grambri
West Indies News and Ursuline Community Move
Reports from Jamaica and nearby colonies warn of poor labor for the new crop as apprentices refuse to work, with two thirds feared lost. The Ursuline community, after disruptions from Charlestown, has found a retreat at Briary Place Roxbury, awaiting December to reopen their school and requesting respectful patience from locals.
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West Indies
Jamaica
Demarara
St. Lucia
Charlestown
Briary Place
Roxbury
St. Benedict
Boston Paper
Henry Johnston Merchant Tailor Opens New Goods Line
Henry Johnston, a merchant tailor, reports a fresh import from New York featuring superfine cloths cassimeres and fashionable velvets and silks. He invites local and distant customers to inspect quality and prices, with promises of timely service and custom tailoring to current fashion.
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New York
Clarence Brown
Orleans
Marseilles
Valencia de
Darborombh
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