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Isistance
Fragmented Verse Fragmentry on Virtue and Folly
A damaged verse fragment contrasts the virtuous man with life's woes. It speaks of poverty, friends, and a slave to passion, noting a guiding power that allows vice to bloom briefly while virtue endures later, ending with garbled lines about punishment and relief.
A Smart Retort At A Political Gathering
Lord Erskine sparked a sharp exchange at a large party with Lady Erskine and Mr Sheridan. He called a wife a tin canister tied to one’s tail. Sheridan replied with verses defending a wife’s value, arguing the canister’s polish and utility outweigh the insult, and that dirt on the dog does not stain the canister.
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Lord Erskine
Lady Erskine
Mr Sheridan
Sheridan
Anne
The Dead Dancers Story in New York Mirror
An astonishing tale of a gentleman dying while waltzing circulates, recalling a former New York incident. Miss, famed for beauty and spirit, pursues a French officer betrothed to her yet hindered by a musket wound. A dance scene unfolds as the officer grows exhausted, and the ball becomes a stage for perilous romance and dangerous flirtation.
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Bhut
Miss
Dying Captain’s Death Intertwined with a Fatal Embrace
In a ballroom scene a wounded officer dances with a young lady as he succumbs to his mortal injury. The man dies in a death grip, his embrace breaking the heroine’s heart as spectators rush to help. The officer’s corpse and the lady vanish as the crowd reels from the horror.
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Monsieur
Varied reader tastes split on political and moral content
The excerpt catalogues readers A to R with divergent preferences: some demand political news and moral harshness, others prefer fashion, literature, or light reading. A few want sensational police reports and crime anecdotes, while several oppose sectarianism or religious meddling by the pulpit.
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Congress
Death of Col. John Brandon in county accident
The community mourns Col. John Brandon who was fatally crushed when a felled tree lodged against another and toppled back toward him. The accident occurred around 4 PM on Wednesday evening. he died the same day. He was esteemed as an intelligent and useful citizen and a sterling patriot. Salisbury Car.
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John Brandon
Col. Brandon
Col. B
Outrage on Princess Anne Road Affects Local Woman
A severe assault occurred Monday afternoon near Boron on the Princess Anne road injuring a young married woman returning from market. The attackers were unknown. a warrant is issued for a suspected individual. The report notes strong public abhorrence and mentions a Maine law dispute cited by the N Y Star.
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Boron
Princess Anne Road
Theft in High Life Prompts Sisterly Shoplifting Scandal
Two sisters from Riga, a wealthy family, were accused of stealing from Griffiths Brothers & Co. The younger distracted a clerk while the other hid satin under her cloak, later found with gingham and calico. One sister fled and was traced to a hotel where she was confronted.
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Riga
Rochester Democrat
Messrs. Griffiths, Brothers & Co
Two Youths Fined After Shoplifting Conspiracy in Rochester
A small satin piece found between beds in a room adjoining the sitting room revealed a guilt ridden duo who confessed and lamented their parents' wealth and respectability. They were taken to the police, tried by three justices, and fined ten dollars each after being lured by acquaintances who described easy shoplifting in Rochester.
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Rochester
Two Story House Arrives by Scow Boat in Cleveland
A two story frame house measuring 20 by 40 feet with chimney and fixtures arrived in Cleveland from an Ohio city aboard a scow. Launched around 3 o'clock, it reached port quickly to the admiration of spectators and satisfaction of manager Erastus Smith, of Schermerhorn & Co.'s store.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio City
Erastus Smith
Messrs. Schermerhorn & Co
Coffee use limits growth warns Medical Journal
A late Medical Journal number states early coffee consumption may prevent full physical development in humans, noting potential effects on growth. The report highlights a cautionary stance on caffeine intake for children and adolescents and prompts consideration of long term health implications.
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Medical
Specie and Bank Suspension Effects in the War Era
A fragment from New Orleans Bee argues that suspending specie payments by banks during the war caused a metal influx into New England while Boston banks excess specie was exported. Treasury notes and ample circulation allegedly supplied domestic trade, draining precious metals from New England to the rest of the Union and Europe.
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M. M. Gouge
United States
New England
Union
Massachusetts
Treasury
Boston
Europe
New Orleans
Anti abolition Convention gathers in Harrisburg
A Globe correspondent from Harrisburg reports the state anti abolition convention met with delegates from nearly every county and across parties. They adopted spirited resolutions and appointed a committee to draft an address to the people to counter abolitionists, who, though few, are active in spreading their ideas.
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Pennsylvania
Globe
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania People Resist Pictures and Tracts
Doctrines warn that the people of Pennsylvania are not to be led away by their pictures and tracts, signaling a cautionary stance against targeted propaganda and religious persuasion in the state.
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Pennsylvania
Progress of Fanaticism and Anti Slavery Societies
Mr. Arthur Tappan presided at the Anti Slavery Society meeting in the city noting 483 new associations formed nationwide in the past year, two flourishing State societies, totaling 1006. Contributions near $37,000 this year, a $10,000 rise, 669,000 publications, and 70 agents reported.
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Arthur ‘Tappan
V.S. Star
Abominable Attempt Against Woman Leads to Arrest
A mulatto man from this city attempted violence on a white woman of good character in New Haven. He tore her mouth while trying to gag her. A nearby citizen rescued her and the offender was brought before a magistrate. He was admitted to bail of 500 dollars but arrested on a second complaint and committed for trial.
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New Haven
Cial
WV. Y. Gaz
Inland waterway survey from Norfolk to Charleston planned
The Norfolk Beacon reports that Congress funded an inland waterway survey for steamers from Norfolk to Charleston. Col. Kearney of the U S Topographical Engineers leads the effort with many assistants. The survey covers Pasquotank river, Albemarle Core and Pamlico Sounds to Beaufort, Cape Fear river, and the Waccamaw to Georgetown. If obstructions are severe, canals will be resorted to.
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Norfolk
Charleston
Congress
Kearney
U. S. Topographical Engineers
Pasquotank River
Albemarle
Core
Pamlico
Beaufort
Cape Fear River
Waccamaw
Georgetown
V. Y. Star
Brutal assault case reported by Philadelphia Gazette
A local man, unnamed, was jailed by Alderman Badger on Saturday night on a charge of seducing his own daughter. The report hints at further, unfit details that illustrate a shocking depth of degradation within society.
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Badger
Philadelphia
Gaz
Gentleman Forger Robertson Arrested in England
The Sul ly estate proprietor in Fairfax county Virginia, John A. Robertson, was arrested in Stockport, England, on forgery charges. A New Orleans dispatch reports the steamer Ben Sherrod disaster on the Western rivers near Natchez, with about 150 lives lost and only 50 to 60 rescued after a fire blamed on fuel wood near the boiler.
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John A. Robertson
Sully
Fairfax County
Stockport
England
New Orleans Bee
Ben Sherrod
Castleman
Louisville
Natchez
Miraculous escape aboard yawl after steamer disaster
A yawl attached to a steamer broke free causing a plunge of about 40 men into the water. The narrator survived by clinging to thwarts while twenty fled to the stern boat. One cut the rope, yawl sank, four men plus the survivor remained afloat twelve miles downriver until rescued by the Columbus. Nine ladies aboard, only two saved.
Four nose bite act shocks Bow Street lass Caroline Newton
On Saturday at Bow Street a young woman Caroline Newton was charged with biting off part of a man’s nose after an insult about her sister. The complainant, met in a public house, said she assaulted him, threw him down, and bit his nose while the sister watched. He required three weeks of care. Newton claimed self defense after an alleged kiss attempt and was remanded until Tuesday.
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Bow Street
Caroline Newton
London Paper
American minister spurs grand duke with Yankee clergyman card
The Grand Duke of Florence, not famed for affability, learned the American Minister had sent greeting. He rushed to meet the visitor, only to discover it was a roaming Yankee clergyman who labeled himself American Minister and pressed his audience on the Italian princes.
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Grand Duke of
Florence
Europe
Italy
Blustering army officer near Detroit hailed by tavern keeper
An army officer near Detroit declared, within hearing of a tavern keeper he had just paid for grog, that men of his cloth were the pillars of the nation. The tavern keeper responded dryly, calling them the caterpillars.
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Detroit
Ants Treatment Uses Fish Oil Against Insects
A brief note states that a small quantity of fish oil is an excellent recipe for destroying ants, suggesting a simple home remedy to control a common pest.
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Tarboroush Press
George Howard
The
New York Mirror
Vew Bedford Gaz
Maine
Shepley
Supreme Court
N.Y. Star
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