Ibrahim and the Widows Bind a Fatal Marriage
Ibrahim deserts a Parisian widow for a Tunis voyage and soon marries an Algiers woman, planning murder to keep Rebecca alive. He imprudently schemes with a Greek captain, traps Rebecca in a seaworthy box, and is arrested in Algiers after a dramatic capitulation. The tale ends with his punishment in Toulon galleys and a grim moral on Providence.
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Ibrahim
Algiers
Tunis
Bournogz
Rebecca
Ibramin
Panama
Sam
Toulon
Providence
Minnesota Chronicle
Fort Gaines
Mississippi
Depue
The Humble Path to Virtue and Peace
A poem by Charles Swain extolls humility over pride. It contrasts lofty pride with quiet virtue, arguing that true nobility lies in lowliness, kindness, and steadfast simplicity, which bring inner strength and peace to the world.
Young Jewish Donkey Driver Seeks Love in Tunis Tale
In 1836 Algiers, Ibrahim, an impoverished Jewish youth, flees to Tunis after a family tragedy. He becomes a donkey driver, rises to master and woo Rebecca, the wealthy Jewess, by courting through service and sacrifice. Rebecca secretly supports him as social barriers loom.
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Algiers
Ibrahim
Tunis
Rebecca
Alwe
San Francisco as a booming but perilous gold rush town
The Bay of San Francisco appears like a vast inland lake with a narrow channel to the sea, opened by a prehistoric earthquake. The city rises among sand-hills and mismatched buildings while gambling houses, grog shops, and water-lot schemes attract traders and adventurers. Despite chaos, San Francisco grows into a major commercial hub serving the California valleys and international trade.
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Bay of
San Francisco
Tthe Bay
Wall Street
Indiana
United States
Yale College
Catullus
Pulperia
West
Sacramento
San Joaquin
England
China
Pacific
Immense Oyster Trade and Arctic Expedition Details
The Baltimore Sun reports the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay oyster business ships vast quantities worldwide with one Baltimore establishment opening up to five hundred gallons daily in cans sealed airtight for export. Separately, the Franklin Expedition departs Brooklyn Navy Yard for Arctic exploration under De Haven and Griffin, with 29 men, mostly naval volunteers, supplied for health and comfort. The Bible Society vote in New York favors the present English version and sets a course for a new edition discussion.
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United States
Chesapeake
Delaware Bay
Baltimore Sun
West Indies
South America
China
Secretary of the Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
de Haven
Griffin
Naval Service
American and Foreign Bible Society
New York City
Native and Foreign Fruits Compared for Climate and Hardiness
The piece argues native fruits outperform foreign varieties in vigor, hardiness, and long-term productivity. It highlights pears, peaches, cherries, plums, and strawberries as native strengths, notes imports often underperform, and urges more focus on northern adapted varieties to avoid costly failures. It warns against overreliance on foreign kinds and urges cultivation of native small fruits.
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Harvard
New England
Houghton
Europe
French Process to Imitate Mahogany Wood
A detailed note describes a French method to imitate mahogany using nitrous acid, a drag on's blood solution in spirits, and carbonate of soda, with cold drawn linseed oil to renew polish. It mentions dragon's blood as a resin and urges adoption in the United States for interiors. It also notes a Jersey license issue, a Newark lecture on soap, and a reference to the striped pig law in Massachusetts.
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France
United States
Jersey
Newark
Massachusetts
Judge Johnston and political aims in Carroll County
The piece lauds Judge Johnston as a self-made Whig candidate for chief state magistrate, praising his character, popularity, oratory, and local support. It claims Carroll County will deliver the largest Whig majority and urges unity for his election. Also notes hoop-making by machinery and a curious church anecdote with a nose pinch during a Psalm.
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Judge Johnston
Carrol County
Carrol
Tom Corwin
Judge J
Carroll
Syracuse
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Charles Swain
Walter Cotton
U. S, Navy
Felstiya
House of Commons
Cuba
Hart
Brazil
Great Britain
Ptec
Greatritain
Forbes
Auburn Advertiser
Glasgow
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