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Antiquities of America and ancient ruins discussed
The piece surveys American antiquities. It cites western forts on the Muskingum, towering mounds, giant animal fossils, and ruins across Mexico and Guatemala. It argues early peoples from Asia or Tartars may have populated the Americas and notes plans for a forthcoming report by the Society of Northern Antiquarians.
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United States
Europe
Muskingum River
Society of Northern Antiquaries
America
Columbus
Cortes
Pacific
Asia
Society of
Northern Antiquarians
Copeobagee
Arctic Islands
Tinent
South America
Mississippi
Mexico
Rome
Persia
Guatemala
Thebes
Ancient
Egypt
Africa
Discourse on Impudence from the Boston Mercantile Journal
A critique of impudence as the modern passport to success in New England. It argues modest merit fades while bold self confidence secures friends, work, and prestige for all classes from mechanics to professionals, even if intellect or virtue are weak.
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Childerote
Boston Mercantile Journal
Pilgrim Fathers
New England
Aga Sphrenologist
The United States Growth and State Admission Timeline
A retrospective survey traces how the United States expanded from the original thirteen colonies to twenty six states, detailing the admission years and origins of Tennessee Kentucky Ohio Louisiana Indiana Mississippi Illinois Alabama Maine Missouri Arkansas and Michigan. The piece notes population distribution, territorial lines, and that much eastern land remained sparsely settled with Native American control in the older division.
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Arkansas
Michigan
Texas
Confederacy
Congress
United Colonies
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virgina
Ohio
Ohio River
Louisiana
Louisana Purchase
Indiana
Northwest Territory
Mississippi
Illinois
Alabama
Maine
Missouri
United States
Sabine River
Missouri River
Lake Michigan
Merchants Clers Warn Youth Against Risky Trade Paths
The piece argues that clerks face high unemployment as mercantile work overflows. It warns youths to avoid chasing quick fortune in commerce, urging learning a craft or trade instead. It contrasts shop life with stable workshop skills and cautions against debt and bankruptcy in overbuilt markets.
Dr Warren's Proposed Pneumothorax Cure for Consumption
Dr Warren of New York proposes a lung collapse method to treat consumption. He cites a Boston Medical Journal case where chest air entry after an abscess led to recovery and long life. The plan involves opening the chest to keep the diseased lung compressed and quiescent to preserve health.
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Warren
New York
Boston Medical Journal
The Justice of the World
A Times letter contrasts signs sold to merchants with the value of newspaper notices. It argues tradesmen spend on signs while neglecting print ads that reach thousands of potential customers, including houses and lands, who lack time to roam streets but read the paper.
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Times
Magnificent Revisions Planned for the President's House
The Alexandria Phenix denounces lavish spending on the President’s House as the Democratic administration pursues costly decorations, praising plain republican governance while mocking the supposed extravagance as impudent and hypocritical. The NY American notes the mockery of public funds.
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Hfe
Alexandria
Irish waiter curses lengthy tow in seafaring tale
An Irish waiter on a warship is tasked to haul a very long tow line. He endures a tedious heave ho and mutters about the task as the line proves stubborn. He jokes about the crew and mutters he fears cutting the line at the far end. The officer of the watch chats with him as the labor continues.
The Beauty of Virtue and a Life of Lord Herbert
A reflection notes that virtuous people are beloved while vicious ones offend. An Arabian observer remarks on learning virtue from vice, saying wickedness sparked a taste for virtue in him.
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Lord Herbert
Cherburg
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The
New York Sun
Antiquities OF America
Imoney
France
Noiok
Chimist
Don Carlos
Spain
Police
Bia
Ths
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