The Bushranger: An Australian Adventure
A young traveler in New South Wales faces a deadly chase with the bushranger Donohue. The encounter ends when the pursuer reveals a pistol and shoots the outlaw in the forest path. The narrator recalls murder threats and suspicions of Donohue’s past crimes as he journeys toward Maitland and the Upper Districts.
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Maine
Holder
Hawkebury
John Brown
Mr. Stanfield
Stanfield
Maitland
Mr. Holder Jrode
Jewish population and synagogues in major cities
The St Louis Organ notes rising Jewish numbers worldwide with 1.7 million in Russia and 40 000 in the Holy City. In the United States about 50 000 reside, many in Atlantic cities, with six synagogues in New York and three in Philadelphia. Germany and Poland influence modern Jewish religious views. Pickon Stavonter reports pigeons abundant. sportsmen shoot 1100 from one pole, 1000 from another, and 900 from another, with spoils shared locally.
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St. Louis
France
Great Britain
London
Holy City
Atlantic
New York
Philadelphia
Charleston
Baltimore
Savannah
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Germany
Poland
Pickon Stavonter
Gratis
Stark County Repository
Oregon Question to be settled this administration
The Madisonian reports the Oregon Question will be settled one way or another during this administration.
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Oregon Territory
Madisonian
Oregon
Periodical Press and its Reach in 19th Century America
The Periodical Press keeps the nation informed on events from volcanoes to weather, wars to fashions, and includes notices of laws, tariffs, elections, markets, farming yields, health, and social life. It records deaths, marriages, crimes, fashions, and amusements, proclaiming discoveries in science and arts for wide audiences.
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Hunt
Merchant's Magazine
United States
Tucker
University of Virginia
The Newspaper Press and Its Influence in Society
The piece extols the newspaper press as a powerful engine for good and evil, shaping opinions and spreading news worldwide. It notes its reach from Boston to Louisville, cites census figures for 1840 daily and weekly papers, and urges fairness and restraint in political controversy.
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Boston
Louisville
United States
Congress
Creed Adopted by American Officers at Verplanck Point 1782
A historical creed from 1782 adopted by American army officers at Verplanck's Point declares belief in a Great First Cause, duty to superiors, soldier happiness in battle, Washington as head of the army, Greene as a born general, and praise for Steuben Knox and bayonets.
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Verplanck's Point
Gen. Washington
Nathaniel Greene
Ticonderoga
Baron Steuben
Gen. Knox
Pass Through the Rocky Mountains Described by Lieut Fremont
The St Louis Missourian reprints Lieut Fremont’s report detailing a Rocky Mountain pass six miles from encampment, with ascent gradual to seven thousand feet, three hundred twenty miles from Fort Laramie, and thirty miles within U.S. territory. The pass lies near the Sweetwater River and directs toward the Columbia Valley.
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Rocky Mountains
Lieut. Fremont
St. Louis Missourian
Table Rock
Pacific Ocean
Fort Larimie
Kansas
Fremont
United States
Missouri
Columbia River
Random Observations On Measures Nature And Beliefs
A collection of assorted notes on weights lengths and measures, climate and biology, geography and history. It covers timber and land units, Christian era dates, height data for various peoples, animal resilience, fish behavior, trees, arctic geology, thunder and lightning ranges, plus a moral aphorism on religion and life.
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England
Holland
Rome
France
Spain
Dioclesian
Amar
Hus
Mt. Etna
Arctic
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A.M. Gest
New South Wales
Patrick’s Plain
Halloa
Hawkesbury
Mr. Holder
William Clementine
Sane Sapaor
Donahue
Clementine
Donohue Mi
Villian
Donohue
Sis
Y Bey Wega
Rocky
Joxina
Down East
Upy
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