An Original Sketch The Ordeal of Beruty and Laura Meredith
A long fragmented excerpt blends a Civil War tale with vivid portraits of Laura Meredith, heiress to Col. Meredith, and her fiancé. The narrative follows noble lineage, high society, and the arrival of smallpox threatening their mansion, prompting isolation and prayer as fate confronts vanity and virtue.
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Beruty
Lavina Mengorim
Maple Grove
Firat
Laura Meradith
Sho
Col
Meredith
Ooulange
Soble
Laura
Beat
Col. Meredith
Venus
Apollos
Foel
Tis Mansion
Atalworthy
The Work and Call of Preachers for the People
A sermon-like piece urges ministers to serve the poor and outcast, embodying Christ’s mind, visiting homes, and laboring with faith, prayer, and active outreach. It contrasts “preachers for the people” with party clergy and emphasizes education, evangelism, and social aid as core duties.
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Christ Jesus
Jesus
United States
Ezek
An Infallible Cure for Rheumatism Recipe
A 19th century remedy claims an infallible cure for rheumatic complaints. Instruction lists yellow wax, rosin, Burgundy pitch, camphor, spearmint oil, spanish brown, and dragon's blood to color and blend into a plaster. After mixing and cooling, apply to the affected area.
Judge Swan Named for Supreme Court Seat in Ohio
The Boston Post reports that Judge Swan of Ohio, a Supreme Court judge for several years, upheld the Fugitive Slave Law as constitutional. He was criticized by the Republican State Convention soon after for that stance, yet remains an able jurist and constitutionally minded.
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Columbus
Cotumane
Bierce
Senate
Ohio
United States
Committee On Municipal Corporations
Tha
Swan
Olior
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Ohio
Boston Post
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B. J. Odlinger
Camp Pratt
Entors
the Enquirer
South
Forty-fourth
Ohio Regiment
Wm. A. Croffitt
New Albany
Ind.) Ledger
Wa. A. Cuorfur
Lass
New York Tribune
Croffitt
Harris
Gray Eagle
Democracy of
Michigan
Democrats of
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Crittenden Resolution
Fathers of the Republic
Army of the Union
Democratic Party
Abolitioniam
Scetionallam
Dayton Empire
Eaton
Preble County
Abraham Lincoln
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