Destruction of the Philadelphia Recalled in 1808
The Philadelphia frigate wreck and burning at Tripoli Harbor is recounted, detailing Bainbridge pursuit, capture by Decatur aboard the Mastico, and the ship’s destruction to prevent falling into Tripoli’s hands. Key figures include Captain Bainbridge, Stephen Decatur Jr, Edward Preble, and Lieutenant Charles Stewart, with events on the Tripoli coast in 1803. The narrative links the episode to broader U S naval history and subsequent Fortunate memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Tripoli
Grant
Arnold
Lake Champlain
Potomac River
Washington
Bainbridge
N.C. Nissen
Stephen Decatur
Enterprise
Edward Preble
Charles Stewart
Decatur
Brigudine Decatur
Thomas McDonoud
James Lawrences
Mebreary
Mantien
Maita
Ater
A Lady Ship Doctor Puts Women in Sea Service
Mile Sarah Broido, a young lady doctor, secures professional engagement aboard a steamer between Marseilles and Algiers. She becomes the first French doctoress on board, challenging male doctors who previously held all such positions. Her example inspires two more women to seek medical berths on Massilia registered steamers.
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Mile Sarah Broido
Marseilles
Algiers
Mile Broido
Mile Hrolde
Masselties
Beard Remembered Tormentor by Pepper-Fed Bears
A four year old incident near Wilkes Barre Pa is recalled where Edward Perier peppered three tame bears in a simmer garden. The bears, pale and bright, attacked him when he returned near their cage, causing the man to flee the garden.
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Wilkes Barre
Edward Perier
Pollock Swarms Off Quoddy in Massive Schooling
In Quoddy Maine a vast shoal of pollock crowded the water as fishermen battled to corral them with gaffs and forks while hook and ling proved useless in the seething mass. The scene described shows the scale of the catch and the feeble escape attempts of the fish.
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Hook
Ling
Bark of six foot six inches found near Northport camp
A large beast over six feet long frightening residents near Northport camp in Maine last week reportedly tangled in a tote line. Weathered by weeks of wet hed and heavy bite marks, the intruder remained away, leaving locals unsure if such a creature has visited Ponak coast waters before.
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Northport
Maing
Ponak
Deaf and Dumb Visitor at New Barber Shop Pranks
In Nassau a visitor pretends to be deaf and dumb to test a barber shop's reaction. Barbers interpret the act, tease him, and joke about his appearance while a shave proceeds in silence. The scene ends with the shave finished and no further conversation.
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Nassau Stron
Mays
Ile
Jooks
New York Herald
Were there Christians reading in Pompeii at destruction
The article weighs whether Christianity reached Pompeii before its AD 79 destruction. It cites Acts of the Apostles referencing Paul’s voyage, suggests Pompeii could have housed Christians within twenty years, and notes a 1982 fresco allegedly depicting a sacred scene as supporting evidence. It also highlights Pompeii’s wealth of cultural detail.
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Pompeii
Pompell
St. Paul
Rome
Poveoll
Pouiell
Gretoren
Porevoll
Pompelli
Porsuoll
Lght
Pompei
MapRarwmaseum
B. Neville Rolfe
Napier
Sime
Porpeli
Egypt
Pome
Venus
Fragmentary Chronicle Describes Unclear Art and Ceremony
A damaged OCR fragment reports on a tableau with a reclining figure, a loge, a child and infant, and a fashion of plumage and plume, mentioning a gileture and a house at Cantor and Polis. It references the Vettl dwelling, a ceremony, and a national context with France and internalities, but many names and details are garbled.
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Rey
Falas
Cantor and
Polis
Vettl
Internurtiy
Was This Doctor a Quack Curing a Hallucination Trick
The Washington Post recalls a physician who treated a man who believed a snake swallowed in a spring was eating his stomach lining. A colored helper, a tin bucket, and a small garter snake induced an emetic. the patient saw the snake and felt relief. The cure drew ostracism from peers but public confidence remained.
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Washington
Rock Creek Park
Cnetrious
Washington Post
Fragmented Gospel of Must and Tollers Crystallized Idea
A fragmented religious themed passage discusses work in the world for tollers and the Oa, mentioning tools and a crystallized thing. It references a Gow ose and a Suet maa te do It with a critique of laws and borrowers. The text presents a chaotic stream of ideas and names without clear narrative.
Fractured OCR Reflects Fragmented Speech on a Monument
The readable text shows garbled phrases about a visitor, debt, and a family lament tied to a monument and a godly or solemn tone. Names and clear facts are absent, yielding a damaged, ambiguous record with no definite events or dates.
Discourtony Médpo-He Tried to Kew Me in Odd Dialogue
A distorted OCR fragment describes an unnamed encounter where one party claims to have attempted influence or harm. The text references unusual words and phrases suggesting misread names and locations, with unclear sequence and motive.
Tabaled ap wih and WoHAN's Siler table
Readers see a partially legible local table with names and numbers. The fragment hints at tabulated data likely listing individuals and values but key details are obscured by OCR errors. The readable names hint at a community report or roster item with potential scores or tallies.
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Ian
Out in the Pr uest'a Demand for Ve viet tof I
J Lampton insists on a daylong driving tour through Marper's Ferry and visits a wayside stand. Oysters in all styles are offered. A passerby asks for a map while Lampton voices a desire for a fry as a frying pan falls to the floor.
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Will J. Lampton
Marper’s Ferry
Mr. Lampton
Ign
J Lous
Fragmentary Tale of a Mouse and Convicts at Wight Station
A disjointed local note mentions a mouse at a railway scene, convicts involved, and a keeper, with unclear sequence of events. The text refers to soap brands and a comic tone, leaving core facts vague and fragmentary.
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Wight Railway
Fragmented tale of King of Ital and royal entourage
An OCR fragment recounts a scene with King of Italy and Col Osio as governor, mentioning Attic Princess, Bavoy, and a boy prince. It shifts to unrelated snatches about a moped, a tavern scene, and garlanded coffers, then veers into disjointed notes on veterans and endurance.
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Ital
Italy
Col
Osio
Almos
Yoinn
Oslo
Farbe
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Olaf
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Niccolo Lassaro
Naples
Judateta
Bleck
Elie
Mallon
France
Arch of
Gallguia
Nate KH
Pomcam Dele
Tof I
Sumner
Elranor
Garlander
the Oort
Ermund Thinhir
Toruy
Chad
Lee
Perierk
Battle Cree
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