Destruction of the Philadelphia remembered in 1800s era
A long account recalls the 1803 destruction of the frigate Philadelphia during the Tripoli conflict. It details Bainbridge's pursuit, the ship’s grounding, Decatur’s daring Mastico boarding and arson, and the dramatic harbor blaze that sent the vessel to the sea’s depths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bainbridge
Tripoli
Grant
Arnold
Lake Champlain
Potomac River
Washington
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 Sets Sail on Marseille Route
Mile Sarah Broido, a young lady doctor, secures professional engagement on a steamer between Marseilles and Algiers. She becomes the first French doctoress aboard ship, challenging male physicians. Following her lead, two more women seek medical berths on Massilia port steamers.
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Mile Sarah Broido
Marseilles
Algiers
Mile Broido
Mile Hrolde
Masselties
Beard Remembered Tormentor Bears Attack in Garden
A four year old incident in Wilkes Barre Pa is recalled involving Edward Perier and three tame bears kept in a garden. When Perier revisited the bears’ cage the animals, recognizing him, growled and lunged, forcing him to leave the area as the event drew a crowd. The tale notes the bears had been peppered in a simmer garden years earlier.
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Wilkes Barre
Edward Perier
Pollock Swarms Off Quoddy Maine in Dense Masses
In Quoddy Maine a massive pollock shoal frightened waters as fish rose in waves. Fishermen used gaffs and forks to corral the fish, while hook and ling proved ineffective amid the seething mass.
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Hook
Ling
Bark Entanglement Near Northport Camp In Maing
A six foot six inch long beast weighing over 100 pounds tangled in a tote near Kelley’s camp north of Northport in Maing last week. A large fet had remained in the vicinity for several days, the wet weather helped the animal’s presence, and it was later found to be moving away unseen.
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Northport
Maing
Ponak
Deaf and Dumb Barber Prank Described in Nassau Visit
An unnamed narrator recounts visiting a barber shop in Nassau and feigning deafness and muteness to halt conversation. Barbers respond with mock recognition, comments about the narrator’s condition, and a plan to sell hair tonic, while the shave proceeds in silence and tension remains evident.
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Nassau Stron
Mays
Ile
Jooks
New York Herald
Were there Christians reading in Pompeii before its destruction
The piece argues that Christianity likely reached Pompeii within twenty years of St Paul landing at Puteoli and notes a 1982 fresco possibly depicting the Judgment of Solomon and early Christian themes. It cites a terrace scene with a king and suggests Pompeii may have housed primitive Christians, given the distance from Puteoli and the dating to before 79 AD. It contrasts Pompeii’s rich interior life with its temples and amphitheater, imagining a city alive with art, worship, and daily life prior to disaster.
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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
Fragmented Text Describes Unclear Historical Scene With Art
The passage presents a garbled narrative mentioning a reclining figure, a traditional garb, a mention of infant, and an unclear event involving a gileture and excavation. References to Cantor Polis, OCF, and a home of the Vettl appear amid distorted names and phrases, leaving the exact event, place, and date uncertain.
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Rey
Falas
Cantor and
Polis
Vettl
Internurtiy
Was This Doctor a Quack Story of a Hallucination Cure
A Washington tale recalls a patient who believed a snake lurked in his stomach. Doctors dismissed the idea until a bold physician used a bucket and a live garter snake to provoke a hysterical patient into vomiting. The cure drew outrage from peers, yet public regard grew with practical result.
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Washington
Rock Creek Park
Cnetrious
Washington Post
Fragmented Gospel of Must and Tollers Crystallized Text
The passage presents a fragmented, cryptic dialogue about tollers and tools, naming vague figures and phrases. It references the Gospel of Must and hints at social or moral critique without clear narrative flow or concrete actions.
Fractured OCR Reflects Unclear Ancient Text
Fragmentary lines describe a curious visitor and moral musings about debt and family. The garbled passage mentions a counterfeit tone and a misused phrase about a monument and Nihlo, with distress over mischief and a faded plea for respect.
Discourtony Médpo-He Tried to Kew Me at Calls
A garbled notice reports an incident where Discourtony Médpo attempted to confront a person named Judean after making a series of calls. The fragment hints at a security or public disturbance context and mentions a habit of calling on a person named Judean.
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Confused OCR text fragment references a tabling event at a table and mentions someone named WoHAN siler and ADO IT you CAM imehe har madder Wy Dreteniting. The readable content is garbled with no clear news event, persons, or organizations to summarize reliably.
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Ian
Lampton's Marner Fry Tale Echoes Across Ferry
A quirky scene unfolds as Lampton tours Marper's Ferry with a market stand. Oysters in various styles line the windows while a coin of desire for a fry sparks playful exchanges with bystanders. The poet prompts, waits, and jokes drift through the humorous roadside display.
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Will J. Lampton
Marper’s Ferry
Mr. Lampton
Ign
J Lous
Fragmentary tale of a mouse and convict chase
A garbled blot of text mentions a mouse, convicts, and a keeper in a wartime like scene. It hints at a pursuit near a railway and a caped figure, with scattered fragments about cleanliness products and a collapsed narrative.
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Wight Railway
Unclear tale of royal training and odd anecdotes
Fragmentary OCR reprint recounts a convoluted story about a boy linked to Italian royalty, Col Osio, and a prince with references to training a future king. The piece shifts to unrelated asides about a moped, a doctor’s visit, and a miscellaneous garland of vignettes, ending abruptly with a nameless battle creek mention.
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Ital
Italy
Col
Osio
Almos
Yoinn
Oslo
Farbe
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Joncarun
Tewalir
Fala Yoseni
Midehipson Morris
Mastico
William Bainbridge
Richard Dale
Olaf
Ancient
Nto Pompell
Alesandria
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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