Spiritualist discourse on spirit manifestations and Swedenborg
The piece discusses alleged global spirit communications, their guiding philosophy, and the role of Swedenborg in interpreting these phenomena. It cites authorities, notes dangers of uninvestigated writings, and references a Boston Herald account of a related confrontation, highlighting belief in an intermediate world of spirits and evolving religious understanding.
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Mnanual Swedenborg
Swedenburg
Brodemberg
Boston Herald
DeWitt Clinton Swartwout Duel Described in Sabin Notes
In Sabin's notes of a duel near New York, DeWitt Clinton faced Swartwout with pistols. After five exchanges and repeated refusals to sign apologies, Clinton refused a paper apology, the shots were fired, Clinton winning but Swartwout wounded in the leg. Swartwout’s surgeon later removed the bullet during recovery.
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Riker
Mr. Swartwout
Lamot
Clinton
Mr. Sabin
DeWitt Clinton
Swartwout
New York
Richard Riker
Unit
WS. Smith
Mr. Smith
Mr. Clinton
The Winter of the Heart and Hope Through Adversity
A reflective admonition urges endurance through hardship and sorrow. It counsels maintaining faith in human goodness, resisting despair, and preserving cheer and fortitude to shield the heart from a winter of affliction, even as death and loss loom.
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Becaus
The Victims of Consumption, IL Warn of Cold Weather Clothing
A reflective piece condemns neglect of warm clothing among women to fight consumption and winter illness. It cites fashion and indifference as factors, urging proper dress to avert illness, noting the dangers when cold weather strikes and fashion outpaces health.
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America
Han
Old Time Farm Note Urges Health and Crop Care
An 19th century agriculture brief urges women to seek fresh air and exercise for health while warning men to protect ankles in adverse weather. It discusses crop planning and soil improvement, prioritizing 40–50 acre well tended plots, and details like sweet potatoes, melons, okra, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, and garden practices. It also covers tree care, pest control, pruning, mulching, and transplanting hardy plants for vigorous yields.
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Billy
Tiese
Winans
Masny
Om &E
Opening of the Agricultural Month and Seasonal Flora
The passage discusses the period named agricultural opening, tied to budding trees and vegetation. It links the month to biblical and Saxon origins, noting it aligns with the eighth month of the Jewish civil year and the second sacred month, East winds often prevailing during this time.
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Eaxtor
Oxor-monath
Planting advice urges heavy corn and cotton cultivation
The Plantation urges abundant corn and sweet potatoes for export, warns scarce provisions, and stresses deep plowing and heavy manuring. It highlights after crop care for corn and calls readers to plant cotton next, criticizing narrow farming methods and urging better culture.
Culture of Corn Method for Saving Work by M Richmond
The letter from M Richmond of Co in Georgia 1855 shares a corn culture method aimed at reducing labor. It describes ploughing near plants to form a 10 inch bed, burying soil to reach roots, then loosening soil a foot deep with a bull tongue plow, and finally moulding soil around the corn before planting peas. It notes reliance on the planter’s judgement and that results may vary by site.
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Messrs
Enrrons
Fort- Wight
M. Richmond Co
Fragmented 19th century anecdotes cross chaotic humor
A garbled OCR of scattered Connecticut humor and legal chatter features jumbled lines about Roger M Sherman and Perry Smith, odd street exchanges, rude retorts, and quips about wives, apprentices, and doctors. Names and phrases drift into misheard dialogue, creating a collage of era slang and misprint errors.
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Philosophy of Modern Spiritualism
Swalenborg
Mike
Angela
Neily
Earth
Agricultural
Montil
Panpy
Viel Opyie
Mr. Sherman
Sherman
Aristhen
Carpenter
Uessle
Connecticut
Sly
Thiart Gall
Lin
Win
Francis Are
Chile
Jones
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