The Temperance Tragedy and the Reclaimed Home
A bitter cold December night finds Thomas Wilkins near a cottage, haunted by drink and poverty. His wife Lizzie and their children endure hunger until Captain Walker intervenes, offering a chance to reclaim the home and dignity through honest work and a final act of forgiveness.
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Rose
Maeason
Wilkins
Ping Winn
Walker
Rane
Tado
Wilking
Maithey
Frienship
Dvmneline
Lancaster Ledger Ad Rates and Payment Terms
The Lancaster Ledger lists subscription and ad rates. Annual subscription two dollars in advance, two dollars fifty cents at six months, or three dollars with year end payment. Ads cost seventy five cents per twelve-line square for the first insertion and thirty seven and a half cents for each subsequent insertion. A single insertion costs one dollar and no ad is counted for less than a square. Advertisers must indicate the number of insertions in writing or ads will continue and be charged.
Law of Newspapers and subscription continuance
The text outlines that subscribers who do not notify otherwise are deemed to wish to continue their subscription until renewed or until the publishers discontinue. It states publishers may cease delivery if a subscriber neglects or refuses to respond and that returning or leaving papers uncalled for is prima facie evidence of intentional fraud.
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Nrr
Ware
Syed
Loti
Bane Alan
Tellus
Folin Smith
Lawy
Hemey
Patie
Jones
Editors and the Press in Public Duty and Judgment
A critical discussion on editors guiding public opinion, linking integrity to national welfare. The piece argues editors must act with responsibility, resisting sensationalism and preserving purity in news, while noting tensions around coverage of political figures and notable events.
Billion and eternity how long to count a billion
The fragment muses on the vastness of a billion and compares a perpetual pinant mill to produce one billion units, then leaps to a meditation on time and eternity. It asks where one should spend eternity, framing a moral reflection rather than a news event.
Fragmentary Dialogue on Convent Constraints and Belief
The passage presents disjointed dialogue about restricting a woman's choices via confinement or coercion, contrasting religious reverence with social expectations. It references Cassimore and a Greek Slave, indicating satire of moral restraint and cultural norms. The text reads as fragmented social commentary from an era.
Boys Learn Manners at Church Seat Etiquette
An old schoolroom vignette shows children being told where to sit during services and taught not to covet seats. A gentleman questions a boy about giving up his seat, while others face punishment for misbehavior and disobedience in church.
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Anit
Sunday Meeting and Personal Reflections During a Religious Assembly
A fragmented narrative describes a Sunday gathering where a young man, amid social pressure, resists joining in frivolous talk and a playing circle. Harriet Atwood and Harriet Nowell attend, with a sermon praising virtue and divine blessing. The scene shifts to conversations on faith, personal responsibility, and the impact of religious instruction on youth.
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Firey
Tata
Victor
Ecu
Mtvrest
Evewine
Atria
Gates Hidiow
Yeni Indies
Harriet Atwoud
Nowell
Willi
Wilderstead
Santie Keerets
Believers Rest in Christ Promised Comfort and Salvation
A devotional meditation urges readers to come to Jesus Christ for rest and forgiveness. It quotes a spiritual exhortation about life, death, and the soul, contrasting worldly weariness with the rest found in faith. The text emphasizes choosing Christ to avoid despair and to receive comfort and safety for the weary heart.
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Chingy
Christ
Jesus Christ
Swearing Nobly Reprovee at Court and Hunt Tale
Prince Dang decries oaths and profane language while at play or hunting. A stag is killed by a butcher’s dog when it crossed a road, prompting anger toward the butcher. The prince coolly defends the dog’s action, saying no father would tolerate such service. The scene ends with the prince deeming worldly pleasure not worth the cost.
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Prince Dang
Gude
Ivan
Ahwcher
American Tract Society Disgusted Court of Institution Works
A garbled OCR fragment references the American Tract Society and a court of institution, noting altered works and permission of authors, with claims of exposure and confidence eroded while readers are warned about writers and their books.
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Gleason
Teith
Thomas Wilkins
Mrs. Wilkins
Mrorn
Thomas Wilkind
Sil
Lizzie
Thomas
Abby
Afernoon
Abel Walker
Lundpead
Aneaan
Wilkin
Abd Ferrange
Snel Ubinas
Tuolten
Norell
Ani
Charles
Bey
Lizzie Wilkins
Mrs. Willing
Captain Walcker
Mrs. Wilkin
Rch
Komar Wilkins
Liasie
Aaves
Will
Jeanne
Joy
Hiv Island
Fiona
Tony Shy
Chinavanathany
Vestal
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Lancaster Ledger
From the Olive Branch
Wien
Cassimore
Mr. C
Tito
Peeronts
Notaley
Keston
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