Fragmented verse and dramatic scenes rise from a Newark page
The text presents long, historic prose and poetry scenes set in a 19th century ambience. It interweaves a prize award at Bulgar’s Female Institute in Newark with an ornate dramatic meditation on Eve and Adam, a May Day pageant, and a memory-laden funeral tomb. Names include Rev Milner, Theodora Frelinghuysen, and Mr Kinney as judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veltinl
Bulgar
Newark
Tr. Milner
Theodora Frelinghuysen
Mr. Kinney
Kinney
The Chieftain's Daughter in Early American Tale
A fragment from The Lady's Book recounts Pocahontas rescuing Captain Smith during a Powhatan execution scene. It portrays her plea for mercy, her prayerful devotion, and the king's reversal, with later lines praising feminine virtue and moral courage in a historic colonial context.
Pity the unbeliever and the grandwar of reason
A fragment depicts an unbeliever unable to grasp divine truth, contrasting light of reason with the majesty of God. It narrates a vivid, brutal account of imperial punishment and the wreck of mind under delusion, ending with a harrowing memory of a condemned youth’s execution and enduring cries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mythia
Sympathy and Sheridan anecdotes from old trustful tales
The passage reflects on sympathy across life stages and the value of a listening companion, recounts Sheridan’s ardent eloquence in the House, and includes a humorous widow tale and a Texan editor’s death anecdote. It preserves period voice with scattered anecdotes, moral reflections, and theatrical reminiscences.
Fragmentary account of a nightmarish attack remains
The text fragment describes a night of agony and terror as birds of prey circle a body while the victim is described as being consumed. The vivid, nongraphic phrasing conveys a scene of distress and horror without detailing the violence explicitly.
Irate Iratend opens new trade branch amid copper lead mines
A report notes poverty of Iratend but her new branch of trade profits from pyrites sulphur and related products. It cites Knockmaton copper mines and recent weekly yields, including a first week September amount of 36.04 dollars, with principal lead mines in Armagh and nearby areas referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyrites
Mulphur
Knockmaton
Amounin
Apim
Armagh
Extraordinary demand at Constantinople over brides in Russia
A Russian Charge dAffaire demanded that all newly married women be handed over. Local merchants testified they had no knowledge of their kinship to questioned brides. The scene illustrated tension between empire authority and private liberty as officials strained to handle the issue amid broader notes on Russian drink revenue and peasant alcohol consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Nickle
Allorn
Capt. Smith
Smith
Powhatan
Multiude
Pocahontas
Pocahontae
Hia
Powhatin
Constantinople
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Tonra
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Politan Magazine
Atoll
Alexandria
Jem
Priso
Arace
Sire Inok
Bin
Aympa
Devail
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He Bogs
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Indy
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Mel
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Russia
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Joun Krave
Kansington Condh
Fermale
John Gers
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