Then and Now in Newburyport School Life in 1820s
The Newburyport Herald notes half a century ago the school committee’s size and makeup, with clergy and selectmen serving ex officio and 11 members chosen for duty. Pay showed stark differences, with Roger Howard paid 1500 per year for the grammar school and assistants, while master salaries ran to 500 for Lancasterian teachers and 75 for a grammar school preceptress. The piece records women teachers as Mrs and cites Bible reading as part of class instruction, plus a push to end corporal punishment even then.
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Newburyport Herald
Roger &. Howard
Howard
Lancasterian
Heart Disease Hoax Lands Man in Jail
In this county jail a prisoner named Bob Jordan, facing grand jury charges for burglary, feigned heart disease to seek immunity. A fellow inmate MacReynolds urged the ploy and even had Jordan examined while Sheriff Minto watched as a bucket of cold water was dumped on him to reveal the ruse.
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Bob Jordan
Jordan
MacReynolds
Vacay
Minto
Mistaken Philosophy on Marriage Bursting Through Century Opinion
Fragmentary notice references Howells on marriage and intellect, noting men outgrowing wives if minds diverge. The piece hints at the century’s debate on the wife’s role, with garbled OCR text suggesting editorial commentary.
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Howells
Fragmented OCR Summary Noting Unclear Historical Names
The readable text reveals scattered names and phrases about Lawton, minke eis, Herings cother, and alphanumeric garble. It mentions January and locations such as Cathe Alemiee and Pathur Muire Wes with no coherent narrative or verifiable events.
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En A. KR
Lawton
United States
Janey
Orb
Quotable Snippets and Drollery From Rural and City Life
A collage of humorous exchanges and vignettes from various papers. Jests about schooling and faces, household manners, love and engagement, a banker’s quip, a miner’s misfortune, and a watchmaker’s charge animate this mosaic of light social satire.
Long Life and Heredity and Health Guidance
This excerpt argues heredity shapes longevity through inherited traits including disease tendencies and vigor. It cites Sir Moses Montefiore’s ancestry and notes longevity is not guaranteed by lineage. Emphasis is on personal health care and adherence to health laws to counter hereditary risk.
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Moses Montenore
Evly
Sir Moses
Famous Old Men From Youth's Companion
A compact reminiscence on longevity of statesmen such as Palmerston Guizot Lyndhurst and Brougham. It notes long active careers into advanced age plus daughterly anecdotes about Lansdowne Wellington and other 19th century figures with enduring public service.
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Lord Palmerston
England
House of Commons
Guizot
Lord Lyndhurst
House of Lords
Lord Brougham
Marquis of Lansdowne
Lord Henry Petty
All the
Charles James Fox
Duke of Wellington
York
A Dangerous Man in Murray County Ga
A man described as peaceable and harmless lives in Murray County Georgia. He has a history of fatal accidents including an axe accident killing a man over a debt, ferrying a friend leading to a drowning, and a fallen tree killing a sleeping person. The text is garbled and incomplete.
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United States
Murray County
Astra
Maine
Wix
Talmage's Sermon on the Cross of Suffering and Glory
Rev. Te Witt Talmage preaches on Luke 14 27 describing the cross as a universal suffering symbol. He uses vivid scenes from Christ's scourging and crucifixion to urge personal cross bearing in daily life including testimony at work and in the home. He contrasts worldly pomp with Christian sacrifice and calls for visible faith through testimonies and rivaling martyrdom in spirit.
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Witt Talmage
D. D
Darus
Babylon
Alexander
Tyre
Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
Law
Antwerp
Rubens
Jesus Cuormt
Cyalvary
Cross
Calvary
Bary
Piet
Crist
Narsea
Vhey
Savior
Dean
Gettysburg
Tim
Justus Nearen
Chrat
Chet
Fragmentary Text: Military Signals and Flags Mentioned
A jumble of phrases references flags, soldiers, and signals with scattered mentions of ships, salutes, a fire alarm, and a sinking scene. Names and settings are unclear, producing a garbled wartime vignette lacking coherent events or sources.
Fragmentary OCR News Item
The readable text is fragmented with stray characters and incomplete phrases. No coherent event or named entities can be identified for a proper summary.
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Bobby
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Harvard Lampoon
Wiggins
Slimbrain
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Rusticus
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John
Loppell
Bangor
Talmage
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