Lincoln Slavery Policy Reflections In New Haven Talk
Fragmented lines recount a Lincoln lecture in New Haven on slavery policy. He argues the other policy is wrong and stresses duties to act rightly, comparing government choice to dangers of slavery. The speaker uses vivid analogies about a venomous snake and danger to children to press moral governance.
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Lincoln
Aspesch
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Vonn
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Ramd
Hugh
Crista
Medille
What is Doe to Woman a eulogies of feminine virtue
A dense, archaic prose praise of women’s virtue and influence. It contrasts male and female roles, urging men to respect women’s independence, intelligence, and dignity, while condemning contempt, vanity, and coercive control. The rhetoric celebrates motherhood and moral leadership as civilizational pillars.
The Wife and the Worth of a Frugal Household
A fragment discusses how a husband and wife live on small incomes. It contrasts industrious, frugal wives with ineffective partners, noting wives can brighten or worsen a household's appearance. The piece laments a woman discussing love and devotion amid financial strain and social judgment.
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Nicholas
Half-hanged Smith and His Narrow Reprieve tale
A 1706 Tyburn tale describes smiths repeated hangings and escapes. After a near fifteen minute suspension he revived, naming the moment as “a reprieve” and earning the sobriquet Half-hanged Smith. He returns to crime at Old Bailey, with a jury verdict unclear and judges later asked to decide.
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Smith
Old Bailey
Moths and household pests amid May and June guidance
The article offers folk remedies to repel moths including wormwood oil on cloth in drawers, camphor gum around carpets, and steaming infested areas with water or vinegar though color risk is noted. It cites Missouri Democrat remarks on Bates ratification meeting with Benton’s presence noted as influential.
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Bates
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Benton
Contagion Views and a Siberian Voyage? A Worcester Column
A Worcester Spy column discusses pleuro pneumonia in cattle, arguing contagion and urging careful observation of outbreaks. It recounts a German paced tale of a fortune seeker’s return to Europe, mislaid journeys, and a later reconciliation with a long-lost mother in Petersburg, revealing twists of travel and wealth.
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Oremel Moriain
Worcester
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Elandee
God
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Fragmentary domestic dialogue from a memory lapse scene
A daughter and mother discuss memory failure and an elderly bonnet, noting Mary cannot recall the morning’s text and describing attire such as last year’s bonnet, a green silk dress, lace, boots, a foretold bracelet, and old earrings. The exchange ends with a comment on the daughter’s poor memory.
Princess Buys Hair for Five Hundred Francs Prank
A French tale recounted by a Princess who, to a visiting Count, sells him a lock of hair for five hundred francs. The Count pays, boasting of his generosity, only to learn later the “hair” cost far more in pride and ridicule than the sum paid.
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Dome
France
Patchen Defeats Flora Timple in Union Course Trot
The telegraph announced Flora Timple’s defeat by Patchen in Tuesday’s trot on the Union Course. Patchen led from the start, Flora broke up mid race, and Patchen won the first heat by two lengths in 4:58, then claimed the second heat by about thirty feet in 42.574 seconds.
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Time Peaches Every Year Grafting Advantage
A brief note explains a method to graft peach onto Pagiea stock to ensure hardy growth and frost resistance. The writer claims the new stock will not winterkill or be injured by frost, promising long-term steadiness and avoidance of pest or disease problems. Trees are priced 50 to 75 cents each, with a suggestion to pay more for reliability.
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Pascher
Moonlit mum and child rumor in strange verse
An odd fragment portrays a child speaking to a mother under a rising moon about a possible daguerreotype. A Somerset County man Brant dies after an extraordinary act of gluttony following a single heavy meal, with odd archaic phrasing surrounding a vanished spirit and vintage drink.
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Shakville
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