Longest Way to Church A Ballad of Kate's Late Arrival
A verse from Troy Herald on August 16 1675 recounts a narrator and Kate arriving late to church by the meandering route. The poem reflects on blushes smiles and social gaze as townsfolk note the delay and speculate about a coming wedding.
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Chunch
Two Brave Girls Defend Harbor Drum Against British Landing
In 1812 Scituate Harbor faces a British war ship as Rebecca Bates and Rebecca Windsor seize a drum and play the fife to rally townsfolk. They march along the shore, signaling Americans and thwarting a potential burning of the town. the ship departs as dusk falls, and Rebecca recalls the act with pride.
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Dritieh
Boston
Scituate Harbor
Rebecca
Sarah Windsor
Toa
Doate
Firet
Para
Rebecca Utes
Sarah Windmor
Father
Son
Sarah
Justeo
Theo
Doston
Medeeca
Brea
Itebrecca
Treacherous cougar encounter along a woot road
A wayfarer in Washington Territory near Olympia recounts a harrowing trek through a forest where a cougar shadowed him, pressed his legs, and taunted with circling, pouncing, and snarling. Hunters and dogs soon arrived, the beast was shot, and the man regained composure aided by a restorative drink.
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Olympia
Washington
Ile
Acarcely
Niagara
Intervala
Mis a Demeanor Echoes In Curious Phrase
An elderly woman reacts to news a young friend lost a place over a misdemeanor. She quips about Miss Demeanor and jokes there is a universal trouble at the bottom of the lot, reflecting a muddled phrase about misdeeds and social fate.
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Misa Demeanor
Loathia Giane
Miss Demeanor
Alluan
Ewan
Joaquin Miller at Ocean Hotel amid seaside star gaze
The observer recalls Joaquin Miller described as a wary, color loving poet in Long Branch. Miller, aged around thirty three, displays eccentric attire with three large rings, one a family heirloom. He declines dances citing bullets in leg and arm while fans and critics speculate on his works as they follow his seaside stay.
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Joaquin Miller
Long Branch Rere
Baltimore Amer
Ocean Hotel
Ilo
Dreas
Joaquin
Mao
Buffalo Bill
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Kitty
Rom
Poppy
Kate
Albany Argus
Good Templar
Ferry Street
Erie Canal
Johnson
Saforer
Michael Casey
Casey