Generous German Baker Aided Revolutionary Cause
The article honors Christopher Ludwick, a Philadelphia baker who funded arms and bread for Washington’s army. It notes his orchestration of a private bread supply, desertion efforts among Hessians, and his postwar philanthropy including founding a free Philadelphia school. He died in 1804 with a lasting legacy.
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Colonies
Philadelphia
North America
Franklin
Delaware
Chevous-De Frize
Philosophical Society
Mif- Hin
Christopher Wudwieck
Laetitia Court
Washington
New York
White Plains
New Jersey
Thomas Paine
Christopher Ludwick
Ludwick
Christopher
Staten Island
Pennsylvania
Army of the United States
Congress
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Germantown
General Washington
Ife
Rush
WZ. Y. Ledger
No Happy Words for Miss Jennie and the School
A narrative clusters from a classroom scene where Miss Jennie orders discipline, a black student recalls being told to leave, and a teacher insists the act is misapplied while students respond with mixed resolve. A broader mix of taxonomies follows, including a tale of work hardship and moral lessons about labor and independence.
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Jennie
Workingmen to Accept Reduced Wages as Path to Work
An anxious New York Tribune reader urges workers to offer services for less pay to spur employment. He suggests mass meetings to pressure capital by accepting half to two-thirds of former wages, arguing this quick path to better times. He notes Ohio Democrats labeling the White League as a legal Legislature and warns they may provoke bloodshed if thwarted.
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Chicago
Materia Medica
Chicago Times
New York Tribune
Ohio
Louisiana
White League
The History of the U S Executive Tenure at the Convention
A compact historical note tracing the 1787 debates on the presidency. It covers proposals from three to life terms, the eight states favoring legislature chosen presidents for seven years, and the July compromise adopting four years with no explicit eligibility rule. It cites James Wilson Roger Sherman and others, the Randoph resolutions, and Brearly as committee chair.
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John Jay
Washington
General Knox
James Wilson
Roger Sherman
Gunning Bedford
Bedford
James McClurg
Gov. Morris
Jacob Broome
Alexander Hamilton
Randolph
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Committee of Eleven
David Brearly
Galary
Repair Method for Fractured Articles with Gum Arabic Cement
A thick solution of gum arabic is stirred into plaster until the desired consistency and applied in a rush to fractured edges. The pieces are joined and, after a few days, cannot be broken at the same place. The whiteness of the cement adds value. Fioral Cabinet.
Poet Killed in Explosion Amid Mountain Solitude
A Western poet who longed to die among eternal peaks died when a pint of cheap kerosene exploded. The incident occurred amid remote mountains, ending the writer's life and likely reflecting a tragic accident rather than foul play.
Alcohol fueled sermon leaves church empty during Christmas service
The Cincinnati Commercial reports a Christmas Eve service at a church lacking a pastor, where a visiting speaker from a neighboring city drank eggnog with liquor. He delivered a wandering sermon on the Widow's mite, then, realizing his condition, saw congregants quietly leave one by one, leaving him to preach to empty benches while the decorum and dignity of the congregation were praised.
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Beecher
Sporzheim
Mount Sinia
Cincinnati
The German Ocean Once Dry Land and Submerged Forests
The German Ocean once formed an inland plain raised above sea level. The sea has since invaded, burying forests and river courses. Cromer Forest near Norfolk remains the best known submerged wood with stumps seen at low tide. Mammoth teeth and bones have been dredged from Happisburg oyster beds, indicating recent land sinking and ancient connections to Ireland.
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German Ocean
North Sea
English Channel
Cromer
Norfolk
Woodward
Happisburg
Ireland
Kerosene Use by Nations and Worcester Temperance Aid
The piece notes sixty nations burning American kerosene with Germany using 52,116,773 gallons in 1873 costing 11,469,151 dollars and Belgium 22,616,550 gallons for 5,127,408 dollars while England and Ireland also spend figures. It also reports the Praying Women's Temperance Union of Worcester supplying hot coffee to firefighters to curb alcohol demand.
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Germany
Belgium
England
Ireland
Praying Women’s Temperance Union of
Worcester
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H. Butler & Co
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Clark & Richey
MRS. Purdy & CO
Star Bakery
Hemey & Younes
Race Street
J. Vandrau
Lion
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