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Fi Warren Mail
E. Cowan
Mail
Office Ee
Snaem
Etha Osear
Dreams of the Past Thou Art Welcome Here
A reflective meditation on memory, grief, and the solace found in dreams of the past. The speaker clings to cherished sorrows and the tender ache of departed hope, finding sweetness in silent tears and the lingering record of former joys. The tone echoes nostalgic longing.
Mackinaw Child Lost in Harris of the Ice Storm
A winter tale from Mackinaw depicts a fierce storm on the straits between Huron and Michigan. A soldier-officer and his men launch a perilous rescue on the ice to save a missing officer’s son, while townsfolk and a grieving mother endure a long, bitter night.
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Michilimancinac
Great Lakes
Huron
Michigan
Mackinaw
Eumemer
Western Lakes
Buffalo
Detroit
Cleveland
The Lost Child on Mackinaw Island and Old Ben
A grieving mother recalls her lost son as searchers fail to find him amid snow. On Mackinaw Island a lone Indian hut becomes the rescue scene where Old Ben discovers the child, nurses him back to life, and the boy grows to remember that night with gratitude. Years later the tale lingers in the man’s memory of snow and Old Ben’s grave.
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Mackinaw
Old Ben
Ben
Far West
Home Remedies for Glassware and Frames
Boil three or four onions in a pint of water then brush the solution over glasses and frames to deter flies. The method promises no harm to the frames and can be used without apprehension.
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Franklin
Dandies of Olden Times Fashion and 18th Century Dress
The piece recalls old fashion through examples from 1785 Massachusetts leaders to 1773 Supreme Court robes, noting wigs, velvet caps, gowns, and Continental uniforms. It contrasts styles of Gov Bowdoin, Gov Hancock, Washington, Adams, and remarks on sartorial history and social gaze. The column ends with a moral about a cheerful home life and the power of a wife’s kindness.
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Gov. Bowdoin
Massachusetts
Gov. Hancock
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Washington
New York
Mount Vernon
Virginia
New England
John Adams
Philadelphia
Massive Buffalo and New York bridge rises near Portageville
Report describes a planned Genesee river bridge 230 feet high with a 500 feet span on the Buffalo and New York line. Stone piers rise 30 feet from rock bed, wood-work reaches 200 feet above, modeled to avoid movement under heavy car traffic. Timber resources are to be expanded to complete the superstructure.
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Tate Bower
Buffalo and New York Railroad
Genesee River
Portageville
Northern Advocate
Swamp Land for Potatoes and Sandy Soil Notes
The Ohio Cultivator discusses peat lands known as Cranberry Marsh where potatoes thrive on dark grounds with less disease, noting water drainage, soil composition, and the possible lack of lime. It surveys profitability for lands with swamp origins and cites a scientific view on soil encroachment and crop decay.
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Ohio
Trumbull County
Old Time Winter Daunting Years Across Europe
Histories of severe winters in 1664 1692 1695 1708 and later years describe frozen rivers seas and widespread deaths. Descriptions cover Vienna Genoa Spain Portugal and England with ice depths and ruined harvests as far as the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas. The piece also recounts a local tale of courting a girl interrupted by an old codger in a parlor.
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Thames
Vienna
Germany
France
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Genoa
Italy
Copenhagen
Senin
Sweden
Spain
Portugal
Zuyder Zee
England
Fat Folks and Moral Musings in a Puzzling Column
A fragmented OCR passage mixes social notes and gags toward a general column tone. It references Fat as a positive health sign and jokes about love, bread making, and a Free Soil convention, plus short quips on manners, clocks, and a runaway youth.
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Imlach
Muirhouse
Dundee
Talstall
Pantium
Republic
Alleghenies
West
Degourt
Bill Weeguson
Germantown
Eanat Weelded
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Andover
Worcester
Africa
Eve
Adam
Paradise
Gov. Hunt
Grunzig
Erie Railroad
Ness
Elbe
Danube
Nancy
Curnas
U.S
Pittsburgh
Miss
Miss Pert
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