Merchants of the West and North West Seek New Market Ties
A 1856 prospectus from Philadelphia merchants invites Western and Northwest traders to strengthen supply links via Exatra line to Williamsport and Carawissa. Firms listed include Stevens Hollingshead, Pratt Reath, J B Perry, Truitt Brother, N G Taylor, Browning & Bro, and others highlighting dry goods, textiles, hats, watches, and household wares.
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Exatra
Williamsport
Carawissa
New York
Stevens, Hollingshead & Co
N. Water Street
Platt & Co
Richardson & Cade
S. Fourth Street
Bunn, Raiguel & Co
North Third Street
Odd Fellows
C. Burnett
Sexton & Swearingen
Market Street
Tho. White & Co
Second Street
W. EF. Warburton
W. H. Beebe
Chestnut Street
Bailey & Bro
Sleeper & Fenner
Pratt & Reath
James Barber
S. FE
Second
Chestnut Streets
Burton & Laning
Arch Street
J. B. Perry
Truitt, Brother & Co
Wm. P. Wilstach & Co
N. Third Street
N. & G. Taylor
Branch Street
Lewis Jones & Co
Lewis
Penna. Manufacturing Co
Browning & Bro
N. Front Street
Yarnall & Ogden
Third Street
Wim
D. Glenn
Fourth Street
Joshua Cowpland
Myron Shew
Joan A, Riddle
Merchants’ Hotel
N. 4Th St. Phila
Calm sea and quiet heart seek the peace of God
The piece contrasts a stormy sea with a calm, then argues true peace is not worldly but found through repentance. It speaks of guilt and cleansing tears, urging the broken and contrite heart to seek divine tranquility.
First Locomotive Trip on Western Hemisphere Recalls 1828 Event
Wm Watts reports a paragraph from the Carbon dale Transcript recounting Major Gratio Allan’s keynote on the first locomotive ride in 1828 at Lackawaxen on the Delaware and Hudson connection. Allan describes starting the engine alone, the risky curve, and completing the trip with no accident as crowds cheered.
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Wm. Watts
Carbondale
Penn
Carbondale Transcript
Gratio Allan
Nw York and Erie Railroad
Lackawaxen
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Nature of Porpoises and Human Judgment
A satirical tirade by Sam Slick compares women facing scandal to wounded porpoises chased by others. The speaker depicts public scorn in harsh biblical terms, likening moral scrutiny to a gas-lit hunt and urging charity while condemning malice in social reactions.
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Servin
Lord
Sam Slick
Unclear Dialogue Fragments In Historic Notebook
Fragmentary exchange shows a speaker urging a companion about coffee heat while another comment hints at a retort. The text preserves dialect and informal banter without clear event context or known figures.
Tragic Farewell Aboard The New York And Evie Line
A Elmira Republican correspondent recalls a moving scene on the New York and Evie road. A young widow travels south with her frail six year old daughter. The child, weary and pale, sleeps then awakens with the line Mother there is papa home at last and dies. The mother continues toward home as sorrow weighs heavy, while angels seem to comfort the child in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira Republican
New York and
Evie Road
Ceylon
Webster Story Turns Speech Into Talk in Court
An anecdote recalls Daniel Webster in the Supreme Court courtroom where a listener, expecting grand oratory, was told by his lawyer that the spoken words were the oldest talk for his case, underscoring practical impact over flourish.
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Daniel Webster
Supreme Court of the United States
Webster
The Value of Early Rising in Life and Work
The author compares waking at six versus eight each day, calculating 29 200 hours saved over forty years. He argues that adding ten years of life with eight daily hours devoted to study and business yields greater personal and professional growth.
Twenty-Eight Year Courtship Ends in Quick Matrimony
A friend courted a lady for twenty eight years and then married her. She proved a virago and died two years after the wedding, prompting the suitor to boast of escaping a long courtship.
The Lady in Gray Silk Anecdote From a Train Ride
A Philadelphia correspondent recalls a hot journey from Lancaster to Philadelphia with Judge Jim Pollock Jim Quiggle and the author. Pollock salutes a supposed lady in a grey silk dress waving a white handkerchief while Quiggle misidentifies a passing mare as the mystery lady, ending in shared laughter and a discussion of sawmills.
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New York
Philadelphia Sunday Mercury
James Quiggle
Pennsylvania Senate
Clinton
Centre Counties
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Jim Pollock
Jim Quiggle
Quiggle
Mr. Q
Judge P
John B
Judge Pollock
Jim
Millie and the Drunkard Father Story
A narrator recalls Millie staying with her drunken father Lee in an Autumn tale. She endures cold rain and harsh nights while he laments his life, and he asks why she loves him, while she recalls her mother in heaven urging her to stay.
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Lee
Millie
Leap Year Frolic Ends With Supper and Dance
A party of fashionable young ladies rented a sleigh and horses on Thursday evening, visited the homes of their beaux around town, and after a lively expedition hosted a sumptuous supper and merry dance at a participant’s house, with all expenses borne by the ladies.
Ready To Pay Demand for Kisses Mocked by Clever Rebuttal
A playful incident unfolds as a young man, seeking payment in kisses for entertaining a group of girls, is met with a sharp retort. One woman quips, “Certainly, Sir, present your bill,” turning the moment into a witty exchange.
Wife Seen as Central to Social Order in Dated Ode
A reflective line asserts the wife as the sun of the social system, claiming her magnetism maintains home and family harmony. It warns that without her influence, even stout husbands may drift away into distant space.
Love Ballad To Husband From Buffalo Morning Express
Poem expresses enduring love from a wife to her husband with affectionate lines about whispering love, lifelong devotion, and golden memories. The piece reflects old fashioned sentiments and romantic yearning, ending with a signature line and date.
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The
Buffalo Morning Express
Faith and Hope In Bethlehem and Calvary
A nocturnal moral darkness overspreads nations as two ethereal forms approach. One embodies strength while the other, gentler, trembles in doubt. A radiant light heralds Bethlehem’s ascent and the Jerusalem encounter with a benevolent stranger who performs miracles and is hailed as the Son of God before judgement and crucifixion. Faith and Hope accompany his passage to Calvary.
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Jerusalem
Heaven
Earth
Bethlehem
Calvary
Quip from the West on Local Paper Publishing
A Cosmopolitan Office note from Sandusky Register quotes a Western genius replying to a circular. He says no papers publish there because the people can't read, then lists a population breakdown with Irish 160 Amsterdam Dutch 175 Other dam Dutch 80 and mentions a white man leaving for Mineral Point.
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Sandusky Register
Association
Amsterdam
Mineral Point
No levity in court as Jones tests the pulpit claim
In a courtroom exchange, Jones clarifies his role in the sermon saying he only held the light for the man who preached. The judge presses, and the crier is directed to call the next witness.
Hope writes the poetry of a boy and memory of a man
The text reflects on the contrast between youthful hope and adult memory, noting that forward-looking joy coexists with backward sighs. It presents a meditation on Providence and the bittersweet nature of life, comparing fullness and its eventual loss to a cup whose dregs warn against struggle when life ends.
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Hope
Man Arrested Over Shawl Wear in St Louis
Kirk Anderson was fined 50 dollars in St. Louis Missouri after being arrested for wearing a shawl on grounds it was not proper apparel for the sex. The case arose last Friday and sparked notable attention among local shawl wearers.
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Kirk Anderson
St. Louis
Anderson
Coincidental Pluralities in 1846 Elections
The report notes a coincidence where Mr. Banks and Mr. Cobb were elected by similar margins in 1846. Cobb received 102 votes to Winthrop 99, while Banks had 108 votes to Aiken 109, showing closely matched results.
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Banks
Cobb
Winthrop
Aiken
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Warren Mail
E. Cowan
Owo
D. C. Bell
Warren
Bennett & Fingers
Water Street
Stranahan & Randall’s
Warren Pa
J. D James
Janes
Carver House
Hackney
Second and
Liberty Streets
Warren, Warren Co
Wm. Hackney
L. T. Parmlee
Warren Co
Wetmore & Spencer
Second St
Johnsor. & Brown’s
Warren, Pa
L. D. Wetmore
T. Co. Ffinder
Johnson & Brown
Ludlow
L. P. Johnson
Rasselas Brown
Scofield & Brown
Olice
Liberty St
Glenni
W. Scofield
William D. Brown
Phillip Mead
Justice of the Peace
Scott’s Exchange
Youngsville
Warren Co. Pa
Gilman Merrill
Water Stu
Lewis Arnett
Pennsylvania
D. M. Williams
Dpc
J. B. Brown
Sugar Grove
A.e.hall & CO
Dryroods
Carver
Water St. Warren
C.w.rasp Ibun
Breeze Point
WM. H.combs
Hackney House
Warren, Penn
George Salor
Burgess’ Bowling Alley
Benjamin Nesmith
Exchange
Temperance House
P.S. Core
Court Horse
E. M. Pierce
Third and
Hickory Streets
L.E. Guignon
G. H. Ames, & Co
Seddle
Benson & Co
J. L. Kapple
Watson & Rogers
B.M. Pierce
Hazeltine & CO
Variety Hall
Hazeltine
P. Johnson
S. J. Goonricw
North
David Copperfield
Front ST
Dunhiri
AJ Eare
Just
Dunkirk
Chaurcey Hulburt
Hosnins, Hieskels, & CO
Great Pennsylvania
Edper & Geageapress
Markets Street
Fraser
Johnson
A. L. Fraser
Johnsons News
M. C. Shaw
Warren and
Ludlow Building
M. A. Williams
Water and
Third Streets
A. Brok
Aastor Oil
J. W. Weaver
America
Cobbett
England
Lieut. Maury
Guyot
Europe
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Labrador
St. John’s Newfoundland
Liverpool
Mexico
Gulf
Panama
Pacific
Britain
John
Catharine
Sizarle
Gray
Ilde
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