There Is a Heaven for Me in a World Like This
Poetic meditation on heaven and earthly love. The speaker contrasts heavenly bliss with the joys found in faithful companionship and vows to seek solace in a beloved friend. The poem contemplates death, desire for companionship, and the enduring comfort of love.
African King with 16000 Wives and Dahomey Amazons
A London Times synthesis reviews papers on the Dahomey kingdom, noting King Guezo's 18000 wives and female regiments. It describes Dahomey court rituals, skull motifs, and the king's demand for guns and cows, alongside depictions of slave hunts and the slave trade's revenue.
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Dahomey
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Cruikshank
England
Whydah
Lieut. Forbes
Soveriegn
Govenor
Mr. Forbes
Kingdom
Guezo
Lord Derby
Mayo
Meigua
Police
Cambodee
Muehaepah
Toonoonoo
Yawae
Temperance tale and moral notes from Frankfort paper
A fragment from the Frankfort Herald reports a temperance incident at a local tavern where a child pleads for bread money to feed her starving family. It references opinions on temperance, a Smithsonian lecture by Professor Silliman, the spread of gospel in South Africa, Du moulin's deathbed remark and a 17th century note on slander.
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Silliman
Smithsonian
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Bolton
Fashion vs minds in young ladies urged to study
The piece argues fashion-obsessed young women neglect useful knowledge and urges cultivation of history and geography. It contrasts a dress-focused lass with Miss P who discusses female education, praising neat attire and thoughtful conversation while urging widespread general education for women.
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Editor recalls Vermont Mercury barter with poor man
The Vermont Mercury editor recounts a scene where a borrowing reader asks for a paper and the editor offers a subscription. The man declines due to poverty while evidence suggests he spent money on circus, liquor, and travel, totaling about a dollar and a half wasted.
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