The Puritan and the Birth of American Liberty
A historical reflection on Puritans as catalysts for free speech, worship, and education, tracing their influence from New England town meetings to the American republic. The piece emphasizes Puritan reverence for family, Sabbath observance, and scholarship, noting leaders like Jefferson, Washington, and Henry as Virginia connections and highlighting the link between religion and democratic ideals.
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England
Germany
Austria
France
Charles the Frrat
London
Rngland
Atill
Cannings
Dr. Wright
Patrick Henry
Apostle of
Liberty
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
New England
Virginia
Charles the Second
Milton
Great Britain
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Emerson, Holmes
Harriet Beecher Stowe
James Russell Lowell
Lowell
Avon
Free School
Free America
America
Poe Death Tale Debunked by R D Unger From Chicago
Dr R D Unger of Chicago refutes claims Poe was drugged and jailed by ward heelers in Baltimore. He asserts Poe never engaged with politics, was not a bum, and died as a melancholic writer without involvement in political schemes. A UVA Poe bust revival rekindles interest in the tale.
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Edgar Allan Poe
University of Virginia
Ife
Dr R. D'Unger
Chicago
Tom
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Calvert Greet
Mg House
Poe
Baltimore
Poe Legacy and Burial in Baltimore Revealed
A reminiscence recalls Edgar Allan Poe’s life marked by poverty and excess. It notes his burial in Potters Field debated by printers, a 100 dollar prize win, and later interment at Fayette and Greene streets, with peers recalling his arrogance and fragile finances.
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Dirks
Baltimore
North Street
Poe
Potters’ Field
Thomas Sulzer
Baltimore American
Fayette and
Greene Streets
Men in Toy Store Window Drawn by Youthful Things
A faded reminiscence recalls men pausing before a toy store window as if viewing toys for children. The writer notes adult, bearded observers linger, pondering past joys and youth, suggesting happy days and a younghearted spirit despite age or fortune.
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Biter
Dewn Dow Steek
Aera
Tin Work Ad Brings In Honest Pricing Claim
A fragmented advertorial note features Maud and Harry discussing cloak costs and an extra $19 charge. It then shifts to a Tin Plate bid from The Stove and Tin Man offering spouting and tin work services opposite Everhard in Wooster, Ohio.
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Harry
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Dominion Company Dept
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Cites
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Wayne County
Ohio
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Megesines
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Wacker Bros
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East Liberty
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Teachers’ Examinations
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Millersburg
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Vernon
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Sunbury
Mt. Venice
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Bayahors
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Oodland
Cincinnati
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Columbes Union Station
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Compecans
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Cleave
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Ravenos
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Woodwter
Allanes
Pittburgh
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Attorneys
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