Balboa and the Pacific Sea Discovery Chronicle
A reflective narrative recounts Balboa's ascent on the Isthmus of Darien, his discovery of the Pacific, and the subsequent actions of planting a cross and naming trees. It notes his solo sighting, the contested glory with his followers, and his eventual downfall by the Darien governor. The piece shifts to a political notice from Green Bay Advocate urging Democratic consolidation for the upcoming congressional district election, endorsing Burk and stressing the district's Democratic leanings.
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Darien
Hervie
India
Columbus
Europe
Balboa
Pacific
Fale Lowers
Perschand
Isabella
Balben
Castile
Gould
Spain
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Christopher Columbus
Americus
Golden City of God
Committee For Unis
Duinaw
Juan
Vie
Burk
Ikensas
Green Bay Advocate
Deacon Hunt and the Singing Cattle Tale of a Famine
A long dated extract recounts two Connecticut Valley farmers Hunt and Clark once quick tempered, then devout, who found a secret to calm oxen by whistling and singing Old Hundred. When famine hit, Hunt refused corn to a poor man, citing seed stock, and consigned the man to Proverbs 11 26 then eased by offering a full bushel to be reaped after the man cursed Clark. The article also notes a NY Arsenal experiment debunking spiking cannons and includes a Byron tale about a Yankee captain’s retort to Congress.
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Conneticut River Valley
Ilunt
Clark
Farmer Hunt
Deacon Hunt
Llere
Donie
Deacon
Puck
Deacon Clark
Anecdotes of Webster and a Calamity at Sea
The piece recalls Daniel Webster on a Long Island fishing trip where a skipp er named Paul Seaman challenges Webster on Shinnecock Indians with the remark enlightened. Also reported is the killing of Mr Stofer editor of the Lexington Exh 8 iter by a gambler named Clark aboard the steamer A B Chambers after a disputed card game.
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Webster
Long Island
Black Dan
Bast Bay
Mrs L
Paul Seaman
Darkey
Mr. Webster
Mr. L
Paul
Misser Webster
Dem Fellers
Boston Courier
Stofer
Clark
Lexington
Extraordinary Decrees At a Score Show
A year old prize ball in a show was decorated with false horns by James Paton of Blankhead near Patrick. The horns were modified with yutt percha and adhesive, and the animal’s skin was punctured to hollow it. Two other animals were similarly altered, and an aged bull was disqualified. Paton faces possible criminal prosecution. A rattlesnake decapitation near Syracuse draws local curiosity, while a New Haven resident suffers vivid morning dreams.
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Carrie Suow
James Paton
Blankhead
Patrick
Ayr
Crown Council
Mr. Paton
Cleveland
Bates
Marshal Dyer
Pompey
Syracuse
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