Amherst and Lawrence reminiscences from a bygone era
A travelogue style column recalls Amherst born figures Horace Greeley and Daniel Webster, Revolutionary veterans, and local lore tied to Souhegan West charter of 1760. It blends town history with glimpses of Methuen and Lawrence growth, Mills, mills, and agricultural notes including sorghum syrup experiments and rural fair reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Greeley
Gay’ Atherton
Nathan Lord
Dartmouth College
Franklin Pierce
Daniel Webster
Amherst
Massachusetts
Souhegan- West
Amherst Horace Greeley
New England
Thees
Bunker Hill
Bennington
Primus Chandler
Fort Cedars
Canada
Dubuque
Tristam Burgess
Rhode Island
Congress
Beate
Charles Lina
Missouri
Ambeest
B.B. David
James
Sima
Borough
Nashua
Manlchester
Mow Hampshire
Farmer's Cabinet
Commonwealth
Deacon Boylston
J. Cushing
Boylstons
Unclear excerpt from New Jersey court session unnamed objects seized
A district court in Newark examined a case involving confiscation of objects displayed in a shop. The narrative mentions a man and a millionaire, with reference to hearings and a potential bill of exceptions, but the details are fragmentary and unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sega Tan Tienen
Newark
Wartime Parade Hints and Yankee Influence Noted
In a wartime context South Carolinians encounter mixed feelings as Tapia Sree and Shs Manis des Saysane figures appear in public displays while private sentiments toward Yankee aid remain cautious and divided. The source reflects tension between public wartime rhetoric and private attitudes toward foreign involvement.
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Tapia Sree
Enforced laws debate and Southern secession stance in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Press voices alarm at attacks on federal authority and the Lincoln administration. It rails against New York Herald supporters of secession, argues coercion only comes from traitors, and insists on preserving national military defenses and the Union amid looming crises. It also outlines railroad expansion across Iowa and neighboring states, detailing lines like the Burlington and Missouri River Road, Iowa and Nebraska, Cedar Rapids to the Missouri, and the Dubuque and Sioux City route, with prospects for Des Moines, Fort Dodge, and coal beds.
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Philadelphia
United States
New York Herald
South
Albany
National
Herald
Washington
Dix
Robert Meland
New Orleans
Virginia
Lincoln
Waship
Peepernex
Fio Anderson
Fort Sumter
the Herald
Free States
New York
Boston
Anderson
Sumpter
Slammer
Yales
South Pass
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
Devonport
Muscatine
Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Des Moines
Marengo
Grinnell
Iowa and Nebraska Railroad
Clinton
Mississippi
Cedar Rapids
Cedars
Dubuque
Sioux City
Missouri
Cedar Falls
Independence
Falls
Fort Dodge
Des ‘Moines
Dubuque and
Haweira i ereee We era rem yesterda: mnening, atts ayem man Oy
The readable fragments describe a past event with unclear wording. Names and specifics are not decipherable, but the text hints at a greeting or message from yesterday involving a man and an organization or person named Oy.
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Haweira
Residents Uphold Flag Tradition at Shemwell House
In Fayetteville, Isdy residents gathered at the Shemwell House to witness the raising of a United States flag from the upper balcony on Tuesday afternoon. H W Horne introduced T C Fuller who praised the flag and its makers as the crowd cheered three times for the banner.
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Nore Carotoa Lapiss
T.C. Fuller
Epee
Fayetteville
N.C
Bar scene hints at sea view with Da Dem nattee
Fragmentary lines describe a group by the bar and a belief about a nattee walk with a view of the sea. The language suggests a casual note or diary fragment reflecting seaside ambiance and social gathering.
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Nattee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Asang
Lawrence
Methuen
Merrimac River
Seaboard
Lowell
Atlantic
Pacific
Pemberton
Everett
Manchester
Denis, &c
Merrimac
Boigget
Methuen Falls
Gasette
Barker
Tovall
Iowa State
Boosey
Manutearag
Grout
Lencaster
Keokuk Co
Weil
Abigail Tase
Ae We Rion
Clear Creek
RF Ir
Jehneen Sounty
Mike
Eonotek
BM. Dyer
Doe Merson
Rds
Ealne
J. Grout
Lancaster
Keokuk
Gagas
J. Grost
Keck County
J. B. Middleton
Wright County
Sail Janeen
Neence
Marion County
Anne
Robert Seevers
Joan ‘Wilson
WM. Duane
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