American navy views and a portrait of John S Copely
A lengthy discussion of naval power compares the British French and American navies with detailed figures on ships frigates corvettes and steam vessels. It argues for strengthening the US fleet and cites the hollow shot and gunnery advances as crucial to future battles. The piece also tells a moral tale about John Singleton Copley and the rise from poverty to high office.
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Amerigen
Englard
Beane
Turkey
Egypt
Enuiea
England
France
Royasia
Acre
Uwe
Ingland
J. Ly Stevens
Exy
Sore
President Treate
San Suga de
Allan
Phanglish
Alva
Rev
Boston
Copley
Veny
Wall
Johny Sitzluton Copley
John
Ting
John Singleton Capley
Lyndhirst
Buxton
Merria
Hays
Speaking Plain on Ceremony Between Lovers and Women
A fragmentary essay from Frvor We d a Now. York-Dispatched debates unnecessary ceremony in social rituals and in love. The piece contrasts polite ceremony with genuine sentiment, noting awkward family and courtship rituals, whispered proposals, and the awkwardness of speaking plainly in romantic matters.
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York
Lynch Law in the Arkansas Mob Atrocity Debate
The Philadelphia Ledger denounces mob justice and the Arkansas murder case, where three suspects were hanged by a furious mob before trial. It warns that such actions threaten due process and civil order, urging restraint and lawful inquiry rather than vigilante punishment. It also critiques social decline, the strain of foreign imports, and calls for disciplined labor and morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alandarde
Arkansas
Jug
Debt and Shame Erode Public Morals in Essay on Credit
A piece laments debt’s grip on individuals and families, describing the mortifying pressure to repay. It argues debt undermines independence, business, and virtue, turning life into a chain of sacrifices and evasions, with society’s respect fading under mounting financial strain.
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Grant Thornburn
Atall
Papa
Mamma
Juliana
Myaderata Akill
Rajoicea
Tarman
Pear Prole
Elomenteel
Virtue St
Prairie settlement on Blake's Prairie near Wisconsin described
The article extols a broad prairie east of the Mississippi with timber belts and fertile soil. It notes settlements on Hoake's Prairie and Blake's Prairie, listing farmers, crops, yields, and prices. It highlights wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, hogs, and sheep, with details from Mr Thompson of Patch Grove and local landholders.
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Great County
Minsitippi
Wisconsin
Benide
Prairis
Hoake
Peairie
Thompson
Sosron
Wianon
Pbs Klin
Mesura
Paroh
Hightio
Chen
D&c
Blake's Prairie
Oweres
Praine
Chien
Chien, At Whiy Otce
Chippewa
St. Croix
Wiscor
Pineries
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Rene Y
Gove Cass
Sahootoras
Intuagiv
Hes
Crank
Watshing
Qubuvelian
Gagxatia
Adler
Schooleragi
Stroy
Seller
Suboei
Eurbts
Mureilesaly
Rome
Jack Fryst
Sighitand
Mary
Jonn
Fyony
The
Philadelphia, Ledger
Lynch'law
Dewet
Uberdarren
A. Remesy
J. B. Dodgsy
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