Foundling Cora Discovers Long-Lost Father At Thanksgiving
In a New England family saga, Cora Willard, raised as a castaway with a bracelet bearing the name Coralie, learns from a visiting Englishman that he is her father, Mr. Ware, who has hunted for fifteen years. He reveals her mother lives and promises support and a near reunion near the Hudson.
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Willards
Jimmy
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Maryane
Grandma
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Time and virtue guard the steadfast
A reflective line about time erasing much while virtue remains like a rock protecting the steadfast. It notes two things not to grumble about: what you cannot be and what you can influence, urging perseverance.
Playing Appleton in Chelsea Telegraph Style
Chelsea youths stage a mock election on Walnut street with an urchin delivering a speech as if elected to a high office. The crowd cheers Burlingame after declaring Chelsea’s “majority,” then ends with more cheers and a faux victory over the mustard pot.
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Chelsea (Mass ) Telegraph
Chelsea
Walnut Street
Burlingame
Wart on finger sparks cholera fear near Lively
A writer notes that superstition about a wart on a finger could mislead people into thinking it signals cholera, warning that such unfounded inference lacks utility and may cause unnecessary alarm.
Beecher Controversy Sparks Heated Exchange at Bonnet House
Courtship of a political clash in Rushville leads to harsh insults about Henry Ward Beecher. A stranger defends Beecher’s stance and reveals himself as Dr. Her who warns against violent outcomes and urges an amicable parting.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Lincyer
Cassiday
Rushville
Beecher
Noble
Dr. Her
Shebyville
Ind
Tincture of Time Earns Hart's Journal Endorsement
The editor of Hart's New York Journal of Health extols time as a universal remedy for aches and ills, noting its daily recommendation and lack of cost or mystery. He contrasts its value with costly, mysterious treatments and urges sensible living as the true path to health.
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Hart
New York Journal of Health
Broad Platform of 98 Principles Sparks Crowd Feud
A Western stump speech on the principles of 98 clashes with a shoemaker who demands payment owed. A tar laments a chained soldier by a cannon ball, and a speaker repeats a mitten versus glove analogy while others discuss hope and a fortune left by an aunt.
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Jack
Gough Home in Boylstown Prefers Practical Farming
Gouen at Home Rev T L Cuyler writes from Massachusetts about Mr Gough near Worcester in Boylstown. He owns a white Italian cottage with a commanding view, refits his body and plans for a winter campaign against the bottle, while hosting a revival and directing church and school activities.
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New England
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Lee Avenue
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Brooklin
Happiness Tied to Small Contentment, Not Wealth
A concise reflection notes that true happiness comes from contentment with little rather than relentless desire for more. It contrasts the ease of those with modest means against the unrest of the wealthy chasing excess.
Mind and Body Rule in Monarchy Parable
An early Nature essay argues that excessive sitting harms health and that the mind governs the body. If the mind forgets its control and harms its subordinate body, the body will not forgive and may revolt. The piece notes many monarchs have been dethroned by such a principle.
Young Woman and the Moonlit Dream
A fragment from a period piece presents a young woman reflecting on a maturity not yet spoken. The speaker likens a nascent idea to a warm, plowing conception before embodiment, and to a rose near blooming. She quotes her mother: a girl too young for beaux yet too old to play harp.
Quaker Match Proposal Echoes Comic Bible Style
A lighthearted prose piece shows a Quaker man proposing to a Quaker woman with biblical flourishes. He uses ornate language to urge companionship and unity, while she responds with a measured affirmation of partnership.
Sharp Business Operation Ends in Marriage and Loss
The New York Evening Post reports a case where a father paid 4000 dollars to secure his daughter's separation from a lover. The girl secretly married, then returned from the clergy, and fled with the husband. A sharp operator then extorted five thousand dollars from the father as he took the wife.
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New York Evening Post
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