Hymns and glimpses of science in a fragmentary page
The text blends a lyric about Maud with azure eyes and a cheerful hymn for children, then shifts to a primitive chemistry lesson. It discusses how experiments yield repeatable results, stating chemistry is exact, and offers an average composition of grain, straw, and oxygen in 1000 parts.
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Maud
Bousingault
Sprengel
Hopetown
Virginia
Pasek and Rieman
Sasure
H. R
A Tale of California Miner and a Fatal Revenge
An 1851 California mining tale follows Ralph Johnston and Merlino in Sacramento and Festher River. Johnston defeats a boastful suitor who wooed his wife then murders the attacker, sparking a deadly canyon pursuit and frontier justice.
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Sierra Nevads
Ralph Johnston
New Dampashire
Merlino
Sacramento
Festher River
Johnston
Merlin
Sao ‘Francisco
San Francisco
Ralph
Marbie
Smith
Erlin
Jared Smith
Susan Johnston
Lind Petars Pelos
Ralp Johnston
Walice
Martin
Haunted Guilford House’s Night Watchman and a Ghostly Rabbit
A lone haunted house near a Guilford plantation deterred tenants until a bold sentinel faced the nocturnal noises. He set a straw bonfire, revealing a rabbit as the source. The rabbit frightened owners away, while the sentry kept quiet and secured the reduced rent and a curious reward.
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Guilford
Buckland
Ladies Presence Spurs Court Scene At Toxonakos Trial
In a sparse courtroom a refined spectator stirred quiet murmurs as the usher called the case. A single lady’s presence and the phrase rising hope and friendship echoed while the trial proceeded, revealing the period's formal tension.
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Murmere
Comic Fragments and Wordplay From The Ethiopian Joke Book
A garbled excerpt presents jokes and quips about marriage gender roles arithmetic and a chicken dinner. The pieces reference a London bachelor infString humor and a proverb about lead pigs. The text reads like a miscellany of humorous lines and dialogue from an Ethiopian Joise Book.
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Julius
George
Buchanan's Mormon War Exposed by Sandusky Register
The Sandusky Register accuses the Buchanan administration of war swindles in Utah. It details inflated costs for army transport from Leavenworth to Camp Floyd, mule sales, and a card operation, claiming $170,000, $200,000, and $280,000 in losses. It argues contractors and political allies drain the treasury while 3,000 troops idle at Camp Floyd.
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Buchanan
Vallandingham
Brigham
National Treasury
Utah
Leavenworth
Camp Floyd
Missouri
Washington
California
Keeley
Brigham Young
Treasury
Pachin
Salt Lake City
Sandusky Register
The Cost of Delayed Payments and the Queen's Promptness
The piece warns that delaying debts harms both creditors and debtors, citing royal precedents. It recounts the late payment of a bridal veil commission leading to a craftsman’s unpaid claim and even the Queen’s temporary neglect causing distress and death, linking such neglect to broader financial risk. It urges prompt settlement of small accounts to protect trust.
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Queen of
England
George II
Victoria
Kingdom
Great Britain
Fragmented Moral Anecdotes on Marriage and Society
A girl marries a stranger hoping to learn him after the fact. The text contrasts benevolence among men with neglect of suffering. It notes men’s harshness, pride, and revenge as traits that harm women, implying moral judgments on gender and behavior.
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Tom
John
Sam
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