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Newspaper
Alton Observer
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1836
Page
3
The Alton Observer details mob destruction of its printing office over anti slavery and anti popery stance, appeals for 2,000 paying subscribers to cover expanded operations, describes the purchase of a new office, and urges cooperation across Illinois and Missouri. The piece defends press rights and condemns mob violence.
An indented 71st regiment survivor recounts a near death during the Toulouse battle. A spent shot struck his groin, he swallowed water from a failed canteen, fought through faintness as French troops closed in, and a comrade saved him from a bayonet, sharing a pancake as thanks. The tale ends with a moral on mercy and charity.
Excerpts from the Calcutta Christian Observer outline early observations on infanticide among Indian tribes. The notes cite 18th and 19th century officials describing methods, ceremonial context, and social factors, including motherhood as executor and use of opium or concealment to cause death.
The former monarch is in Rome and appears popular there. He has adopted a discreet course of not reading newspapers. He lives retired and mainly enjoys hunting as his pastime.
Messrs Wilson and Newton with their wives reach Lodiana on June 24 1835 after a tedious voyage from Calcutta lasting five and a half months. A prior visit by Mr Lowrie welcomed them and their arrival was described as a mix of sadness and joy. Capt Wade the British political agent provided a house for their reception. The mission’s outlook is reported as bright and hopeful.
The Portland Advertiser notes a ship arrives with eight hogsheads of eggs from Labrador laid by the sea duck known as Murrh. The eggs, turkey to goose sized, bell-shaped and multicolored, are stored like ballast and selling quickly at a moderate price.
Paris doctor Dr. Rousseau reports holly as an effective fever remedy, succeeding where Peruvian bark failed. The Medical Botanic Society awarded him a silver medal for an essay on the discovery, a promising note for rural readers.
An article cites Mr. Mowbray claiming common additives such as salt sugar honey treacle bay salt and many others are routinely used by large brewers to fortify beer. It warns beer drinkers face poisoning and rises in illness including apoplexy and dropsy.
A sequence of meetings in Honolulu attracted daily attendance from 4 to 5,090 people. The gatherings were marked by deep seriousness, widespread revivals among Christians, and many hopeful conversions among the impenitent.
A woman in Italy died at age 142 after surviving a marriage begun when she was past the first century. Her husband, who married her at age twenty, expected a quick death and fortune, but retributive justice kept her alive for 40 more years.
An early report suggests Virginia will suffer notable losses in its wheat crop due to a flare affecting yield. Analysts estimate the decline could impact supply and farm revenues, with broader market implications pending official assessments.
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