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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1844
Page
1
A poetic fragment dated January 6 1844 expresses a lover’s longing for a shrine to love and a vow whispered in a distant dream. The speaker laments the waning of passion and the chill of an unfelt urn as he recalls a bond with Jane.
A study of Leniter Salix, hailed as the best natured fellow in the world, whose easy good nature leads him into troubles. He foists chores on others, endures neglect, and ends by losing his shop, boarding, and dignity, his life a caution about unrestrained generosity.
Bicknell's Reporter notes an unusually brisk spring trade in Philadelphia with favorable signs. Several new firms are set to begin on Market Street while the money market remains well supplied. Rates are low with first rate paper discounted at four and a half percent and large bank deposits continuing.
An amused traveler meets a rough Vermont-born farmhand named Jonathan in a wood near New Salem. The lad details his rugged attire and oddities, explains why his hat is worn, and quips about potatoes, hens, and his own peculiarities as he jokes about distance to the nearest house and his own unique birth tale.
A Columbus soap lock argues for a National Bank to fix the currency while a practical farmer counters with a sharp agricultural joke about a sow in the potato patch, illustrating distrust of local banks and the need for stable money.
The Missouri Reporter reprints a Western Expositor notice disputing Oregon emigrant stories relayed by Lieut Fremont. It questions death tolls and travel dates, cites Col Sublette’s account, and notes discrepancies about Independence Rock, the Great Salt Lake survey, and letters. The Farmers' Monthly Visitos then reflects on rural life and wealth, praising frugal happiness over wealth and urging prudent stewardship of resources.
In a Port Hall dated September 20 letter Mr Fitzpatrick notes emigrants passed the place wearing out and scarce of provisions but omits deaths among eight emigrants and his party subsisting on horse flesh. The Expositor’s claim of exaggeration is echoed.
A reader admires an industrious husband yet notes he is not the best for wealth. The comment suggests giving boys a plain education in habits and the examples of good morals over refined status.
A historical explanation compares flashes of artillery to lightning and explains how light travels about 199000 miles per second while sound moves at 0.25 miles per second. It notes that lightning is seen before thunder is heard, allowing safe distance estimates of roughly one mile.
Three Brazilians sentenced to banishment in a gold rich interior wander for six years. An extreme drought exposed a diamond of nearly one ounce in the Abaite river. The governor sent a commission, the gem proved real, the sentence reversed, and Rome de l Isle valued it at three hundred million pounds. The king wore the uncut gem with a hole bored through it for gala days.
Crocker, a long time drunkard, had lately joined the Temperance Society and kept the pledge for about three months. After drinking with a hunting party, he relapsed, felt overwhelming remorse, and shot himself with a rifle in Bethel church. He directed that his body be prepared for burial by the companions who urged him back to drink.
The note states Mr. Clay will be sixty seven on April 12 and remarks that age makes fast running impossible. Stark County Democrat context appears in fragmentary form.
The Public Eye notes from the Coon papers urge avoiding letters to Mr. Clay, citing contradictions in his recent correspondence with various individuals. The Times hints at tension and a lack of clear principles amid ongoing exchanges.
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