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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1838
Page
1
A lyrical passage describes a mystic life thread between lovers with entwined destinies. It foregrounds a beloved face voice and lips that vow exclusive bliss, a shared heartbeat, and the pledge that their hearts must beat together or cease.
Poem in old style language invoking war and love. A soldier bids farewell to his beloved as he goes to battle in hopes of glory. The speaker imagines future peace and recalls the eagle and flag symbols while pledging valor and fidelity. The piece contrasts martial duty with romantic longing and ends with a final farewell.
A nations rise is shaped by poets and thinkers who mold national character. The piece compares ancient Rome and Greece with Great Britain, praising Shakespeare Milton Locke Newton Bulwer Scott Byron and Campbell, and imagines a future united world under one culture and faith.
A humorous tale recalls Jonathan’s bold but bungling bid to marry Sal, provoking a comical chase through a pig barn as the old man misreads money and honey. The piece ends with Sal dying a nun and a closing reflection on youth’s swift passage into manhood and its hopeful, harsh future.
The piece argues for literary power over political glory as a lasting national force. It calls for schools to be created and youths to be encouraged in literature, philosophy, oratory, and arts. It envisions free institutions awakening poets, philosophers, and artists under a republican framework.
A Lou. Lit. Reg. piece extols virtue as eternal and superior to worldly renown. It proclaims virtue as celestial, enduring beyond kings, poets, and warriors, and asserts the inward glory of the simple rock-cracker over celebrated statesmen. The speaker longs for inner virtue to outlast fame.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an unclear incident involving graft and a person or entity labeled 0 gerd. The legibility is limited, with missing names and context. No verifiable details emerge to identify people, places, or organizations.
Sir Grenville Semple, newly arrived at Malta from Tunis, has spent six months excavating Carthage. Finds include 700 coins near the temple of Gannath, a buried seaside villa with mosaic floors and painted walls, eight rooms, and bones from ten human skeletons. Other mosaics depict gladiators, horse racing and equestrian scenes.
A compact reflection urges steady watchfulness and private discretion. It cautions against flaunting wealth or status, urging calm restraint and measured speech in daily conduct.
A Portland Advance writer reflects on sixty years of global change sparked by the American Revolution. He traces France’s upheaval, Greece and Belgium’s nationhood, England’s shifting institutions, and the rise of republics in the Americas, asserting 1776 as the pivotal origin of modern liberty and moral regeneration.
In an address to the University of North Carolina, W B Sheppard critiques British censorship of American literature. He warns against dependence on London reviews, likening praise to a “vassalage,” and urges a great American literary Washington to secure true national independence. He cites Cooper and echoes classical comparisons to Echo and ancient learning.
Audubon cites a pirate who, listening to Zenaida dove notes at shell wells on a Florida quay, repented his crimes. The bird’s soft cry moved him to abandon his gang, return to a family, seek mercy, and live honestly among friends.
A stage driver named Cralevor was shot and killed in Lexington on the 20th amid a clash between Lexington and Louisville coaches. The fatal pistol duel erupted during the confrontation, with authorities noting the deadly exchange as part of the ongoing dispute between rival teams.
A stark portrait describes the confirmed drunkard as the most miserable wretch, whose vice has lost any jovial character and becomes a debased animal urge. The addicted man seeks only brief relief from torment, drifting through life as if possessed, with destruction looming as every indulgence draws him toward a dishonorable grave.
De Lamarline describes Arabian horses in Damascus and the Emir Beschir's stables. He portrays the animals at the desert tent, their grace and temperament, the richly adorned tack, and the vivid scenes of hundreds of horses, some free and others tethered, with riders and enslaved youths nearby. He notes their intelligent eyes and wary curiosity toward Europeans. He reveals his bid of 10,000 piasters for a prized mare, which the Arab refused.
A passage compares religion to a stone arch, noting that adding a keystone changes structure from temporary props to an inward, essential bond. It argues religion unites preexisting feelings by a new, inward force, even if outward supports remain. The metaphor suggests an unfinished, prepared frame awaiting its true center.
The text asserts universal influence from the smallest atom to cosmic scales. It claims every body moral or physical gravitates toward the universe center, with dew on the ocean and coral in deep seas influencing stars and Earth's foundations. It emphasizes interconnectedness from stars to sea depths and down to the Earth's core.
Miss Mary Cecilia Rogers, a very beautiful girl from New York, has vanished mysteriously after leaving a letter to her mother saying she intended to destroy herself. Local authorities and family await clues to her whereabouts and state of mind.
A violent storm hit Petersburg Virginia on the 29th causing extensive property damage. Reports from Mobile describe severe smallpox outbreaks among Choctaw and Chickasaw. many interments in September.лед
The article argues that large farms are not inherently profitable without thorough management. It advocates rotation of crops, use of manure and lime, drainage, and soil improvement as the key to sustained productivity. It cites experiments showing longer rotation increases overall fertility and profits, recommends legumes and root crops, and notes the need for capital to carry out best farming practices.
Advice on stock salt consumption urges farmers to provide salt to horses cattle and sheep year round. Regular salting improves health digestion and condition, and prevents worms and illnesses. Some farmers neglect this duty, damaging stock and reputation, prompting a call to action.
A water damaged note found by Mr. Cleverly on Petlock's Island states that the brig Lucy under Capt Cole was run into off Thatcher's Island on August 29, 1898. The letter notes four feet of water in the hold and an 8 PM position, with the brig unnamed.
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