30 Aug 1860
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1860
Page
1
A poem cautions against judging friends harshly. It urges restraint and charity, noting that people hide faults and truths from even close acquaintances. The speaker asks virtues of discretion and kindness, preferring to speak well or remain silent.
A captain recalls a 27 year old mission of bread for famine relief. a Portuguese brigantine with death’s heads signals a pirate threat. Despite calm talk, the pirate orders boarding and ransom, testing the crew’s resolve amid a dangerous encounter at sea.
A pirate boarding party interrogates a captain claiming flour aboard proves a free gift from Christians to feed the starving. The captain sways the intruder with a Trinity oath and extends water to the crew. The pirate momentarily relents, offers water, then departs after blessing the captain.
The text explains that at increasing distances an object of given height becomes invisible due to Earth's curvature. It provides specific examples: at six hundred yards a one inch high object cannot be seen. at nine hundred yards two inches. at fourteen hundred yards five inches. at one mile eight inches. at three miles six feet. It also notes leveling practice allows a tenth of an inch per two hundred yards, or eight inches per mile, for convexity.
Fragmented notes describe a financial restructuring involving a ship valued at $4 500 000 with owners at $2 150 000 and a $500 000 preferred stake. The text implies forthcoming control by stockholders and mentions taxes and original coat of the Great.
The Newcastle Chronicle recounts a legend about Col Andrew Ellicott leading a boundary survey after the Louisiana purchase. Surrounded by Blackfoot Indians, a shrewd interpreter claimed the surveyors could summon an Evil Spirit. Ellicott divided a stake, chalked an axe blade, and shot a turkey from behind a tree, impressing the chiefs and earning the belt as honor.
Baltimore artists visited Phil lip Thomas in an Allegheny hermit retreat near Oakland. He ordered them out when he learned sketches would publicize him, drew a gun in warning, and the artists fled. The piece then digresses into a separate tale of Stewart of New York wealth and a shipwreck canaries anecdote.
An editorial tribute extols a virtuous woman whose benevolence and mercy keep her youthful in spirit. The piece asserts age cannot dim her charm or the impact of her charitable deeds within the neighborhood.
An essay extols speaking well of others and condemns spreading private faults. It warns that envy and malice harm reputations and happiness, urging faults be addressed privately to the person involved in a respectful, constructive manner. It condemns public disclosure as unchristian and despicable.
At the latest session M Lecoq argued about sponges, weighing naturalist views on whether they are animal or vegetable. He sided with those seeing animal traits but doubts remain about contractions after drying. Fresh water sponges rot like Bubstacea when removed from water, while sea sponges prefer warm water. lakes and northern rivers suit them. Ou lignant of Paris, July 10.
A tale from Martian law in Cornwall and Devon describes Sir Anthony Kingston the provost marshal punishing rebels. He orders hangings including a miller’s servant misidentified and then the Bodmin mayor, who is escorted to a gallows and executed after being told there is no remedy for his rebellion.
A historical note lists living members from 1830 Congress and Cabinet. It names four living U S senators Peleg Sprague Theodore Frelinghuysen John Tyler Benjamin Ruggles and several House members Edward Everett George Grinnell William Stansbury Samuels F Vinton Elisha Whittlesey Tom Corwin and two cabinet survivors Martin Van Buren and Siml D Ingham with context on shifts in district representation over thirty years.
The Houston Telegraph notes a claimed drowning technique. It suggests that pulling an arm between the elbow and shoulder traps the victim, hindering rescue attempts, while a strong swimmer might keep the head above water for an hour. The passage reflects debated survival methods of the era.
The passage explains that water absorbs gases from a room, becoming heavily polluted while leaving the surrounding air purer. Colder water holds more gases, so overnight water or pump stock becomes unfit for use. Impure water harms health more than impure air, urging daily renewal of clean water for domestic needs.
A poor sixteen to eighteen year old pays $200 to buy a fiancé from his father to marry a wealthy heiress in Indiana. The man agrees to be purchased, the couple wed, and the bride praises the change in him as he develops personally morally and intellectually.
A woman in Lafayette visits the Jones House with a man’s disguise. She confesses to posing as a man, reveals a seduction by teacher and professor Saunders, planned elopement, and intent to commit suicide with arsenic before being sent home to Montgomery county.
The Sacramento News reports a heavy Diamond Maxer device weighing at least 17 900 pounds with a 7 000 pound ball for condensed carbon. Owners await pure platina for testing and plan to place the apparatus away from dwellings to avoid injury if a blast occurs.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a steamer from Boston oriland meeting a whale and suffering a slight leak near a deadly encounter with a monster.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Pavi Monray and a claim of birth or residence in Paria. The readable text is scattered and lacks clear context or dates. Further text is required to determine the article’s full, accurate details.
An Alabama assistant marshal to the Superintendent of Census dated August 1, 1860 explains Providential family misfortunes delayed his enumeration. He cites May 25 birth, June 30 child death, and a May 17 insanity hospitalization, requesting ten extra days to complete his subdivision.
The Springfield Republican recounts a courteous incident where a man seeking shelter from a shower accepts an umbrella from a young woman at her window. He later returns with a new umbrella to replace the borrowed one, and she reveals she sent it to deter an impending visit by her fiancé.
An elderly justice accepts a deed acknowledgment and marries a couple, speaking in a solemn voice and showing diffidence before concluding the ceremony. The scene depicts a local official performing routine civic duties with a quiet, understated cadence.
A fragment shows a French trader accusing a thief of stealing a trunk left near a hotel after a steamboat arrival. He swears vengeance on the thief and the rascal, using bold, cartoonish slang to express anger.
A centreman from Alister county New York has raised two horses now three years old one 194 hands high the other 19 hands high. Both are perfectly formed full of spirit and hailed as the finest pair in the world.
The article prescribes coal oil as a sure remedy for bed bugs and as a preventive coating for gilt frames and chandeliers. It recommends applying with a Bria or feather to main congregation spots, claiming the cure is effective and permanent and noting coal oil will deter flies when lightly rubbed over ornate items.
A husband and wife discuss a new sect of women philosophers at breakfast, marveling at their beliefs. The husband notes the "strangest thing in nature" their tongues.
A dialogue between a husband and wife features playful exchanges about feathers and appearances. The husband teases the wife for wearing feathers, while she laments being called a bird and pleads for them to be bought. The exchange highlights domestic humor and affectionate banter.
Instructions advise applying fresh slaked lime to the affected parts twice daily. The remedy is claimed safe for the horse and expected to cure in a few days.
A fire damaged Charles Fox’s country house as firefighters struggled to save the building. Fox reportedly went to a nearby field to draw a sketch of the blaze, with all efforts to salvage the property deemed unsuccessful.
Victor G Avouson son of the noted ornithologist with the same name died at his residence in Adubon Park Fort Washington New York. He aided his father in preparing celebrated works on ornithology and passed away on Brie day.
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