05 Jul 1860
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1860
Page
1
A pastoral poem invites Emma to count thoughts and joys as they stroll or sit by grass and river. The speaker lists nature images such as green blades leaves wind river sunbeams seas waves sands pearls stars and promises to count his thoughts and joys for her.
A Parisian traveler in a French village admires a milkmaid named Petronelle who rejects him. He redeems himself through patient courtship, leads to her education and marriage to a rich banker, and she stays proud of her rural origins. An Illinois tale follows of Old Parker the Squatter whose family survives an Indian attack, a mother and daughter defending with rifle and ax, then fleeing to St. Louis.
A Buenos Aires dated letter reports the Patagonian Missionary Society occupies an island near Terra del Fuego as a base to expand influence among natives. The mission ship Allan Gardner's party was attacked by about two hundred Indians. the catechist, Captain Fell, six crewmen and all were killed. Only the cook survived. This follows a prior 1851 famine death of Gardner and six others at the same site.
During a heated Kentucky legislative session an argument over a premium bill drew mountain region members into a spirited exchange. Lerom defended rural life noting no preachers reach their area, joking that chickens and foxes hinder preaching, and the bill passed into law.
Mrs Lucinda Staniford, about thirty two, wife of Jarvis Staniford of Tolesboro Lewis county Kentucky, grows a five inch beard since September 1859. Her husband says they married thirteen years ago and have three children. The beard is thick and dark like a man’s, but she has no beard on upper lip or neck.
A poetic meditation on lovers aging across time. It imagines a future century with the lovers separated by fate, some in a sunken grave beneath a tree and a crumbling stone, while love endures in memory and the moon’s calm smile continues through ages.
A four year old boy was seized and eaten by a bear in Ellenburg after wandering from his brother to fish. Neighbors searched through the day and night until a bear was killed after a log was investigated. Cubs and remains found in the hollow log and in the bears. Ogdensburg Journal reports.
A Maryland planter known for wealth sought a rich wife. He courts Judge B’s daughter, learns the judge has three children plus eight from a first wife, making eleven heirs. The miscount ends in comic humiliation as the speaker realizes the full dowry.
The article notes the vast public domain held by the United States with 1.45 billion acres of land excluding water and 120 million acres sold in 25 years for under 150 million dollars. It argues the government’s holdings remain ample even if sales continue for centuries and even without annexation.
A Formatine and Buchan Railway contractor in Scotland hires many women as workers. The Aberdeen Herald notes the scene of buxom work-women with broad brim hats wheeling earth opens a new labor region at home and abroad, reflecting wider female labor use.
Dicky, poor, loves Katy whose rich mother forbids their marriage. They briefly hide from the matriarch behind a high fence. Katy’s mother locks her in a closet with quilts and pillows. Dicky remains hidden. Morning brings a breakfast plea that strangely endorses their union.
A father in or near Vinton Iowa sought to send his three year old to school. The teacher refused due to immaturity. A young man aided by two others forced entry, knocked her down and damaged the room. The trio were arrested, turned state's evidence, and were acquitted after a lengthy trial. The local paper called the incident rowdy in tone.
In New York Hon. Thomas Corwin met an Englishman who recently traveled to the United States to view the American political scene. Corwin was described as an Ohioan which briefly puzzled the gentleman before he warmly welcomed the guest and inquired about harmony with the whites. An explanation and lighthearted exchange followed.
In Butler county Ohio the grave of Mrs Sackett, buried twelve years, was opened in the Methodist Churchyard for transfer to a new cemetery. The coffin remained well preserved and the body remained petrified except the face which had decayed. A dust coating revealed a marble like form requiring several men to move it.
The National Intelligence notes the current Congress has worked longer than when sessions extended to August and September. House reports nearly nine hundred bills and the Senate five hundred forty three, with many awaiting next session but a few days on the private calendar trimming the load.
A terse observation contrasts signs of health and danger as a man wipes sweat from his face observes a moment of relief, while another wipes his mouth, exiting a cellar, signaling unease. The remark hints at urban feeling about safety and mischief in everyday street life.
Advertising details state column rates per line for local notices and business ads. Candidates for office are categorized by township city county and district. Transient ads require advance payment. others billed quarterly. Ads must be submitted by Tuesday 10 o clock a m to ensure insertion.
A readable abstract notes a young lady previously lost has been found, described as hugging an idea that resembled a man. It references a city Lima earthquake opening a mile long chasm, and a neighbor’s serenade with a rhetorical question about charm versus the savage beast in Louisville.
A flood of gossip notes girls entering convents in France amid heiress wealth in Paris. A Mississippi widow reportedly spent 8325 at a Memphis dry goods store. A Maine farmer’s wife bore a healthy baby after harrowing two acres of burnt ground. Blacksmith shop scale use strangely linked to peach trees.
The Norway lumbermen use a unique payroll method where the book keeper marks the worker’s back with chalk to show amount due. After the cashier pays, the worker erases the chalk and takes his receipt, confirming payment by rubbing off the marks.
W S Cotemayx, a London pub lisher, issues a work arguing insects do not feel pain. He claims mutilated insects continue life functions and seem to enjoy eating and drinking.
The article notes Russia maintains an 800,000 strong standing army and a sizable navy with 54 line of battle ships, 28 frigates, 34 war steamers, and 40 smaller vessels. Seamen total 42,000.
A new sedative using nitrate of oxyde and glycile is announced. It is prepared by cooling glycerine with sulphuric or nitric acid, first dilution made from one drop to 90 drops of spirits of wine. Tested on animals and patients with remarkable effects.
A humorous anecdote features Dr Abernathy advising a rich patient to bathe in water from three or four pails and wash from head to foot as a cure. The patient objects that it sounds like washing, and Abernathy concedes the point as that interpretation remains valid.
A Key West letter discusses the capture of a steamer by the Crusader and notes two Africans who had been taken from the Echo and returned to Liberia. They addressed Captain Maffit in brief English when he took possession of the prize. Comment not needed.
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