07 Jun 1860
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1860
Page
1
A lyrical scene of riding lovers, wild winds, and a sunny forest noon. The speaker professes love to Belle while racing through hills and woods, with her hints of marriage and a comic twist as Belle reacts by tossing her hair and slapping his ears in playful scorn.
A dramatic recounting of the Buena Vista battle scene in a narrow ravine, highlighting Illinois and Kentucky volunteers led by McKee Hardin and Henry Clay, with vividImages of combat, heroism, and Scott Taylor’s defending band in the setting sun.
A woman's remains were exhumed after nine years buried. investigators report the body and clothing appeared fresh despite the long burial, following discovery days ago.
The Winchester Kentucky Union reports a Sunday event where hundreds gathered to fund a new African church. Two mixed-race contestants Clara French and Julia Johnson collected money in boxes. Johnson raised $205.45 while French collected $284.65, totaling $490.19 for the church fund.
The piece argues against calling people dogs for misdeeds and suggests replacing the term with skunk to reflect moral failing. It advocates walking the straight path, noting dogs’ behavior as a metaphor for human vice and urging reform to avoid demeaning labels.
A Mobile Herald piece describes eerie sounds heard at night along the Gulf coast from Pascagoula to other inlets. It cites Emmerson Tennant on Sri Lanka’s Batticaloa shells and notes similar underwater sounds near Bombay and Cala in Chile, with no identification of the source.
The text notes continued contention between Povoner and Pasteur over spontaneous generation. It mentions Cor ebu asserting there are 100 different species of air beings, with some roiding in the air and the idea that many can breathe freely, followed by garbled ship references.
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