21 Jun 1860
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1860
Page
1
A historical verse on Masons praising divine guidance in craft. It describes God as the master builder who designed the trestle board, shaped the ashlar, and set the angle, plumb, level, gauge, square, and trowel to teach and reward skilled craftsmen with costly wages.
The essay hints at Peuchet's sensational Paris murder legend of 26 young men and a Polish English femme fatale amid royal Parisian intrigue. It ends with Horace Greeley’s Civil War era note recounting Seward Weed and political shifts, urging reconciliation and European retreat.
A police captain recounts a comic incident in which a prospective Freemason was secretly guided into initiation. A Celtic maid, overheard at the doorway, placed a gridiron over coals to simulate an ordeal, prompting the captain to ask about the strange ritual and triggering a humorous exchange.
The Monitor de la Salud explains a velvet restoration process. Damp the fabric on the wrong side and hold it over a very hot iron without letting contact occur. Heat drives moisture out, loosening fibers and restoring softness. ironing directly would harm the velvet.
Dr Fulbrott of Berlin proclaims solving existence before the flood after unearthing colossal fossil bones in Guieten at the Rhine junction. The giant skull's size and alleged brain absence spark German scholars to prepare a Boon commission to hunt chalky regions for similar antediluvian remains.
A Louisville Democrat piece notes Lincoln’s birth disputed between Larue county and Elizabeth town with Hodgenville nearby. Harper’s Weekly agents photograph a log stable near the depot and cut a log eight feet long to fashion gavels for abolitionists.
In Luzerne county a block sold at public sale by the Harris estate hid a secret door. David Hutmacher bought it for fifteen cents and found bonds notes and about 2500 in coin inside. An amicable suit tested rightful ownership. verdict went to the executors for 1500.
Leonard Horner experiments to date Egypt by Nile sediment layers near the Rameses II statue at Memphis. He finds 39 feet of deposit beneath the platform with well preserved pottery at 39 feet depth. Assuming statue erected 1351 B C, Horner estimates humans present 11,500 years before Christ.
A Rutland Vermont magistrate faced a Solomon like test as a woman charged a man with stealing her baby. The court heard conflicting testimony and ruled in favor of the woman who proclaimed the judge’s decision reflected the wisdom of Solomon.
A critical ramble on money's sway over society. It argues wealth reshapes people, roles, and outcomes from courts to pulpits, colleges to churches, transforming both lives and perceptions with striking paradoxes. The piece decries money's pervasive, often destructive influence.
A Canada case details a physician of good standing who, in debt, was stripped of property by merciless creditors. His small farm, horse used for practice, house provisions, and medical books were taken, depriving his family of subsistence and means to earn it. The piece also cites society gossip about young Prince of Wales and Lady Caroline Villers, noting their ages and potential scandal.
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