10 May 1860
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1860
Page
1
A terse elegy reflected on the deaths of Macaulay and Irving in a New England context. The poem laments the loss of two literary figures whose fame crossed oceans and spanned England and America. It notes the sorrow felt by observers, the Abbey, and the lasting echo of their work.
A dramatic release centers on Anna, an adopted daughter of the blind organist Max Werner and his wife Bettine in Stargard. Anna grows from found child to beloved sister, musician, and moral center, guiding Maximilian and Carl, choosing Maximilian, witnessing Carl’s heartbreak, and navigating family bonds culminating in a happy union with Carl as guardian and eventual sisterly harmony.
The text appears garbled with stray words and misspellings making it impossible to identify a concrete event or names. No coherent person, place, organization, or date is clearly readable.
An old narration extols animal empathy and intelligence with examples from a piglet and a hen mothering a foundling. It cites a Ceylon island scene with intelligent birds and a curious blend of anecdotes to argue creatures display reasoned behavior beyond mere instinct.
An obscure passage depicts a crow approaching a dog and a companion crow joining in. The birds attempt a tail pull and the dog responds, then the crows fly off with their prey to likely feast. The text ends with a line about once a week.
Livingstone describes Africa’s desert regions where grasses vanished as antelopes declined, replaced by mesembryanthemums and crassulas. He notes plant adaptations: sealed seed vessels resist heat, tuberous roots, fleshy leaves store moisture, and a leaf broken in drought reveals sap circulation.
An English editor mocks American quarrels over the book Impending Crisis by Heifer and abolition debates. He cites Bonner and Burr in Parliament, notes interruptions and blows, and questions northern abolition politics amid foreign sympathy toward the slaves.
A collage of notes touches on Indian numbers in Michigan, the Pony Express, Australian exploration, Washoe silverware pricing, Napoleon era arrests, and Egyptian, Mayan, and Mesopotamian curiosities. It references Dr Johnson, Mr Marshall, Mormon movements, and prehistoric skulls, with antiquity theories and humorous observations throughout.
Southern members of Parliament led by a Mr Lippi threaten to dissolve the Union if they cannot retain their slaves on Burke Hill Monument policy.
The thistle’s origin myth ties to a Danish night raid on Scotland. Danes advancing barefooted to avoid sound stepped on a prickly thistle, whose cry alerted Scots. The surprised invasion was repelled, and the thistle became Scotland’s national emblem.
Fragmentary section recounts a minister guiding oxen driven wagon on a Texas road. Driver replies with a dry quip about calling the lead ox, while bystanders and dogs observe the scene. The text blends dialect and stray names, with unclear resolutions.
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