06 Sep 1860
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1860
Page
1
One column changeable quarterly rates listed. Advertisements charged per line with percentages for fractions. Transient ads require advance payment. All other ads billed quarterly. Insertion insured only if handed in by Tuesday 10 am. unless a date specified, ads continue and are charged until stopped.
A poem titled To an Owl portrays a curious exchange where an owl questions a passerby. The speaker chides the owl for vanity and evasive wisdom, mocking its goggle eyes and presumptive intellect. The piece ends with the speaker leaving after a final refrain of who are you.
Marston forgoes a public prayer meeting after weighing duty to his wife Anna and two children Maggy and a four year old. He returns home to comfort them and starts a home prayer meeting, finding deeper strength and harmony than any church gathering could provide.
A general tile discusses how animals become unruly when fences are poorly maintained. It cites examples of stock being moved between fields and insufficiently closed gaps that encourage jumping. The author warns that careless fence repairs lead to more frequent escapes and problems for handlers.
Deputy coroner of West Middlesex presides over the inquest into the death of Miss Ann Page a seventeen year old girl who killed herself by jumping into the North River at Highbury Vale Miss Harding the survivor testified the two girls lifelong friends met at a Sunday school festival and devised to die together after a dispute with Miss Page's parents The witness later questioned says new developments suggest the deaths may have been linked to a romance with the same young man and a resolve to die together the details reflect a fragile relationship between two respectable families
Readable fragments mention Irish pasture and a person named Fanuen but lack clear events, dates, or names. The item appears to be an incomplete note or clipping with no identifiable outcome or context suitable for a fuller summary.
A fragment from Napoleon Bonaparte in exile on Elba is published with details of his poverty and careworn plea to actor Talma for funds. The autograph cites his dire finances, mentions Menvel Barras and Santerre, and recalls heroic pride despite hardship.
A satirical recipe from Harvessville in Steuben county lists Runabout vine Nimble tongue root Back-bite and Dont you tell it with Malice Envy and Tealousy as ingredients. It cautions simmering over Discontent and Miscon struction to produce perpetual evil speech.
An old instruction describes sealing brick surfaces by dissolving three quarters of a pound of soap in boiling water and applying the hot solution with a flat brush to the exterior. After drying for 24 hours, a mixture of a quarter pound of alum in two gallons of water is applied to form a protective coat that prevents rain penetration.
Garbled text references a character named Jacabe and a pursuit involving Sardie Five Kee. It appears as a clipped OCR fragment with unclear events, locations, or dates. No coherent person or place can be confirmed from the readable words.
An English notice from Staffordshire reports a robin entering an open school window in Colwish during Easter holidays. The bird built a nest among books, raised its brood for five weeks, and the mate fed it insects from outside while the female tended the young before all left safely.
A father, annoyed by a child’s mishap from snow drifting into the garret, goes to confront the stairwell. He slips while yelling at his family and crashes to the kitchen floor, then quips about sending the child through to the cellar as the family laughs.
The St. Louis News reports a renewed anti Mormon sentiment in Hancock County Illinois. Rumors claim the Saints plan to return to Nauvoo to rebuild the temple after Joe Smith Jr leader shift. Warsaw residents, scarred by past Saints depredations, plan meetings to stop a Mormon return.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Coxorg, Thompson seeks votes while the Colonel, likened to Zacchaeus, questions a neighbor’s choice. Jenks deflects with a quip about Syphax, provoking a sharp, comic retort from the Colonel.
A fragmented OCR note references congressional action on a grant aimed at improving public services and civic infrastructure. The item hints at legislative focus on welfare or community development through funding, without clear details or dates.
A humorous tale recalls Sim Chappel and his appetite. The Preacher urges all to partake of heavenly bounty with there is bread enough and to spare. Truman quips he never had half enough when he lived there.
While driving along Holloway Road near London, Tom Sayers halted a cart driver after a dispute over a wheel contact. The carman struck back with his whip, Sayers subdued him, and bystanders shouted a taunting challenge as the driver fled with his horse.
A Barranquilla correspondent reports the Rio Hache incident amounts to nothing. Soldiers pulled down the flag after a quarrel with a consul's servant who was hoisting it. No Americans are present and the consul Danis is described as a Dutchman with limited American interests.
A Troy Arena correspondent reports a sick of confinement runaway nun visiting Saratoga Springs with friends to regain health. Her beauty and modest, unassuming behavior draw attention, while a touch of melancholy lingers on her countenance.
The Ashville News notes the Bay twins Chang and Eng, veteran Democrats, diverge politically with Chang supporting Breckinridge and Eng backing Douglas. It asks if their split would divide the Union, suggesting such a rift would resemble moving North and South apart in faction and loyalties.
On August 16 1853 two men from Utica placed a live spider in a sealed box to test claims that petrifaction occurs in seven years. Recently they opened the box and found the insect perfectly petrified.
A sale reports eight tuner hundred thousand acres of land in Hawaii were sold for 3100 dollars. The tract comprised about one twelfth of the kingdom’s area and included several volcanoes and large shoal plains with a vast expanse of rough terrain.
An elderly Pennsylvanian woman and her daughter paused in a college building before a marble statue of Girard. The woman exclaimed Sally in surprised tones, drawing attention from bystanders to the notable display and moment.
A fragment notes Mr Hitchcock of Jefferson County reports an invention enabling looms to wind themselves. The text hints at automated machinery lasting long enough to wind ropes or similar cords, suggesting a self operating process. Further details are unclear in the fragment.
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