06 Dec 1855
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Newspaper
Aurora Weekly Standard
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1855
Page
1
A long verse fragment on choosing an angel name for the speaker contrasts earthly weariness with a hoped for transcendent identity. It contrasts with a crime report style discussion of a murder mystery and famous criminal trio, noting memory, police investigations, and eventual arrests and expected executions.
The late Post Master General recalls visiting Burlington Vermont as a young judge. He remembers two wealthy families with a son his age and, years later, witnessing the heir lose wealth and furniture at auction. He reflects that hard work and education outweigh inherited riches, and that fathers best serve children by education and morals, not money.
The Nebraska City News claims Judge Bennett, anti slavery, won the delegate race to Congress against Bird B Chapman, pro slavery. Chapman supporters allege 40 half breed Indians voted for Bennett. the opposing claim cites large votes for Whitfield in Kansas, leaving the result in doubt.
A Sunday event at a city church saw a man and his five year old daughter join the singing of Winchester. Just before the benediction the child cried out Papa please sing Wind and Dinah causing amusement among pew occupants. The Boston Post notes the moment as a quaint church custom.
The John Williams journal reports in Aneityum and Erromanga a 4000 population census with 2600 Christians and 1400 heathen, 30 schools and 1500 under instruction. News from Fate tells of the murder of teachers and their wives to supply a cannibal feast, with motive unclear.
A Scotsman named Roughead who inherited a large estate in Inverleith is noted for a haughty manner. He quarreled with a plain elderly man when his pony trotted on the footpath, claiming his identity and status. The Duke of Montague dismissed him with calm indifference. The New York Post reports a Kansas seat plan amid congressional votes and potential rejections, plus a proposed amendment to protect polls with federal troops if needed.
The report notes immense sponge exports from Key West, thirty tons annually, about twenty-five million individual sponges. Prices rose from twelve and a half cents to forty cents per pound over five years, with demand increasing. Observers doubt sponge usage in cloth, hats, or shoes. Last year's shipment valued at $15,000.
In Blakeslee v O Neil et al in New Haven Superior Court Judge Waldo ruled that confessions to a Roman Catholic priest are not privileged under Connecticut law and may be compelled to disclosure on the witness stand. The ruling noted the confession had no relevancy to the case despite the priest being questioned about a dying woman’s confession.
A man placed in a Berlin lunatic asylum was treated for mental alienation caused by hair dye. Examination showed the dye contained lead mercury and lunar caustic, which induced severe headaches and eventual madness, according to the London Times report of November 9.
A young lady tells an old gentleman his request will fail because he asks amiss. She adds that happiness can be built from cheap materials as well as expensive ones, implying prudence and value in choosing what to desire.
An Irish man quips to his wife hold your tongue for a fool and she retorts if so you’ll be after speaking yourself. The brief exchange captures sharp wit and humor in a domestic moment.
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