27 Dec 1855
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Newspaper
Aurora Weekly Standard
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1855
Page
1
A fragmented column mixes chatter about thuncer schemes, shipboard romances, a three and a half year old weighing 109 pounds on display, yellow fever notes, political quips, loan office tales, and scattered observations from rail and port life with moralizing on diligence and stubborn stay-at-home counsel.
A St Petersburg letter warns the new recruiting campaign causes great terror as it may fail to muster 400,000 capable men. Towns must supply recruits with fur cloaks, a heavy burden amid high fur prices.
The Alabama Journal reports an application to the Legislature for 100000 dollars to promote emigration of suitable men to aid Southern pioneers in Kansas and Western Missouri. The aim is to protect slaveholding institutions from abolitionist schemes and ensure secure settlement.
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