16 Feb 1854
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Newspaper
Aurora Weekly Standard
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1854
Page
1
A mournful poem laments a fallen youth and lonely fate. The speaker recalls the beloved’s bright past and grave decline. The poem imagery contrasts a blighted life with lingering beauty and concludes with a silent, unnoted farewell.
A stream of quips and sketches recalls a Yankee conference scene a Quaker temper in a street quarrel Irish watch jokes and a beheading gag. Punch style wit skewers ministers editors magicians and an Irish sweepers quizzing Pat on his sweeping work.
A detailed historic account of Commodore Perry's voyage from Black Rock through Lake Erie to engage the British fleet under Captain Barclay. It covers preparations, the lightning-quick moral resolve, the dramatic action on September 10, the fatal losses, Perry’s daring passage through the enemy line, the signals and final surrender, and the funeral rites for fallen officers.
A noted Eastern paper narrates a tale where a wife hires a watchman to abduct her drunk husband Philander to a medical college to be dissected for anatomy. The hushed plan aims to reform him by fright, ending with the watchman delivering the doomed man back to the street after a drink request. The piece closes with a reflection on indulgence and humane morality.
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