18 May 1854
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Newspaper
Aurora Weekly Standard
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1854
Page
1
A fragment lists advertising rates for Kilner & Sibley in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia with terms by duration and column width, plus agents and payment rules. It includes notices on marriages and deaths, and repeated legal and civic notices.
A set of early 19th century classified lines lists N. Bush dealer in dry goods hats and shoes on Judiciary street, F L Dean wholesale and retail in dry goods clothing and hardware at Main and Second, P Cobb Co wholesale groceries iron nails and produce at Main and Second, R R C Bond office and residence on George street, Libraus Clark lawyer on Judiciary between Second and Third streets offering law notary and agency services.
A collage of stray witticisms and reflections spans moral quips, misfit vignettes, and coinages from a late century reading room. Snatches feature a poor philosopher on humility, a confused inquiry about John Clerk, a child’s deathward hope, and aphorisms on improvement, pride, and virtue.
A mixed column recounts Cincinnati Unionist printers with diverse careers, a fox tale testing vaulting, Professor Simpson on oil anointing and Wool Mill immunity, satirical notes on actors, and a long romantic tale of a count with two wives and aSaracen lady ending in shared marriage and a Benedictine tomb monument.
A European correspondent recounts a Turk in retreat at Hirchova facing four Russians. He defeats the first, kills another, drives off a commander, and escapes to the Imperial camp where he is named captain. The piece praises Turkish bravery and discipline and notes a taste for music among the soldiers.
In a lighthearted scene a young man asks a pretty girl from the South why she is “56 sweet.” She answers with playful honesty that her father is a sugar planter, reflecting regional sass and romance.
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