15 Apr 1857
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Newspaper
Beaver County Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1857
Page
1
Published by Argus J Weyand Beaver Purse and terms list one dollar fifty cents per annum in advance and two dollars after, with no discontinuation until arrangements are settled. Advertisements rate fifty cents per quart for fifteen lines, small advertisers offered yearly terms. Notices request prompt attention for letters and communications.
The Washington Union argues the United States should avoid entanglement in China with England and France. It defends American interests by pursuing commerce while preserving national honor. The piece asserts the United States should mind its own business and avoid involving itself in disputes between other powers.
An excerpted monologue portrays a weary gentleman urging focus on home life. He mocks hardship while stressing order and a wife’s role, repeating that a wife is the main thing and a content house follows from harmony rather than complaint.
An 1812 session pamphlet recounts debates and a bound volume on vice and morality. It cites a proposal fining women for public fornication and adultery while detailing penalties and distribution of fines to informers and poor relief.
A fragmented 19th-century account surveys the peril of freezing and deep cold, noting its lethal sleep and the perilous experiments from explorers to military figures. It references polar marches, cautions from medical men, and social observations on dance and decorum amid extreme climates.
The article recalls Kane's remarks on his son’s sensibility and duty to science amid a polar mission. It notes Kane's belief that Franklin’s party remained alive and the son’s zeal for Tahio fused with duty. It cites property losses of about $4,000,000 last year, two thirds in New York City due to shipwreck.
A report details Col. Lane arriving in Lawrence in disguise with armed men amid tensions between Free State and Pro-Slavery factions. It notes immigration, political prisoners at Tecumseh, and ongoing calls to arrest Lane while debates on governance under Governor Woodson unfold.
A fragmented quoted passage explores gender expectations and life stages, noting women as decisive yet a subject of critique. It contrasts male and female roles from childhood through adulthood, referencing care, clothing, and discipline within domestic life.
Letter forwarded to the Times recounts an 1835 report from McKenzie's River and Norway House of an expedition note that Indians had seen white men on an island. Anderson and Stewart reportedly approached the site within a short distance, with traces indicating about ten to twelve men present. Source: St. Paul Pioneer.
A Nordic style warning warns patrons not to accept any doubtfully genuine bills. The banker is advised to demand identification and the best authentication, then refuse or report suspicious notes. The guidance emphasizes cautious handling and immediate reporting to prevent losses from counterfeit currency.
A mournful reflection on loss and memory after a wife's death. The speaker recasts love as a guiding presence, urging gentleness toward her memory and to keep her in the heart as a protective, comforting charm. The verse treats sorrow, fidelity, and the hope of solace.
Reflection on how death can sharpen our view of others and make us recall unkind words. It urges care in fulfilling duties of affection before the moment of repentance, which may come too late for reconciliation.
A long list of early U S Supreme Court nominees and their ages, mostly appointees of Andrew Jackson or his era, with brief notes on birthplaces, ages around mid sixties to seventies, and career highlights. An attached dispatch reports a Spirit Lake region massacre rumor and frontier unrest with Indian conflict notes and a Des Moines river settlement attack claim.
A reflective meditation on aging and faith describes an inner Indian summer as the soul's luminous pause after youth and middle age. It emphasizes trust, Christian resignation, and hopeful immortality beyond earthly labor, portraying a serene ascent toward Paradise within.
A widower in Camden marries a young woman, while his son by a former wife falls for the new wife’s mother. The two marriages create a web where the son becomes son-in-law and father-in-law to relatives, producing a confusing, comic succession of in law links.
An English preacher tells a crowd that salvation cannot be bought with money. He claims a hundred sovereigns would tempt them to try, provoking laughter and disbelief among the listeners as he argues for spiritual guidance over wealth.
Daniel Waldo, veteran chaplain of the House of Representatives, now 94, preached sermons in Sharon and travelled from the parsonage to the meeting-house. He performed the exercises without apparent fatigue, recalling his service in the Revolution.
John Milligan of Greenville Orange County New York writes to the Commissioner of Patents about a new potato variety grown from the ball that matures very early and yields two crops in one season. The piece also notes editorials on Shiake and urban concerns, with reflective quips on wealth health and marriage.
A fragment reports a New Orleans faction organizing a filibuster expedition to attack New Granada and push through Costa Rica to help Walker. About ninety of Walker's deserters arrived in New Orleans on March 30 aboard the Empire City.
BOA Roget visits a friend as a precocious three year old girl known for sharp sayings is shown to a gathering. When asked what papa is the child rebuts with a swift jab Papa is a humbug provoking amused shock from the onlookers. Old Roger declares he has never seen such mature judgment in a child at that age.
The text hints at a scene with pods and an oyster knife and mentions two men guiding a quadruped, one to hold the reins and the other to cry. Portions are garbled and uncertain.
Fragmentary OCR note discusses Ohio laws on divorces for gross neglect of duty. Mentions Wisconsin and Illinois style phrases with garbled wording and stray terms about separation.
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