01 Jul 1857
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Newspaper
Beaver County Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1857
Page
1
Announcement shows rates for advertisements and notices with charges per insertion and yearly liberal allowances. Mentions prayer and offerings and that no paper is discontinued until all ages are settled, aside from editors. Messages indicate subscription and communication handling by mail.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a Flora exhibit and mentions a gate, a name, and moments of spur or ushering. No clear event date or full participants are readable. The piece suggests an exhibition or gallery event with uncertain details and a focus on visuals and names.
A long OCR fragment surveys wartime discourse and social issues with references to profanity, emigration, political change, and public figures. It mentions New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Charleston as locales, plus figures like Jefferson Davis, Buchanan, and Washington era appointees, while discussing manners, morality, and civic duty.
Roger A Pryor portrays Robert Walker as untrustworthy and corrupt in a harsh sketch. The piece accuses Walker of dishonesty bankruptcy and self seeking behavior. It claims Walker moved south to Mississippi and later pursued political and pecuniary ventures.
Letter from a traveler in 1857 describes waking before breakfast in Liverpool, scenes of workers on the streets, and a rail journey through a landscape of farms, cottages with thick thatch, and growing towns. He notes Crowe and Crewe Hall, Rugby's St Andrew church and Dr Arnold’s grammar school, and reaches London after passing Atherstone and St Albans, lodging at Exeter Hotel and Wood’s Hotel.
A violent hail storm Sunday evening damaged windows and property across Cotum District and nearby Washington. Glass losses include the Smithsonian glassworks with thousands of panes, the government armory, churches, homes, and public buildings. Reports tally substantial financial losses and widespread garden damage, with estimates around several thousand dollars.
Fragmentary text shows garbled phrases about elections and delegates. Names, places, and clear facts are unreadable. Unable to determine a coherent event or outcome from the provided material.
A nocturnal speaker in handles of grief contemplates gathering the dead as a sexton commands the night, his spade a sceptre and marble slab a throne. The poem frames mortality and memory as the living and the dead converge in a solitary vigil.
Amusing sketch details how Mr Whitson predicted a mid October comet would end the world, triggering fires, stock crashes, and mass reactions. It notes clergy ferrying to Lambeth, wives burning books, many marriages, and bank officers ordered to guard funds as the tale unfolds. A separate report claims Dr Myers removed a three foot snake from Mrs Ryan’s stomach, ending years of suffering.
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt discusses clandestine courtships, elopements, and deception in marriage matters. It argues that secret relationships foster deceit, undermine moral character, and lead to ruined reputations, warning that such sub rosa ties breed crime and distrust.
The text outlines a primitive “Squatter Court” that settles disputes among squatters. A tribunal issues decisions, and new members gain protection by pledges and improvements. A Kentucky Lexington quarrel leads to a shooting between John Clay and Edgar Tigh, with injuries reported and Clay fleeing.
The article discusses American claims to guano islands in the South Pacific, praising Judge Black and the Attorney General for support of the enterprise. It notes occupation by American interests, need for naval protection, and a call for practical testing of guano as a fertilizer by farmers. The Patent Office has distributed small samples and urged reporting results to assess value.
A fragment from a late 19th century newspaper blends reports on strange aerial kites in North Carolina and New York with cross excerpts on social topics. It also notes counterfeit five dollar notes, new wheat arrivals in Charleston, and light editorial jabs at public figures and the press.
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