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Newspaper
Beaver County Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1858
Page
1
A feature blends reflections on nature with a broader critique of Mormonism. It cites the Utah question, calls for humane action to free enslaved followers, and argues for moral reform over military conquest.
Notice of advanced rates and penalties for advertisements. It states 1% advance payment required. if not, two_detentions will be charged. No paper discontinued until arrearages are settled, editor option for ads, 50 cents per square for fifteen lines, 25 cents for each additional insertion. Liberal early-bird discounts offered. Communications by mail receive prompt attention.
Fragments describe a calm dawn over the sea with distant thunder and hail. The text references Sabbath morning, Galilee waves, and a savior, creating a reverent maritime devotional mood.
A fragment describes a plan in Providence to inflate a large balloon with a fourteen hundred foot tether allowing people to ascend into the clouds for five dollars per person and to land them down gently with two winches.
A temperance pamphlet condemns alcohol with parables about a dog and a rat, arguing against drink. The report then covers the steamer Louisiana wreck near Keokuk, the loss of life and cargo, and authorities resuming voyage after repairs. It also notes a Detroit horse trot dispute and praises the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church for its conduct.
Fragmentary OCR item recounts a brutal murder tied to a Dyxon figure and alleged feuds with Nelms. It notes Wallace Dynoh as a ferocious antagonist and references a deadly shooting and an execution mindset, with broader mentions of conflict and public fear.
A devotional call to compassion urges the reader to aid the fainting poor and the sick. It speaks of a neighbor defined as the weary and afflicted, urging charity, comfort, and sharing one’s lot to mend broken hearts and relieve misery.
An old report describes a coal seam above water level at Broa Mountain seven miles from Bos rough and hear Hecksohérville. The White Ash Coal seam forty feet thick burns already for years. two miners died trapped in a winter drift and never found. The fire scorches the surface. heat makes ground almost too hot to touch and steam issues from pores as thousands of tons of coal burn, with more fuel to come.
A correspondent reports on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad bridge at Vincennes where a six mile wide flood lake covers the valleys. The trestle runs barely above water as eddies, debris, and undermining threaten the line while workers brace and shore the structure for safety.
A fragment from a 19th century miscellany recounts Hon. Stephen Allen’s pocket moral maxims urging truth, restraint, and steady living. It notes a Niles's Register curiosity about a missing House member later elected president, plus broader reflections on free thought, emigration to Missouri, and a Missouri slave debate.
A juror defense speech for the defendant in a notable trial asserts the surgeonly complexity of murder verdicts and ends with the prisoner being acquitted. The narrative then shifts to a looting aftermath, a view of the pillage, and tales of aristocratic spoils and a vast Russian treasure display.
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