24 Jun 1857
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Newspaper
Beaver County Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1857
Page
1
The Beaver Argus lists annual rates for Thams One Douran and Frere Cawra per annum with advance option and arrears policy. It notes discontinuation decisions by editors, ad insertion charges at 60 cents per square and 25 cents for subsequent insertions, and discounts for yearly advertisers with mail communications receiving prompt attention.
A reflective verse fragment contemplates aging and memory. It speaks of looking back across life, recalling early joys, friendships, and love, and notes how time leaves marks on hair and landscapes while inner wisdom grows. The piece evokes reunion with past sounds and sights faded by years.
The writer argues Minnesota will adapt quickly to farming, noting rich sandy loam soil, rapid vegetable growth, and strong farm potential. He cites St Paul and St Anthony Falls as key water power centers, predicts high land prices, and warns of risky speculation and usury in the territory amid migration and railroad expansion.
The Cincinnati Gazett provides an abstract of Miami Valley crops. Wheat headed well and should yield good grain. barley and oats look strong. corn planted early but weather will determine the fall crop. Grass and hay promise abundant, potatoes were planted widely, fruit crops show tolerable prospects with peaches expected to be large but apples and cherries less abundant due to harsh winters.
A celebrated Scottish minister argues that the word we inhibit must trace to an origin of intelligent cause. He contends that this ultimate power, supreme over all, is what we call God, asserting a chain from origin to supreme existence.
A passenger recounts the May 13 1857 departure from New York bound for Europe aboard a crowded liner. The narrative notes diverse passengers including diplomats ministers and merchants, weather through the Narrows and Sandy Hook, and glimpses of shared farewells. The voyage advances past Long Island and Neversink toward Ireland with foggy Belfast views and Liverpool harbor approaching.
A Paris letter to the New Orleans Picayune recounts a malicious English practical joke involving a dog and painted ladies, a famed French party scene, and a gossip about a Italian noblewoman. It also notes Mr Tattle's Neburyport Heralist on a comet, describing its orbital path and periodic returns.
An old romance from New York begins with a forbidden union and years apart. A man and a woman, once separated by parental opposition, meet again on a Boston commuter train and renew their bond, leading to an immediate marriage in the city.
A keeper at a lunatic asylum entered a cell of an evangelical former clergyman who restrained him, seized the key, bolted the door, and threatened with a weapon. The keeper prayed through the night as the madman forced him to stay, rescued only at dawn. The article ends with moral reflections on virtue and learning.
An account from the Pioneer Chronicle details Mr RW Stockend a Scotchman near Tenalquot Plains Washington Territory trapping a panther during a hog field disturbance. Stockend engaged the beast surviving a fifteen minute struggle aided by his boots and a faithful dog. He suffered a shoulder wound teeth marks thigh and scratches but remained unharmed for future.
A pioneer preacher recounted a heated clash with a Major I. A challenge to mortal combat arose with no weapons but corn stalks. The Major vowed to whip him, the preacher warned against provocation, and the pair parted amid anger and threats.
A Boston commentator discusses the Democratic stance on rioters and the difference between the Plug Uglies and earlier rowdies led by figures like Herbert and Brooks. He condemns violence and argues Democrats must act firmly to quell disorder at the National Capitol and beyond.
The Earl of Oxford replies to a Norwich Bible Society invitation to preside at its annual meeting. He says he is surprised and annoyed by the letter and notes he has gambled at gaming tables and taken to the turf, blasphemed recently, and rarely distributed religious tracts while criticizing the society’s choice of president. He expresses disdain for the proposed appointment.
The piece extols regular exercise to maintain natural strength and muscle tone. It argues that fatigue keeps circulation even, aids heart function, and relieves breathing and mood issues. It notes fear of exertion is common, but effort improves energy, mobility, and overall vigor.
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