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Newspaper
Beaver County Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1858
Page
1
The Bedvet Argus announces its editorial policy and pricing details for subscriptions and advertising. It lists charges, payment methods, and deadlines for advertisers, noting penalties for late or incomplete submissions and mail handling.
Readable lines reveal a Romantic meditation on love and life. The narrator laments fallen time and memory while seeking meaning in sacred moments and higher purpose beyond earthly shores. The text preserves archaic spellings and fragmented phrases.
Readers see a long, wandering column from Washington County Ohio in September 1858, mixing rail route speculation between Parkersburg and St Louis with a domestic tale of Ellen and John Anderson. The piece blends local politics, a courtroom bent, and memories of a widow, reflecting life in a rural county with references to the B&O and Ohio River linkage.
At a Paris banquet Rev. Mr. Seeley recounted Morse’s early experiments as a New York freshman professor. A one mile wire stretched around a room connected to a pencil and alphabet sheets, proving messages could be transmitted verbatim. A verdict was spoken: Van Buren is elected, thrilling the assembled crowd.
The piece laments budget waste as 1.25 million dollars is spent on education while ten thousand school slots are cut and tens of thousands of children lose access. It questions whether the Common Council can better allocate funds given the competing parades shows aquatics and public events.
A poor man tends a wounded stranger by the roadside and gives him his last dollar. A year later the generous man drowns in a storm while a boatman calls for help, and the rescuer is the same man who received the last dollar. Separate notes report timber shipments to Baltimore for France and a Indiana court ruling on newspaper advertising contracts.
The Tehuantepec route advances for U S mails and freight, with the Gulf to Pacific road via the Coatzacoalcos river. The Pacific Mail Steamship Co commits to year‑round service from Ventosa to Acapulco and on to Panama, as construction and shipments proceed toward completion.
The text compiles fragmented quotes about signs good and bad, charity, clothing, court notices, and political remarks. It references alleged advertisements, sheriff postings, education and school scenes, and political opinions on Kansas and Ohio Pennsylvania. It cites a habeas corpus matter in Charleston and a Tennessee Tea party remark about slavery.
The Chicago Journal reports widespread gambling on Mississippi River steamers with counterfeit bills and bold cheats. Passengers, including Californians and a Louisiana merchant, suffer losses as blacklegs lure victims with drinks and staged games, then switch to deception and theft aboard the boats daily.
A London illustrated news portrait lauds a U S senator for dignified rhetoric and persuasive presence. The piece compares him to Edmund Burke and notes speeches circulated widely. It covers a duel near Richmond involving Mr Clemons and Mr Wise, with Clemons injured. It also cites Irish-English goodwill, agriculture prospects in Ireland, wheat yields, and improving green crops amid economic tensions.
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