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Newspaper
Berwick Sentinel
Location
Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1837
Page
4
A Boston Mercantile Journal item presents a pair of verses. The first mocks the spark of temper in a box of lucifers, warning that wrath harms the fiery and the maker alike. The second, an elegy for a departed friend, laments loss, memory, and the wish to honor a life with a wreath.
A moral-toned essay contrasts daughters and sons, praising daughters as guardians of home and virtue. It argues sons seek bold independence while daughters sustain domestic harmony, devotion, and restraint, preserving family affection and early promises.
A critique argues that honesty and industry deserve rewards, while poverty and vice arise from idle wealth and flawed governance. It condemns a system that cushions idle speculation and burdens producers, urging reform to end corruption and restore balance.
The speaker warns that ongoing legislation will degrade and destroy the common people and benefit speculators. He likens the approach to reckless schemes that could leave everyone starving, comparing it to quick profits from exchanging coats before breakfast.
A humorous tale from a 19th century locale about a man posing as a captain of the Royal Navy. He mingled with high society, danced, dined, and received a seven hundred dollar check for incidentals but vanished by boat, revealing his pretensions. The story satirizes those who borrow status from abroad.
The piece defines power as the urge to rule and to govern for personal safety, yet it highlights a higher form: influence over minds through eloquence to persuade for the common good. It contrasts conquerors seeking danger and oppressors, with statesmen who guide others toward virtue and useful deeds.
The document lists jurors and grand jurors by township for the August term 1837. Names include Miffin George Longaberger John Keller Henry Miller Abraham Wolf and many others across Roaring Creek Mount Pleasant Peru Briar Creek Fishing Creek Hemlock Liberty Mahoning Catawissa Madison Derry and Bloom. The record closes with June 26 1837.
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