16 Jun 1842
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Newspaper
Berwick Sentinel
Location
Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1842
Page
1
A mixed period piece opens with a patriotic poem Our country’s refrain and praise of liberty followed by a fiction fragment about a maid at a casement. The tale shifts to a dramatic scene where the girl, distressed and furious, strikes her sister during a confrontation, leaving her sorrowful and wounded.
A tale from Michigan describes two rival cow claimants agreeing to a staged overnight duel inside two log huts. Dawn shots settle ownership if one is wounded, else the cow is sold and proceeds split after a communal treat. Other anecdotes cover dueling customs across Europe and Ireland.
An antique miscellany discusses the last moments of a condemned man and a wrecked mariner, then shifts to temperance ethics with Dr Young. It notes Army dragoon reductions, a trance narrative of a city young lady, a Steubenville judge as an example, Old Maids, and a Missouri governor shooting rumor.
A deposit of 1100 to 1200 dollars in gold coins was found hidden in a desk once owned by John Marshall or his widow to Mrs Way. The discovery occurred after years of rumor that a tin-cap full of gold existed, with boxes and pigeon holes revealing the treasure. National expenses and political notes accompany the item, including Captain Tyler's gallantry and a local post mistress appointment.
The Paris correpondent of the Independent notes Princess Dernidof is Napoleon’s niece and Jerome Bonaparte’s daughter making her both birth and marriage princess and the richest woman in France. Her husband Demidoff earns about 8200,000 annually. At 23 she is described as young beautiful and accomplished with a vast palace filled with art and luxury.
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