31 Mar 1842
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Newspaper
Berwick Sentinel
Location
Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1842
Page
1
Poem sacred piece Jerusalem Jerusalem recounts the city’s rejection of Christ, recalling ancient glory and its decline. The verse laments the temple’s dust and a nation’s downfall while envisioning mercy and compassion offered to All.
A 1603-era reflection by Thomas Dekker extols a virtuous man as the soul of peace. It praises meekness patience humility and a tranquil spirit as the essence of nobility, noting the best of men bear earth lightly like a sufferer and gentleness.
A Utica coach office tale follows a gentleman who books a ride to his uncle near Oswego. A beautiful passenger sits beside him and their flirtation grows in the carriage. Darkness falls as the coach nears the uncle’s residence and the suitor vows farewell after a final kiss, with the woman resisting departure.
An illustrated tale recounts a young man and his cousin sharing a flirtatious coach ride. The woman insists on protection and follows him to his uncle's house. Across a tense scene, laughter turns to union as the pair become one.
Hon Amos Kendall retires to private life near Washington with 100 acres, builds a cottage, and moves his family in. He plans to divide time between the pen and manual labor, praising farming as a humble, peaceful occupation free of envy or malice in the earth and plants.
Captain Wallace recounts a dramatic rescue of a lover and his mistress aboard a transport. A woman fell overboard and was supported by her clothes as the vessel maneuvered. A shark threatened both, but the officer drove it away. A private leapt overboard, bayonet in hand, striking the shark to save them all.
Knickerbocker recounts Deacon T and his wife Nannah, famed for discretion in benevolence. A birthday custard pie episode ends with failed charity and a sick neighbor who never eats the custards, leaving the Deaconess with credit but no aid for the ill woman.
A tale recounts King George II refusing a request from Lord Albemarle to grant the Green Ribbon, calling the applicant a puppy while noting his future compliance. The dialogue turns to a fable about a solemn Owl mocked by a farmer’s attack, ending with a sharp retort from the farmer and a frightened Bob Lincoln fearing harm.
A short, poetic fragment speaks of affection and contentment, referencing music and a personal lot. The lines suggest a loving sentiment rather than a formal news item. No clear events, dates, or identifiable individuals are provided.
A Grand Gulf Advertiser letter describes woodcock shooting by torch light using a squib and a long cane for despatch. It also notes Squires hunting waterfowl and geese, and a tales of a bear hunt where an overloaded gun kicked a hunter a hundred yards. The writer promises more in a forthcoming installment.
A short humorous vignette shows an infant scolding and grabbing at gravy while a Black nurse and mother quarrel, ending with the baby dipping feet in the cool pan and the mother scolding the child. A separate anecdote recalls Bloomfield residents hunting bears that turn out to be wild swine. The column also notes tar use giving way to hog lard and flour paste in wagons and coaches.
A discussion of the wealth of Stephen Girard John Jacob Astor and European Rothschilds tracing fortunes from poverty. The piece notes Girard and Astor built fortunes through steady commerce and prudent economy while the Rothschilds built a banking empire from a modest beginning. It ends with a father quipping about his son Tommy and future as a statesman or congressman.
A discussion on education as crime prevention and discipline. remarks about fatherless children at a town school exam. Wisconsin legislator Winyard expelled from the Legislative Council after a murder charge. an editor notes receiving congressional documents early due to wolves chasing a post-rider.
The Cincinnati Chronicle comments on the will of Stephiént Girard proposing two million dollars for an Orphan College. It laments trustees diverting funds to a marble palace and a European president, noting the college unfinished and the fund dwindling, warning that true good must be done in life.
The Maine Cultivator reports a method to protect hens from hawks by keeping a Guinea hen with the flock. The Guinea hen alarm calls drive hawks away and allow the hens to rear chicks safely. Eggs from the Guinea fowl are also noted as larger and valuable in markets.
The writer quips that reforming bank directors would help if they stirred up financial inebriates. While drinkers join abstinence groups, banks are said to suffer a delirium tremens. The piece ends with, we never knew of a reformed bank director.
In a memorial to the U S Senate about ready made clothing Mr Clay quips at Mr Buchanan living fifty years under protection. Mr Buchanan replies he would protect the ladies. Also a note on Snow-dust pills claiming wide usefulness but urging personal preparation for success.
Cobbet compares a politician's career to a duck hunt with readers guessing where the duck will surface next, noting the curiosity lies in watching the rise after a dive.
A Louisville Journal note mocks public drinking habits citing a moonrise and a quip about Cynthia’s sobriety. The piece uses period-voiced humor to imply a monthly lapse without accusing a real person of drinking.
A petition under the Bankrupt Act was presented in Boston showing total liabilities of 17762 and assets of 104, of which some are in the Saving Bank of Portsmouth, N. W.
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