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Newspaper
Cambridge Reveille
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1850
Page
1
A stirring call to labor and reform urging working men to unite across parties. It argues against partisan barriers and praises collective action to push progress, end oppression, and achieve freedom through truth and reason.
Eva writes to De Coursey explaining she must break from him to save her soul and peace. She recalls how his influence pulled her toward worldly pleasures and theater, pledges to return to religion, and laments losing love while praying for guidance and strength.
The notice promotes a safe remedy for worms and announces side lamps for burning lard or oil. It asks readers to visit the Drag and Book store of Raymond & Co for the product and lamps, dated February 8, in Cambridge City Indiana.
A humorous sketch depicts Trepid, a man perpetually miserable, arguing that his condition stems from a general, inexplicable illness. He laments doctors cannot diagnose it and predicts his own decline after his grandfather’s death, noting that “nothing in particular” causes the end.
A warehouse clerk recalls a July day in New Orleans when damaged New York cheeses were salvaged and sold due to bilge water damage. A dare by a worker named Jake ends with Jake's head crushed by a rotted cheese wheel, followed by reactions from other dock workers and a tense scene of improvised justice. The passage then shifts to recounted items from the St. Louis Republican about a May Day calamity at the Laclede Saloon, noting the deaths, chaos, thefts, and the structural failure that caused the disaster and the crowd’s distress.
An Evangelist recounts a Greenwich Connecticut man who crossed into New York to roast clams. A storm strikes the fireplace as he proclaims he will roast the clams even if he must go to hell. A thunderbolt kills him instantly, underscoring the preacher's point. The tale was told to the writer by a deacon who witnessed the event.
A poetic fragment evokes serenaders under a moonlit sky. The speaker calls a lady to wake as dogs howl around guitars and the scene glows with starlight. The altered stanzas emphasize intimate, nocturnal musical mood.
Thomas Jordan a Revolutionary War survivor died at his home near Barnesville Belmont County Ohio on the 15th ult aged 103 or 104 years his long life marked by faithful service to the country and his community
The piece urges avoiding profane words to prevent lifelong shame. It warns that habits formed in childhood can linger, and even recovered individuals recall vile speech learned early, causing pain to friends and lasting mortification. It stresses self discipline and moral influence.
Mrs Partington laments the trials of widows facing estate disputes. She mocks the constant probing of wills and vows to secure a fair share, joking about having her future husband sign a will before the wedding cake and promising to take time to plan.
J B Lathrop of Jackson County Michigan plowed eight inches deep producing 32 bushels per acre while a neighbor in an adjoining field plowed four inches deep yielding seven. Subsoil acts as manure and deep soil helps prevent floods and drought though results vary by locality and can be tested by experiment.
The Stuttgart palace houses eccentric relics and grand artworks. A toilet box valued at five thousand guilders, a Napoleonic bed costing forty thousand francs, and clockwork marvels including a tooth-changing porcelain lady. Other marvels include a life sized porcelain figure with rotating teeth, rain and snow indicators, and a vast library copy printed on satin. A fifty by twenty five foot mirror floor and a two million silver rouble gift from Emperor Alexander highlight the opulence.
A Putnam county correspondent proposes an auxiliary to the American Bible Society using Terre Haute and Richmond rail stock. About 1000 subscribers from several counties would pay 5 dollars periodically, enabling Aaron Wood to buy 20 thousand dollars of railroad stock. Dividends would form a perpetual fund to support both the road and Bible work. The writer believes the plan feasible and aims to implement it.
A Michigan farmer recounts a mole problem in a meadow harming two pear trees. She used a tuiton approach with two cow horns placed at mole tunnels hoping to deter them. the moles persisted and died in the attempt.
A Free Soil opponent argues Gen Taylor differs from Clay Webster Cass and Buchanan by admitting California first then letting New Mexico form a government and seek admission like California. He contends New Mexico would demand free state status before slavery can take root. The discussion ends with cordial agreement on the man’s candor.
A well known New York patent medicine manufacturer has disposed of his establishment, receiving 28 000 for machinery and 100 000 for goodwill. The success sprang from liberal, judicious advertising that built a profitable business.
An inveterate smoker provokes a reaction aboard a ferry boat as he lights a cigar. A chorus of voices responds that smoking offends some people, sparking a brief urban moment of caution about public behavior.
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