Blue River Academy Announces Fall Term at Knightstown
Blue River Academy in Knightstown Indiana opens fall term on September 25 1850 for about 250 students. The plan includes a new campus with strict moral oversight and a juvenile department teaching reading spelling geography and basic math ahead of English and classical study plus modern languages music drawing and painting. Tuition ranges from 50 to 500 with special funds for indigent students and a teaching institute offering lectures and practice for future teachers. W T Hatch is principal with Hyman Hatch and Harry Hatch as associates.
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Dissolution of Partnership in Hagerstown Firm
The partnership between Edward Goyey and C.S. Du Hadway is dissolved. A receivership or settlement of the business is expected, with C.S. Du Hadway authorized to wind up the firm’s affairs from Hagerstown dates noted as Sept 21.
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Edward Goyey
C.S. du Hadway
Poem excerpts from Massachusetts charity anniversaries and Morning Thoughts
A collage of poems and reflections from a 19th century issue recounts an anniversary of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Associations praising labor and courage. It includes Bowring’s Morning Thoughts urging contemplation of virtue, nature, and divine works, and notes on American agriculture and timber wealth in California and Washington Republic reporting.
Prize Ham Recipe From Montgomery County
The Republic prints a receipt for the late fair prize ham from Nathan White of Montgomery County Maryland. It details curing steps including cooling before cutting salting with bloom salt red pepper and molasses then five weeks curing smoke with hickory four to six weeks drying soaking with cold water and ashes before hanging again for storage.
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Nathan White
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Republic
Dean Swift Style Advice on Raising a Son
A satirical piece promotes harsh parenting pitfalls by listing ten crude practices that ruin sons, warning that such neglect and indulgence lead to moral decline and mourning. Included are anecdotes about a doctor’s letter and garbled phrases illustrating misplaced parental guidance.
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Dean Swift
Sophia of Zell A Bohemian Princess and a Secret Farewell
In a tale of forced royal marriage Sophia of Zell endures sorrow and political intrigue. Berthea Von Aiberg, her loyal attendant, protects a passionate history involving Albert Kuengsmarck and George of England. A night of passion, jealousy, and deadly betrayal ends with Sophia's death and Berthea’s lasting loyalty.
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Sophia of Zell Avenges Her Wronged Mistress in English Tale
A dramatic passage follows Sophia as she endures imprisonment and heartbreak to pursue vengeance on Berthea Von Alburg. The royal pageant moves toward Osanburg as George the First dies after drinking poisoned water, with a fortune teller and a mystic gipsy foretelling Sophia’s vengeance.
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Undevout geology and astronomy provoke faith versus science
Fragmentary text debates whether geology and astronomy threaten religion. It argues science reveals vast cosmic powers while awe and devotion linger, contrasting sense and science as they probe stars, planets, and universal mechanisms.
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Ruggid
Geological wonders and ancient minerals inspire reflection
A long excerpt argues that geology and mineral springs reveal divine power through nature. It describes marble columns, volcanic craters, a Maltese island eruption, and a salubrious mineral fountain aged eight centuries, urging use of such waters for renovation of the body. A Niagara Falls widow letter from Detroit clarifies a family matter involving Mrs Miller and Henry Baker.
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Henry C. Baker
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The Thrapy of American Steamers Triumphs
The Washington Republic notes American steamers now post faster Liverpool to New York crossings. The Atlantic beat the Asia then the Pacific shaved ten days from the Atlantic, docking in ten days four hours and forty five minutes. The piece hails restored speed glory and urges continued progress.
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Atlantic
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Pacific
Liverpool
New York
Washington Republic
New York Agent Sought Barnum Hall Lease in Cincinnati
A New York City man is held as agent for Mr Barnum. He inquiries about a suitable hall for the nightingale Jenny Lind and negotiations for a lease of the Fourth between Walnut and Vine building. If secured, after Lind concerts, the hall may be altered into a Barnum museum planned in New York.
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Fragmentary Questions and Oddities from a Curious Page
The text poses scattered questions about steam ships through a sea of troubles and whether cheap interment causes oblivion. It references the sun in the dark ages and Hydropathic remedies, then shifts to a jumble about a Jenny sale to a banker for a fee and a Yankee selling for coins, ending with “What next.”
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