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Newspaper
Cambridge Reveille
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1850
Page
1
Calder Campbell offers a reflective poem on longing, memory, and the value of past pleasures. The speaker contrasts tropical abundance with temperate home, laments lost youth, and cautions against overvaluing reason over genuine feeling. The piece intertwines nature imagery with philosophical meditation on longing and love.
A fragmentary poem by George E. Senseny describes a sad maiden on a summer day and a reflective speaker seeking the secret of her grief. The text shifts to a grave scene noting a deceased man, praised for piety and truth, whose deeds and misdeeds are recorded above. The closing image hints at a final judgment or ascent with Gabriel.
The piece recounts anecdotes about George Washington highlighting his dignified yet severe courtesy and unflinching presence. It notes a bold street confrontation, Washington’s prudent restraint with officers, and his grave politeness. Gilbert Stewart's portrait and Peale's portrait capture his distinctive gaze and bearing. Jefferson, Madison, and Knox are also described in a Senate reception scene.
A visionary plan urges establishing steam lines between California and China to reduce voyage times to Canton via Panama. Backers foresee vast profits, new trade routes, and a shift of Asian goods to American ports, reshaping global commerce.
Major Noah recalls a pair of destitute youths who arrive in New York after a perilous journey from the Mississippi to the Hudson. They seek shelter, drink away their last sixpence, and read the papers at a dismal tavern, where an advertisement offers 25 dollars.
The ledger lists each state with its judicial appointment method and term: Maryland to Florida show appointments by executive or legislature with consent or term lengths ranging from 1 to 15 years and ages or removal rules. It notes governors, legislatures, and voters as appointing bodies and cites a broader critique of public printing contract abuses by Congress, faulting contractors and the low-bid system highlighted by Mr. Richie.
A man arrived in town Saturday evening by steamboat amid a strong south wind. The captain granted him free passage to stand for a mast and cast his two sheets to the breeze as she made the quickest trip on record.
A historical account notes Cincinnati's rapid growth, citing remaining veterans Asa Holcom and Jeremiah Butterfield who witnessed the city’s first cellar and early surveying. Butterfield arrived in 1786, before white settlement spread beyond the Miamis, and the county now houses about 200 000 residents.
Report describes Van Amburgs collection entering New Haven with an elephant wrapped in a long blanket. bystanders cheer its odd appearance as hay strewn streets and a mock Irish exclamation. Information Wanter poses quirky queries about Mason and Dixon line transport, powder magazine reading material, liberty poles in Paris, and mint juleps at the U S Mint.
A cornet suffered a severe skull fracture and the doctor noted the brain was visible. He quipped to the doctor to write to his father, who had always claimed his son had none.
A cottage boy tells a Yankee pedlar not to whistle the dog away claiming the hound is useful. He says the dog licks plates and digs so clean that washing is unnecessary, and the family would not part with him for their new dog yet.
The board of Directors on this road have commenced operations at the State Line and are grading the road from there to Paris. The Palladium urges prompt action to protect local interests and westward connections.
A colorful remark notes a department posting stating no office seekers admitted, yet in practice crowds press in. The author compares it to a useless sign saying stick no bills during mosquito time, underscoring the futility of such notices.
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