16 Feb 1859
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Newspaper
Carlisle Herald
Location
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1859
Page
1
Publication terms state weekly issue on a board sheet with twenty eight columns. Subscriptions priced 1 year in advance or 2 dollars if delayed beyond the year end. No shorter than six months accepted. Delinquent subscribers must be published in advance if residing outside Cumberland county.
The county printing office advertises rates per line for small notices and obituaries with discount options. The proprietor disclaims responsibility for errors in first insertions. The office offers printing services and claims prompt completion and reasonable terms.
Fragmentary OCR text references presidential time and several officials including Navy and state figures. Content is garbled with misread names and titles, hindering a clear summary of any event or action.
A garbled OCR passage lists various government titles and names in a jumbled fashion. It mentions a governor, secretary of state, surveyor, and treasurer with misread spellings. The exact roles are unclear, but the sequence implies a ceremonial or governmental roster. The context resembles a public notices page or a political appointment snippet from a historical newspaper.
A garbled OCR record shows numerous official titles and names across county offices. Mentions include District Attorney Wai, Coroner Mitehall, County Commissioners Kerr and Nathanael, Clerk to Commissioners ringbromse, and Superintendent of Poor Mowss Joseph Dubactt, among other scattered officials and terms.
A damaged OCR list details multiple churches, pastors, and service times in the Northwest Cons tre Square area. It lists Presbyterian, Anglican, Episcopal, Methodist, and Baptist congregations with approximate addresses, morning and evening services, and names such as Rev A. Kremer and Rev A. Paator, noting requests to verify proper parish affiliations.
A dense, OCR heavy list shows the Board of School Directors with names like Avlpen Tate and Frederick Watts, detailing officers, committees, and monthly meeting times. Local lodges and district groups are listed, with notices of regular meetings and times, including mornings and evenings.
The document lists officers for the Union Fifty Company including President Be Commany Vice President Willan Ab Portur Secretary Theo. Cormman and Treasurer Y. Mone yen with meetings on the first Saturdays of March June September and December. It also notes the Cauterkod ire Company founded February 18 1800 with officers Robert McCartnay Philip Quigtoy and HL. s. Hilter.ide and that The Youd WH Mose Company was instituted in March 1863 led by James Y. McCartney Laurel WL Gould and Joseph D. Halvert with meetings on the second Saturdays of January April July and October.
The notice lists postage rates including within the county 10 cents, within the state 13 cents, and to foreign parts 24 cents. It mentions prepaid and unpaid options, advertising letters charged with advertising costs, and special rates for certain parcels and papers under specified weights.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions a book and printing office with a partial Cor of the Baan Mata. The readable fragments suggest a local business notice or directory entry without clear dates or full names.
A dense slate of legal and professional notices lists AW NOTICE runs Runyan and Todd, with multiple offices moved or resumed, detailing attornies, dentists, notaries, and bankers. Names like Penrose, Kiddie, Armstrong, and George are shown along with addresses in North Hanover Street and surrounding Carlisle locales. Monthly attendance and residence instructions appear amid historical directory-like notices.
A fragmented lyric expresses farewell sorrow and the enduring ache of a mother’s bereavement. It recalls Wee Willie Winkie and nursery motifs, then shifts to solemn contemplation of orphaned hope, divine providence, and a mother’s plea through hardship, ending with a nod to Ida Glenwood.
A narrator recalls a cold December evening as a storm rages. A homeless shelter fear, a daughter's sorrow, and a mother’s faith shape a tense family moment. The scene shifts to prayer and repentance, finishing with a quiet dawn and a Bible read.
From Harpers Magazine. A long satirical piece recounts a pastoral change and the rise of a minister's wife seen as unfitting by some parishioners. It contrasts Mr Newton's eloquence with Mrs Newton's perceived aloofness, noting social gossip, sewing circles, and Mrs Wharton's prior popularity. The text explores class, expectation, and duty within a small township church.
In a tense parish showdown at St Charity, Mrs. Newton rejects gossip and insists a minister’s wife has clear duties but deserves private life. Committee members press for public roles and salary, while Mrs Newton asserts she serves as a wife and mother, not a public functionary.
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