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Newspaper
Columbia Spy
Location
Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1857
Page
2
A traveler asks about events near a creek cabin where a man in a navy shirt sits at the door while a woman greases his back and a large head is described. The narrator reveals the man is their father, and mentions a wary future meeting. The scene ends with Sut slipping through a door as a crowd closes in.
The piece describes a revival of spring vegetables and fruits in stores from lettuces to radishes and cucumbers. It notes early greens like cauliflower and asparagus appearing, with gardeners and shoppers eager for new season produce and lighter meals.
A fragmented commemorative verse from the Triennial Festival of the Marvard Alumni on July 15. The text blends archaic phrasing with playful satire, recalling youths, roses, and hallmarks of past student revelries through nostalgic imagery.
The Columbia Spy discusses the proposed main line road with encouragement from Joseph Konigmacher and local farmers. It notes plans to build after harvest and hints at stock subscriptions and county involvement, plus updates on Washington Institute, railroad purchase votes, and regional notices including a copy of Wrightsville’s Star expansion and Lawrence Kansas events.
In a July session at Columbia, Sissler is slain by McComas amid a quarrel, with both fined and jailed overnight by Chief Evans. The issue prompts town-wide notices on assault cases and a Tow Hill Council meeting approving street work and a tax collector election, with Ollingsworth chosen.
The Washington Institute Board of School Directors met July 22 1857 to create a governing board for teacher employment and school supervision. A committee was formed to hire a principal, rules were set, and proceedings styled for publication in the Spy. The group agreed to reconvene July 29 at 7:30 PM and adjourned.
Vessels Vanderbilt from Havre and Southampton and Atlantic from Liverpool arrive in New York with late European intelligence. Reports describe an Italian insurrection aimed at removing the Bourbons and Austrian influence, Spain’s unrest subsiding, and French elections favoring Cavaignac Olivier and Darmion. Telegraph cable work advances with 600 miles aboard Agammenon and Niagara due at sea by July 4.
The semi annual gathering of the State Teachers Association of Pennsylvania will be at Chambersburg Franklin county on August 1 2 1857 at 10 AM. Reports cover education topics from common schools to higher learning and rural agricultural impacts with many named speakers. Invitations extend to teachers superintendents and friends of education with travel fare discounts and membership details.
A New York bequest tale centers on General Jackson’s gold box to the bravest soldier possibly in a future war with the city designated as recipient. English railways prompt critique of brakes and communication. Madrid bullfights trigger a near riot and state penalties for managers. A magistrate court in New York hosts an opera troupe dispute ending in Vestvali’s favor. plus humorous notes on cigars and older quack remedies.
A collage of humorous verses and political notices from 1857 includes witty lines on affairs of the House of Commons and divorce law, Irish humor aboard ship, and a long list of local candidates for county offices such as Clerk of the Orphans Court, State Senator, Prothonotary, Clerk of Quarter Sessions, Sheriff, and Recorder with dates and conventions noted.
Wholesale lumber prices show common cull boards and plank at 10 to 36 dollars per unit, Wemlock boards at 13, Pine scantling at 15, plaster lath 2 to 3 dollars, shingles 12 to 18 dollars. Philadelphia markets list flour at 7 to 8.50 per barrel, corn meal at 3.90, rye rates weak, and white delaware and georgia grain figures noted. lime and naval stores quoted with small sales.
An advertisement extols Holloway's Pills for purifying secretions and improving blood quality. It claims rapid eradication of chronic dyspepsia and liver complaints after other remedies fail, arguing Nature is aided by removing poisons to restore health. Dated July 25, 1857.
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