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Newspaper
Delaware State Reporter
Location
Dover, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1855
Page
2
A narrator reflects on a boy figure as both kin and rogue noting the edge of insult with the question who do you call boy and contrasting wit, mischief, and eventual repentance in a wary, old fashioned tone.
The notice lists subscription terms for The Semi Weekly Reporter at two dollars per year in advance with renewal rules. It details advertisement rates per square for short and long ads, and states official status for publishing United States Laws with liberal arrangements for yearly advertisers. It excludes meeting reports except Democratic Party items from regular ads.
The article argues that stable republics depend on educated citizens and high public morals. It contrasts ancient Greece and Rome, medieval church power, and the English Commonwealth, asserting that Christianity and morality underpin republicanism. It notes America lacks a strict church state and urges continued moral cultivation to resist fanaticism and superstition. Weather and local notices follow, with practical notes on health, industry, and household tips.
Ongoing report of a burglary at Urnng Tutylls office near Railroad DdBE where a window was forced open and the safe compromised. Also detailed are local court actions including fines for drunkenness, jail terms for unrelated offenses, a poisoning murder case in Greensborough, and notices on railroad stockholder meetings for the Maryland and Delaware line.
A long extract discusses soil fertility and mineral cycling, arguing that continual loss of nutrients and mineral salts through evaporation and leaching could barren the earth. It explains how water rising from subsoil brings phosphates, sulfates, and potash/soda silicates to the surface as the water evaporates, restoring nutrients. It notes experimental verification and urges educated readers to pursue blended chemistry with agriculture.
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