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Newspaper
Delaware State Reporter
Location
Dover, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1855
Page
1
Dover and the June 12 1855 issue presents a poem titled Twaxeve of lyric reflections on night and twilight. The piece describes sunset, stars, and nature, contemplating memory and longing, with archaic spellings and imagery. The narrator longs for quiet night scenes to escape labor and revels in reflective solitude.
In January 1816, New Castle residents witness a storm driven voyage of a privateer schooner. Christian Wernwag schemes to outwit George Selby by fabricating letters about a Ghent peace treaty to profit from upcoming trade. Selby falls ill after a forged courier delivers the treaty note. Christian and Selby each move to exploit the news for wealth, while Morrison’s clerk is drawn into the scheme, leading to a dramatic, perilous pursuit of money and influence.
The commissioners outline Act of 1854 aims to open books for stock subscriptions and discuss routes from Easton to the Delaware line, linking with the Delaware Railroad. They present cost estimates, discuss financing via bonds and state participation, and stress the need to accelerate construction to boost regional trade and labor. They cite potential cooperation with the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company and emphasize improving eastern shore prosperity through rail access and better markets.
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