30 Jun 1854
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Newspaper
Delaware State Reporter
Location
Dover, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1854
Page
1
Fragmentary rhymed lines describe desire and courtship. A speaker urges a fair one to woo, praising beauty and love while recalling the passing of youth. Imagery centers on seasons, trees, foliage, and night winds to urge timely affection.
The excerpt discusses widowhood rules and mourning periods, advising attire and behavior after a husband’s death. It contrasts long grief with a brief six week half mourning, and notes social expectations for condolence letters and dresses, ending with a moral on virtue and religious duty. The piece then shifts to a story of Barleigh House in Exeter, where a gentleman seeks a wife in humble status, leads to marriage, travel, wealth, and a cautionary tale about wealth and virtue.
The dispatch covers the steamer Eines voyage from New York to Aspinwall, indictments against Col William Walker and two companions, a fatal duel aboard Presdo, a murder case in San Francisco, the loss of the steamer Lorispe near Monterey, and broader overseas unrest including Cuban affairs, Pacific and Atlantic naval movements, and economic notes on grains in Liverpool.
The Delaware State Reporter announces its permanent establishment in Dover as the state capital paper. It proclaims loyalty to the Democratic platform, promises prompt local news and markets, foreign news by telegraph, and literary content, with biweekly issues at two dollars per year.
A historical notice outlines the Reporter Office offerings in Dover. It promotes blank forms and legal notices, land sales and sheriff sales, and a range of job printing services. The text highlights affordable rates, free insertions for small classified ads, and superior blank stock compared to other printers.
The Atlantic arrived in New York with 150 passengers from Liverpool on June 14. Reports describe fighting at outposts in the Black Sea and exchanges off Seaborg. News says Musa Pasha of Siistria was killed, and insurgent victories in Thessaly may be fiction. British and Russian actions, Turkish sallies, and Austro-Russian conference outcomes are discussed with Allied troop movements and ship losses noted.
A historical column argues for tested farming innovations over new theories. It lists seven key practices including corn fodder, root culture, deep plowing, manure management, and stock improvement, stressing careful ground prep and row sowing for corn fodder. It notes hay’s value and advises on curing fodder and winter feeding.
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