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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1855
Page
1
Office in DEWEY'S Building upstairs on the Public Square. Published every Wednesday at one dollar per year in advance. Subscriptions available for shorter terms than three months.
Poem fragment contrasts oblivion and love with nature images and vows. The speaker longs for a plant of oblivion to forget a betrayed love while praising compassion and the mercy of a softened heart that feels another’s pain.
A detailed account traces Holy Land pilgrimages and church rivalries from early Christian divisions to the 1850s. It covers papal French and Russian diplomacy, Menschikoff, and the Crimean War context, ending with a note on religious unity and political horizons in America.
The collector of New York received a letter from the U S Consul at Zurich stating that the Swiss Government will forward three hundred twenty paupers to New York via Havre, arriving at the port soon.
A reader explains that plum curculio bites cause fruit drop and promotes air-stacked lime as the only effective remedy among four tested. Apply as trees flower and dew remains, using a cloth bag on a pole to dust 10 to 12 trees quickly, reapply after washing off lime, and report results to the editor.
A wounded British soldier reports humane Russian conduct after capture in Simferopol. He praises Russian officers for care of wounds, hospital transfer, daily visits, cigars and tobacco, and townspeople for kindness. He emphasizes prisoners are treated with respect, not as criminals.
The Maine Legislature passed a new prohibitory liquor statute, approved by the Governor. The Senate voted unanimously and the House 99 to 29. Penalties include up to six months imprisonment for the first offense, at least three months for the second, and a $100 fine plus one year in the state prison for the third and subsequent convictions.
The Riply Circuit Court last week sentenced Mr Murr to two years in the penitentiary for forging a twenty five dollar note. Mr Muir, reputed richest man in Ripley county, is said to be worth about one hundred thousand dollars. The boastful sentence is ridiculed in the Connersville Tel.
A bereaved father recalls Charlie a gentle boy with dark eyes and a pale face whose life ended peacefully after long months of discipline. The tribute praises youthful Christianity and says dying young is a pathway to heaven, inviting envy of the early dead.
Horace Greeley writes to the Christian Advocate claiming a thirty year belief that God will reconcile the human race, with no fixed time. He describes himself as a sort of Unitarian Revorationist and allied with Rev E H Chapin’s Universalist society, yet he abstains from communion due to opposition to wine as a stimulant.
A man attacked his mother after a conversation at a coffee house on Market Street last night. He grabbed her by the throat, choked her, and kicked her in the incident reported by the local Journal.
A traveller visits a friend's mansion where a maid kisses him thinking he is her brother. After a light rebuke, he departs and ponders the mistaken identity. Three weeks later he marries Miss J., leaving readers to wonder if the kiss was a simple mistake or fate.
The Washington Sentiment warns that in the next House Abolitionists may gain a majority and calls for driving opponents from the halls. The Journal notes firm opposition in the Senate and predicts more true men in the next Congress, with public sentiment defending freedom.
Opening day described by the Herald shows spring bonnets with higher crowns, less flare, and dotted lace in black or white. Floral trims in white and black blonde abound, plus heavy use of flowers and straw, combining to create striking two tone effects.
The quote compares men to tea, asserting true strength and goodness emerge only after enduring hot water. It uses a vivid metaphor to describe character tested by adversity.
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