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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1854
Page
1
Orrick In DEWEY S Building upstairs South side of the Public Square. The Decent Doruan Jovenat is published every Thursday morning at One Dollar per annum in advance. Advertising terms list rates for various ad sizes and durations. Ads continue until forbidden by advertiser at their expense unless a definite time is stated.
A domestic drama in two acts and a half mocks fashion and taste. It contrasts wives who seek beauty with partners who value substance and home life, ending with a practical, homey sentiment about cooking and care.
A moral tale opens with Hope and Memory guiding a baby to adulthood. Memory warns of lost gems from youth while Hope offers enduring virtue. An elderly man faces aging as Time and Fate probe his life, ending with Immortal Happiness as the final guardian of his soul. The narrative shifts to Ebenezer Lock, a Lexington combatant who fights bravely against British troops. It recounts his daring defense at the green and a perilous retreat while the war draws to New Hampshire. The piece closes with Will of Thomas Ritchie, urging citizens to defend liberty, preserve state rights, and welcome emigration under constitutional bounds.
A narrator reflects on religion and memory as enduring forces. She asserts religion plants seeds of Heaven, while earthly hope fades but memory lasts like timeless books guiding judgment. The passage contrasts mournful music with heavenly promise.
A free white woman was reportedly sold in Freemansburgh Lehigh County by her husband to another man for one dollar. The sale involved signatures from the wife, the new husband, and the old husband. The writer notes earlier cases of wives sold for boots and questions why the trade is so low compared with Southern prices.
A reflective piece warns that worldly pleasures are fleeting and life is uncertain. It urges detachment from material desires, noting that health and youth are not reliable, and fortunes vanish quickly like a storm’s impact on a sturdy oak. The text compares worldly devotion to a fragile chain that dissolves in time.
An anecdote of John Wesley aboard a voyage contrasts forgiveness with vengeance. General Oglethorpe boasts of resisting provocation and punishing a servant, while Wesley asks if the General himself sins. The tale argues forgiveness as the antidote to sin and a daily discipline.
The foreman of The Tribune reports that from Thursday 4 A M to Friday 4 A M they printed and mailed 182 400 copies, equal to 364 800 impressions. Wet blank paper piled would reach 70 feet, weigh about 22 800 pounds, and spread over 42 ¼ acres with a 126 2/3 mile perimeter.
The railroad linking Springfield to Delaware Ohio has ceased payments and remains idle with trains withdrawn. No service or trains are in operation as the line lies dormant.
Dennis Bryan died at Moreau after his legs were crushed by cars. As he faced death he cried to send for his Lucy and to see her before he died. His wife, whom he had secretly married three months earlier, had kept their union from his parents due to class and money concerns. He had entrusted $550 of his earnings to his wife with plans to publicly announce their marriage after reaching $600. The couple never received parental forgiveness.
An American traveler in St. Petersburg writes of meeting Count Nesselrode, Russian foreign minister for 30 years, who plans to introduce him to the Emperor and to a 35 000 strong army at Revel. The envoy notes Nesselrode opposed to the war and popular with the public despite Sevastopol’s fall. The letter suggests Crimea will prolong the war and disputes English reports of Russian poverty.
The Independence Messenger notes a Cherokee visit by Gen. Whitefield, Indian Agent, who is told that next year the tribes will require one thousand white Squaws and the rest in money. They prefer a white Squaw to a blanket.
A great famine is described as prevailing in Judea, with authorities urging restraint and aid. The report notes widespread scarcity, food shortages, and mounting hardship among residents, highlighting the severity of conditions in the region.
The piece notes escalating combat in the Crimea with three major battles and a heavy bombardment. It warns that even with some victories the Allies suffer crushing losses and may be unable to seize Sevastopol soon. The Russians press the assault, and victory would come at a great cost to the Allies.
The Philadelphia Enquirer argues most found items belong to Erebus crew with none from Terror, suggesting the two ships split. It notes Indigenous accounts mention a single ship and hopes for a survivor, though vanishingly faint, should be cherished.
A humorous vocal list mocks common annoyances including a noisy lodger returning drunk, a vague waiter, a newspaper ad fashion lady, a dramatic writer, an fussy infant, and a mother praising the child while a doctor notes a weak chest in a light social column tone.
In Chicago Second ward during the election a humorous exchange unfolds as Senator Douglas attempts to vote. The inspector asks his name and the clerk confirms Stephen A. Douglas with the little giant nickname cited during the proceedings.
Aditi, a girl, plays on the street and gets dusty. She tries washing but uses too little water. Her elder brother explains she is “made of dust” and warns she may wash herself away, ending the attempt.
An eight mile from Buffalo community on the Seneca Reservation spans about nine thousand acres with cultivated fields, water power for mills, and large flocks including sheep under shepherds. Population around two thousand, seeking westward sale offers of five million and asking six million six hundred thousand. a German origin religious common property group with a thirty member elective board and a single executive officer.
California papers print Gen Miller speech denouncing annexation of the Sandwich Islands as a treaty violation and Britain’s response. The British Consul’s attack on the United States' aims runs parallel with England and France declarations. A private Sandwich Islands letter says the cession treaty awaits Prince Lepo signature to become effective. Paris reports Lord Palmerston’s official visit about potential Cuba conflict policy.
Dr T A Lemon extracted from Mr Shinabarger nearly one hundred feet of tape worm in ten to twelve days. An initial 21 to 25 feet were linked, later discharged in detached parcels. Shinabarger rests well and improves, believing he is rid of his torment.
The Cincinnati Gazette hails the destruction of the whig party in Ohio praising common sense over party despotism and quackery. It calls to throw hats and sing long live the American reform party.
A Detroit man was fined fifty dollars and imprisoned sixty days for whipping his wife on the second night after their marriage.
A fragment reflects a religious sentiment likening prayers and mercy to two buckets in a well, one rising as the other falls, conveying simultaneous ascent and descent in faith.
A Chicago boy, fifteen years old, stands six feet eight inches in his towering height. His long boots and imposing frame draw local attention as a remarkable youth.
The article notes a forecast that by January first next year the United States will contain about twenty one thousand miles of railroad. It highlights rapid railway expansion and optimism for national transport growth.
A historical quote reports a boy reflecting that winning is not always the strongest outcome after an incident where a skunk was killed with a brick bat. The line appears as a remark on power and consequence in a local context.
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