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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1855
Page
1
Advertisement and subscription rates for the Deven Dollar Jovenal printed weekly from the Dewey’s Building on the Public Square South Side. Rates show ten line ad at 1.00 with various column and time options. ads run until forbade unless a term is given.
A brief note presents Horace P. Biddle’s selections from the Wabash Intelligencer with the theme Away with ambition and care. The fragment hints at editorial taste and period poetry collection.
A reflective poem argues that ambition and fame pale beside love’s happiness. It contrasts the sage and author’s toil with the lover’s simple joy, stating that true bliss comes from the heart’s affection rather than power, fame, or wisdom.
A Greensburg pa Democrat notes a three headed child in Saltsburg and a joke about lawyers with long heads. The New Hampshire legislature sets Wednesday for United States Senate elections.
Report quotes New York Times description of Barnum's Baby Show featuring hundreds of babies and many heavy set children. Onlookers debate authenticity while spectators crowd and scrutinize each entrant. The piece notes extreme obesity among contestants and skeptical remarks from Bridgeport visitors.
A crowded museum display showcases very heavy women and children as curiosities with narrations of their size and age. Spectators include bearded ladies and giantesses while praise and laughter mix with concern over the grotesque infantile beauty on display.
A comic writer in the California Pioneer describes an inn or hotel on the plank road near Southwick's Pass kept by a Native American Irish man. The sign bears the harp of Ireland around the shield of the United States with the mottoes Bain ao UNUM and BE Puurgiaus pracy.
In 1851 Russia reported a population of 65,212,589 people based on census or official estimates referenced in the source text. The record notes a large imperial population despite limited demographic detail beyond the total count.
An aging man shares a secret of ease and patience. He trains his sight to heaven to seek purpose, notes the brevity of life on earth, and surveys others’ misfortunes to discover genuine happiness and reduce complaint.
The veritable Tom Thumb married Miss Vinton of Bridgeport Connecticut a few days ago. The ceremony occurred at Webster Connecticut but arrived too late for this year’s Baby Show.
A feverish mood leads Mrs. Haskins to seek a new mother for her sons. She asks friend Miss Parker to marry her husband after her death but retracts when Parker reveals strong personal interest in Mr. Haskins. The tale ends with the old saying about a woman’s will.
The aggregate figure suggests territorial organization costs less than a state government. Vermont, cited as the most economical state, spent $165,141 on government last year, illustrating lower fiscal burden.
The punster poet Franxlin Saxe offers a concise portrait of Benjamin Franklin calling him a genius guided by common sense in a single line.
Several bushels of six week or forty days corn from the south of Spain have been received at the Patent Office and will be distributed in the Northern States and in the higher mountainous regions. The corn ripens in six weeks after planting.
A Michigan City residence known as the Rail road Eating House is entered and looted with all furniture burned on the street. The owner seeks ejectment, while warrants issue for three men. One fugitive, Childs, escapes after wounding a pursuer, the incident linked to a wider warning about advertising in local papers.
A well dressed man borrowed a shovel at the Battle Ground then returned two hours later with a bag holding 1200 Mexican dollars. He claimed to have dug up the money near an old log house north of the railroad bridge at Davis's Ferry and offered no further explanation.
The Laf. Cour notes progress in Driscoll's trial with testimony similar to Abe Rice's, perhaps more so. Editors lament the court's ban on publishing testimony, saying readers deserve to know the violent figures in their midst over recent years.
The ships set sail on Friday with some sailors so moved at leaving their wives they attempted to flee. pursuit brought them back to the vessel.
A San Antonio woman recently delivered four babies at once described as fine hearty plump. The event is noted as remarkable and humorously suggests rapid urban growth for the city.
Scottish farmers in Udney Aberdeenshire cure butter with a mix of salt, sugar, and saltpeter. One ounce of the blend per sixteen ounces of butter yields a marbled, rich texture and long lasting sweetness. Butter must rest three weeks to a month before use to allow blending.
A jealous husband discovered his wife’s affair with a music teacher. He bought a cow-hide, beat her in the bed chamber, then left the city in disguise for his plantation. The teacher was not found and the husband fled.
An elderly Shelby County resident near Sidney aims to reach age one hundred to win a bet with a neighbor. The wager is one hundred bushels of corn, with heirs liable if either dies early. He follows daily exercise and dieting to reach the century mark.
A Newton county correspondent reports an exhaustive gold search for the Red Fork of the Arkansas with about one hundred wagons, each carrying four or five men. California miners join the venture. Observers believe Southwest Missouri may lack men to care for women and children by next fall.
A playful tongue twister about saws from Warsaw confuses listeners as a speaker repeats saws in a looping chain. The piece highlights language play and local humor without reporting a concrete event or outcome.
A marriage party in Washington County was poisoned by custard laced with arsenic. About twenty five expected to die, including the bride. The culprit is unknown and servants also fell ill after eating the custard.
A western village ordinance forbids taverns from selling liquor on the Sabbath to residents, allowing only travelers. The following Sunday, townspeople were seen roaming with valises and saddle-bags, implying a house to house or travel emphasis in the wake of the rule.
A London report notes the wine enjoyed by the Emperor of France and his suite during their visit, described as 109 years old and valued at 690 pounds per butt.
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