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Newspaper

Delphi Dollar Journal

Location

Delphi, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1855

Page

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Selected Packey and the Country Kitchen Routines

Early morning chores of dairy work and house duties depict Packey and the country girls. Tasks include milking, chores, baking pies, tending hens and geese, and Sunday preparations. The piece mentions Mrs Andrew Horn marrying Miss Julia Parker, president of a temperance society.

Andrew Horn Julia Parker The Young Ladies’ ‘Temperance Society

Alunatic's Cunning at Lancaster Lunatic Asylum

A Manchester Guardian item recounts a parsonage officer escorting a lunatic to Lancaster. The man, learning the route, feigns aid to the keeper and escapes to the asylum, guiding the officer to follow, while feigning ignorance of the order. The episode ends with the lunatic turning tables and plotting further mischief.

Curious Blunders on Early Maps and a Bounty Land Bill

A historical note outlines early geographers errors in mapping America as part of Asia with imagined routes to China and a southern landmass. The article then details the bounty land bill passed by the House and Senate granting land certificates to surviving troops and related parties with conditions and scope.

Columbus America China Cathay Cape Horn South Pole Canada Mississippi Gulf of California la Chine Montreal Kohl New York Geographical and Statistical Society Peninsular Asia Japan Mexico Great Rio Colorado California Siberia Rocky Mountains Antilla Behring’s Straits Atlantic Darknes Portland House of Representatives Senate Richardson Winois Assering United States of America Congress United States Department of the Interior Plattsburg

Indian Sioux Chippewa skirmish near St Paul and scalp dance

Gro. H. Spencer Jr reports near St Paul a Sioux and Chippewa clash after a deer hunt. Sioux attacked by Chippewa. one Sioux killed, another wounded, a head scalped, 400 warriors march with wounded litters, then scalp dance observed by crowds. Hole-in-the-Day and other chiefs head to Washington for a treaty.

St. Paul Washington

Sag Nicht Secret Society Meeting at Hessenhauer’s Tavern

The Sag Nicht secret society holds its first meeting in Hessenhauer’s upper rooms near the Market House. German attendees from the Fifth Ward, some Irish residents, and assorted office seekers partake as the landlord is paid with the refrain Sag Nicht. The landlord’s bill for ale and lager remains unpaid.

Hessenhauer Lagerbeek Fifth Ward Socofoco Secret Society of the Sag Nichts Ohio State

Lunatic and Officer Clash Over Cold Case Escape

A disorderly scene unfolds as a lunatic argues the officer is mad while another man confirms the lunatic’s tale. The officer is detained, shaved, and placed in a straight waistcoat, while the lunatic returns to the inn, settles his bill, and departs for home. Neighbors fear murder and discover the officer is at Lancaster asylum under a magistrate’s order. The officer returns with a headband over a bare scalp.

Lancaster Middleton Elas Ponte Nord Vrais Pal Stevenson

Polygamy Sermon Claims Women to Be Taken

Elder Orson Hyde declares in a Salt Lake discourse that Mormons will gain all the women while others have none, insisting he has ample evidence and truth from God to support the claim.

Orson Hyde Salt Lake

Time cuts down all stall House rents rise amid exception

A brief report notes time constraints trimming stalls while house rents climb, with exceptions cited as authorities address the persistent rise in costs. The text implies ongoing inflationary pressure affecting households and markets.

Maine Legislature Elected Eli Jones Militia Chief

Eli Jones, a Quaker and legislator, was elected Major General of the State Militia but declined after vowing to ground arms his first act and to order troops to read the New Testament of Peace and Good Will. A more combative officer was chosen later amid applause.

Maine Eli Jones

Illinois House Resolution Bans Lectures in Dress of Women

A House of Representatives resolution in Illinois imposes a fine of five hundred dollars on any woman who lectures in the state without first wearing gentleman's attire. The measure targets female speakers and prescribes male dress as a condition for lecturing rights.

House of Representatives Illinois

Missouri House Okays 10 Percent Legal Interest

A Missouri House bill passes setting the legal interest rate at ten percent to take effect January 1 of the following year. The action updates the state’s usury rules and impacts lending and contractual terms statewide.

Missouri House

Immorality Charge Over Infant Comfort Method

Buffalo editor Moruris Mave Tuanxrot is accused of publishing a troubling infant care method claimed to soothe babies aged one to ten months. The technique involves propping the child, feeding molasses, and placing feathers in the hands to induce quiet and sleep, described as a discovery of great importance to mothers.

Moruris Mave Tuanxrot Buffalo Republican

Sam the Hydra Weighs On City Visitors

A mysterious being reached the city last night with one body and many heads. It moves from East to West and from North to South, unseen yet felt. No danger, but a harmless capital customer to hotel keepers.

Sam

Devil and idle hands in crime says a graveyard warning

The piece argues devils seek idle men to commit crimes and that a good conscience protects against devilish machinations. It notes police seek suspects among the idle and dissolute and contrasts with those always employed who fear no dark graveyard stroll.

Inferrnal machine man faces extreme penalty, governor silent

The excerpt reports Arrison the infernal machine man likely to be executed as the governor refuses to intervene. The prisoner proclaims innocence and vows to persist until hope dies, promising a confession only then.

Arrison

Quick Trwe A gountlemam and his evasive courtship line

A fragment depicts a gentleman pursuing a young lady with a sharp quip about time for paying addresses. She flippantly answers any time will do but quicker is better, followed by a note that the claim is extremely improbable.

Prisoner Held Long in Detroit Case Surprises Boston Post

The Boston Post reports with surprise that a Detroit resident, once called by Catholic Church heat, remains a close prisoner for a long time with no apparent hope of liberty.

Boston Post

Wise Charity Says Thad Wealth Brings No Guarantee

An aged Christian argues that generosity must match our means and need not wait for wealth. He urges a willing heart, warns against postponing charity, and notes God can multiply small gifts. He compares charity to a plant needing early cultivation and links accumulation to stunting growth.

Sam Christ

Echoes of Milton and the Ages in a Reverent Portrait

J R Lowell closed a Milton lecture praising truth over life and the enduring cathedral of human thought. He spoke of saints and martyrs across climes, the endless organ of change, and a creative power shining like morning stars in a timeless chorus.

J. R. Lowell Milton

Quaker Fates a Rope Thief in Naval Action

During a naval battle a Quaker aboard an American ship kept his peace until a Briton climbed overboard. He then seized a hatchet and cut the rope, sending the climber to his watery grave after offering the rope first.

Polly and Child Discuss Burial Traditions

Polly comforts the child with a view of burial as warm ground where ugly seeds become flowers and good people become angels in Heaven. The dialogue contrasts cold ground with a hopeful afterlife.

Polly

Vast U.S. Territory Between Rivers Vastly Larger

The passage notes the east of the Mississippi and west of the Rockies differ in area with the Rockies about 70 509 square miles and a 4633 square mile difference. It highlights the vast middle region between the Mississippi and the Rockies being nearly half again as large as either side and two thirds larger than both combined.

Mississippi River Rocky Mountains

Vermont Farmer Describes Sugar Clarifying Method

A Vermont farmer explains a sugar clarification method. He advises frittering sap before boiling through a hopper or box of sand to remove stains from leaves, bark, and other coloring matter that could affect purity and whiteness.

Vermont

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Whimsical Maxim About Friendship and Hard Times

A clipped saying from Grin & Barrit warns that a full purse attracts friends while hard times test loyalty. The quip notes St Loate and a named firm as references in a playful exchange about value and support.

Grin & Barrit

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