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22 Mar 1855
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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1855
Page
1
The readable fragment references a building and publication terms but lacks coherent events or names. No clear person, organization, date, or outcome is identifiable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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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.
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