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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1855
Page
1
The Detroit Dollar Journal announces weekly publication every Wednesday morning from the Public Square building. Subscriptions cost one dollar per year paid in advance, with shorter terms under three months available.
A Detroit writer in the U S Army recalls buffalo drives near Fort Riley and the Arkansas crossing, describing chased bulls, horsemen, and Comanche Kiowa chiefs led by Shave Head White Eagle Buffalo Hump with diplomacy at peace talks. He notes rifle limits, stampedes, and hardships including water crossings and wagon barricades.
The Execrion Texas reports that Matt Ward a Democrat is proclaimed the winner and elected to Congress from Texas First Congressional District following official results.
The London Diogenes notes that the toughest achievement in domestic geometry is keeping the circle of our acquaintance square. It frames social circles as geometric challenges and uses a witty aphorism to critique social relationships.
A rumor suggests Louis Napoleon may crown Lucien Murat in Naples aided by a Yankee wife. The piece mocks Murat as energetic, notes his Florida roots, and hints a Yankee empress could calm Italian politics with humor and irony.
The piece contrasts war’s chivalry with its demonic horror, describing torn bodies, mangled faces, and the neglect of fallen soldiers. It honors those who, out of love for country and home, are willing to sacrifice themselves for the welfare of others.
The Indiana roll shows a 50 000 shortfall versus 1854 with old liners down 20 000 and Republicans 30 000 less than last year. Yet Republicans hold a 10 000 majority likely to be polled at the next presidential election, amid voter apathy and absent state officers. The Mont Jour notes old line opposition driven by spoils seekers, and pledges GOP strength for the presidential race.
A short verse praising the Farmer's Bank and the Earth as vault and sponsor. It lists exchanges as transplanting nurseries, deposits as happiness and independence, assets as fields and harvest, liabilities as gratitude to sun and rain, and dividends as health wealth and honest heirs.
A devotional meditation on mourning and memory. The author frames the dead as treasures shining beyond earthly life, guiding hope in sorrow. The sainted dead are seen as radiant in heaven, returning to hearts like dew and blooming again in Eden.
Report from yesterday places four hundred Missouri raiders at Lawrence aiming to seize the Tribune and Herald of Freedom. A Lawrence pro slavery man warned they faced two to three hundred Sharpes rifles and determined resistance, prompting a retreat across the river without damage.
A Bangor curiosity draws attention as a bed cord woven from whale sinews, brought to the U S in 1640 and in Uncle Tim Colby's family for 47 years without breaking, a 200 year lineage in Colby possession. Nearby notes from the Washington desk claim Maj. Emory’s report confirms copper riches in the new purchase besides gold and silver.
Two horses fell into a 35 foot deep well at Beaver Dam Wisconsin. They remained at the bottom overnight but were safely recovered without injuries. The well had space for them to stand at the bottom and was not stowed.
The Vin. Gazette records an event last night where Willard was escorted from a public speaking event by friends in a state of extreme intoxication, drawing pity from onlookers.
A scholar sent a letter to Eu nice Brown with the phrase You Ness broughn leaving the postmaster puzzled by its unclear wording and spelling.
A wedding occurred in Memphis Tennessee the ninth time the bride has found happiness through marriage, celebrating continued matrimony for the couple.
A colorful catalog of odd sayings notes a Kentucky wife using live rattlesnakes as garters and jokes about cures for deafness by promising money. The items reflect regional lore and humorous aphorisms of uncertain origin.
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