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Newspaper
Delphi Dollar Journal
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1854
Page
1
Orpree in Dewey's Building on the Public Square publishes the Delphi Dollar Journal every Thursday morning. Annual subscription is one dollar payable in advance. no shorter term than three months is accepted.
In 1786 near the Miami at the Ohio mouth a fragile fort defends a fragile peace. Colonel Clarke presides as negotiator with the Shawnee, the balance tilts as war belts are tossed, and his bold command averts a massacre.
Guarded by imagined security they feared a hidden force could strike at a signal from the fort. They sent a delegate to Clarke to seek peace on his terms. The council reassembled and signed a treaty under the guidance of the American Commissioners, a remarkable result of George Rogers Clarke's intrepidity and presence of mind.
A livery stable keeper is approached by a naive buyer offering to trade a horse for 25 dollars, after the buyer first asks 150 dollars. The purchaser later discovers the horse is hard to sell and tries to give it away.
The Dayton Gazette notes Wood avoided penitentiary by statute of limitations on a forgery indictment. It also mentions rival James W. Barker suspected of setting fire to his own store in 1845, a charge unproven, contributing to his defeat.
Debate centers on whether Kamameha I’s feather cloak from the Sandwich Islands should belong to the Federal Government or the former king. The robe, funded by the state treasury, uses two rare red feathers per bird, crafted into intricate patterns and valued at about fifty cents per feather. The project has spanned nearly a century and nears completion.
Among the ladies who have achieved the ascension of Mount Blanc the past season was a French woman who, after reaching the summit, had herself carried on her guides shoulders to boast of being higher than any man in Europe.
The text notes seventy five divisions of the Sons of Temperance in California eight temples of Honor eleven Cadet sections and several Unions of the Daughters with fifteen new divisions organized since July adding about a thousand members to the Order.
Aunt Rosy divides a mince pie among the boys. Jim, who pulled the cat's tail, begs for his share but is refused as a wicked boy, with the Bible cited to deny him any piece.
Citizens perceive money as plentiful but credit remains tight in current times. Authorities urge restoring confidence to ease liabilities and meet obligations as usual, signaling a shift toward broader financial stability despite scarce credit.
In Cincinnati on a Tuesday evening Ellen Tompkins, a young woman dressed for a ball and believed to be betrothed to a gallant, suddenly suffered apoplexy and died within moments.
Harriet Pomery, famed bloom advocate, unveils a new style using the old barn door flap across her breeches showing a bold fall in fashion, prompting cheers and questions from onlookers.
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