14 Mar 1844
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Newspaper
Evansville Journal
Location
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1844
Page
1
The Evansville Journal lists pricing for subscriptions and ads with terms of 150 dollars in advance or 300 dollars yearly. Advertising costs are 100 dollars for three insertions of 12 lines and 25 cents for each continuation.
A political campaign ballad extols True Harry of Kentucky praising Henry Clay era policies. The lively verse attacks opponents Benton and Cuay while urging support for tariff protection and domestic industry in Kentucky.
The piece reworks the Ruth and Naomi story in a refined prose portrait. It echoes steadfast devotion with lines like Where thou lodgest I will lodge and Thy God my God, emphasizing lifelong bond and shared fate.
A family lesson unfolds as Bob and Alec answer with wrong capitals and apostles. Mrs. Thompson, guiding them through memory, challenges their responses revealing Peter is not the capital Petersburg becomes the correct misdirection. The dialogue captures humor and classroom dynamics with the children’s lively misstatements.
A tavern Konper warns a departing gentleman about leaving without paying his reckoning. He quips that if the man lost his purse, he did not pull it out there, implying suspicion and a cautious cue in a local scene.
Katharine Clifford Wilson endures years of loss after her husband Jack Wilson is seized by an English ship. Years later a destitute sailor named Jack Wilson wanders home to find Katharine remarried to Simon Elwell, while their son unknowingly is his namesake. A stormy reunion unfolds at a New England farm before tragedy reveals true kinship.
A riddle notes if one sails around the world the calendar gains a day of reckoning. It asks how a sailor who has circled the globe four times could see into the middle of next week, implying a trick with dates and time zones used by navigators.
The New York Tribune argues that businessmen undervalue advertising. They fear higher costs yet overlook newspapers' reach, where a hundred readers can learn of a store, while many fail without such exposure. The piece notes a few forego fortunes by not investing in ads.
At a Cass gathering in New York Dr. Olds of Ohio argued Van Buren lacks broad support. He claimed Lee and Cass would unite key states and warned Van Buren risks a fall like a monkey on a roof as observers laughed and cheered.
An Irishman recalls a secret told to a friend and confesses his failure to keep it. He jokes that once he learned where it was hidden, half the discovery was made. The exchange questions what qualifies as betrayal and who can guard a secret.
A Philadelphia man, George Williamson, awoke on a Southwark Canal bridge after sleepwalking with a loaded gun. He fired at a presumed bird, but the unexploded barrel contained no shot. A bystander driving by recalled a deadly threat as Williamson feared he had acted in self destruction. Williamson is under medical care with Doctor Stewardson.
A distressed mother with two measles sick children wrote for help and received a remedy: scald the items three or four times in very hot vinegar and sprinkle well with salt. In a few days they will be cured.
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