31 Jan 1839
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Newspaper
Freeman And Messenger
Location
Lodi, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1839
Page
1
The Freeman and Messenger, published every Thursday in Lodi, N Y, lists subscription prices for dwellings 250 yearly, mail or office pickup 200 within six months, 250 after, group rates 150 within six months or 200 yearly. Discontinuation optional with arrears. Advertisements 431 per square or three weeks, 25 cents extra. Barter accepts country produce for papers when delivered.
From the 1836 New York Mirror the tale of Albert and his Penobscot band as they defeat an Indian force with fire and water, the heroism of Foolish Joe, the parson, and the poignant return to the church amid loss and healing, ending with Foolish Joe's mind broken by the night’s ordeal.
A quip filled poem asks why laughter exists and champions living merrily within life’s brief span. It contrasts joy with sorrow, noting virtuous faces and vice, and recalls scenes from bishop to sinner, asserting happiness comes from light hearts.
Rev Dr Cuanxixe’s Boston address on Self Culture, intro to Franklin Lectures, extols equality of all humankind. It urges mass improvement, defines two inner principles duty and self interest, and says true greatness lies in conscience, not outward status. The message honors common people and silent moral strength.
The article portrays Benjamin Rathbun once a famed forger now a convict in state prison. Readers witness his pallid face and cropped hair as he works at a bench making tool handles, while a superintendent weeps nearby. The piece reflects on justice, public sentiment, prior acquittal, and the collapse of Rathbun’s ambitions.
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