07 Jul 1853
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Newspaper
Greencastle Sentinel
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1853
Page
1
An old newspaper ad lists subscription prices for one year and half year plans, plus advertising rates for varying column widths and durations. It notes prepayment, rules on counting fractions of a square, and that legal notices must be prepaid. It mentions court and administration notices as payable in advance.
An 18 or 19 year old student challenged Doctor Bolus in the Harvard Campus tale, landing a choked struggle that ended with the Doctor prevailing through skill while the student called him out as Smith. The anecdote offers a glimpse of college life and personal power dynamics, ending with the student’s humiliation on the campus.
A critical 1853 reflection on temperance societies and their tactics. The piece condemns zealots for cruelty and inquisition like dogma, warns of hypocrisy, and argues moderation and charitable treatment. It contrasts public reform with harsher punishments and cautions against conflating drinking with moral decay.
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