04 Dec 1845
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Newspaper
Guernsey Jeffersonian
Location
Washington, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1845
Page
1
Fragmented verses describe life as a dark road with moments of sunshine. It honors a wife, child, friend, and religion as “sunny spots” that comfort and uphold the speaker through sorrow. The child’s innocence and love are praised as a bright, pure spot sustaining hope. Religion is a final enduring bright spot on life’s weary path.
Two mills clashed over shared water rights in a drawn out dispute described as going to law. Fees grew, costs rose, and the conflict resolved with a split judgment. one lawyer took the upper mill while the other gained the lower.
The text ponders Phwl and Death as Life in other forms, urging a lift of human erasure and dullness. It suggests the ethereal spirit escapes the body, finds breath and beauty beyond brute existence, and views death as a fresh segment in a continual circle of chance.
In a sweeping Alpine scene set in the Muotta Thal amid a Russian withdrawal under Suwarrow, Mortier and Massena trap the invader near the Saint Bernard pass. The narrative evokes awe as peasants witness a brutal, thunderous clash from the heights and chasms.
An account describes Mussan leading about twenty four thousand troops across perilous Alpine passes. Snow two feet deep, sheer cliffs, and icy ridges framed a grim ascent with many casualties and unburied remains visible in glacier ravines.
A humorous vignette follows Ned Simms a polite young man who seeks a wife. At Miss Sally R’s party Ned’s boot incident with Miss Sally’s father leads to a farcical confrontation and a dramatic exit as Ned flees toward Red River never to return.
In Gull Massachusetts followers of Millerism staged a disturbing scene. A man named Miller, insane from the cause, was led to believe sins could be transferred to him. Two adherents pretended to cast out the sins by beating him. his head and face were battered black and blue. Citizens then dispersed the camp.
Fragmentary OCR shows unclear dialogue about someone nicknamed Ned Sinus P and Mas, with possible references to dust, trees, and brushes. The legible parts do not reveal a coherent event or clear subjects.
The article recalls a Pennsylvanian settler named Daldridge whose family was taken by Winnebago while fleeing a fire. He hunted tribes across the Mississippi Valley and Canada, recovered some kin, but two children remained lost. An elderly woman among the Winnebago, companion to the narrative, insisted she knew no kin but those who raised her, choosing death with them over return.
The Cleveland Herald recounts an anecdote of Elesila Williams in a probate matter from 819 Me. Wilpuns served as counsel for the heirs of Eodemo Culomoid county, who died at age 10, leaving a contested will. Mr Wo Silullone, famed for eloquence, summed the defense, urging the jury to consider the aged man’s length of life beyond God's statute of limitation, ending with a dramatic charge that broke the wall into fragments.
The article reports increased receipts from Europe and growing demand for flour and grain in England and Ireland. Flour prices rise to 6.40, corn and rye to 75 to 78 cents. Canal navigation opening soon will affect West Coast supplies, and shipping rates have surged over fifty percent amid high vessel demand.
The excerpt urges practical virtue and usefulness, urging readers to work diligently, avoid trifles, and honor God through generosity. It cautions against pretension, advises timely business conduct, and promotes temperance and industry to forge a steady, honorable life.
A colonial-era description explains how Chinese families arrange marriages through an elder intermediary. A respected matron recruits a daughter-in-law by surveying neighbors, matching traits, and coordinating a ceremonial betrothal with family involvement and social ceremony. The process culminates in the suitor meeting the bride in her home and receiving her in a sedan chair.
A sketchy report notes a new embalming system nearing a patent, praised as the finest specimen of its kind. It allegedly preserves natural colors without immersion. tested on a substance called petritactive, though quality remains uncertain. Also recounted are a steamboat anecdote about a passenger and miner earnings from lead production, plus a Boston census update estimating about 115000 inhabitants in 1810.
A white chicken with four legs, alive and well, has been reported in Georgetown, D C, belonging to Mr Richard Crust. The unusual creature draws attention as a curious freak of nature. Blind bridles are criticized as a hazard to horse eyes and misused gear noted in agricultural commentary.
Samuel Norris, a 10 year resident of Cushocton county, died by self inflicted throat cutting on Thursday night the 13th inst at a bank of Willcreek near Jacobsport. His elder brother M L Norris, with neighbors, searched and found him in water 7 to 8 feet deep, the razor taken from his workplace.
The account describes methods used to process fallen trees in Vurkes. Workers cut bark, wound trunks, bleed turpentine, and set fires to topple trees. The wood undergoes long charring and grooving to collect rainwater, while remaining trunks are later carried off as firewood, with slow decline over years.
A quirky sample shows pun pairs contrasting positive and comparative forms. It riffs on slang for people and objects, with lines about poison attempts, damp days, light weights, and refined metals, ending with playful misreadings of terms like lighter and finer.
A Florida paper reports on a dramatic interment mishap where a coffin was opened to reveal a presumedly dead person laid face down with torn lining and hair strewn about. The tale questions hastened burials while musing on Noahs Ark proportions mapped to the steamship Great Britain. A light Irish quip about marital affection closes the item.
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