27 Feb 1841
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Newspaper
Indiana Madison Courier
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1841
Page
1
A Baltimore Sun piece recounts a violent squall near Cuba that hammers a brigantine and sinks the merchant Westphalia. The captain’s orders save the ship while the Westphalia vanishes beneath a breaking sea. A closing wry note ponders marriage compared with buying furniture.
Washington Irving describes Broek in Holland as a near paradise of cleanliness and order. He details wealth from dairies and cheeses, strict gates for entry, wooden houses with bright paint, lush gardens, and a famed ritual of scrubbing and varnishing that shapes village life.
A satirical discussion criticizes tight lacing among young women. The speakers mock the extreme waists and health risks, arguing the practice deforms figures, shortens lives, and wastes health and beauty. They question the pursuit of fashion.
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