24 Jan 1839
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Newspaper
Logansport Herald
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1839
Page
1
Public notice indicating The WERALD is published every Thursday morning by J C and D Douglass at 3d story N GE corner Market and Bridge streets with reference to the Laws of the United States.
An 19th century moral essay warns of a star and fate for those born half an hour late. It depicts farmers, lawyers, merchants and women as victims of delayed action across winter and harvest, urging decisive will to conquer time and temptations, then shifts to temperance and a political note on Governor Ritner’s actions and constitutional circumvention.
Reg. Gen. Philip S. Van Renseelaer elected Mayor of Albany, succeeding Teunis Van Vechten who resigned. The piece reflects on the fleeting nature of beauty and the melancholy of decay through personal reflections and a grave scene.
The Opposition presses accuse Governor Cass and the administration of corruption while denying recall motives. The Globe defends Cass, argues attacks stem from Federalists diverting blame for defalcations, and notes critics shift from Cass to broader officials. A French audience excerpt on musical taste follows.
A reflection on Republican and Federalist tensions with oppositions in power. It criticizes press organs for bias against figures like Cen. Jackson and Governor Cass, noting how opposition shapes reputation and protection at foreign courts. The piece questions journalistic responsibility and accountability.
A district tutor conducts a humorous mock exam on marriage law and grammar in which a student is told she may pass and be awarded a Bachelor of Arts and a husband upon marriage. The dialogue plays on copulative conjunctions and gender rules in a whimsical Victorian style.
The speaker compares law to a country dance with people led up and down until tired. Law resembles a book of surgery with many terrible causes. It is like physics where taking little is best, and like a homely gentleman worth following. It is like a new fashion that bewilders, and like bad weather people are glad to escape.
During the thirty years war Gonsalvo de Cordova besieged Ogersheim. A shepherd and his wife hide their infant and devise a ruse to convince the general the garrison remains, secretly showing the infant as reinforcement. The trick leads to a peaceful surrender and a festive farewell from the general. The tale contrasts bold masquerade with mild wit and ends with the shepherd receiving praise and a gift for the young recruit.
A humorous courtroom exchange features a Counsellor pressuring a witness on authority for his oath. The ostler interjects with a blunt reply claiming the mare gave him the authority, provoking laughter and the judge's restrained reaction. Captain Glasscock notes the moment in Land Sharks and Sea Gulls.
A Carlisle Patriot report describes a Yorkshire public school master who forced boys to a room where a dentist extracted two of each boy’s teeth. Thirty boys endured extractions except one boy who was spared due to his fondness for sweets. The dentist then paid the master a donation for the pullings. The schoolmaster was noted as not native to Great Britain.
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