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Newspaper
Logansport Herald
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1838
Page
1
The Herald is published every Thursday morning by J C and D Douglass. It operates from the third story at the northeast corner of Market and Bridge streets and issues an official notices section.
A female thief masquerading in male attire, known only as George Wilson, is jailed for two years in the state penitentiary. Her history includes sailing abroad, prior NY state prison time with harsh punishment, and a resolute refusal to work. She is described as tall, muscular, with a manlike face and a fixed, stern demeanor. She vows to steal if no suitable work is found. The report reviews her unlikely life and notes plans for a published memoir.
In Northern Summer Carr notes a festival scene where any Russian man may kiss the loveliest woman he meets after presenting an egg. The custom supposedly exempts even the Empress from ordinary propriety, reflecting playful social ritual.
The Raleigh Register recalls dying leaders who dressed for death. Bonaparte wore a Field Marshal uniform and boots, Augustus Caesar stood upright, Seward quitted bed to don armor, and Maria Louisa refused to sleep to meet dissolution awake.
Professor Lieber of South Carolina College writes to Congressman Ungh Legare urging a general work on theStatistics of the United States. He proposes commissioning a Census under appointed commissioners and a committee to report a plan for the next session, arguing a comprehensive statistical basis is essential for proper legislation.
The piece argues hay yields one and a half tons per acre while carrots and Swedish turnips can reach twenty to twenty two tons per acre. It notes equine consumption rates, compares costs and outputs of hay versus root crops, and endorses ruta bagas as efficient cattle forage based on experimental data.
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