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Newspaper
Logansport Herald
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1838
Page
1
The Logansport Herald lists advertising rates and policies with terms for payment, publication frequency, and types of notices. It covers obituaries, political and religious notices, contract terms, and penalties for late or unpaid ads, along with column measurements and pricing structures.
A dramatic recounting details a fierce engagement near Warsaw with Russian artillery and Polish infantry repelling a cavalry assault. It notes heavy casualties on both sides, a general retreat, and the sight of Warsaw's walls as the Polish fight goes on.
An account details a massive Russian assault commanded by Diebitsch against Polish and Allied forces at Grokow. The battle features two Russian infantry lines, heavy artillery, and a fierce defense by Polish battalions that repelled repeated assaults for hours before a retreat toward the Belvedere Palace.
A tale from the Rhine frontier describes Baron and his son. The son aids paupers and orphans, inspiring a moral lesson about judging goodness by deeds. The piece also cites a St Louis notice praising Governor Clark and Merriweather Lewis for westward exploration and Indian affairs.
A garbled police sketch scene blends with long expositions on biblical poetry. A frantic London diary voice reflects on character, time, and the Bible’s imagery, contrasting street talk with devotional prose and prophetic visions.
Dr Beecher argues in Cincinnati that the Bible underpins republican virtue and immortality of republics. He extols the Bible as an encyclopaedia of imagination and beauty, a concise, impartial, chaste, and powerful source whose eloquence and ideas outshine speculative literature.
Citizens met in the Court House Monday to plan steps for rebuilding and sustaining Wabash College. Chairman John Beard led the session with Secretary Garoree Saxyder, after brief remarks by Rev. El Orlovny. Resolutions praised the college and urged local support to restore its educational and civic value.
In a unanimous vote Rev B O Hovey and trustees resolved to apply for aid from other Wabash country towns without delay. They ordered the proceedings published in the Indiana Record and requested editors to copy them. Chairman Join Beard and secretary Groros Sxyper signed the document.
Two letters received confirm advertising helps recover lost property and reveal curious incidents. A Buckingham man learned his runaway horse was found via notices, while a Mason county advertiser traced a stolen horse through the Louisville Journal and Cincinnati Gazette, leading toward a potential trial. A crafty fishing smack well kept water by a perforated bottom incited laughter as a man attempted to bail it out.
The Knickerbocker recalls a famous wanderer hauled before a magistrate as a vagrant. He theatrically produced bread and half a dried cod, declaring he would not be caught by being labeled a vagrant and claimed his means of support amidst the crowd.
Reader endorses daily cold water neck treatment to prevent sore throat. Includes Sir Walter Scott testimony from Lockhart biography noting he cured throat sensitivity by sponging throat breast and shoulders with very cold water each morning.
The St. Louis Republican reports General Gaines has issued an order directing troops garrisoned at Jefferson Barracks to march immediately to the Cherokee council ground in Indian Territory on September 11. Major B. Riley commands the force with the Ast regiment of dragoons from Fort Leavenworth detailed for the expedition and General Gaines will attend the council in person.
The Louisville Journal reports a candidate surgeon dentist giving a witty reply when asked his price for a tooth extraction. He offered to pull a tooth for a shilling and a nose for half the money, highlighting a humorous moment in his public speaking.
A London paper reports that at the upcoming Newcastle meeting at the David Association Sir John Ter escuel will present his latest astronomical discoveries made at the Cape of Good Hope.
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