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Newspaper
Logansport Herald
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1838
Page
3
A husband scolds his wife for cooking the codfish in various ways. She offers a chowder after boiling and frying, and the dispute ends with the husband conceding and praising the dish. The tale ends with the wife maintaining calm and the husband keeping his word.
In a stark meditation on poverty a worker, deprived of daily bread by interrupted labor, watches his wife and children suffer. The piece laments neglect of the sick poor, noting the heartbeat of a city that forgets him while listing his ruined prospects in a crowded metropolis.
A young man brought to Lowii in irons Monday morning is confined in gaol on forgery indictments. He is held for trial at the next Court of Oyer and Terminer, to be held next week in Batavia. The accused, possibly connected with Lima and New Orleans arrests, faces multiple forgery charges in the county.
The August average temperature measured about 88 degrees, indicating a hot month with sustained high heat across the period. Local climate records show consistent daily highs near the upper end of the thermometer.
An American visitor recalls his talk with Exort, a French artist in Baltimore area, who reluctant to teach but shows warmth. The encounter reveals Exort’s own American connections from Maryland to Pennsylvania, with memories of the six Nations and Lake Erie, ending in an emotional farewell.
A specimen of speech shows an exchange between a castor house officer named Jack Hoppe and a sister who aided him. The dialogue centers on a joke about a girl and a future gift of artificial flowers sent to England for Hoppe’s eventual return.
A garbled snippet mentions a creature called the spider elf with a spinning Johnny and a foolish powder head. It references a Papin's disaster and an Eme house, along with idle, unnatural tients. The passage reads like archaic jargon or misread ink.
A late source narrates the barber pole as a relic of barber surgeons who bled patients. It describes a staff or pole kept with binding gear, used during bloodletting, and hung at doors as a notice of the procedure.
A finely dressed man tells a beggar boy to request manners rather than money. The boy replies that he seeks what he thinks the other has most of.
A terse tribute to Leire, praised for strict economy and self regulation in dress and spending, aimed at justice and efficiency. The piece lauds his upright, industrious character and widespread respect among neighbors, noting his choice to defy prevailing fashion.
A reflective piece argues secrecy fades when shared and that true value lies in surpassing others. It suggests consistency earns reputation while much of what passes as hidden knowledge is mere alchemy.
A Persian musician faced execution as Sultan Amurath ordered 30 000 to die after Baghdad’s fall. The artist performed a six string lyre style piece and mortal plea that stirred the emperor. The sultan relented and spared those still alive, granting immediate release.
A Padua notable died July 1518 on his deathbed forbidding tears at his funeral and ordering fifty musicians and pipers to march before the coffin. Twelve maids in Ergen garments were to carry the body to St Scaphia church with lavish pay. Clergy and monks joined the procession, except black-habited monks banned by his will to avoid gloom.
The document notes the Phames Puunal nearing completion but questions its profitability for shareholders. Analysts express cautious optimism yet fear potential delays and financial risk as the project wraps up.
An elderly statesman named Aapong the Chacen died at ninety one after serving as a key figure in the coronation era. The report notes his involvement in prior events surrounding the crowning of George Eband PV and William IV.
Agnew of Baxton attended a ceremonial meal noted for a large feast of pudding beef and mutton. The event highlighted local customs and featured a varied menu with traditional dishes and drinks.
The Boston Traveller notes two skeletons found during street work near Gunker BM. One skull remains nearly intact with a bullet wound described as battered from a stone impact. The article suggests the remains are of Americans killed in a retreat, based on a continental bullet and location.
A 19 year old woman living with Ar James Gillmer in Millestown Perry County Minnesota died after a candle contact ignited her dress while she dozed at night. She had been sewing clothes and hoped to marry soon. her husband was away at the time.
In Giglind a fossil note reports a living relic found embedded in coal, sparking talk of ancient kings and coronations. The article also notes treasury notes scarcity and a New Orleans tale of a comically tall but ugly dandy whose own shadow deserts him.
The Texas legislature proposes twenty nine hundred acres as a premium for women who marry early settlers of the republic. The note hopes this will not reduce sales of chintz and calico in the region.
A Berlin temperance society claims a local chemist found a cheap method to distill brandy from herbs and offered 75,000 florins to prevent publication. The society warns the public on health and morals concerns in the capital.
The Manhattan Advertiser notes extreme heat in the area has forced people to lower bars to allow corn and potatoes to grow, describing the hot spell as the cause of stressed crops and unusual garden conditions.
In a late British Parliament debate it was stated the Liverpool and Manchester Railway has delivered at least 1000007 to each town annually, highlighting significant economic gains from the rail line.
A marriage was recorded Monday evening in a local ceremony. Details remain limited with names and exact venue not fully legible in the entry.
A detailed prospectus for an American School Library series outlines a systematic course of literary moral and physical instruction for youths. It lists volumes on spelling history natural science and virtue, emphasizes national morals and independence, and urges adoption in American academies over British compilations.
A circular letter from Jd. Torrey Jr urges editors publishers and educators to promote universal adoption of the American School Library in schools academies and homes across the United States. He asks for newspaper insertions and timely patronage offering books a set to editors or bookstores and five dollars for the effort, aiming to advance intellectual and moral advancement of future generations.
A collection of testimonials reprinted from 1822 to 1829 praising Torrey's Moral Instructor and related English textbooks. Signers include Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Beardsley D D, John M Keagy, Samuel Bloom, Alfred Conklin, and other prominent educators and statesmen.
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