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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1841
Page
1
Romance of Real Life Ends in Unlikely Marriage
The tale recounts shoemaker Thomas Mowitt and a partner named John Pelsing, who vanished after a coroner’s inquest into a drowned dockworker. A visitor revealed the man’s widow Charlotte Conroy, cross-dressed as John Pelsing, and married Mowitt after exposing her true identity. The narrative notes this as a remarkable case of a coroner’s jury and an unusual union born from disguise and intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday News
N. Y. Sun
William Ash
Thomas Mowitt
Charlotte Conroy
Pelsing
Mr. Pessing
Mr. Mowitt
Mr. Pelsing
John Pelsing
Philadelphia
Marriage Under Scrutiny Alleges Modern Arrangements
A newspaper item notes a controversial arrangement where a young man marries his own master. The narrative mentions the lady as attractive and “on the safe side of thirty,” highlighting social tensions around marriage norms.
General Miller and Lundy's Lane Valor Inbridgewater
A Washington visit by General Miller is recalled with a dramatic Battle of Bridgewater account. Miller leads a regiment up Lundy’s Lane, buying time under heavy fire as artillery roars. The narrative lauds his steadiness and vows national debt of gratitude to the hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
Washington
Washington National Intelligencer
Miller
Capitol
Phil. Sentinel
Lundy's Lane
Niagara
Drummond
Scott
Towson
Ripley
Lundy’s Lane
Brown
San Sebastian
Bonaparte
Toulon
Gloriy
Britain
Landy’s Lane
Too Much Truth In Public Attire Observations
A young lady notes theatre audiences miss her attire but churchgoers scrutinize outward appearance closely. She observes people dress and behave to fit social judgment in different settings.
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A Citizen Proposes National Bank Plan in Indiana Letter
A citizen named M. Inprana from Indiana submits a letter to the National Intelligencer dated February 5, 1840, outlining a national bank proposal capitalized at 15,000,000 dollars. The plan would have US citizens own stock, require staged payments, limit branches, and serve as government depository with strict restrictions on lending and trading. The author argues it would stabilize exchange, aid merchants, reduce transportation costs, and curb over-banking, urging publication and consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Intelligencer
Indiana
United States
M. Inprana
Insipes and Oursipes in a Field of Speculation
The passage muses on how the same words evoke diverse reflections from minds and social states. It contrasts philosophical mind and libertine, literary memory and idler, wit and perfugnier, wealth and poverty. It ends noting life’s value despite dwindling pleasures when existence is forcibly taken.
The King's Speech Fable Story From London Print Sellers
A London tale tells of printers stocking blank sheets labeled King’s Speech and a newsboy shouting the phrase. Crowds buy the paper to read only a blank page, realizing the king did not deliver any words. The anecdote preserves the irony of eager readers and a missing speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Harrison
London
Bath Post
Dr. Franklin
Hilloa
N. Y
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Great Britain
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Cincinnati
Baltimore
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Ordeal
Miss W
Mr. P
Youn
Tfeek
Rattier
Albert
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