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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1840
Page
4
A verse piece satirizes Matty Van Buren’s political stance likening him to a weathercock on a rail. It contrasts his cautious, middle path with Jackson’s era conflicts and Harrison’s broader national view, depicting party factions and regional pressures.
Louisville Journal reports Louisiana on Saturday gives three Whigs to Washington. Moore defeats Winn for Congress. Dawson resigns rather than risk contested results. Whig majority in the district likely near three thousand. New Orleans papers dated the 24th confirm Moore’s election. Whigs celebrate strong sentiment in Louisiana.
The Richmond Star reports the death of an elderly man at Palmyra Virginia under unusual circumstances. He ordered a negro helper to feed his hogs and return, but the hogs allegedly acted viciously. The man went alone to feed them and was later found dead with flesh eaten from an arm thigh and part of the face.
Descriptive chronique recalls a glorious rain cleansing streets and gutters. The writer frames the downpour as purifying and notes the sounds resemble unwritten music and frying doughnuts, evoking a vivid sensory moment.
A Whig questions why the President keeps Swartwout in power after alleged embezzlement. A Democrat defends him, noting Swartwout is still serving as Secretary of Legation in France.
Peters Vegetable Pills sold since 1830 promise relief for a long list of ailments including bilious fever dyspepsia jaundice and headaches. Boxes contain 20 or 45 pills priced at 25 or 50 cents with agents across Logansport Lafayette Terre Haute Indianapolis and beyond. May 16 1840 Logansport.
A brief ad claims Crumbacker’s Tonic and Anti-Dyspeptic Pills cure chronic dyspepsia by cleansing the stomach and bowels. It asserts they correct stomach acidity, relieve nausea, sick headaches, heartburn and flatulence, and suit women and children, with agent G M Jerozaman.
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