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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1841
Page
4
A foreign traveler presents verses written for a Florence lady, comparing rustic cottage romance with modern salon flirts. The fragments mock idealized nature, describe chandelier scenes, and note the folly of courtship and fashionable love through satire and playful imagery.
A poem fragment laments social flirtations and wine in a genteel setting. It contrasts private desires with expectations of marriage, propriety, and the risk of dire consequences if boundaries are crossed. The speaker champions true love found in simple home life over airs of wealth and intrigue.
A fragmentary verse by Thomas Nagg pleads for Death to spare children and youth. The speaker asks Death to pass on without invading childhood, warning against snatching infants or loved ones and urging restraint in life’s final toll.
Moffat's Life Pills and Phenix Bitters praised for stimulating renewer tone and vitality. Claims include cleansing stomach and bowels, purging impurities, aiding kidneys bladder liver and lungs, improving blood and health. Lists wide range of ailments treated and notes physician support in fever and ague districts. Prepared by W B Moffat at 375 Broadway New York with agent network across United States and Canada.
I disclose that after purchasing the Indianapolis to Niles mail contract two years ago and admitting George Owens, the contract was transferred without my consent to Geo Owens and John T Douglas. About $8000 from the P O Department plus way-bill funds remain unaccounted for as I try to settle with those handling the funds. I warn creditors I cannot pay claims and reject acts by Isaac Bartlett posing as our agent.
Weekly Madisonian predicts a dramatic Congress session as Harrison prepares to take office March 4. It outlines expected speeches and ceremonies in Washington with Van Buren's administration ending and the Electoral College vote to be opened before Congress. Subscription and postal details accompany the notice.
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