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13 Jul 1839
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Logansport Telegraph in Logansport, Indiana
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1839
Page
1
What is that mother asks in quiet dawn of life
A mother explains nature’s signs to her child through a sequence of birds and their meanings. The dove represents fidelity and home, the eagle embodies courage and striving, and the speaker ties these birds to human virtues and enduring love.
The Poor Relation at the Worthington Mansion
A distant relative from Scotland seeks aid from Worthington descendants after a shipwreck leaves him destitute. He is turned away by most, though an old Quaker eventually hears his plea and offers charity. The scene unfolds at the Worthington estate amid a row of factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthingtons
Thomas 'Worthingtons
Sam
Scotland
Shipreck
Providence
Howe
Ile Totter-Dan
Relis
Poor Relation Becomes Rich Maker of Weckford Tale
An English paper recounts a village in Weckford where a beggar claiming kin to the Worthingtons tests their hospitality. He proves the long lost Thomas Worthington who made a fortune in the Indies and later marries Almira Perley, upgrading Auburn Grove after returning to claim family wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Worthington
Ife
Benjamin Worthington
Weckford
Oakland
Mr. Worthington
Thomas
Wm. Worthington
Nobure
Ferror
Worthingtons
Pleasant Street
Weekford
Edward Perley
Scotland
Perley
Oaklands
Edward Worthington
Indies
Auburn Grove
Almira Perley
The Universal Temple of Beauty in Life and Art
Dr Channing argues that beauty pervades all creation and elevates human life. He urges cultivation of the sense of beauty as infinite in the universe, noting nature, art, and literature express this grandeur and that neglect impoverishes humanity. He links beauty to moral and intellectual development for every person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Channing
Raphael
Oman
Burial of a living girl in Hindoo tomb described
An 1839 Oriental Annual excerpt recounts a Hindu burial of a living Pariah girl with her lover Yeughal in the same tomb. She endures a night with her father before a ritual ascent to a cone tomb where armed guards escort the interment amid a crowdless, solemn scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pariah
Yeughal
Yougal
Wairon
Descent Into Death on Hillside Bridge
A cruel punishment tale moves toward a grim end as Pariah and her guards reach a wooden teak bridge and a gully. She consents to the sentence lowering Youghal’s corpse, then enters a living grave beside her lover, sealed by bamboo canopies and earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parial
Youghal
Howey
Fife
Pariah
Bulfio
Nenua
Ignorance versus Improvement Across Society
The speaker argues ignorance fuels prejudice against change. self conceit and bias block reforms. He notes innovators face hostility and even violence, citing Lancashire and early sawmills where progress provoked mob action and fear of losing bread. Indifference hampers progress today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Young
Hargrave
Jerney
Lancashire
England
Effects Of Knowledge On Mind And Deity Union
The text argues learning strengthens both body and mind, making future study easier and understanding deeper. Science is a connected whole centered in Deity, linking all truths from the largest to the smallest. A person who stops learning forfeits knowledge of Creator and self, which hinders happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hso
Racing clan in Virginia bets on two swift racers Swartweut and Price
A Virginia hive and racing clan names two fleet racers Swartweut and Price with a betting ratio of two to one on Swartweut as the favored runner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Unity of opinion and the value of doubt in knowledge
An essay argues that collective agreement can be harmful when mistaken, while doubt fuels discovery. It cites Luther Copernicus Galileo Harvey and Columbus as examples of thinking differently leading to progress. It warns against persecution for opinion and notes assent or dissent arises from understanding, not will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther
Copernicun
Newton
Columbus
Gallitepe
Harvey
Charles the Fifth
St. Juste
Lacon
Internal Improvement in the Western States
The article details vast public works across Ohio Kentucky Indiana Illinois and Michigan including canals slackwater navigation two railroads McAdam roads and related components totaling about five thousand miles of artificial communication. It estimates twenty thousand laborers and a regional population around one hundred fifty thousand dependent on these projects with annual expenditures of four to five million dollars and pledged sums near forty eight million dollars plus five million from individuals. It forecasts similar spending over the next eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Islackwater Navigation
McAdam Roads
Adams on Pirenology Letter Published in Alexandria Gazette
A characteristic letter from Mr. Adams appears in the Alexandria Gazette discussing pirenaology topics and presenting his viewpoints. The piece showcases the era's editorial voice and Mrs Adams era commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Adams
Pirenology
Adams
Alexandria Gazette
Adams Letter Critiques Phrenology Lectures
In a Washington 1839 missive J Q Adams responds to Dr. Thomas Sewall’s phrenology lectures with sharp skepticism. He mocks the 33 to 35 faculties notion and likens phrenology to alchemy and augury while praising the author’s argumentative effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cicero
Bishop Berkley
Tremair
J. QY. Adams
Thomas Sewall
Wasington
Officer Tries to See Vermont Governor at Home
In a Troy Whig anecdote a British officer asks if the Governor of Vermont resides at Gov. Chittenden’s house. A servant replies yes, and the officer halts his horse at the door, is told the governor is in the yard, and must wait while the officer jostles his plan to transact with the master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Chittenden
Vermont
Troy
Visit to Gen Houston in Humble Texas Cabin
The Buffilo man recalls a visitor finding Gen Houston, then president, in a dilapidated log cabin with a damaged roof and bare bedding. Houston sits in shirt, one leg exposed, talking to Gen Henderson while earnestly catching fleas, an account presented as non fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Henderson
England
Tol erable Husband With Long Coat and Ruffied Shirt
A poor woman recalls her daughter’s marriage and describes the husband as tolerable, noting he has a long tailed coat and a ruffied shirt as the decisive traits.
Names and spellings at the Yankee school
A Yankee boy and a Dutch boy attend a Yankee school where the master tests their names by spelling They spell Aaron aloud with emphasis on letters and are dismissed as a man Then Hauns is called and spelled out as r o n The master again proclaims that is a man and directs him to sit down
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron
Hauns
Illinois population growth through early censuses and votes
The article traces Illinois population from about 390 in 1800 to 54,090 in 1820 then 157,445 in 1830 and 269,784 by a state census four years later. It notes 64,000 votes cast in the 1838 gubernatorial election in a territory with only about 3,000 inhabitants years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Hlinois
Hlinoia
Tragedy Follows Livery Threat as Cincinnati Man Dies
In Cincinnati a dispute at a livery stable between Mr Taylor and Elijah Hinton ended when Hinton died after Taylor threatened to whip him. The article notes the incident followed an excited reaction by Hinton, who collapsed at the spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Muddled quotes on civic mood and a bee anecdote
A fragment describes public sentiment shifting with citizens up and down under a changing administration. A character named Leu notices a bee and mistakes it for a hummingbird, exclaiming about the heat and Lis little foot.
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New York
Genessee County
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Woodstock
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Austria
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Odventurer
Korest
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