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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1841
Page
1
Terms state two dollars in advance for the Telegraph, two dollars and fifty cents within six months, and three dollars after six months. Job work and advertising must be paid in advance.
A detailed account of the President’s death and the days leading to his passing. The writer describes his hospitable nature, spiritual interests, and final hours, noting his desire to unite with the church and his faith in eternal life. The piece reflects on public mourning and the nation’s loss.
A preacherly tale warns how a seemingly gentlemanly stranger charms a virtuous village girl Caroline D. into elopement. Her betrayal, a harsh court scene, and a later fall into ruin illustrate the social perils of disobedience to parents and deceitful romance.
The March 5 account notes Gen. Harrison bought a Quarto Bible and Book of Common Prayer, kept them in his room, and read daily. It recounts his kneeling in prayer after inauguration, attending church Sundays, avoiding travel on the Sabbath, and kindness to ministers as part of his devout life.
The closing portion of his inaugural address, noting his reverence for Christianity, is attributed to him as having been penned in the room of his birth where he prayed with his pious mother asking heaven’s blessing on his future. W.H.
The article urges farmers to expand root cultivation like mangel wurtzel sugar beet and carrots. It cites England's scientific agriculture, high yields per acre, and shows hogs beef and horses fed on roots performing well. An experimental scale in the locality is urged to test profitable results.
The article recounts the origins of the Loyal Ancient Odd Fellows dating to Roman soldiers in 55 under Nero and Titus Cesar naming them Gold Fellows in 79. It traces spread to Spain in the fifth century, Portugal in the sixth, France, England in the twelfth, and a London lodge forming a Loyal Grand Lodge of Honor.
A Texas-based outlaw Rose, 35 miles west of Shreveport, has built a fortress on a bluff by Silver Lute and is said to have killed several men including a deputy sheriff. A posse of 60 to 70 men plans to storm his castle to administer justice. News from the expedition is awaited.
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