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Newspaper
Mount Carmel Register
Location
Mount Carmel, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1859
Page
1
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A lyrical meditation on winter's harsh hold and the contrast of human warmth. The poem describes ice and frost shaping rivers and forests, then shifts to domestic solace by the hearth and communal cheer. It ends by praising gratitude toward the divine gift of good.
In a vivid Arkansas scene, Democrats hold power while Whigs boast famed duelists led by William Cummings. A youth named Bob Johnson from the University of Virginia defeats the duelist with a whip and knife struggle, sparing lives and ending dueling without further calls. The piece praises Johnson, notes his lineage, and contrasts American oratory with European prose.
A Medical Gazette writer urges patients with cutaneous eruptions to avoid soap. He recommends cleansing with bran or oatmeal paste or linseed meal mixed with warm water or warm-milk and water, and egg yolk for scalp care. The guidance notes that eczema can worsen from continued use of soap.
Reports from Cuartestox detail the final 24 hours of Harper's Ferry prisoners Cook and Coppie. Crowds swelled the town for the executions, military displays led by Gen. Taliaferro, and last rites administered by ministers North Waugh and others before the condemned faced the gallows.
In Chantrrows the crowd swelled to 1600 as Shields Green and John Cope land faced the scaffold. Green died quickly after prayer, Copeland suffered convulsions before death, while ministers and sheriff bid farewell. The bodies to be interred at the gallows site amid medical student interest. Ghost tale follows.
An early disappointment affected his sensitive nature and he died unwedded. He loved and respected women with sincere devotion evident in his writings. No disrespectful words about women appear in his volumes, and he held mothers wives sisters and daughters in highest esteem. His final years were comforted by his nieces and his brother's daughters.
Three fourths of New York liveries come from stable keepers who stamp their drivers with a famous badge when hired and bill for it. Wealthy families parade in borrowed carriages to impress friends and pretend ownership of grand establishments. Some liveried drivers own the carriages and are richer than the ostentatious clients.
A correspondent cites trying bruised horse radish applied to the body side for neuralgia and toothache. He reports nearly instant relief from neuralgia during severe attacks and notes repeated success with subsequent applications.
Debats correspondent M Amedeo Achard earned 50 dollars per letter with all expenses paid. Siecle war correspondent Texier received 40 dollars per letter and was decorated by Napoleon with the Legion of Honor and later by King Victor Emmanuel.
Report notes sleighing was excellent in St Louis on the seventh with four dollars per hour paid for a respectable turnout.
A list of ten common doubts about embracing Christianity. Each point cites biblical verses and concludes with brief gospel prompts urging repentance and belief in Jesus Christ as the path to salvation. The piece emphasizes fear of ridicule, inconsistency, acceptance, sin, and the certainty of salvation through faith.
A longtime expert shares a ham curing method for 25 to 30 hams. Soak in a salt brine for six weeks with water salt and saltpetre molasses, then drain rub with ground pepper and dust, then hang to smoke in a cool place away from pests.
Reverend James Peeler of Tallahassee Florida created a new plow and sold patent rights in twelve states. He reportedly earned $251000 from sales and gave away $200000 for what is described as duress purposes.
A calm passerby with a large live rattlesnake on his shoulder draws a crowd on St. Charles street. The snake bites its owner near a jeweler shop, causing the showman to be injured and the crowd to smash the window to救. The owner is hospitalized and the serpent is killed as the scene ends in chaos.
The article argues that choice cows, sheep, horses, and mules yield the best returns for skilled farmers. It criticizes raising inferior stock, notes that wealth comes from superior animals on rich perennial grasses, and warns neglecting feed hampers profits, urging equal diligence in stock and crop cultivation.
Langster and wife visited a neighbor leaving their eleven year old son to guard the house. On return the parents mocked the boy by knocking, the child fetched a double barrel shotgun and fired through the door wounding his father with buckshot which is believed fatal. The boy likely misread intruders as robbers in danger.
A historical home remedy describes making a thin mortar from soap and lime placed in a small hollow with a top, applied over the affected area to seal out air and renewed every two to three hours until it penetrates the skin. It then recommends a flaxseed and Indian meal poultice until inflammation subsides and a salve of white pine turpentine mutton tallow and beeswax applied.
Stir a large spoonful of fine salt into a glass of cold water and drink a swallow every five minutes. Cool the chest with cloths wrung out of cold water and keep a quiet, regular, gentle breathing. Maintain an erect posture for best effect.
An exchange advises beating two egg whites with two spoonfuls of sugar and nutmeg, adding a pint of lukewarm water, then drinking and repeating as needed. The note claims it will cure even obstinate hoarseness quickly.
A compact aphorism argues love should guide marriage over convenience or duty. The writer frames lasting fulfillment as tied to genuine affection rather than societal expectations.
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