21 Oct 1857
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Newspaper
Mount Carmel Register
Location
Mount Carmel, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1857
Page
1
The Mount Carmel Register, published weekly by T. and Bowers, states subscription is 1.50 per year if paid within six months. Delayed payment incurs a higher charge, and nonresponding subscribers are presumed to continue unless notified otherwise.
A dying Yeaborough workhouse surgeon listens as Chariton confesses a past murder cover story tied to a two hundred pounds reward. The tale traces a banked crime born from greed, fear, and a murder undiscovered for nearly two decades amid a village’s whispers.
Mrs Hamilton of Washington county Pennsylvania died suddenly after a runaway horse near her home. The frightened animal struck her on the crown with its hoof, severing her scalp and stunning her to near instant death.
A June American Medical Gazette excerpt relays a Paris student’s reminiscence of Magen’s lecture claiming medicine is not a true science. The piece mocks reliance on dispensary doctrine, notes experiments, and questions curing methods while contrasting bread pills with real cures. It also includes a Mississippi lynching scene and agricultural price data.
In Columbins Ohio a pair of insane lovers from the Lunatic Asylum are confined after mental illness deranged their lives. The man, once treated and discharged, fell in love with a young girl who joined him in illness and both were re admitted. They occasionally show reason enough to speak of marriage but are deemed unfit for happiness by the distressed pair. Sandusky register.
The Shawneetown Minneisan editor notes the Chinese sugar cane crop yields about 8750 dollars per acre for molas sue seed and fodder with a cost of 3250 dollars, leaving a profit of 55 dollars per acre. He claims the cost is set at the highest figure, perhaps over by ten dollars.
A Louisville merchant on Market street hid his $2800 gold in a pile of goods while away briefly from the store. He returned to find the money missing with no trace by Friday.
The Crescent warns that the free state element in Texas will lead to abolition of slavery there in years. It urges the South to secure Kansas with vigilance and resist losing the vast State of Paxus to opposing forces, warning of future territorial shifts.
The text contrasts medieval life with later times, noting crude dining habits and scarce luxury. It describes servants bearing torches, minimal drinking vessels, plain dress for ordinary people, and modest wealth tied to arms, horses, and towers. It also reflects on cruelty and ruins amid prosperity in different cities.
The city faces widespread layoffs as hundreds of thousands risk unemployment this winter. In Newark Orange and Biagmafield many workers lose jobs, while Danbury and Berhel Connecticut report 1200 to 1500 discharged hat workers. The textile and millinery sectors see large dismissals adding to a bleak outlook for laborers.
The Lewistown Democrat editor claims Chicago is the seat of the so called other vice after personal grievance over a robbery at a Ca ion depot. He reports trunks and clothing stolen from him and family, with police officers nearby and many others robbed nightly at depots. The piece cites widespread theft and criticizes official protection of travelers’ possessions.
Sioto instructions claim mixing turpentine with a stain when applied to a stove makes it glossier and more durable than any other liquid. The turpentine prevents rust and the odor passes quickly, leaving a finished surface as good as standard turpentine-based finishes.
A sudden blast at the King's magazine in Joahpore causes nine hundred deaths and widespread property destruction. The incident triggers alarm across the province as authorities assess the damage and casualties.
A Trelowa City Republican notes farmers are offering wheat at 40 cents a bushel but cannot find buyers. The same market condition is said to affect the entire district, with little demand for grain.
An old column warns against unsafe hog cholera cures and cites a dubious tar tongue treatment. It lists recipes including copperas salt potash lime and other chemicals with a peck of corn, claiming to cure pigs afflicted by the disease.
Valley Farmer urges farmers to select seed corn from the best formed stalks in the field. He cites experiments showing potential yield increases from twenty to one hundred percent over years with careful selection and storage, stressing ready use of quality seed for planting.
In Colchester on the Q B line a young woman defied her parents by secretly accepting a suitor they opposed. After parental protests and a fatal illness she died within hours, confessing she had consumed a large dose of arsenic. The grieving father faced a grim choice between sorrow and perceived duty.
A Desert News file quotes threats against U S troops by Mormons and describes harsh suppression. It mentions alleged murders of escapees ordered by a dey and bands called destroying angels roaming at night to murder emigrants.
A German juror from a rural district in Pennsylvania was excused by the Crimin al Court of Pittsburgh amid a summons list. The juror had never spoken word of Rappaugh and had lived in the state all his life.
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