29 May 1858
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Newspaper
Olney Times
Location
Olney, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1858
Page
1
An insurance prospectus extols a fire policy covering dwellings and all property in the state, urging readers to join as members in a low-cost, risk-shared association led by named directors. The text shifts to a Lyceum debate critique, recounting a church gathering, audience absence for a public exhibition, and a call for future discussions on varied topics to attract attendees.
The article discusses pushing an amendment backed by a Kentucky senator to end Kansas politics in Congress, preserving self-government, state sovereignty, and national peace. It frames it as a bipartisan enlightenment and urges support to keep the Union united and free from partisan entanglements. It also notes sugar and molasses experiments and a related U S British maritime dispute, with President and secretary correspondence on the matter.
Reading the scattered notes on the Chinese Sugar Cane shows it growing well in its climate, yielding juice for sugar, molasses, and vinegar with proper equipment and know how. A bizarre Siamese twin with two heads, four arms, a single body, and converse heads was exhibited by Drs Childs and Bond, described as a remarkable freak without humbug.
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