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Newspaper
Peru Free Press
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1852
Page
1
The piece contrasts a marching chorus urging unity and progress with a traveler’s wary letter from 1852 California warning against chasing wealth. It ends with a condensed funeral report on the Duke of Wellington’s burial in London, detailing the procession and state ceremonies.
A vivid mix of verse detailing Laura the belle's rise and fall, interleaved with a comic narrative about Mrs A and Sam, then transitions to Indiana farming lore. Notes on Laura’s lovers, aging, and a dramatic pursuit scene, followed by an agricultural letter praising a farmer’s modern machinery and methods.
A late night incident at Mrs A s home in the first district ends with her striking Dr R with a cowhide after mistaking him for a burglar. The bachelor doctor, longtime neighbor, was briefly injured as he descended to check for a supposed fire in the parlor. The episode stems from rumors of a possible marriage and the widow’s guarded caution.
Indiana members named to standing committees in the U S House including Ways and Means Cyrue L Dunham Claims Dani Mace District of Columbia Daniel Mace Judiciary Samuel W Parker Public Expenditures John G Davis Agriculture Samuel Brenton Indian Affairs Graham N Fitch Military Affairs Willis A Gorman Militia John G Davis Hague Thomas A Hendricks Joint Committee on Printing Willis A Gorman Territories James Lockhart Roads and Canals John L Robinson Expenditures in the Treasury T A Hendricks Ind Jolts
A letter dated Northampton Maya December 6 describes an unusually mild season with no snow or frost. The writer notes grass is green, cattle graze daily, and compares the climate to ancient Puritan lands. They contrast mild New England with frosts in Charlestown and speculate on public morals.
A vast fire swept a French millinery district and surrounding blocks in Sacramento, leveling most structures within thirty three squares. Homes and stores vanished, leaving thousands homeless as residents sought shelter under trees or in inns. Despite wreckage, recovery begins with rapid rebuilding and public virtue cited as key to future stability.
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