04 Jul 1840
Page 1
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Newspaper
Peru Gazette
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1840
Page
1
A miscellany of verse and prose includes a sentimental poem about home and mother, a patriotic valor tale of Major Barton and the Cow-Boys, a nautical anecdote from the boatswain, humorous misadventures of three husbands, and a lengthy critique of “hard times” with moral reflections on spendthrift and industrious behavior.
A Boston Daily Advertiser correspondent reports a scene at a Philadelphia hotel where a fat man quarrels over unmarked boots, accusing the landlord as responsible and prompting a dramatic escape to a boat. The account ends with reflections on Napoleon and a note of Quincy’s 200th anniversary on May 23.
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