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Newspaper
Peru Gazette
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1840
Page
3
A long miscellany of publisher terms on subscriptions and advertising rates opens this clipping, followed by intense excerpts of prose and poetry from various sources. It includes dramatic narration on tornado scenes, a Morley Ellen romantic scene, and an agricultural speech by General Harrison, with notes on English romantic adventures and royal lineages.
The article surveys the Stuart lineage from Walter the Seneschal to later monarchs, noting numerous brutal deaths and imprisonments. It highlights James I of Scotland, captured in 1404 and assassinated in 1437, with references to his poetry and marriage. It mentions James IVs death and related intrigues, framing the dynasty's decline as a sad chronicle.
Excerpted reflections compare life to a river from youth to old age, ending in the Infinite. Also reported are: Lieut Reynard’s record jumping over 12 feet with six chairs. Madame Celeste’s $150,000 receipts aiding her husband. Atlantic distances Liverpool Halifax Boston. satirical notes on money and love. a tall southern man anecdote.
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