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Newspaper
Peru Gazette
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1840
Page
4
Early in the morning I strolled into the Snake camp a group of about thirty lodges and a mixed crowd. The narrator describes filthy conditions, rotting fish waste, and the stark contrast between white observers and the camp inhabitants while noting children and animals interacting and the overall repellent environment.
The Casket, under new proprietors, will begin a larger volume on January 1, 1840. It will keep its literary character with new contributors, a richer format, steel engravings, Mezzotints, and quarterly fashion plates. The Music Department remains led by Hawett & Co. and terms are $3 per year or two copies for $5. Communications go to Geo. R. Granam & Co., Philadelphia.
The prospectus outlines a periodical combining original titles sketches biography essays poetry and news synopses with a cover featuring foreign and domestic news notices of marriages deaths and other common newspaper items. It promises literary matter arranged for binding an index of contents each volume and access to writings from prominent authors.
The Weekly Madisonian announces a forthcoming edition during the Congressional session with editorial content a condensed abstract of both houses proceedings and speeches on general interest topics. Subscriptions are one dollar for six months with mail options via district members or postmaster certified remittance.
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