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Newspaper
Peru Observer
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1845
Page
2
The Observer reports that the Democracy of Miami County met in convention on Saturday last and appointed delegates to the Congressional Convention to be held in Plymouth in May. The paper presumes they will nominate a candidate for Representative to the next Legislature, and predicts the candidate will be beaten.
A legislative debate centers on replacing one moiety of interest with raising the other half by taxation. The letter criticizes journalists for harming Indiana’s reputation while noting the state has long allocated two thirds of its taxes to debt service.
The Washinctonian, a temperance focused newspaper from Indianapolis, announces reception of its first two numbers. Published by W. T. Hatch, it will be offered to subscribers at a rate of 25 cents per year.
The note suggests political turmoil in Lafayette with Donnavan urged to restore order and balance. It hints at public debate over governance and leadership amid a disputed situation. Details are sparse and names may be symbolic or misspelled.
The New York Herald cites information that an entire February mail from New York to Philadelphia never arrived. Money within the mail may be missing, and thousands of dollars are believed lost. The paper calls this an extraordinary mail loss or robbery and urges departmental investigation. A Texas report notes the Texan Congress is expected to accept the annexation scheme nearly unanimously.
The Post Office at Iowa City was recently destroyed by fire.
The Washington Constitution intimates that the Globe establishment is poised to pass into the hands of Thomas Ritchie of the Richmond Enquirer and Mr. Heiss formerly of the Nashville Union.
The Pilot cites 274 buildings erected in Buffalo last year with an estimated cost of 333 000 dollars, highlighting a robust construction activity and investment across the city.
A Kentucky judge once recounted a meeting where General Hamilton and Colonel Burr faced intrigue during the postwar period. Burr proposed a plan to topple Washington’s authority, using secret leverage to balance risk and reward, while Hamilton’s steadfast character was seen as the safer, stronger option.
Rostar Darz Owen writes in the New York Sun defending Indiana against ignorant allegations. He argues that once the great canal reaches Evansville, tolls and water rents will cover half the annual interest on the state debt, and he believes bondholders would accept tolls as payment in full or part.
An unnamed narrator recounts a chaotic scene involving love powders, a Dutchman, and Col. Burr. General Hamilton refuses a misled offer, exposing a tale of ambition and a dramatic confrontation that ends with a vow of retaliation after the narrator departs the hotel.
An 1815 diary excerpt recounts a Dutch suitor seeking a love powder to win a woman’s affection. The physician sells two tartar emetic doses to be ingested by both, convinced a shared dose in the same room will work, despite warning of folly and health risks. The tale ends with a tense street encounter echoing Macbeth.
The Big Boot relocates to a New Shop on Broadway one door north of Henderson and Buntty's and thanks patrons for past support. It offers Eastern leather goods at low cash prices with work self-made, promising durable items and inviting ladies to inspect gaiter boots, ties, pumps, and slippers.
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