24 Aug 1844
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Newspaper
Peru Observer
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1844
Page
1
A fragment from The Peru Observer shows political adjuncts and a Whig era song praising Henry Clay. It includes verse about Harry Clay as president, verses urging unity, and lines about election news and patriotic sentiment, reflecting 19th century campaign mood.
A fragmentary note mocks high duties on brags kettles and comments on cheaper American medicines. A village merchant notes reduced prices and American supply while criticizing the British Free Trade party for causing unemployment and hardship among English workers and farmers.
Long excerpt recounts political squabbles over Polk and the 1840 contest with references to Matty Kentuck and the Locos, then notes a warning about new five dollar counterfeits of old Bank of Indiana notes. It includes Webster on tariff protection and a Cilley duel rebuttal, with Texas Mexico and Ireland items and a Sun correspondent warning of Santa Anna’s looming invasion.
An N Y Tribune item recounts E S Cornelius of Piscataway NJ shifting from Locofo to Clay, praising the statesman after recalling Clay aiding Louisville coal shipwreck victims. Also noted is Quincy Granite quarrying a 3,181 ton stone, 50 by 25 feet, moved by a 11 ton blast using four casks of powder.
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