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Newspaper
Peru Weekly News
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1855
Page
3
The notice from Indianapolis in April 1853 requests prompt forwarding of volumes and payment on receipt of the first issue. It promises the Magazine and the Daily Evening Republican to newspapers in Indiana that copy the notice, and notes the sender’s indebtedness for courtesy.
A fragmented advertisement lists subscription prices for multiple copies and durations. It notes payments in Southern Western and Canada money at par for six subscriptions or post office stamps at par value. The fragment mentions a direct letter to the post part.
Fragmented OCR lists Methodist and Presbyterian worship hours and prayer meetings at several streets and corners in Miami County. It notes Sabbath schools at 2 p.m., Thursday evening prayer meetings, and pastors or societies including Miami County Bible Society Depository with officers named.
A historic list details Penn city streets with names like Broadway Wabash Huntington Clay Water Wayne Benton Miami and Fremont Canal Reed Third Main Fifth Sixth streets. The document outlines east west streets and their order relative to central crossings.
The document lists executive officers including President Frayeiin Pirier and Vice President Jesse D Brau with Secretaries and Attorneys General, along with a Supreme Court roster. It covers county and township officers in Peru Jefferson Perry Union Richland Erie Butler and other counties, Justice of the Peace, clerks, treasurers, and mentions meeting schedules and subscription rates for the Weekly Herald.
Incomplete text describes a sum of 300 related to twenty absorbers. Unable to determine clear person, organization, or event details from the fragment.
The piece argues for fair pay when authors demand manuscript changes after proofing. It condemns publishers and printers who grant gratuitous alterations, noting that alterations increase labor and cost. It cites examples from typography and printing practice and urges authors to pay for real changes.
A moral meditation on irreversible consequences and divine justice. It argues that once a deed is done the past cannot be undone, and repentance cannot erase the wrong. The piece warns that life’s machinery of vice runs on beyond repentance, demanding steadfast right living.
William Maughan aged 70, one of the city’s oldest pressmen, was killed on the first at the Stavely and McCalla establishment on Pear Street. His body was crushed by a cream press, causing instant death. He served there over twenty years and was well regarded for his sobriety honesty and industry.
A five year old Hannah deceives for a rose bouquet meant for Jane, causing Jane to feel slighted when Hannah keeps the bouquet. The mother contemplates punishment for prevarication and warns that small acts shape character, urging early instruction against deceit.
The article advises cutting broomcorn early before seed ripens to yield tougher rubbery stalks for durable brooms. Green-cut stalks are preferred for pliability, while seed intended for planting should remain until fall ripening. It notes careful seed storage away from mice and praises broomcorn as excellent for feeding poultry.
An English shoer’s remedy for brittle or hoot bound horse feet. Mix equal tar and grease, apply to clean dry feet letting it run under the shoe. Use daily for a week, then two or three times weekly until the foot strengthens and smooths. Dear Family Cour.
A horse fed on shorts or corn meal risks fever and stiff limbs. mix with cut hay or straw to slow eating and aid digestion. Salt can prevent stomach fermentation when using grain feeds. The NY Tribune note warns of a large Indian war effort and rising hostilities, while reports claim gold discoveries on the Weeping Water stream south of the Platte.
A voiced maxim warns that selling fame harms public interest and condemns wishing for death. The speaker argues preserving fame is as hard as acquiring it and stresses ethical limits on self-promotion and public impact.
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