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Newspaper
Peru Weekly News
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1855
Page
1
The speaker clutches a Bible as a cherished family relic passed down through generations. He recalls his mother calling him to God’s word and the home memories shared with siblings and kin. The Bible is described as true counsel guiding life and death, more valuable than earthly treasure.
Lydia Little, famed for beauty, courts two rivals White and Brown while planning a private visit. Both men misread signals, spy through a keyhole, and prank each other with Lydia unaware. Their schemes backfire as Lydia’s father returns, and the men ally after realizing they’ve been duped. A final note seals their bond and Lydia’s shift to practicality.
Poem by William Cullen Bryant. Imagery of snowflakes sinking into a dark silent lake. The speaker recalls lost friends as snow patterns drift and dissolve, linking grief to cold beauty and a distant sunbeam on the water. The scene contrasts fragile sky frost with enduring dark waters.
An elderly speaker rebukes appetites and rush of youth urging readers to value temperance and duty. He predicts life’s trajectory is shaped before thirty five, warning that later regret follows neglect of spirituality, charity, and learned tastes in youth.
A veterinary school report warns that brine used for pickling can be poisonous after weeks of absorption in meat or food. It details severe intestinal inflammation, skin and kidney effects, and nervous system tremors in horses, dogs, and pigs. It cautions against reusing brine and notes salt water has a different effect.
An old man in Pennsylvania faces a failed cash sale after his son writes a note as payment. The misread deed leads to a comical clash and a vow to send the remaining son to college, illustrating that ignorance of writing harms, yet value still lies in knowledge.
The passage exalts knowledge over wealth and power, describing it as ecstatic, enduring, and limitless. It portrays knowledge as fearless in pursuing truth, willing to scale mountains, dive seas, and explore every corner of the globe, seeking the sublime without restraint.
A reflective piece on thanksgiving promoting a spirit of gratitude to fill the earth. It argues that universal thankfulness leads to abundant blessings and an Eden of divine praise, with a Christian view of worldly interests aligning with honesty and moral rise.
The article argues cows must be warmly housed with good ventilation and clean, well-bedded stalls. Cows should be fed three times daily and receive slop mixtures of bran, straw, meal, or hay. Proper winter management boosts milk production and calf health, while careless housing reduces output.
A garbled 19th century note extols using plant ashes to supply potash and phosphates, claiming ashes boost soil fertility, break down coarse fibers, improve clay, and yield deeper green crops. It praises peat ashes and says potash content reaches high percentages, urging careful, regular application for harvest-ready plants.
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