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Newspaper
Peru Weekly News
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1856
Page
1
Local directory item notes J M Rifenberrick, a jeweler and silversmith, located on Broadway in Peru Indiana. The entry appears in a historical newspaper listing with initials L. attached.
Fragmented poetry describes time as relentless and eroding life. Dramatic images show leaves falling and hair and eyes aging, with storms and rivers uprooted, shorelines altered, and a sense of loss and futility as ages pass.
An account from Lawrence dated May 7 describes attacks on Butler a pro slavery emigre from South Carolina in Atchison Kansas. He recounts being tarred feathered threatened with violence and dragged to the prairie after being assaulted by a mob including supporters of the Emigrant Aid movement. He notes the presence of Missouri and South Carolina figures urging order and loyalty to slavery and argues for legal process over mob action.
A party of six German Catholics were examined and held to bail by a Philadelphia court for torturing the boy. The magistrate transcript describes the group seizing the boy, taking him to an upper chamber, forcing him to bed, and torturing him with pins while claiming they punished him for Jews crucifying Christ. The report notes the suspect is described as a capital young man and a young wife figure.
The piece argues against current orthography claiming widespread mispronunciation across dialects. It cites Isaac Pitman and phonetic efforts, questions two-letter combinations and the alphabet’s logic, and criticizes teaching methods that hinder youth and science. It also references local newspaper opinions on orthographic reforms.
The Louisville Courier notes a committee will solicit funds today and Monday to aid the Nicaragua relief effort. A company of 250 men from Louisville and nearby counties prepares to embark for the new republic under Col. Allen. The piece praises the volunteers as gallant and noble and includes a temperance joke amid parting farewells.
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