28 May 1856
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Newspaper
Peru Weekly News
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1856
Page
1
A heartfelt verse by M. R. H. honors his wife as the moral guide, mother to their children, and true partner through temptation, sickness, and death. The speaker recalls her steadfast support, religious reform, and final sacrifice, asking how to live without her guidance.
A diaristic voice laments endless chores and family strains at home. The speaker recalls youth, caregiving, and the burden of daily tasks, contrasting past leisure with present fatigue and the pull of traditional roles. The piece blends domestic scenes with hopeful nostalgia and sharp humor.
Copy of the Kansas statute shown by Col. Lane on the 15th lnst. titled An Act to punish offenses against slave property. Secs. 1-13 prescribe death or hard labor penalties for abducting, aiding rebellion, encouraging slave escape, bringing slaves into Kansas, harboring escaped slaves, resisting arrest, and distributing anti slavery material. jurors conscientiously opposed to slavery barred from trials.
Excerpts show a Dana-era clash with South Carolina congressman Keitt arguing that only two flags remain and the South siding with the Democratic party to defend slavery. Other notes report Minnesota venison consumption and Alabama’s law banning gambling on steamers with penalties.
The article traces the history of writing systems from Phoenician and Greek origins to the Roman alphabet and Johnson's Dictionary. It discusses irregular spelling, authorities on orthography, and calls for reform while condemning tyranny in language rules. It cites quotes from Walker Sheridan Edgeworth Mann and others, and ends with political notes about Utah and slavery debates.
A humorous lyric parody mocks whiskey soaked patriotism and praises liquor while a Dublin priest fraud case is recounted. A landlord pressurizes a widow over rent then a priest fabricates a bridge story to steal money, later jailed for the sham.
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