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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1838
Page
3
A distressed youth suffered severe convulsions with facial contortions vomiting bilious matter and attempting to bite his limbs and bed clothes. He grew weaker until only minor throat spasms and moaning remained, and died around 9 PM on August 21.
The Salem Association at Providence Church Hancock County Illinois on August 25 27 1838 discusses faith as the vital link to salvation. It defines faith as a divine, evidential principle from regeneration, outlines its experiential effects, and urges living by faith through holy obedience, church fellowship, and reverent worship.
The Loco Foco paper at Jacksonville ridicules the Spirit’s attack on Federalists. The piece mocks its editor for grandiloquent rhetoric, notes the district’s Whig strength, and urges McDouglass and his ally to move to Morgan or Sangamon where their principles are better valued.
The waters of the Great Lakes have risen from Lake Superior to the St Lawrence, submerging farms and flooding wharves. Since 1935 the rise is estimated at three and a half to four feet, with anecdotes of seven feet during extreme lows. The Monroe pier was six feet underwater at completion and is now nearly submerged. Several explanations have circulated, some ridiculous, until the latest proposed theory is outlined.
A letter discusses a hypothesized cause for Lake Michigan’s unprecedented rise, linking it to a northern flood that swells into Lake Superior’s feeders and damns its traditional outlets. It compares lake levels, notes Michigan’s distinct outflow, and urges experts to compare rise patterns across northwest lakes to illuminate the phenomenon.
The column surveys election shifts in the Tuscaloosa district with Crabb gaining 435 since August 1837, noting Lawler and Ellis margins. It cites a Literary Gazette quip about Mrs Mottram hosting coronation babies for George IV, William IV, and Queen Victoria, then reports preacher Mr Curt in Quincy and finally notes the death of Henry B. Berry, a respected merchant.
Francis C Moore seeks depositions and equity relief in Adams county circuit court against unknown heirs of John R Skiddy to establish the true boundary of the northeast quarter of section 36 township 1 south range 9 west and prevent defendants from claiming land along a disputed line. The petition asserts original survey lines, a vanished boundary mound, and ongoing acts denying the rightful boundary to protect Moore's land.
An 1938 Quincy Ohio notice promotes a book and job printing office offering prints of deeds notes receipts and blank forms. It touts neatly produced materials on reasonable terms, with work to be done in a quick, high quality style and dispatched promptly.
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