21 Oct 1834
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Newspaper
Republican Banner
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1834
Page
1
Poetic reflection on destiny’s bonds and the healing power of marital love. The speaker argues that companionship and affection shield the heart from daily woes, urging a man to seek solace in his wife and the trust built within that bond. It warns that hidden cares fade when embraced by devotion.
The incident forming the tale's foundation was told to the Writer by a valued friend as a factual account, with the principal character named.
A wife recalls six years of happiness with her carpenter husband and their large family, then recalls a turning point when he first drank liquor after a grocery stop. The narrative contrasts joyous union with years of misery marked by hardship and regret.
A wife recalls her husband’s slide into drinking, the ruin it brought to their family, and a transformative year of hardship. With help from neighbor Johnson and the temperance pledge, the man reforms, signs the pledge after a year, and regains family happiness as their son notes the change in scent of his father.
At a French Academy sitting Mr Julia Fontanelle cited a case confirming resuscitation by lung inflation. An infant in apparent asphyxia was about to be dissected when Portan blew into the mouth reviving warmth circulation and heartbeat. the child survived.
Distressing famine deaths exceed 25,000 as baso perishes since misrule began under Basakha Sing. Villages are depopulated, parents sell offspring for subsistence, and reports tell of a woman feeding on her child. Maharan has distributed grain and money, yet distress persists.
In famine stricken Alaska, a bear wandered into Mt Peter and Paul, cheered by a boiling water kettle. The animal pressed the kettle to its chest, burned itself, and died in the door yard. The town now uses the proverb about self-inflicted injury from anger.
The article recounts Malcolm silencing a wary informer and inviting a nobleman accused of treason to his court. He then lures the nobleman into a remote forest, claiming mutual aid and urging him to act with courage and resolve the treasonous plot. The scene unfolds with weapons drawn and plans formed in the silent woods.
A condemned traitor begs for poison or murder to end his life, calling the plan treasonous and womanish. The king responds with absolution, promising no harm, and the traitor collapses at the prince's feet seeking pardon. The sovereign then reiterates protection and mercy.
A Detroit Courier report mocks a river garden radish over two feet in circumference and eight inches in diameter found three miles up river. The Washington Iron Centon is awaited, featuring a small-footed Chinese female to be shown. The NY York Gazette notes speculation that if she lives two years, 300,000 dollars may be earned by her keeper.
Madame Barbe Marbois wife of the famed Frenchman of the same name died recently at Gisors. She was a daughter of Governor Moore of Pennsylvania and married in 1784.
A girl named Miss Dring in St Ives is described as swallowing needles to observe them emerge from different parts of her body, with one needle reportedly coming out of her eye. The report notes the dangerous, morbid nature of the act.
The Decatur Journal reports a large ore deposit in Logan West and nearby counties Moy and Walker. The ore is described as remarkably pure and the paper notes access to water power sites suitable for iron works, appealing to investors in the Western region.
The St. Louis Republican reports three companies of Dragoons under Lieutenant Colonel Keanwax reached their Des Moines river quarters. Most men are healthy, but over seventy of the three companies were left at Fort Gibson sick or unable to travel. Four officers, out of fourteen, have arrived at the Des Moines.
An English paper notes a fine Yin Palace establishment near Westminster Bridge is for sale with an asking price of 26,000 pounds covering the site gold will lease and fixtures. The owner has already refused an offer of 26,000 dollars as well.
From the Boston Mercantile Advertiser we learn Abbe Jamet director of Bon Sauveur hospital Norandy recently attempted to teach a deaf patient to speak using vocal training. The pupil, shown at Caen Academy, answered questions by signs and writing before the audience. He is described as remarkably singular in tone and an eighteen year old nephew of Cardinal Lafare.
A duel occurred in St Martineville Louisiana between two men of colour a few days ago. Report states white duelists are outraged by what is described as this innovation of the negroes.
Guoxy Exoven ron oxt Mix. A Min Smith, keeper of British Museum prints, recalls seven events of note. He claims he received a boyhood kiss from Mrs. Robinson, was patted by Br. Jonson, met Joshua Reynolds, drank porter with an elephant, saved Lady Hamilton at Nelson's death, spoke with Greuze, and was briefly with Mr. Keats.
The text laments people fake virtue to seem better than they are, arguing better to be true than to feign. It warns that interest and vanity drive outward pretensions and that great actions often reveal chance rather than design.
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