25 Oct 1860
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Newspaper
Rochester Mercury
Location
Rochester, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1860
Page
1
A historical bundled verse praising Abraham Lincoln and urging support for his Presidential bid with lines about land, homesteads, and the 1860 era campaign spirit. Following is a unrelated verse about social flirtation and a romantic incident, noting a paid bill and playful mishaps.
The Akron Beacon recounts a tale of a dog in a New England town who attends the family pew at church every Sunday. One afternoon the family stayed home and the dog refused to go, later explained by the lengthy sermon from Rev. Mr. C. The piece ends with a quip about Adam's creation and a nickname for the minister.
An Irish family aboard a lake steamer bound for the West faces destitution. A kindly woman offers to adopt one child and a dramatic negotiation unfolds as the father pleads to keep all offspring. In the end the parents refuse to part with any child, despite hardship, clinging to their family.
The excerpt contrasts property law on slavery and other goods across states and territories. It cites Douglas and various views from 1850 to 1860, arguing that legality hinges on local police regulation and legislative action, with slaves treated as property and subject to removal with owners.
Correspondence from Oct 1860 reports Hear y Foster defeated and Andrew Curtin elected Pennsylvania governor. The writer notes national reactions, bets by Administration allies, and comments on secession fears, with references to Cortin supporters and Philadelphia figures.
Mrs Judy, near Germantown Oto, spied a six foot black snake after detaching a suspected brush from her dress while crossing brushy pasture. She fled to her husband who carried her home as the snake was killed. The fright triggered convulsions and a fever from which she may not recover.
A French nobleman, Count de St Croix, marries a beauty whose beauty was marred by smallpox after his long courtship. He returns from Sebastopol blinded by a cannon ball that spared his face. Their marriage soon follows and the count is later seen at the Emperor’s receptions with his veiled wife.
A comic tale of Jedediah Jenkins misreading Betsy Wilson’s somniloquy. He questions her while she sleeps, hoping for a confession, and she blurts in sleep that she loves heaven, her country, and baked beans, with an abrupt, incomplete finish.
An archaic fragment describes a nail driven into a post and the struggle to remove it. The language implies difficulty in extracting the nail after it is set, with references to head, pincers, and wool, in a metaphorical health or labor context.
A damaged excerpt shows a father addressing his son about interactions with girls while working at a sawmill. The text includes phrases on age and social behavior and mentions rolling over a log with the old man nearby.
Fragmentary editorial style note urges men to live bravely and reconcile worldly pleasures with Christian faith. The brief reads as a moral guide urging temperance, courage, and piety, referencing women in a casual, era-typical voice.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a garbled note about a person and event in Los Angeles with no clear names, dates, places, or outcomes to confirm.
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