03 Jul 1858
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Newspaper
San Andreas Independent
Location
San Andreas, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1858
Page
1
The article warns tobacco is among the deadliest vegetable poisons on par with prussic acid and arsenic. It details nicotine’s rapid nerve disruption, blood circulation impact, and shows experiments where tobacco oil can kill a fly in contact with water.
The article reflects on the changeable public mood from praise to condemnation as seen in crowds during Jesus entry to Jerusalem and later in modern life. It argues that shifting public opinion holds enduring lessons for individuals today.
A son prepares to leave a family home as a mother and father express tender, Christian farewell. The scene at the farm includes the mother’s quivering blessing and the father’s urging to stay just and industrious, while memories of home linger as John steps toward the world.
A reflective line notes that those who never admit fault seldom tighten up. It suggests the strongest confessions come from the best of men, not the worst, implying virtue reveals error and growth.
A San Francisco Times report surveys the Hudson Bay Company charter renewed in 1838 and the 1857 Commons select committee findings. It outlines two distinct rights, trade monopoly and government authority, over Rupert's Land and Vancouver Island, and discusses potential reacquisition by the Crown, land sale terms, and implications for British colonial policy.
A satirical piece contrasts pro and anti slavery factions in Montgomery and New York, noting mutual folly and urging conservative, principled republican governance. It also includes a mock courtly aside on English usage and a brief anecdote about a Yankee’s remark on the Venus de Medici.
The piece notes Gen Sam Houston and Edward Everett in the 1825 27 Congress, correcting counts and ages. It cites Crittenden Henry Clay era figures, and lists future presidents Van Buren Harrison Polk Buchanan and others. It recalls Calhoun Webster Benton Hayne and Everett as prominent members and remarks on Houston’s eccentricity.
Friday is deemed unlucky with widespread avoidance of tasks. Paris papers report omnibus circulation falls by about 25 percent on Fridays, and if Friday aligns with the 13th, receipts drop by about 50 percent. The note highlights enduring superstition affecting daily transit.
John Jacob Astor, famed for his vast fortune, tells a fur company agent carrying a market fish that if poverty came he would start anew by taking a bundle of muskrats. The exchange highlights practical ingenuity over pride.
A man seeking rooms asks the servant if a room is available. The servant, a strikingly handsome girl, replies that she is to be seen alone, revealing an odd twist in a simple lodging inquiry.
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