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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1849
Page
1
The Register published weekly by Hardy and McAnly lists terms for subscription at two dontars per annum in advance two dorian and pretty cents at year end and details on arrears. It sets advertisement rates including sixteen line squares and continuations at 25 cents per square for fixed periods with charges continued until forbidden.
The London Quarterly October issue discusses death’s signs and stages of dying, from fading sensibility to creeping numbness, and contrasts burning pain with long, cruel suffering. It recounts the martyrdoms of Bishops Hooper and Ridley, notes crucifixion as the ultimate torture, and comments on the moral dangers of wealth and wasteful speculation.
A fragmentary love poem expresses simple affection and deep admiration. The speaker praises a beloved as comfort, light, and life, noting romantic imaginings and gentle memories. Strong imagery links the beloved to warmth, voice, and a dream of future days, ending with the beloved as everything to the speaker.
Dr Baird’s Stockholm lecture describes perpetual daylight during midsummer, noting how June sunset nears ten and a midnight sun allows reading by forest light. He cites North Cape summers with sun above the horizon for weeks and brief winter darkness, illustrating drastic seasonal shifts.
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