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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1850
Page
8
A reflective piece contrasts birth pride with democracy noting the elusive nature of social ascent. The author argues lineage cannot be relied on and that status may shift unexpectedly, suggesting that noble pretensions fade under the weight of everyday labor and chance.
The passage presents agriculture as divinely ordered by God, who etched laws of farming on nature. He prepares the land and supplies resources, with angels blessing the hills and valleys. Livestock, birds, and labor are framed as sacred, yielding fruitful harvests through heaven sent rains and sunshine.
A critique on public sentiment valuing industry over clerkships, urging farmers and mechanics to cultivate knowledge and refinement. It cites Franklin as a model and contrasts wealth with social esteem. The piece also includes satirical vignettes about fashionable life and a quip from Horace Greeley.
The firm of W and R C Smith of Penandria Virginia executes orders for high and low lessare.
Fragmentary ad from Shepherdstown Virginia lists fabrics and woolen goods including linseys plaid linseys mennonvilled flannels plain and twilled cassinetti wool products and stock items like blankets and stockings with incomplete details and brand names.
A notice invites readers to subscribe for a title service at the office of W. P. Ettint Esq Patent Agent opposite the United States Patent Office. Subscriptions require payment in dollars and may be delayed if partial payments are left with the agent.
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