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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1850
Page
3
The narrative describes trekking to the Dead Sea, observing its bleak shore and sea of Sodom. A humorous mishap follows as the narrator is pulled by a current into shallow water near a pilgrim group, ending with an awkward encounter and the failure of courtesy from a lady as propriety and embarrassment collide.
The Register reprints Spirit of Jefferson on the Fugitive Slave Bill and union loyalty, arguing for the Union while awaiting Northern action. It reports 1850 census data from Berkeley, Pace, and other counties in Virginia, noting increases in population and wealth, and stresses education and morality as keys to stability. It also mentions a New Orleans robbery and Mormon Beaver Island turmoil lightly.
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