29 Oct 1850
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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1850
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment presents a stanza by T W Poteams exploring memory and emotion. It hints at themes of lost events, recurring moods, and the child in grief, with references to verses and constant returns throughout.
A parable set in a rural scene where a proud peacock boasts of his beauty before a rose who challenges him with a rival, a nightingale, and an accusatory ass. The crowd’s reactions range from mockery to admiration as the two claimants perform, ending with the nightingale’s haunting song confirming the rose’s point. A second tale follows Tom Siverton’s shooting misadventure, detailing a boastful interaction with Sheridan and a humorous farmyard caper.
A fragment arguing that the love of beauty drives noble effort and moral progress. It contrasts wealth focused on consumption with pursuits of art, order, and virtue. The essay claims beauty inspires justice, liberty, and social advancement as people imitate painters poets and sculptors, elevating civilization.
Virginia's resources and population are rising as Richmond's growth to about 40,000 people and a 50 to 100 percent growth in county limits are noted. Rail links including the Virginia and Kanawha lines, Central Railroad, and Baltimore and Ohio plan wider outlets to the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Northern migrants invest in land, agriculture, and mineral deposits like cannel coal, expanding commerce and state wealth while Washington debates political power and etiquette from abroad.
A London press debate centers on extending a magnetic wire from England to Calais and possibly to New York. Some papers praise the idea as a step toward a global network, noting Russia and Siberia routes, the Pacific railroad dream, and the speed of news via telegraphy. The piece lampoons grand schemes and compares ancient roads to modern communications, while speculating on rapid transatlantic links and the fate of such ventures.
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