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Newspaper
Sunbury American
Location
Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1850
Page
1
The fragment outlines half yearly and annual rates, with references to arrears and commissions. It mentions multiple copies to a child, a five dollar advance, and penalties or fines, all in a disrupted, archaic typography.
An advertisement notes sittings at corner Fifth and Chesnut in Philadelphia and 363 Broadway at Franklin Street New York for portraits and miniatures in various styles and materials. It promises quick sitters, improved instruments, and remarks on weather suitability for adults and children with age guidelines and dress tips. The gallery boasts six prize medals and remains open at all hours for visitors. June 2, 1850.
New York and Philadelphia journeymin Hatters Association cor. of Glh and Chestnut Street Philadelphia continues to make and sell a finer and more durable hat for the money than any other establishment in the United States with a standard price of hats $300. Gentes and dog’s cloth and gin cups umbrellas carpet bags Calaty Panama and straw hats at equally low prices. May 25, 1850.
Tennyson has issued a new poem In Memoriam in London through bookseller Moxon. The text includes lines about calm, autumn scenes, and peace on earth and sea, with reflections on nature and deep quiet.
The Narrator recalls travel through Michigan with a Newfoundland dog named Lion. They face robbery risk in a German settlement, discover thieves eyeing the pack, and endure a tense night. Lion defends master, aiding capture of the robbers. both triumph, and the thieves are jailed for ten years.
A letter from Woodbridge dated July 4 recounts the death of an eccentric old bachelor who left an estate of 8000 pounds. He folded clothes in paper, avoided dust and women, and penny saved by measuring value in copper. He died “unwept and uncared for” despite a fortune, with the tale noting his miserly habits and singular conduct.
A recounting of Fulton on the Clermont journey to Albany, a later reunion aboard his New York bound boats, and his reflections on the dawn of steam navigation. Also includes an anecdote about Silas Wright leaving home, meeting a wagoner, and later marrying the emigrant's daughter in Geneva.
A historical rundown notes mankind's first occupation of Baglani with animal skins for clothing and leaves for bedding. It cites ancient England’s shift to woollen fabrics around 1181 and flax, silk imports, and gradual furniture evolution, from grass beds to rush carpets by about 750. It also mentions Elkton wild birds and a price rise at The Astor House in New York.
A garbled poem rants about a blood-sucking mosquito tormenting sleep, praising cold and rain to end the nuisance, with muddled lines and misspellings. The text also clips into notes on Secretary Bicetow Lawhunek, steamship progress, Tecumqua population loss, Frederica Bremer's Buffalo visit, and short political items from Arkansas and Pennsylvania legislature.
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