22 Sep 1852
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1852
Page
1
The Lancaster Ledger lists weekly publication terms and rates. Subscriptions are two dollars annually with advance payment, or three dollars if paid at year end. Advertisements cost seventy five cents per twelve lines, with renewals at thirty seven and a half cents. A single insertion costs one dollar.
A family debate over Delia's marriage shifts from dance and music to cookery housework and thrift. Delia learns the value of practical skills as her parents test a suitor's finances and character, leading to a marriage with a capable, steady partner and a restored social circle.
A fragmentary diary style account recalls a mother's insistence on affection, a child's fragile tenderness, and a tragic night ending in a tomb. It intertwines memories of a stern parent, a life of discipline, and a widow’s grief, with distant echoes of a Broadway ice cream parlor scandal.
Fragmentary tale depicts jealousy turning violent within a high society setting. A violent blow in a fire scene, bloodshed, and scandal erupt as the married woman confronts the lover and faces public exposure. One party flees by carriage, another is carried away for medical care, highlighting erratic manners and dangerous passions.
A sermon-like exhortation condemns idolatry and urges Christians to evangelize the heathen. It cites prophecies of Jerusalem, the unity of God, and the world’s need for the gospel, urging readers to forsake comfort and support missions abroad. It shadows rhetoric on moral reform and divine judgment.
The text outlines subscriber duties including payment, taking delivery, and preventing discontinuation. It states publishers may continue service after suspension notices, and that failing to collect or return newspapers may incur liability. Courts deem evading receipt as prima facie proof of intent to avoid payment.
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