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Newspaper
The Watchman
Location
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1822
Page
4
A devotional poem depicts pillars of smoke rising from the wilderness perfumed with myrrh and frankincense. The lines praise Faith and Love as Church offerings, gathered at a grand monthly Concert of Prayer, while noting some refuse to partake. It frames prayer as a unifying heavenly perfume despite division.
Poem invites a reader to the garden of graves a sacred earth where widows and orphans lie beneath the sod the beloved and once powerful lie beside the man of God beauty and tyranny sleep as spring perfumes the lonely place stays hush and somber with eternal bloom surrounding the graveyard landscape
A spruce citizen greets a country friend and invites him home. The country gentleman reveals he has lost his estate and plans to stay awhile as he settles affairs, while the host covertly questions his sincerity and future intentions.
A wife hurries in as Mr. Woollet loses his suit and seeks lodging. The husband rebukes him while the wife shows quiet scorn. Woollet boasts of wealth as the scene exposes self interest and staged virtue. A lodger’s plea for tenpence and a half guinea ends in mutual reproach and estrangement.
Northumberland Academy opens a new term on May 1 in the green house opposite Dr. S Jackson. Tuition is 75 cents. six boarders are taken at 150 per week by subscribers E J Burr. Reading and geography texts listed for two classes. ladies outside the school may craft boxes and fancy articles in late March.
Notice states rags will be accepted as payment for newspapers at this office.
Prospectus for a subscription edition recounts Anderson a Virginia native who spent nineteen years in bondage in Arabia and travels through Egypt Peshawar Guzerat and Hindostan He survived captivity in Arabia and later served in local courts before escaping to London and then Norfolk The work promises geographical historical introductions and a map and will be published in one octavo volume about 500 pages Subscriptions are sought through Anderson in New York and agents across the Union with Watchman office in 1822 listed.
A concise item notes orderly office work. The Watch office handles job wars and various printing tasks with precision. The report emphasizes efficiency and routine administration.
The Northumberland Academy trustees elect Rev James Kay principal replacing the late Rev Mr Plumb. Kay brings teaching experience and will oversee a May 1 opening offering reduced tuition in reading writing arithmetic English, geography, Latin Greek mathematics, and stenography lessons at low extra cost. Boarding arranged with private families for distant scholars. ISRAEL PLEASANTS, Chairman. JAMES HEPBURN, Secretary. Northumberland Feb 22 1822.
Nathaniel Henrie submits proposals for a weekly democratic news publication in New Berlin Union County Pennsylvania. The plan outlines publication aims and audience reach for a new local paper in the area.
The Union Times announces plans to publish a new newspaper in Union County under liberal democratic principles. Editing will include foreign and domestic items and prices current, with care to avoid personal attacks. publication hoped to begin around April first. Subscribers are urged to send names to editor at New Berlin by April 1.
Terms state two dollars a year, payable half yearly in advance. No six month only subscriptions and no discontinuation until arrears are paid. If no notice of discontinuance is given at term end, it is treated as a new year. Subscribers cover postage. Subscriptions received at this office.
Auction notice for the old tavern stand in Jersytown formerly occupied by Buskirk and Young. A one year term or longer lease offered with immediate possession possible. Terms apply to the subscriber at inns sock or to James Barrett at the premises.
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