23 Jan 1823
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Newspaper
The Watchman
Location
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1823
Page
1
Tur Wartenman will be published once a week at two dollars per annum, one dollar payable at the time of subscribing, the other at the expiration of six months. No subscriber will be discontinued until his arrearages are paid off, nor will any subscription be received for less than six subscribers receiving their papers by post, will be liable to the postage.
A corrected notice from S. and M. Allen for the American Sentinel discusses terms on bank note exchange. It specifies discount rates and payment terms with shorthand references indicating interest and par values. The text reflects a period financial notice likely aimed at readers involved in currency or banking transactions.
The Lycoming Gazette reports Commonwealth versus Daniel Cole in Lycoming County court. An 1822 case charged with the murder of a bastard child born to Sarah M Miller, stepdaughter of Cole, alleged to have occurred August 20, 1821. Four counts allege drowning the infant by throwing it into a bucket of water.
Daniel Cole and family faced multiple counts of murdering a five month old child born to Sarah M Miller. Testimony described burying the baby under a floor and in a bucket of water. lack of a dead body made proof difficult. The jury, after long deliberation, returned a not guilty verdict.
The text describes Ganesa as a central Hindu deity invoked at the start of tasks from prayers to daily writings. It notes widespread practices of worship, images placed on ground before building, daily adornment, and public reverence to ensure success and avoid toil in vain. His name often marks entrances and doorways.
A writer condemns a Hindu idol with the head of an elephant and four arms, describing its worship and the myths around Ganesa. The piece recounts legends of Ganesa’s head replacement, his rat mount, and the beliefs tied to these tales. It also includes Augustine’s mother Monica and a note on a US UK treaty ratification via Russian mediation.
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