14 Mar 1857
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Newspaper
Tipton Advertiser
Location
Tipton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1857
Page
1
A fragmented Union era miscellany ties together political squabbles over Virginia and Pennsylvania, a comic tale of Old Joe and aqua fortis, wolf attacks in Madison, bank law shifts, emigration stats, and echoes of ancient Egyptians debt stigma. The piece blends editorials, anecdotes, and reprinted items with scattered named individuals and places across Akers of Acworth to Philadelphia Sunday Transcript.
The San Francisco Union notes a prophecy about protection from deadly bites as Prof. Wilson demonstration of a rattlesnake’s submission. He charmed and calmed the serpent, then laid it to rest in his bosom, proving astonishing control. Another report covers a rail line meeting in Mendota with $500,000 charter and recent director appointments.
The oath was administered to Mason by Pearce with Mason chosen as temporary president pro tempore, followed by vice president’s oath and a public ceremony at the Capitol east front. The Senate then adjourned until tomorrow. The column also notes comets scaring some, a robbery in Dewitt, and a railroad switchman’s feverish thermometer stunt.
An old tale recounts a fisherman asked at dinner if he would take apple pie. Teddy questions its sweetness and a past failed pie, noting similar misses with no meat. The exchange shows rebuke from a friend cutting deeper than blame, stirring irritation rather than proof.
The article details Douglas and Sherwood’s New York skirt factory employing 300 girls, producing 3000 skirts daily with machines from Wheeler and Wilson. It describes high weekly earnings, a ten minute skirt production, vast materials use, and speculation on evolving fashion elevating female roles. It also notes iron purchases for a Nebraska rail road near Dewnt and a Clinton board decision to finish the line to the Wabesipinicon River by July.
The synopsis describes Mr Buchanan delivering his inaugural address with notable force and resolve. He seeks divine strength for governance and emphasizes unity, the preservation of the Union, and a constitutional stance on slavery. He defends the Kansas and Nebraska issues, urges purity in government, urges restraint on expansion, and signals a cautious approach to pacific rail development. The scene notes crowd presence, political figures, and the Washington setting during the event.
Several laws have been enacted by the Territorial legislature this session. The most important defines a crime called Rebellion and prescribes death as a penalty, described as one of the most outrageous enactments.
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