Authorized candidate notice for county clerk race
We are authorized to announce Joan S. Boursiikr as a candidate for County Clerk at the upcoming October election in Washington Indiana. The notice appears in the August 5 1859 edition edited by S B Horrall.
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Joan S. Boursiikr
Parke County
Oitamon'Picas
Washington
Daviess County
Van
Seventh Street
Ayer
Daviess
Counly
Indiana
Ses
Elizabeth Ayers
James ‘Sturges
Buckingham Sturges
James McConnell
Goodwin
Democrats Convene at Court House in Unity Call
A convention organized by Dr. H. S. Wolfe urged unity for the Democratic party during a session at the Court House last Saturday. Delegates discussed rules, minority reports, and county officer ballots, electing J. Dillon for County Commissioner and R. N. Reed for Auditor, with F. P. Bradley chosen Clerk.
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Court House
H. S. Wolfe
Truth the Giant Opens Path to Heights and Depths of Pleasure
A fragment proclaims truth as a large force guiding humans to both enjoyment and restraint, comparing its reach to a mighty creature that leads toward exalted experiences and deep denials.
A Wife's Prayer For Union And Blessing
A devotional plea asks for divine blessing on a marriage, urging God to keep the wife humble obedient and compliant, to unite hearts in love and holiness, and to grant a long, blessed life and mutual comfort in sorrow and change. The language seeks amiability, usefulness, and devotion as a shared portion in God.
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Naomi
Hermitage Tour Describes Grounds and Contemplated Decay
A Savannah Republican correspondent reports on the Hermitage during an artillery excursion to Nashville. The approach is a cedar-lined avenue with a secluded grove, while the tomb dome shows neglect and needs care. The party admires the Constitution frigate Jackson rode in. A 33-gun salute closes the visit.
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Savannah Republican
Nashville
Hermitage
Constitution
Gen. Jackson
Bearded Preacher Mistakenly Placed in Beer Ad
A Wheeling German paper misprinted a lager ad by placing a famous preacher's name at the bottom. The ad announced the lager beer man would preach at the reverend gentleman's church due to a simple name transposition. Handbills were issued to correct the error.
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Wheeling
Handel festival in London nets large receipts
The great Handel festival in London drew near 140000 dollars in receipts with about 90000 dollars left after expenses. On the final day when Israel in Egypt was staged receipts reached nearly 80000 dollars, a record in public performances.
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London
Israel
Egypt
Coure
Wealthy Lafayette man elopes with Connecticut widow
John C. Smith, a wealthy Lafayette citizen, eloped with a widow a few days ago. The widow is described as small and unprepossessing and a married woman who left Connecticut a couple of years ago. It is believed Smith has gone east. His wife, a wealthy woman in her own right, has joined relatives in Connecticut. Smith is a son of the late Hon. Perry Smith former U S Senator from Connecticut.
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Lafayette
John C. Smith
Connecticut
Smith
Perry Smith
U. S
Eastern weeklies mocked for fiction and moral emptiness
A commentator denounces Eastern weeklies for supplying endless fiction and deception while delivering little real knowledge. He laments readers wasting money on trashy literature and notes many readers preferring sensational romances to factual reporting.
Stranger Dies at Staunton Residence
C B Cole of Staunton Clay county reports a stranger died at his home on the 18th after arriving ill. The man appeared about 25 with light complexion and sandy hair. A letter on his person indicates relatives in the county, signed by his sister Sarah E Venton or Newton.
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C. B. Cole
Staunton
Clay County
Sarah E. Venton
Newton
Duty to aid in correcting social evils
A historical exhortation argues that every man must use his influence to combat societal evils. It frames protection as a duty and warns that failing to act is dishonorable. The tone urges collective responsibility and moral accountability.
Fragments on Love and Absence in a Rooted Fancy
An archaic meditation notes how absence can smother a rootless fancy yet nourish a seed of affection into a fuller love. The passage reflects on emotional growth, longing, and the irresistible pull of companionship despite distance.
Retuned Pike's Peaker Reports on Gold Region Prospecting
J P Horton, once a railroad check agent, returns from Pike's Peak where he prospected with Simmons and Kent. He notes others reported quick riches, including $400 in a day, but clarifies it was $40 after ten days. Horton saw $510 in a day for seven or eight men yet says mining there is not remunerative and he will not return.
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J. P. Horton
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Pike’s Peak
Simmons & Kent
Davisson
Missouri ,Democrat
Horton
Gregory
Affair of honor ends with single shot near Danville
O Jennings Wise and Patrick Henry Aylett met about four miles from Danville Virginia just inside the North Carolina line at sunrise. Aylett fired intentionally but ineffectively. Wise fired away from Aylett and the seconds, Old of the Examiner and Captain J Lucius Davis, mediated. Surgeons Crenshaw and Tucker attended the principals.
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Petersburgh
O. Jennings Wise
Patrick Henry
Wise
Mr. Aylett
Mr. Old
J. Lucius Davis
Henrico
Dr. Crenshaw
Tucker
Aylett
Newlywed Couple Seeks Overnight Accommodations Aboard Steamboat
Eye witness reports on a Cincinnati to Louisville steamboat incident last week where a newly married man sought lodging for the night after approaching the polite clerk with a whispered request for "accommodations." The humorous exchange reveals his confusion between a berth and a bed for the couple.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Bayard Taylor to Lecture Four Times in California
Tar Bayard Taylor sails to California on the steamer the 5th of August under engagement with the San Francisco Mercantile Library Society to deliver four lectures in San Francisco and surrounding mining towns. He will be away about three months and likely speaks in Sacramento and other principal mining district towns.
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Tar Bayard
Taylor
California
San Francisco Mercantile Library Society
Pacific
Sacramento
Colfax to Visit Minnesota in August and September
The St. Paul Times notes that Hon. Schuyler Colfax will tour Minnesota in August and September. It calls him an excellent speaker and says his visit will benefit the Republican cause incalculably.
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St. Paul
Schuyler Colfax
Minnesota
Engineer Perry Faces Prison Over Havana Railway Accident
An American engineer named Perry was jailed for twenty four days and fined 100 dollars for alleged culpability in an Havana Railway accident. There was talk of garroting him.
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Perry
Havana
Counterfeit Ring Busted Near Bloomington Illinois
Ten-member counterfeit gang arrested near Bloomington Illinois. Included is J J Farran an engraver from Crab Orchard Kentucky identified as the originator of the ten counterfeit notes circulating, tied to the Bank of Ashland.
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Bloomington
J. J. Farran
Crab Orchard
Bank of Ashland
Secret Spartan Band Supports Douglas for Presidency
A secret society named The Spartan Band exists within the Buffalo Democracy. The group claims to purge corruption in the Democratic party and comprises supporters of Douglas for the presidency.
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Buffalo Democracy
Republic
Democratic Party
Douglas
Murder on Water Street Leaves Community in Shock
The Vinccennes Sun reports that on Sunday night at about 9 Mr. Mat Norton was fatally stabbed on Water Street near the post office by Thomas Pulling. Pulling was committed for trial after a preliminary examination. James Brown, accused as an accessory, was released.
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Mat. Norton
Water Street
Thomas Pulling
Norton
Esq
Pulliam
Brown
Vincennes Sun
What it Means to Be a Publician in Truth and Patriots
The Boston Courier argues public men are defined by influence and integrity, not office. It cites Mr. Choate as a towering example of a public man whose national policy leadership and principled patriotism endure beyond mere political offices, unlike flatterers who seize power.
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The
Boston Courier
Choate
Demosthenese
Cicero
Tragic Outcome From a Practical Joke in Woodsocket
A Providence Journal report describes a man in Woodsocket who was deceived into thinking he faced murder accusations. The distress led him to bid farewell to his wife and, in a moment of despair, to fatally wound himself with a jackknife while at work.
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Providence Journal
Woodsocket
Monument Erected for Freeman Hunt in Quincy Burial Site
A plain, massive monument has been erected near the graves of his mother and sister in Quincy Massachusetts to honor Freeman Hunt the “poor boy of Quincy” with ties to Merchants' Magazine, a name known worldwide.
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Fas
Quincy
Massachusetts
Blackberry crop valued at half a million dollars in Indiana
The Indiana Journal reports the blackberry crop in Indiana worth about five hundred thousand dollars. Before railroads the fruit was undervalued, but current demand is strong with shipments from a Madison and Indianapolis railroad station totaling five hundred five dollars over several days.
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The
Indiana Journal
Indiana
Madison& Indianapolis
Affray in Somerset Leaves Williams Stabbed by Knife
An affray at Somerset Kentucky occurred recently between Hon. Sherrod Williams of Louisville and Frank J. White of Somerset. Williams was severely stabbed with a pocket knife during the clash.
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Somerset
Sherrod Williams
Louisville
Frank J. White
Woman injured after fall from scaffolding in Buffalo
In Buffalo on a Wednesday a woman washing exterior windows lost her balance and fell from a height. She tumbled onto the stone pavement, breaking two small bones in her hoops, while her hoops remained inflated during the impact.
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Buffalo
Married Miss Harley of New Orleans and Gillis Appointed Agent
Miss Harley of New Orleans, whose father killed her seducer a year or two ago, has just wed. Red fardridge Gillis of Pennsylvania has been appointed special agent to the Fawnee Indians to arrange matters and prevent future difficulties.
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Miss” Harley
New. Orleans
Fardridge- Gillis
Pennsylvania
Jenner Statue Erected in Paris Between Louvre and Pont des Arts
A statue honoring Edward Jenner the discoverer of vaccination for smallpox has been erected in Paris. It stands in the space between the Louvre and the Pont des Arts.
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Jenner
Paris
Louvre
Pont Des Arts
Court Mob Burns, Hangs Suspects After Jailbreak
A mob forcibly removed three murder rape suspects from Marshall Missouri jail. One suspect was burned and two were hanged. The incident follows reports of vigilante justice after a chaotic night.
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Marshall
Missouri
Raleigh Register Notes NC District Election Prospects
The Raleigh Register anticipates the Opposition will win four or five Congressional Districts in North Carolina. Florence Nightingale is gravely ill with diminishing strength, moved from Highgate to London, now confined to a room. The State Department is urged to secure release for a naturalized Tranoyer native impressed abroad. There is commentary on balancing truth and candor in public statements.
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Raleigh Register
North Carolina
Florence Nightingale
Highgate
London
Ee Room
Wright
State Department
Tranoyer
Hae Voltaire Weighs World Like An Old Coquette
A quip attributed to Hae Voltaire notes that when friends discuss the antiquity of the world the world itself behaves like an old coquette masking its true age, a witty comparison on appearance versus reality.
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Hae-Voltaire
Whly’s Pun Grows From Whisker Encouragement
A light joke notes a man injuring his stature by encouraging whisker growth, as he adopts a downward approach to his facial hair. The punchline hinges on a play on words about height and whiskers.
Quote on mind disease and understanding illness
The speaker compares mental illness to physical disease, noting we are half dead before recognizing our disorder and half cured once we understand it. The line emphasizes insight as key to healing and reflects a clinical view of psychology.
West’s Simplest Method for Heavenly Distances
A learned editor notes that West cites John Phoenix’s lecture on astronomy, recommending the simple rule: estimate half the distance and multiply by two to compute celestial separations. The dictum emphasizes a quick, approximate approach in early scientific discourse.
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Put West
John Phoenix
No Shame Felt By Pair In Eccentric Exchange
Two unnamed speakers spar with sharp wit and accusations about shame and propriety in a brief, clipped dialogue. The exchange centers on mutual insistence of innocence and a lack of remorse, highlighting humor and social tension.
Ode to Posterity Read by Rousseau Before Voltaire
Jean Baptiste Rousseau reads his Ode to Posterity aloud to Voltaire who quips that it will never reach its address. The exchange captures a moment of witty literary exchange between two Enlightenment figures.
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Jean Baptiste Rousseau
Voltaire
Newport Woman Objects To Desert Weather Free For Season
A Newport resident complains that deserts are unusually free this season while detailing a recent incident in which A. A. Rusher knocked her over.
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Newport
A. A. Rusher
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