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Newspaper
Washington Telegraph
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1859
Page
2
The Washington Indiana Telegraph argues the supreme court allows liquor licenses and urges the town board to enact a licensing ordinance. It warns that high licenses could curb disorderly conduct, improve business character, and support public welfare while noting drunkenness as a grave social vice.
A somber meditation on mortality, death's inevitability, and the afterlife. The writer reflects on the tolling of a bell for a departed friend, contrasts earthly ending with heavenly felicity, and asks if one will find happiness beyond the grave. The piece urges faith in God's mercy and eternal life.
Authorities warn that counterfeit gold dollars are in circulation in Chicago. Officials urge merchants to verify coin authenticity and report suspected forgeries to the city police or sheriff's office.
Tom Hyer proclaims Heenan quick and concedes the belt but claims he will defend it until conquered. He accepts Heenan's $1000 challenge and vows to fight any man in the world for the same sum twice if the engagement succeeds.
The Todiana Legislature records acts passed during the Extra Session from November 20 to December 26, 1858. Notable items include valuation and assessment reforms, real estate procedures, deed execution cures, prison ventilation, county road control, town incorporation, U.S. Senator elections timing, Bartholomew County court scheduling, pilot licensing amendments, and corrections to bank and school land laws.
The record lists numerous bills passed by the Legislature with notes on enacting status. It cites laws on deed acknowledgments by court clerks, judgment collection, church unions, election officer penalties, state revenue, county seat relocations, sinking fund debt payments, and specific appropriations for 1858, plus a Joint Resolution directing public funds and borrowing. James H. Vawter signs as Principal Secretary.
Philip Athens of Roxbury was convicted in Norfolk Common Pleas last term for liquor law violation. His counsel appealed to the Supreme Court on exceptions arguing lager beer not intoxicating and sale not illegal. The full bench at Dedham overruled the exceptions and remanded for sentence.
A satirical praise of women as the driving force behind patriotism religion and social order arguing that without women society would collapse. The piece claims women inspire church attendance war morale affection eloquence and civilization backed by grandiose historic references.
A minister asks a youth if he knows his worldly relations. The youth replies that he has two cousins and a grandmother but jokes he does not intend to sustain them much longer.
A man defined his ideal wife as not a prodigal but a frugal, true gal who would suit his conjugal taste. The quote reflects a humorous view on frugality and compatibility in marriage.
The total value of taxable property in Indiana is about 458 million dollars. This figure reflects the state's assessed property base for taxation purposes.
In a New York address to the Whigs, Mr. Crittenden attacks political organization as a mighty machine that silences the people's voice and endangers self government. He urges the old Whigs to spread the belief that the people are the source of political truth. In Ogdensburg a Friday note reports two large black bears killed within village bounds.
In a tense scene Old Master Brown dismisses Anthony Clair and the others to sit apart. Clair, mortified, hides his face and remains by the girl who loves him while the others scatter.
A woman is in custody in Houston Texas charged with the murder of her niece a seventeen year old girl.
In Utica New York ladies take to the ice on rocking skates Crinoline fashion adds to the spectacle as they glide and pose for onlookers revealing a lively winter pastime.
Indianapolis hosts ongoing Sar Temperance street gatherings now in the city. The area recently welcomed a notable visitor described as the redoubtable Benicia Boy.
The text asserts Brigham Young is worth 3 million dollars and controls all church property in Utah. This control is stated to exceed the value of all other property in the territory.
A rumor from Ireland suggests abolition of vice royalty as superstition grows that the time has come. The saloon housing viceroyalty portraits is said to be full with no room for another, fueling the debate.
The piece notes rising opium consumption in New York City, mocks nervous lawyers and judges using it as stimulus, and includes several pointed quips. It also recounts a philosophic poor man’s response to disrespect and a hostler confession about greasing horses’ teeth to stop oats from being eaten.
A tailor offers to measure a customer saying he will make a coat with eager politeness. The scene notes a shop sign reading Terms Cash, implying a quick sale and possible duplicity in pricing.
A humorous cautionary verse advising printers and readers on proper conduct in the printing office. It warns not to demand news from editors, not to challenge authors, to keep public subjects confidential, to avoid loud talk, and to refrain from analyzing proofs or copies to prevent anger or trouble.
The piece urges young men and women to speak clearly and act with resolve in love. It cites Genesis 24 and praises Rebekah for decisive, honest consent, urging women to answer affirmatively when asked to marry. The tone reflects traditional, moral guidance for suitors and brides.
A French paper denounces absynthe as a fashionable poison that fuels appetite and nerves. It criticizes drinkers from grog-shop patrons to artists and writers, noting its feverish ecstasy followed by debility and tormenting blindness and tremors.
A terrible earthquake struck Portugal on November 11, shocking residents and triggering emergency responses nationwide. Reports note widespread damage and calls for aid as authorities assess casualties and structural impacts.
A miscellaneous 1859 collage notes New York City tax allocations for police water poor schools streets light and salaries, reports hog cholera losses in Franklin County Tennessee and other tidbits. It mentions Corbyn in New York who ate items on a wager got jailed for intoxication, Indiana Asbury University president Bowman, a Terre Haute shooting, and Jeddo Japan's growing city status.
Private letters indicate the famed preacher Rev. Mr. Spurgeon will be in New York for the upcoming May anniversaries. His visit is anticipated by religious circles and city churches.
Persons indebted to the firm of Clark and Wykoff are urged to come forward to settle accounts as the firm seeks to close its books.
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