17 Jun 1859
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Newspaper
Washington Telegraph
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1859
Page
1
A dramatic tale unfolds with a shadowed pursuit and a reunion as Jennie and the narrator wed after a police pursuit over a mistaken manhunt. The second piece recalls memory, youth, and the beauty of nature, reflecting on time, mortality, and the enduring pull of past joys.
An 1859 Philadelphia advertisement promotes The Lapores Stam-poox or Fancy and Ornamental Work by Miss Florence Startley. It highlights applique beadwork knitting netting quilting patchwork and 262 engravings, urging readers to mail one dollar plus postage for a copy.
G G Evans Philadelphia offers Steps Toward Heaven or Religion by T S Arthur. The volume emphasizes daily life-Christian beauty and endearments rather than doctrinal content. Priced at 1.00 with 0.20 postage. mail a dollar for a copy and present, with gifts and agents’ inducements available.
Mrs Partington misreads geological terms while Ike debates a rock image in Dr Kane’s work. She suggests scratched knees from climbing rocks and mucus prints hint when Accommodah appears in bare skin, reflecting a humorous frontier scene.
A western paper notes a New York city event where a man had his wife’s body exhumed and no poison was detected. The report frames it as proof of advancing virtue and domestic happiness.
A reader recalls a humorous line from a man enjoying wild cherry compound. He savors the tartness and jokes that the cherries must have been so wild that the picker didn’t catch many of them. The remark captures playful local flavor.
A report describes a boy kept in a cellar while authorities investigate claims of coercion. He was allowed free access to a molasses cask, with questions raised about the handling of the situation and potential neglect.
A catalog of titles from E. & J. Riddle, Dunigan & Brother, and I. B. Peterson & Brothers. McMurran's Scientific Lexicox third edition, Ora Martha Indian Story, The Beauty of Religion, Young Crusaders, and Sir Walter Scott novels in People’s Edition offered at low rates. Free postage for twenty six volumes. complete Edinburg edition priced at seventy two dollars. The notice praises the publishers and urges literary interest.
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