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Newspaper
Washington Telegraph
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1859
Page
2
The ladies of Loogootee and Mount Dicasant host an ice cream festival on the 23rd to fund the new church in Loogootee. Rev Forsyth oversaw the church’s erection and the supper promises tastefully prepared dishes. Citizens are urged to attend for hospitality and a pleasant outing that benefits future church furnishings.
A former resident writes home from his Pike’s Peak visit on April 19, calling the gold reports at Cherry Creek a humbug. He describes miners on Platte River earning three to twenty cents daily, emigrants’ suffering, and desertion, urging would be settlers to avoid the wilderness and blame profiteers.
In a reflection on local politics, residents doubt many will seek office, preferring to let the right person emerge. The piece urges widespread publication of candidacy announcements and vigorous campaigning to encourage participation and visibility. It also touches on European succession intrigues and the uncertain fate of Ferdinand II’s successor, the Duke of Calabria, amid Austrian influence and internal family rivalries.
RCA Baltimore reports three sets of harness two carriages and a double and single bogey are being prepared at that place for Louis Napoleon.
The San Francisco Bulletin owner was arrested for obscene publication by printing Sickles trial testimony. He was acquitted, claiming the foreman inserted the material without his consent during his absence. The episode is cited as proof California public sentiment is refined.
The Vin cennes Times reports Wheatland and Knox county show strong signs of enterprise. Farmers are now at work, promising abundant crops and peaceful plenty as Wheatland is praised as a budding village of industry.
A Boston Post writer promotes beard growth as healthful for the eyes and throat, citing imagined military experiments in Africa and general protection from disease. The piece notes editors’ differing opinions and self-deprecating humor about appearance and identity.
Lawrence Kansas correspondent recalls Greeley’s reception with a hotel portrait dilemma. A single crude colored likeness of Mr. Greeley hung beside an identical Bennett portrait from the New York Herald, prompting mock comparison to Lucifer and the Angel Gabriel before a Yankee produced a Tribune copy that shaded Bennett, fitting the moment.
The article notes that an aeronaut's role is highly painful due to the persistent urge to rise and soar, illustrating the peril and discomfort inherent in ascent. It emphasizes the challenging nature of maintaining height and balance during flight.
A quirky piece recalling poetry as a disease and describing a youth’s rash romantic verse. The text shifts to a Fourth of July demonstration appeal, urging Washington citizens and Sabbath Schools to display patriotism and celebrate the nation's birth.
Report indicates rats are destroying young corn in areas around Lafayette and Bloomington Illinois. Farmers observe rapid damage and fear ongoing losses as rodents undermine crops and threaten the season's yield.
The ladies of Loogootee and Mount Pleasant host an Ice Cream Festival Thursday evening 23rd at six at the Loogootee M E Church. Proceeds fund the church interior finishing. The notice ends with a critique of humbugs and quack dentists amid local reform talk.
The text laments unfair trade where merchants buy farmers crops and then supply peddlers who drain the farmer’s money and sell worthless goods. It urges supporting local citizens to follow the golden rule.
Mr Hoofmaster notes residents gathering materials for a solid brick business house. The piece praises capable citizens improving property and credits idle capital with fueling rapid growth, urging continued forward movement.
A man, unnamed, shot himself near Mount Pleasant last week after his pistol failed to fire when his wife was called to witness. He attempted to prime the gun with his foot, the discharge lodging in his head and not even causing a tooth fracture.
An eccentric mix of health fads for horse manes, quirky anecdotes from the Princeton Clarion and Indiana items. Mischief in Knox County jails, a note on a Detroit ox misunderstanding languages, and local editor Mose B. Harrell’s retirement marked by praise.
A Chicago Democrat report recalls a New Orleans heir of seventy thousand dollars who spent two years running a northern Indiana grocer y and the last two years in the city squandering his fortune. He is an excellent accountant but has fallen to posting bills on street corners.
Describes Garibaldi’s crossing into Lombardy from Ticino and the capture of Camp, plus Austrian retreat toward Milan. Notes Austrians occupying Robbia near Casale and preparations at Alessandria for an eastern movement. Highlights rising revolutionary spirit in Lombardy and volunteer enlistment as Austrians pull back.
At the New York Odd Fellows celebration Past G and Sire Wildey of Baltimore, founder of the Order in the United States, appeared in a small frame yet hale. He recalled introducing the Order into Maryland on April 19 1819 and stopping in Boston en route home to establish a lodge, noting Maryland brothers would receive a warm welcome.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a large, enthusiastic gathering of about twelve hundred people. Strong resolutions condemn the Republican State Convention and affirm independence for the American party with no ties to Democrats or Republicans. A July 26 state convention in Cincinnati is planned to nominate a ticket. Hostility to fusion with other parties dominates the remarks.
A shooting near Stillwater Saratoga County N Y left Hiram D Case dead. Arthur Holden a former Mexican War veteran admitted to firing a rifle through Case at Holden's gate accusing him of improper relations with Holden's daughter. Holden surrendered stating he had done his duty amid strong local emotion.
A Manchester Mirror correspondent recounts a tale from fall 1847 in which a debt burdened youth seeks work, receives a twenty dollar loan via a note and box in the Post Office, and is guided to a card stripper job by a mysterious sender. Years later the anonymous benefactor turns out to be the future bride awaiting him with the note, linking love and gratitude.
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