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Newspaper
Washington Telegraph
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1859
Page
2
Readers confront a lurid moral piece detailing a world where money, health, honesty, and virtue are traded for poison and crime. The narrative follows ruined husbands and wives in stark terms as wealth collapses into poverty and reputations vanish, urging empathy for victims of such exchanges.
A fragmentary sermon-like piece warns readers about the dangers of exchange and quick money for poison. It urges contemplation of family and moral ruin, noting how intemperance wrecks intellect and future happiness and asks readers to act with wisdom.
Pittsfield reporter recalls Nancy Heath of Columbia born January 1 1791 in Cincinnati the city’s first white child. Now sixty nine she ran a business built schools and property and kept active feeding horses selling nets and guiding local progress while hoping a return visit to Cincinnati with public welcome.
A dray passed our door carrying potatoes onions flour coal bacon lard sugar and more. The driver said the varied goods were a gift from a group called Sons of Malaga to a sick family in need in our city.
In the first issue of his journal the publisher expresses gratitude to those who lent him money and thanks heaven that debt imprisonment law does not exist in the state.
The piece describes the so called Mad Stone or coral formation used as a wound remedy. It details method heat water dip apply to wound and claimed draws out poison. It cites Buckingham county Virginia origins around 1832 and notes reported successes including a cottonmouth bite case and insect stings with rapid relief.
Human skeletons were uncovered three to four feet underground beneath a house on the National road to Warren township during demolition for a new building. The corpses, found in a doubled position, were brought to the city. locals suspect murder and concealment. The dwelling once housed Mormons, fueling neighborhood speculation about the bodies buried under the floor.
A Washington to Philadelphia Press item reports Jefferson Davis will introduce a bill to repeal penalties against the African slave trade. The South is said to reopen and aggressively pursue trafficking with vessels sailing from Savannah for Gulf ports. Officials plan enhanced enforcement from Charleston to Mobile and a Paraguay fleet component is to aid law enforcement.
A promotional notice for a new work by Samuel M Pinnckni D on the origin and doctrines of eighty religious sects. Published by Duane Rulison Quaker City Publishing House Philadelphia. The volume sells for $1.00 with a 20 cent postage option and a free catalogue on request.
A reflective prose piece contrasts life and death, imagining enduring beauty of nature after passing. It muses on memory’s fading flame, the funeral rites, and the eventual forgetfulness of names as laughter returns to the room. The tone is somber, with an emphasis on mortality and the quiet persistence of nature.
A mosaic of brief mentions: a girl’s reaction to plant union, a colonel’s dental woes and inherited teeth, New Orleans voters for Northern men after twenty one years, diamonds forged in Paris from Rhode Island silex, a remark on poetry and daily religion, and Coleridge on advice like falling snow shaping the mind.
An OCR fragment argues that public good requires cautions wisdom not mob violence. It warns mob reactions may provoke reflection and cautions against hasty punitive measures. The text discusses balance between action and restraint in civic matters.
A cryptic verse fragment questions the meaning of seasons as measured by deeds not years. It contrasts living in action with counting breaths and emotions rather than digits on a clock.
Fragmentary historical note describes a cholera outbreak raging north of Europe with severe impact. The text reflects on seasons of fatigue and hope, urging renewed energy and ambition to spur stronger efforts and improvement, as public spirits awaken.
Fragmentary excerpt shows a character named Hather seeking to buy a gun. The other speaker, Willie, questions the plan while a claim of intent to fight is stated. Mentions of Lusy Lake suggest a romantic feud context.
A distressed exchange shows Jerold warning an unnamed listener that the woman’s coughing will trigger a strike. The fragment hints at an imminent action linked to her illness and a coordinated effort.
An inventor in Brooklyn has created a device that changes money and railroad conductors use it to give and receive fare without handling coins, streamlining the process and reducing contact with cash.
The quote urges immediate effort since yesterday cannot be recalled and tomorrow cannot be secured. Only today remains, and once lost, it is gone forever.
A Sandusky man wins a peach binge on a $250 wager. Portland admission drops to 25 cents for the Great Eastern. A Sistersville oil fountain yields 400 gallons daily. Leavenworth reports $9,000 in gold dust from Kansas. Memphis presses for a Jo Lane presidency while Lincoln figures in Wisconsin talks.
An early 19th century ad extols Ed Thompson's nursery of fruit and ornamental trees noting their better growth, transplantability, and countywide suitability. The piece also promotes home industry, and Beitman & Co offering affordable clothing while urging readiness for winter. It quotes Longfellow and reflects on opportunity and indignation.
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