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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1859
Page
2
Fragmented prose explores home as life’s anchor and growth. It contrasts plant and animal roots with human residence, warns against vanishing homes, and notes how travel and seaside temptations erode virtue, especially for youths and travelers, amid vivid travel imagery on a moving train.
N P Willis and companions recount an 1840s rail journey on the Baltimore and Ohio line. Willis describes riding the cowcatcher amid a July heat wave near Martinsburg, with officials and fellow travelers witnessing the precarious perch on the engine grill and playful danger of stray cattle on the track.
A reader warns of pocket picking on a rainy omnibus ride. A young woman with a wet umbrella allegedly cut the pocket with a hook device attached to the umbrella to snatch a portemonnaie. The writer saved the money by keeping a firm grip and urges vigilance by ladies alone on crowded transports.
The Golden Rocket, on a Boston to port voyage, stops at Juan Fernandez Island for water. Captain O N Pendleton notes the island’s rugged peaks, fertile valleys, and abundant fruit including peaches and strawberries. The island houses 14 inhabitants led by Day and Kirkaldie, former penal colony convicts, goats roam freely, and fresh water comes from several rivulets.
The document highlights Hon. Rufus Choate’s large library of seven thousand volumes and his vivid description of the solace books provide a tired lawyer. It notes Tar frozen well at Brandon drawing savants, rumors about origins of a Tong Pact, and a railroad-era Arctic whale bones discovery with a forthcoming report.
A red silk sash with Braddock legend passes through hands from a New Orleans owner to General Gaines and General Taylor after Buena Vista. The relic bears blood stains and El. B. 1707 marks, tying Braddock to Washington and the Custis era in a tale of lineage and coincidence.
A humorous tale from a clergyman who shared tea with a parish lady known for bread. She deprecates the biscuits while offering one. he notes they might be better. The plate is removed as she insists they are good enough for him. No further remark follows the biscuit exchange. Pennsylvania tobacco report notes rising fields along Pennsylvania Railroad route and misattributed cultivation origins.
Reports from military expedition observers describe a terrific Monday tornado tearing through the upper country. It toppled houses and blew down trees across a wide area, with Cambridge and Monticello hit hard. Wagons overturned, cattle driven into rivers, and hay piles scattered as fierce hail and heavy rain followed, leaving continued adverse weather. Witnesses near Thompson’s recount near drowning in rising floodwaters and a wagon wreckage scene with horses entangled.
The Rochester Union reports M Delave will cross the Genesee River and Falls on a tight rope next Tuesday the 16th in Rochester. A citizen committee funded a rope and safety gear after existing bridge wires were deemed unsuitable. The site spans over Falls Field with the rope over the waterfall and gorge, a hazardous setup his supporters say proves his skill.
Paris rumor claims Rothschild family plans retirement by December. Reports say Baron James and Nathaniel Rothschild may withdraw from business, close Paris accounts, and end the house after December, amid Nathaniel’s paralysis and unsettled European markets.
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