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Staunton Spectator, September 2, 1857

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Description of Page: News about Sepoy rebellion

Condition of the Country
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Summary: SS takes exception to American tendency to complain about the United States. It is actually in fine shape; prosperous, lots of land, relative social peace, free from disease outbreaks, bountiful resources. People should look to the positive.

Excerpt: There can be no excuse for restless efforts to disturb the tranquility into which the public mind is disposed to subside.

Telegraph Line Complete
(Column 2)

Summary: Telegraph line betweeen Richmond and Staunton has been completed. Text of first messages to and from the SS and Richmond Whig. Complains about interference from Waynesboro and Charlottesville

Excerpt: Staunton is now in communication with the rest of the big cities and needs only a little "gas" (which some of our neighbors are uncharitable enough to insinuate we are already overstocked with) to make her a "finished" place.

Kansas and the Vindicator
(Column 1)

Summary: Comments on Vindicator's coverage of Kansas. Refers to a Vinidcator article entitled "Kansas and the Spectator."

Railroad Excursion
(Column 3)

Summary: Four or five hundred Stauntonians took an excursion to the Central Railraod terminus in Oakland, Allegheny Co. Describes the speeches and festivities. Staunton Glee Club participated.

Presbyterian (New School) Convention
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Summary: Report on meeting of Southern Presbyterians in Richmond. The Synod split over slavery. Debate over the wisdom of organizing a sectional church.

Photographs
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Summary: Urges readers to go to Rankin's gallery to see new photographs of a citizen of Staunton.
(Names in announcement: Rankin)

Coming In
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Summary: SS is looking forward to a promising harvest of "vegetable curiosities", like Chapmans multi-eared ear of corn.
(Names in announcement: Wm. Chapman)

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Died
(Column 2)

Summary: Died in Monteray, on 8/24/57.
(Names in announcement: Ferdinand S. Heinkel)

Died
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Summary: Fannie, died on 8/26/57, age 32.
(Names in announcement: Fannie S. Garber, SamuelGarber)

Trailer: D.

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