02 Nov 1877
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Newspaper
Ashtabula Telegraph
Location
Ashtabula, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1877
Page
1
A fragment from a historical newspaper page lists numerous trades and services including attorneys agents painters architects surveyors photographers and more. It mentions real estate lots for sale water lime stock and liverpen agent references, with scattered names and partial phrases.
A distorted passage outlines a train timetable from Cleveland to Geneva and Conneaut with stops at Ashtabula and Conneaut. It mentions departure and arrival cues, a route via Buknute, and a Columbus time reference, but many words are garbled, making precise times and stations unclear.
Fragments of advertising copy mix with a poetic autumn scene and stray references to Portland Maine. The text evokes foggy landscapes, wooded hills, and childhood reminiscences, ending with vague, impressionistic lines about seasons and colors.
A nostalgic verse fragment recalls a past romance and lasting memories. The speaker asks if the beloved still cherishes, expresses cherishing past moments, and notes faith, longing, and a hopeful yet sorrowful sense of enduring love across time.
A young wife Lulu urges husband Harry to leave their home for a city hotel to escape domestic monotony. He yields, and their once intimate home fractures as social temptations, drinking, and drifting apart erode trust, culminating in tragedy of illness and death. Aunt Lucy watches and warns of the peril to marriage when home life is abandoned.
Ruth and Reuben guard a cabin as three savages threaten their two year old. A thunderstorm, dripping rain, and a collapsing oak save them when lightning kills the attackers, leaving the family intact for the night and recounting the tale to grandchildren.
An 18th century anecdote contrasts Southey’s neat house and Wordsworth’s impatience at his tea table. Wordsworth uses a butter knife on a Burkes volume, leaving grease on pages, while Southey and guests react with mild annoyance. The piece argues true politeness is shown by actions not feelings, and kindness unites nobility with good breeding.
A fragment recalls an old emigrant trade where a man paid for a servant, then discovers the bought girl is his own daughter. In a twist, the buyer learns the seller is the couple’s long-lost son, now grown, unknowingly bought by strangers in America. The tale ends with a family reunion and uncertain futures.
A chaotic incident in Laurens County involved a North Carolina wagoner reportedly selling a dog to a local man, a mule wagon and a chase. Spectators recalled a scuffle, with the dog dying from injuries or strangulation as a crowd watched a muddy, loud scene and a man suffered clothing damage.
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