14 Aug 1862
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1862
Page
1
A child describes growing cold and asking for maternal warmth as a heavenly vision appears. An angel band shows a white robe, crown, and golden harp, signaling the child will be carried to the sky and united with the mother in a future happy home.
A young traveler reaches Boston by Fitchburg Railroad and visits a Washington Street ice cream shop. Two local ladies mock a rustic cousin named Jeremiah Onthank, who proves to be a well educated, well mannered young man from Vermont, contrary to the cousins’ mock portrait.
Jeremiah Onthank hides rustic roots by posing as a city gent to visit his cousin Alice in Boston. He buys fashionable clothes and boots, meets New York society, and earns Emma Dickinson’s and Miss Vancouver’s interest. Alice learns Jeremiah is not of the country at all, but social ladders await in Vermont.
A meditation on the Bible as the oldest, most read book, its language, and enduring influence across civilizations. It notes its survival against attack from ancient foes, its reach in two hundred languages, and its role in guiding rulers, soldiers, and the faithful.
The text honors the Bible’s role in the American Revolution era. It cites 1777 actions to print thirty thousand Bibles and 1780 steps to publish a Philadelphia edition, praising Congress and leaders like Madison and Sherman for linking scripture to civil and religious liberty. It warns that neglect would end freedoms.
An infidel, en route to the East by train, heard a Larish boy singing There’ll be no sorrow there. The simple chorus lodged in his thoughts, stirring belief in a heaven free of sorrow and leading him to the Saviour. The account frames the event as a Spirit-led conversion to Christianity.
A civic exhortation urges always to choose what is right in every action. It stresses fairness, honest sharing, parental respect, and personal integrity, noting happiness follows from consistent ethical conduct and becomes a lifelong habit.
An old Bohemian Bible, baked inside a loaf in Lucas County Ohio, survived a raid to destroy Protestant texts. Passed through Schebolt family who live near Maumee City, the manuscript dates back about 150 years and belonged to the grandfather, a devoted Protestant.
A Washington officer who disappeared after charging Gen. Mitchell was seen in Toledo and says he can be found if an arrest order exists. He claims his Washington mission was not to press charges and notes he is a paroled prisoner awaiting exchange. Buell relieved him of command after learning he had not been exchanged.
The notice outlines ad pricing for notices and legal ads. Special notices cost one and a half times ordinary rates. Legal advertisements are $1 per square for the first three insertions and 25 cents per square for each additional insertion. Affidavits and business cards up to six lines cost $5 per year.
The excerpt argues that evenings in a lady's drawing room offer richer conversation and virtue than clubs or taverns. It contends male selfishness fades in female company, teaches respect, and counters youths’ dissipations though some men disdain such social settings. The passage cites Thackeray as a source.
The passage defends humor as a valuable gift that enhances cheerfulness and social bonds. It argues that humor, when used rightly, strengthens sympathy and joy in family life, noting that many esteemed individuals deeply enjoy genuine humor. It cites the humane benefits of mirth across hardship.
The Boston Advertiser advises recruits to join an old regiment to reduce disease mortality. It cites that three-fourths of deaths in the army are disease related and suggests incorporating new levies into existing regiments for personal welfare and quicker reinforcement.
A devotional reflection comforts the bereaved with the promise that Christ, who has conquered death, draws near to comfort sustain and be with them in future trials. He is described as the strength of the heart and the eternal portion beyond earthly loss.
Gen Banks visited a Massachusetts regiment in Virginia and urged the soldiers to address a large Faneuil Hall gathering. He emphasized that actions by the soldiers would inspire public support and help crush the ongoing rebellion, urging every true Massachusetts man to send an appeal.
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