04 Dec 1862
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1862
Page
1
A patriotic poem celebrates Independence Day with memories of the American Revolution. It praises the founding of the United States, the defeat of the British and the enduring symbols of freedom the stars and stripes represent. The verse calls for peace and the restoration of harmony between the North and South.
A poet laments a torn home and a fallen strong helper. The speaker bids an orphan boy to move forward, promising him a brighter fate beyond the root tree and linden shadows, while recalling a brave, upright figure fallen in battle. The piece blends grief, faith, and urging resilience.
A wandering widow and child are sheltered by farmer Job Raynesford who gifts ten dollars. Years later lawyer Walter Everleigh and his wife Mary reveal the memory as a debt of gratitude. The note is settled and Hannah’s harshness fades as the farm is saved.
The passage paints education not as letters but as a motherly look and a father's firm approval. It emphasizes sisterly kindness, brotherly forbearance, and natural pastoral imagery as foundations for benevolence and virtue directed toward God and the good. It stresses gentle guidance, acts of kindness, and reverence for nature as central to moral education.
A vivid fragment recalls a brewing mishap and a brawl as the narrator meets an oncoming volley of brickbats. The scene pivots on a stubborn, combative stance and a rough encounter centering on a brewing rite gone awry.
The article describes RB Conscience as a sleeping giant whose performances glow briefly but his starts are poor when he wakes. It highlights inconsistent initial pace and lingering issues in early game openings affecting outcomes.
A lengthy exhortation urges patience with children and their questions. It argues for line upon line teaching, gentle correction, and nurturing curiosity to raise thoughtful, useful adults.
Eastern correspondent describes Sharpsburg after Antietam. Inhabitants return home as dead horses are removed and buildings repaired. Two churches nearly destroyed and the homes of the wealthy rebels damaged. Mr Grover’s secessionist house badly battered with a cannonball through his portrait. Women and children hid in cellars for three days amid prayers and psalms. Only five cottages of 1,500 survived.
General order from Executive Masstron Washington November 16 1862 enjoins officers and men to observe the Sabbath in the Army and Navy reducing Sunday labor to essential need while upholding Christian duties and discipline. Lincoln quotation and advice follow with moral guidance and light verses.
The Madison Wis Argus announced changes to its heading. It claimed the edit was an improvement while the Madison Journal urged continued trimming and progress.
Far Dumoulin, the physician, stated before his death that he left two great physicians to his successors. The phrase Regimen Pure Water appears as the guiding principle of his medical instruction and legacy.
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