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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1855
Page
1
A satirical poem mocks a bull or ox with grand pomp and playful, vulgar rhymed boasting. The speaker imagines the beast growing colossal, critiquing its size and appetite while mixing in crude humor and mock admiration. The piece ends with a farewell from the speaker, Sqrosm.
A satirical tale traces Aladdin from a street swapper to a boastful self-made man who buys wealth, piety, and a wife, while the village lauds him as a success. He travels mythic seas, flaunts money, attends church, and finally dies as the wind and mockery of the crowd drift over his tomb.
A Richmond Examiner piece contrasts Southern and Northern justice, praising orderly slave society while condemning violence led by bullies and murderers. It cites Webster and Ward, discusses party press corruption, and notes Longfellow and Penn with literary and civic reflections.
A jagged passage discusses the value of physical sciences in building knowledge and self confidence, contrasts with metaphysical studies, warns young men against premature talks, and comments on wit and fashion. It references windfall of learning, cautious study, and social circles, ending with a fragmented note on border chivalry and revolutionary stories.
A varied clipping discusses real coffee ideal from Beecher urging home brewed coffee and proper breakfast. It includes a humorous child tale about a live mouse, a garbled dog fight story, a German science note on sharpening tools, and a quote from Burke to Garrick about bitter cold remarks.
Vermont teacher Delia A Webster, once sentenced to Kentucky Penitentiary for aiding enslaved people escape and later pardoned, recounts renewed persecution after returning to Trimble County. She describes arrest, jail, evasion across Indiana, habeas corpus battles, property seizures totaling about 11,000 dollars, and destruction of homes and crops, urging publication of her experiences.
Mrs Stowe of Uncle Tom's Cabin fame notes she examined the document in the case and finds it confirms the narrative in all points. She cites Miss Webster's history showing many Kentucky individuals are highminded and gallant yet powerless to halt injustice, describing the state’s institutions as upholding arbitrary despotism per Cin. Columbian.
A curious tale from Francis’s volume describes a Liverpool merchant who, though well regarded, faced failed speculation and borrowed against his niece’s property. He insured her life with multiple underwriters for 2000 pounds each to secure funds as he concealed secrecy. The wife fell gravely ill and died. the merchant maintained dignity while pursuing the money, aided by a clever partner capable of faking death by staging appearances and deceiving medical men.
The Sandusky Register argues that U S reliance on English capital and labor harms American manufacturing. It cites Lt Hertz meeting with British Minister Crampton about enlisting US recruits, condemns Democratic policy for trading away domestic industry, and warns of England's economic sway from Mark Lane prices to raw materials. It decries English fabrics flooding shelves and calls for shedding foreign dependency to end American vassalage to England.
A former Postmaster General recalls Burlington Vermont and two wealthy families as his youth intersects with court life. He recounts a sale of old furniture, a surprising connection between rival lineages, and lessons on education, morals, and prudent wealth.
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