Eternal sleep in Athens Ohio 1869
Poem ends with a note from Athens Ohio in June 1869, expressing farewell to life and a vow to love death, embracing Nirvana as eternal rest and a final sleep free of pain. The speaker folds into death, hoping for peaceful slumber beyond waking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nirvana
Athens
Ohio
Henry Jacobs
Rhode Island
Abigal Thornton
Johnson M. Welch
Isaac M. Botts
Rawley Hensberry
A. D
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Town
Trimble Township
John Kelley
Charles Dille Heer
Calvary Morris
Frederick Cradlebaugh
Miles
Addison McCune
Lloyd W. Howard
Marietta Andrew
Royal Marriage in Egypt Amid Viceroy's Daughter Fetes
A private letter from Cair describes the Viceroy's eldest daughter's wedding festival in the harem. Dancers perform in vibrant costumes as a grand procession with hundreds of candles and gifts unfolds. guests include diplomats, teachers, and missionaries while a royal ban on butter sparks chatter.
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Thousrand
Cair
Egypt
Constauntinople
Tavern Palace
St. Peter
Rome
Napoleon
Paris
Gerbel
Night in a Cairo harem ends with guarded bride’s procession
The account describes a crowd of about twenty dancers inside a harem, each receiving shawls while musicians play. Visible were eleven or more types of attire from striped Cairo fashions to European coats, and many women wore heavy jewelry. The bride and attendants then depart in a grand, veiled procession through the streets to the husband’s house, with guards, horses, and bands playing.
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Palace
Palace Court
Bagdad
Sam
Nile
Cairo
America
Atl
Prince Royal's Palace
Bagars
B. W. OH
Dutchman recounts miraculous escape from drowning
A Dutchman told how he survived a boating disaster while thirty companions were lost when the boat capsized. He remained calm saying he did not go in the boat, which led to his sole rescue.
Apron Strings: Women Tie Husbands to Home
A Sunday Review excerpt argues that wives who enforce constant care and dependence can shrink their husbands from strong men to submissive shadows. It contends apron strings hinder national vigor and turn brave partners into coddled dependents while praising moral guidance and restraint as essential in home life.
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Moore
Bessy
Samson
Armidas
Sauday Review
Josh Billings On Courtship And Other Quips
A satirical piece quotes Josh Billings on courtship, love and natural limits, noting that too much advice harms, and compares courting to a simple, uncertain process. It also mentions liquor adulteration in New York, a cousin marriage prohibition, and a Canada paper an amusing seed theft ad and a humorous image of a coat ball.
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Tculverwele
Iossay
hoThis
Lang
Culverwell
Chas. J.C. Kline & CO
Bowery
New York
Post-Ofice
Earth
Absent Designer Ads Highlight Absence and Morals
A newspaper fragment presents an advertisement with a sentimental note about a woman away for three months, then returning as her sewing machine wakes. It contrasts this with a critique of designers, noting some are ungood in ethics and artistry, including a male person and a questionable female designer.
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Athens Messenger
Charles E. M. Jennings
Brown
H. Tt. Brown
2Krowns & Wildes
T. FF. Wildes
Reed Golden
Charles Townsend
Olden & Townsend
Iene
Ohlo
W. P. Johnson
M.D, C. L. Wilson
M.D. Jomnson & Wilson
OJSTO
W. Sparrow
Athens, Ohio
H. Trne & Co
Hotels
OFHTO
Leonard Brown
Nois
Stedman House
Stedman
Nelsonville, Oho
Azel Keth
James Wotel
H. E. Elias
Cincinnati, Ohio
Spencer
Front and
Broadway
Cincinnati
Proprietors
Great Suspension Bridge
Newport
Covington
Nelsonville, Ohio
I. A. Miers
Ayer
Fiatr Vigor
John Farrell
Get
Mik—nodl Iy
John King
Nold
Nelsonville Business Cards
D. Poston
Nelsonville
Ietall
Charles A. Cable
Faler
Jon W. Scott
Ohto
J S. Nelson
Marles Robbins
OFTO
James A. Benson
Otto
Pruggist
Jeux Perkins
Draler
Pollard
Main Street
James L. Swept
Hones
Graming
Pape Hangt
Ralenatiinds
Marsh
Anton
Serviges
Aidress I
Boa
J. Ayer
Howanrp Association
Box P
Philadelphia
James Boulger
Joan Houlger
James Boulger & CO
Water St
Paint
Chillicothe
Lsidalovl
Miss. McLeod
M. Bowden
Cleimnatt
Main &Treet
Bai
MES. E. M. Kessinger
NIO
E. H’ Moons
BANKS
T. . Siternes
National Banks
State Bank of Ohio
United States
Europe
John Brown
J.D. Brown
the Bank of Athens
Buy and Sell Exchange
LEGAL
David Yarnell
Hate
Hardin County
Mary Starkey
Belmont Co
Thio
Pliaktiin
George Yarnell
Hind
Tediow
A. D., Ltd
Eliakim WW. Moore
Noah Tedrow
Grosvenor & Dana
Desteiguer & Jewett
GAMMA
Ev'ry
Draught
Dante Bowersock
Coun
Udo
Absolom Dille
Wharles Dillengedrus Estate, JS
Otice
Zachariah Kennisson
Morgan
Frances M. Kennisson
Isa
Awa
Zacharia Kennisson
Gomnpen & Townsend
Attornes
Coolville
Troy
Carthage
W. Baker
Gea Anshiip
Ardi Angmit
Larietta Andrew
Peter Eckler
J. L. Beckleer
Richard Matheney
A. Poston
Homer N. Goslin
John Megpen
Homer N. Diontine
Hix
Protate
Acoma
Maren
Snetaate
Alwayn
St. Flo
Bitton
Shane
FE. G
Farmer 3 Chronicle
Josh Billings
Legh
Canada
Milfort
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