28 May 1852
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1852
Page
1
Fragmentary poem recalling springtime themes and the enduring song of youth. It laments lost voices yet affirms enduring love and hope, with imagery of forests, streams, and nature’s renewal as a refrain across time. The speaker addresses “Lords of Spring” and the memory of early joy.
The passage presents a vivid critique of the liquor law debate in Massachusetts, arguing that opponents from Boston represent powerful importers and that temperance imagery cannot overstate the horrors of intemperance. It contrasts riches with happiness, noting wealth often fails to provide true fulfillment while illustrating moral decay.
A year after the Maine Law Portland shows drastic changes with 300k annual liquor spend declined to 180 com mitted for drunkenness and crime down sharply, almshouse residents falling from 112 to 90, courts noting fewer indictments and arrests, while officials push for enforcement and critique lax judges.
A long excerpt from the European Magazine extols early rising as the best cure for indigestive, nervous, and dull health. It ridicules naps and urges immediate work, citing the Boston Transcript and V B Palmer on advertising as a parallel path to success. It argues seven hours sleep suffices for all and praises newspapers for spreading merchant information and boosting sales through advertising.
A defense of incorruptible judges contrasts with corruptible officials. The author argues courts may err but should err on the side of humanity, avoiding pandering to popular passions and bribes.
A Cincinnati Atlas remark exposes a sensational tale of a German medium Mrs Samiella Heilriggle and the late General Cass communications. The excerpt mocks séance jargon and political chatter, noting the editor’s familiarity with the book and retelling select dialogue with satire.
A child learning to read delights in the newspaper as familiar words promote progress. A yearly paper is worth a quarter of schooling for a child, and mothers should be instructed too. Reading fortifies the mind against life’s ills and aids family discipline and moral guidance.
A lecture in Troy on fops draws portraits of a spoiled outside philosopher using vivid attire. A Minnesota correspondent notes field birds, songsters, and a honey bee arriving with civilized man, while rattlesnakes reportedly appear near Sunk Rapids. Mrs Partington laments General Debility’s long life and media remedies.
Senator Wade opposes a multi million dollar Collins line aid claiming it creates monopoly and diverts treasury funds from West river and harbor improvements. He argues free trade and American labor should be favored and warns the project could not serve war needs or general national interest.
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