20 Nov 1862
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1862
Page
1
A short lyric published in The Messenger recounting a young soldier felled by a fatal bullet from the foe during a charge by Milroy's brigade. The poem honors courage and sacrifice in wartime service.
Harry Clyich, once in love with Mary Moore, returns home to find her married to Frank Chester, the wedding now past. He meets Jennie, Lizzie, and Mary’s sister, and faces a bittersweet homecoming amid emotional welcomes from his mother and father.
An aging narrator recalls a radiant reunion with Mary Moore at a home fireside. He speaks of lasting happiness from that moment, the passage of years, and still seeing Mary as youthful in his heart. He reflects on love enduring beyond aging and mortality.
A New England woman, visiting her ailing son, exposes a cruel hospital chief in Washington. She seeks Stanton and the Surgeon General, who orders a report and then the chief surgeon’s dismissal. The act ends with the bearer delivering the dismissal and transferring control of the hospital.
A lighthearted remark catalogs habits attributed to nationalities as they wait. It notes a Frenchman smoking, a German meditating, an Italian sleeping, an Englishman strolling, and an American inventing a new leg contortion while attempting higher feet.
Sheriff White arrested Marty Fitzallen a sixteen to eighteen year old woman who claimed to have served since Mil Springs. Once seen as a deserter from a Kentucky regiment she joined the Kanawha army in the 92d Regiment and traveled via Charleston to Pomeroy before capture. She remains in disguise and resists traditional gender roles.
A Catholic essay warns the nation that God may purge or renew, praising the core of Americans who endure and serve while condemning pride, corruption, and demagogues. It cites battles, civilian woes, and the need for humility and justice to heal a divided country.
A neighbor advocates subscribing to newspapers as a daily school for children. He argues that reading papers fosters reading skills, expands knowledge, and makes youngsters more intelligent and useful, urging payment in advance to justify the cost.
A fragmentary humor sketch contrasts rustic witticisms and aphorisms about power and luck. The text plays on phrases about horses hind legs widows roses thorns and a kitten in a milk pail for light, playful irony.
An older prose note describes vanity as an honest egotism that acts like a rash, briefly relieving discomfort in the system and making a man more agreeable. It presents vanity as a disruptive but momentary relief rather than a fixed virtue.
A poetic note describes Twovants sailing from Memory’s coasts to the sea of imagination and landing at the custom-house of Understanding, registering in the realm of Genius.
The report notes Democratic gains and Republican holds across several states. It cites New York Senate and Congress wins for Seymour and Wood, with Spaulding defeated in Buffalo. Massachusetts reelects Governor Andrew, while Wisconsin and Michigan show Republican strength. Illinois and New Jersey lean Republican, and the overall tone expects a postwar shift toward liberal anti slavery principles.
The Indian war arose from agents fraudulently exchanging government silver and gold payments due to Sioux and other tribes for greenbacks. Indians refused paper money, leading to thefts, escalation to war, with over a hundred lives lost and five million dollars in property damaged as troops were redirected to the frontier.
A moral admonition urging self restraint and upright conduct. It emphasizes holding on to temper, truth, virtue, and good character to avoid wrongdoing and preserve personal worth in all circumstances.
The Brockport Republic notes widespread newspaper price increases across Western New York. Editors say New York daily publishers will follow, with costs driven by higher printing stock and war-related material costs. Printing supplies have risen sharply, adding about thirty percent in some areas plus government taxes and advertising costs.
A fragmentary column mentions a Columbus editor Medaty claiming a son served in the rebel forces and that he had a grandson in Federal ranks. The text is garbled but implies a discussion of loyalties in wartime families and cross-rank connections.
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