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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1855
Page
1
A reflective poem contrasts male aggression with female gentleness and emotional reciprocity. It laments male pursuit of power, violence, and cold intellect, while praising a woman’s nurturing, responsive heart and the healing social harmony she fosters despite a world of conflict and war.
Three husbands Tim Watson Joe Brown and Bill Walker visit a village tavern and vow to obey their wives. Each returns home with a misadventure aimed at avoiding paying the bill and to meet the following morning with an honest account of their deeds.
The author advocates extending friendship to every man who faithfully discharges duties and contributes to general welfare. True regard should ignore wealth or status and recognize upright deportment and intelligent mind, avoiding reluctant sympathy or forced politeness toward those of lower station.
An elderly maiden tries to accompany a visiting Sheridan on a country walk. He declines due to the hat weather. Later she surprises him attempting to leave alone. He quips that it has cleared up enough for one but not for two.
The essay argues that true home is built from love and family warmth rather than mere belongings. It urges those without homes to seek one, warns against letting work ruin domestic peace, and promotes reading well and serving others as paths to happiness. It praises effort over sorrow and urges purposeful action to transform grief into constructive duty.
The piece criticizes the national habit of spending beyond means for costly apparel and luxury items. It laments public opinion driving showy consumption and notes foreign observers pitying American extravagance while prices of high fashion remain widely known.
The essay questions whether women feel their social station obliges them to moral leadership. It argues vice is overlooked in handsome, fluent men while virtuous men lacking showy social polish receive indifference, fueling a belief that worse men are more agreeable. Emerson is cited.
A speaker urges care for the needy and urging administration of aid. The message emphasizes visiting the desolate, inquiring their wants, and sharing consolations of religion as a remedy for a heavy heart. The tone stresses practical charity paired with spiritual support.
The letter urges young men to shape their own destinies through integrity, industry, and intelligence. It argues one can gain respect without entering learned professions, condemning ignorance as an original sin and urging self respect and energy to avoid being dependent on others.
The piece reflects on freedoms not listed in the Declaration of Independence, touching on trades, marriage, family support, education, and governance. It also recalls Rev Milburn’s tribute to Irving and Bryant at a Crystal Palace festival, with quotations about authorship and memory from Wolfe and Gray.
Richmond Dispatch warns against peddling dissolution of the Union, arguing the American people must consent and that Congress cannot dissolve the Union without broad support. It contends landholders, laborers, and producers will resist any seizure of interests and asserts the people built and sustain the government.
The Greenville Journal urges the next Legislature to amend the Constitution if needed to implement a proportional tax, end biennial sessions, and restore honest banking. It criticizes Locofoco banking limits, supports state stock plans, and endorses ready economic reforms for Ohio.
The St Paul Times reports the Minneapolis Land Office sold all land offered in four days, with receipts over $51,000 and monthly totals at $110,000. Settlers’ rights were protected despite many bidders, and the piece notes warnings about idleness and social behavior.
The London papers publish eye witness scenes from Sevastopol detailing mutilation and bloodshed to shock readers. The Times notes the vivid horror while warning the war will last years and urging restraint despite popular calls for victorious glory.
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