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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1863
Page
1
A terse moral jab contrasts perverse ugliness with political venom. Uncle Sam asks what is worse, answering that Vallandigham is the exception to a common base, poisonous hatred, and dread. The line frames a wartime or postwar critique through sharp satire.
The Baltimore American correspondent reports the Fort Sumter bombardment by General Gillmore's forces, noting the wall's rapid dilapidation, a predicted cave-in by Saturday, and a cautious advance on Morris Island. Deserters and sappers push toward the fort as monitors and batteries engage, while coastal vessels attempt blockade running.
The Nashville Union reports Gov. Johnson’s Saturday Capitol speech praising emancipation. He denounces slavery as a national cancer and urges immediate or gradual emancipation, arguing freedom strengthens the state and calling for non-slaveholders to speak as freemen. The large crowd applauded throughout.
A quoted exchange from Boston Lust features Jack Simmonds lamenting life as endlessly burdensome. He says people cry as babies, are punished as children, toil as workers, suffer as husbands, then die leaving heirs to quarrel over possessions and spouses to seek another.
A Morris Island correspondent for the Philadelphia Inquirer recalls Colonel Serrell of the New York Engineers overseeing the Swamp Angel siege. A lieutenant refused to enter the swamp, claiming mud was over his men's heads. Ordered to proceed, he requested eighteen feet long twenty men to cross fifteen feet deep mud. The joke backfired, leading to the lieutenant’s arrest for disrespect. the improvised battery rose overnight and Beauregard withered before a modern Nineveh destined for destruction.
Report from Vicksburg describes nearly every gate and porch or piazza topped with 13 inch shells from the bombardment by Federal forces. The menaced city displays a curio of shot and shell on many homes and posts.
A sad widow encounters a faint glow of possibility as a distant admirer offers quiet support, suggesting that even in sorrow a small opening can guide healing. The exchange hints at renewed purpose while respecting grief.
A government official returning from Peru reports widespread curiosity about Dr J C Aven of Lowell. His chemical remedies are said to reach from the Andes to the coast and attract attention even among semi civilized peoples. The piece notes strong pride in American achievement and Aven’s growing international reputation.
During the Salem Indiana raid on John Morgan’s forces local civilians were seized. A Quaker refused to deny Union sympathies when asked about Lincoln and Breckinridge. He was released to tend to an elderly woman while another captive was taken. Officers pressed for money and goods from locals amid the disturbance.
The article outlines hand harvesting for winter fruit and storage in new tight flour barrels. It advises gentle filling, head pressing, cool sandy exposures, and north-facing or covered sheds for two weeks. Then transfer to a dry, ventilated cellar with barrels on their sides to preserve Greening apples into spring.
The Chicago Journal's London correspondent reports a mild royal rift over Halifax visit plans. The Princess reportedly delayed Halifax duties, drew criticism from northern folk, and sparked talk of a private quarrel. The Times offered a cautious apology, and the couple reportedly reconciled during a Scottish tour.
A mob killed Abraham Franklin, aged 23, burning and desecrating him after breaking into his home on July 14. He died despite no defense, as witnesses a grieving widowed mother watched the brutal attack unfold. Patrick Butler and George Glass, both arrested for the murder.
A steamboat captain offers Confederate money for wood at a river wood-yard. The timber dealer agrees and then demands payment in the same money. The crew laughs as the captain learns the value of Confederate promises to pay, wondering about the market for such waste paper.
A humorous glance shows a husband seeking his wife for help with a stubborn button seaming on his shirt collar aboard a ship. The scene highlights domestic teamwork and the quiet humor of daily tasks at sea.
The fragment questions differences in sunrise times over 40 years and a person rising at different hours, coupling this with a hypothetical addition of ten years to a man’s life. It reads like a stray OCR piece on time, daily routine, and longevity.
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