06 Aug 1863
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1863
Page
1
A mosaic of verse and letters traces Daffydown Dilly awakening from cold ground in a spring mood, and a Colorado diary recounts Denver life in 1863 with plains travel, mining, climate, and the Crystal Palace of London as a cultural marvel for the masses.
A jolly crow watches a farmer sow and laments the seed spread. The bird praises the farmer for kindness yet plots tricks to outpace the careful planter. The crow notes his own cleverness in measuring distance and fleeing when approached.
The poem traces Queen Omphale's shifting tastes between ecclesiastics and crinoline, mixing reverence and fashion. It praises her balance of church devotion and courtly dress, noting her ideal Ferdinand as combining kingly duties with millinery and devotion, symbolically embroidered in sacred attire.
A poem portrait of Kate with bright eyes and rosy cheeks celebrates kindness as a universal language. Dialogue between Harry and Dick about ankles provides playful quip but supports a gentle moral.
The hostler saddled both strangers horses to avoid seeming ignorant of his task and brought them to the door. The traveler identified his horse saying That is my bay. The hostler admitted he knew the phrase but not which horse belonged to the other man. A Confederate officer captured at Vicksburg predicts a fatal outcome for the cause and plans to leave the Confederacy on exchange. Massachusetts nine month troops extend service to help take Port Hudson despite terms expiring. Draft tricks in Wareham expose the system as thirty two of thirty three draft men drawn from a small mutual insurance group.
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