14 Aug 1862
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1862
Page
1
A poet notes a young widow at a late night Mead's party appearing hearty yet sorrowful. The verse reflects grief as a fashion of mourning, predicting the fading of dark shadows and a future return of joy symbolized in white.
A jumble of witticisms on ethics and society mixed with Civil War era musings. The piece riffs on folly, loyalty, humor, and duty, weaving proverbs with quotations about Union strength, national finance, and the idea of ready military force, all in a flashy collected tone.
An eyewitness recounts a man performing a bizarre illusion where his eyes appear as polished steel balls then brass, while a partner extracts a long thread from a concealed wound, blood-smeared, without leaving a scar. The scene shifts to Civil War era notices, orders, and opinion strands from the Philadelphia Press and Indiana Journal.
A parade of fashion notes describes white satin parasols with pink lining and a church window bonnet with muslin mouldings. The gunboat Tus cumbia, 107 feet by 70, with iron armor and steam power, is slated for six weeks completion and West to outrun currents.
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