Auld Scots poetess Janet Hamilton published volume
A Scot woman aged over seventy has a new poetry volume. Janet Hamilton, wife of a shoemaker and daughter of a shoemaker, is described as a sturdy old Scottish face. Her verses mock fashion like crinoline, with lively local scenes and humorous tone. The piece also includes anecdotes about courting by daylight and a vivid Battle of Stone River scene with terrified animals.
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Janet Hamilton
Crinoline
Scotland
Chanerin' Alene
Isintea
Sacht
Collecting for the preacher with a comic collection scene
A Missouri reverend recalls a quarterly meeting where a much feared appeal for twenty five dollars turns into a humorous fund drive. The presiding elder publicly presses the congregation to pay, the hat passes round, and slowly the total climbs from three dollars and change to the required sum amid startled, amused parishioners.
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Missouri
Aia
Flere
Dolar
Tay Rantes Ii
Ehinel
Winter Composition From a Mischievous Snowy Essay
A playful sample composition explains winter as the coldest season and jokes about skating barefoot, sleigh rides, and snowball fights. It notes ice, wells freezing, and kids enjoying winter dangers while recalling a skater thief and a playful tale of brotherly sleigh riding.
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Bob
Celia Crane
Neppr
National Currency Suggestion Commended by Commercial
The Commercial urges businessmen to consider a sensible proposal about currency. It praises the current paper money as the best ever seen in the country and endorses attention to the idea.
National Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed By Lincoln
President Lincoln proclaims a National Day of Thanksgiving on August 6, 1863, urging prayer and unity for the nation amid the Civil War, with calls to support the Union, comfort the afflicted, and seek divine guidance for government. The notice also includes a local Ottawa County anecdote about a Michigan ox story and a brief, unrelated moral reflection.
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