16 Mar 1865
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1865
Page
1
A somber poem depicts a father recalling a deadly trampling incident and the loss of three sons. The narrator contrasts youth and danger as a boy and his father recall past days of work, while corrective care and grief shadow the farm. The ending laments a family broken by war and fate.
A temperance lecturer urges parents to guide children and warns against trifles. He praises prudence, notes economy as virtuous, and mocks excessive self-regard. The piece cites Beecher, Jelly, and a question about poetry and matrimony, with remarks on Slubenville corn husk paper experiments and a Charleston reference.
The text surveys ancient structures and civilizations noting Nineveh's vast dimensions, Babylon's walls, the temple of Diana at Ephesus, the Great Pyramid’s height and base, Bage covers, and the scale of labor. It lists Thebes Athens and Delphos with figures on walls, populations, and plunder while mentioning Nero.
A reflective piece recalls a missing boy with black eyes and a small dog, comparing his free childhood joys to a mother’s longing for her children’s studies and later life. It contrasts past noisy games with quiet longing for school bells and family moments, urging appreciation of children now.
Inspirational passage urges steadfast pursuit of goals with determined effort. It emphasizes sticking to a chosen matter with energy, belief in personal worth, and the world admiring a stern doer who completes efforts to their full proportion.
A moralizing piece urges men to respect domestic labor by noting the mess they create when entering a home with muddy boots. It describes scraping dirt, cleaning oil cloths and carpets, and the chaos of discarded coats, hats, and gloves as women must tidy the aftermath.
An Inuit tale describes Barbekark the clever dog who doubles his fish rewards by shifting position, then faces a reversal as the keeper withholds fish. The excerpt includes humorous observations of two Irish travelers and a hotel waiter’s remark about a blackened face tied to an eclipse, with a closing note on serious events and dues.
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