17 Nov 1864
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1864
Page
1
A lyrical meditation on loved ones who have passed away crossing the river to the afterlife. The speaker imagines the Phantom boat, the gleam of sunlit shores, and the waiting figures on the unseen shore. The poem anticipates meeting family members and beloved pets in the spirit world as death’s boat returns the traveler.
A wedding in Sherwood Illinois joined Mr Josiah W Crandall and Miss Helen B Hurst in a horseback ceremony. The bridal party rode to Crandalls mothers home for a formal feast with the bride and bridesmaids in riding attire and blue dresss and gloves. The event drew a large crowd of neighbors and featured a festive dinner afterward.
The Nevada region, admitted to the Union as a state, rapidly developed since March 1861 with large mineral wealth. It features the Comstock lead near Virginia City and other mines in Emerald, Humboldt, Silver Mountain, and Reese River regions. A new salt basin near Carson River promises vast value for silver miners, while mills near Virginia City run mostly on steam power, yielding high daily production and profits.
Northern residents claim the air is the world’s worst with crowded cars in winter and air breathed by neighbors. The piece notes people want fresh clothes and food but accept stale air when riding trains and keeping car windows closed.
A vivid narration describes a surgical scene as an assistant proposes a first incision while Dr. places chloroform on the patient. The narrator recalls choking sensations, blurred surroundings, and a sense of being restrained by students during a painful episode.
The narrator recalls waking during a surgical procedure as nurses wash him and men tidy up instruments. He describes numbness and gradual return of sensation, followed by a sharp after pain at the wound site, easing within minutes. The passage references the British Army and Navy Review.
An opulent London Jewish banker R and his daughter Sarah see suitors arise. H son of a Polish nobleman flees after estates are seized. Sarah and H part, later marry abroad. Decades pass. Sarah dies leaving eleven children. H’s wife dies leaving him with four. Once Hearing of Sarah’s plight, H reunites with her. they marry at a Jewish minister, now aged 50 and 54, amid a large blended family of nineteen olive-branches surrounding them.
A fragmentary item references a wearge and wades with unclear names and places. Readable bits point to a local event or notice but key details remain obscured.
Contorted excerpts describe young ballet girls from poor backgrounds aged fourteen to sixteen, supported by state funds yet living in garrets, who perform for wealthy patrons. The piece also details the death watch beetle in old houses and a London case where overwork led to the death of a textile worker's daughter, highlighting harsh living conditions.
A French acting company relies on a German sergeant as interpreter causing a stage mishap when the prompter orders in French. The audience laughs as soldiers dance instead of acting, while Darwin cites a curious island habit change in Barbadoes with beer and sugar interests.
An 1856 Utica scene describes a showman describing his beasts and snakes and wax figures. A burly man removes the wax figure of Judas Iscariot from the display, arguing it cannot be shown without impunity. The attacker knocks the figure and a feud follows among the audience and local families.
A late Social Science Congress session features Lord Brougham recounting an anecdote about a lunatic with a large knife who threatened Horne Tooke and claimed asylum. The exchange reveals a sharp remark about a recent law on lunatics and hanging. The text shifts to a French household reply about not aiding a robber and other miscellaneous phrases and glossary terms.
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