03 Sep 1857
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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1857
Page
1
A poetic fragment describes travelers marching along a forest path with faith in God. The verse celebrates gray men and blooming maids, a high song rising as pilgrims declare this land their home and freedom.
A correspondent recalls childhood in Sheffield Massachusetts. A boy harvests for a shrewd Allen, an often drunk farmer, and is driven from the field. His mother vows funds for training, dies before it comes, and the narrator later meets a weary old man in Levitt who recognizes him.
A narrative recalling a boyhood in Sheffield and a chance encounter in Port Dalhousie leads to reflections on providence, reunion, and the bond between old friends. The speaker notes economic growth in the West, praising climate, soil, rivers, and railroads, and envisions a booming future for the expanding national landscape.
The article argues that alarm over Western depopulation is driven by vested interests in the East. It asserts the prairie lands are thriving, towns growing, and agriculture expanding, countering claims of famine and ruin with a view that capitalists merchants and editors benefit from keeping people at home while Western prosperity accelerates.
A humorous dialogue imagines the personified parts of speech debating their roles in English grammar. Noun Verbs Adjective Pronoun Conjunction Preposition and others argue about propriety function and necessity while old English Grammar threatens to lay down new rules. Locomotives in the Coustay notes show railway engine density across U S routes, with Erie New York Central and Reading Road cited amid varying miles per engine.
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