05 Apr 1877
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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1877
Page
1
Fragmented verse speaks of sun setting, leaves turning, and the doubt life ends with death. It contrasts mortal bitterness with faith that beyond the shore there is renewal and eternity where a thousand years become one. The speaker questions meaning yet affirms hope beyond this life.
A lengthy report condemns neglect in some infirmaries while praising others and urges new county run buildings, elected directors replaced by nonpartisan appointees, specialized institutions for epileptics and idiots, better jail design, work for inmates, and district reformatories to curb vagrancy. It calls for improved witness protections and regular hospital superintendent meetings.
A humorous old piece recounts an Indiana lodge where a strict W M caused a fatal fall and numerous tragic aftereffects as members rigidly obeyed commands. The tale then shifts to a seaside boat story about misused prayer and stubborn pride ending with a punchline.
A contemporary notes a clever American engineering firm in London has devised a gun shipping method. Two small cannons are bound muzzle to muzzle with a wooden core, bound in straw rope and covered with fire clay, then encased in an iron column. The plan aims to avoid detection by authorities in destination countries.
Southeastern Ohio lore recalls Shep Tink a famed horse thief turned Justice of the Peace at Chapel Hill. At eightyish and near finishing his Iowa prison term he resigns explaining his conscience bars him from a single case involving Charles Schneider and Jim Jones with kickback money on both sides.
A rambling compilation of curiosities on pen strokes and speed, moral reflections, and assorted quips. It juxtaposes arithmetic of writing with snippets on religion, blindness statistics in Europe, memorial trees, and wry social humor from 19th century life.
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