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Newspaper
Cedartown Record
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1875
Page
5
Fragmentary verse recounts a stormy night by the sea with a wrecking tale. A vigil at the lantern light, wind and waves, and a wreckers crew battling the sea while recalling a past rescue and the perilous coast. Strong imagery anchors a mournful coastal tableau.
A rambling coastal reminiscence describes the area near La Rochelle with ports, wreckers, and a legendary lantern on Roche du Bone. It recalls Captain Taillades, Rearadmiral Bourde, and a famous lantern keeper Kernan, facing wreckers and sea legends including La Mouette and a boy named Jack in a tale of storms and danger.
Article reviews the unveiled Stonewall statue, praising its simple, restrained realism and moral force. It highlights the soldier’s relaxed posture, confident gaze, and the sculptor Foley’s emphasis on character over body. Pedestal details and the statue’s noble likeness to Jack on, with observed craftsmanship in attire and armour. Also notes local manufacturing prospects and economic context in New York City.
From a ruined beacon tale at a storm rocked rock, Kernan tends a failing lantern until dawn. La Mouette watches, stone flights break the light. A grieving woman finds her lost kin, dies on the rock, and the lighthouse becomes a Penitent’s Light.
The column discusses differing views on feeding children versus parents, offering plain pudding recipes and tips. It covers hot toddy, sweet porridge, macaroni, oatmeal pudding, baked apples with syrup, stewed fruit variations, tapioca puddings, and a note on choosing quality carpets for homes.
A collage of period writings includes remarks on rug buying and color matching, river navigation data on the Red River of the North with freight figures, medical advertisements for Sense Medical Advice and prophylactic advice, and references to exhibitions, sales, and patent medicines. The excerpt also mentions various products, auctions, and promotional notices.
An ad claims Juniper Tar Soap from Carwell, Hamed & Co of New York cures various skin ailments including chilblains pimples ring worm salirheum and other cutaneous reactions. It warns against common tar preparations as worthless and urges buyers to insist on the firm’s product.
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