24 Apr 1868
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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1868
Page
1
Albert Landman argues with his wife Kate over seventy five cents for braid and dress materials. After tears, a child asks for a hoop and Albert distracts himself with a billiards game, ending with a modest household reconciliation amid fiscal strain. The tale follows daily pressures, family affection, and small economies.
A tale from a village shows Albert Landman spending on billiards while neglecting his wife and child. A pivotal moment comes when he witnesses a neighbor explain the social cost of such games and then buys his daughter a hoop, prompting a shift toward family generosity over risky leisure. The piece closes with political notes and brief public notices.
The piece argues that true femininity rests on a rich womanly soul rather than mere talent or beauty, condemning coarse speech and unmusical voices as more offensive than appearances. It asserts realism as essential in every life stage from maiden to matron, and notes Shakespearean insight on human life. It also mentions Chicago police reports leaking through a social evil witness who collapsed before an Alderman during a council scene.
The Wilmington Commercial notes the seventeen year locusts reappearing in this state and Maryland, with appearances traced to 1800 and 1817. It describes their periodic, destructive activity on young vegetables and trees, and recalls 1851 when ground holes from burrowing were evident and children played with them without injury.
From the Secrets of Beauty the text links hair color and texture to character traits. It asserts coarse black hair signals power and sensuality while straight hair implies harmony and talents, and red hair indicates strong passions. It concludes hair reveals temper and dispositions.
Fragmentary article reflects on parents guiding children with education and virtue, contrasting heredity and merit. It includes lines on the value of helping others bear burdens, the praise of a well educated family, and a humorous exchange about sending a club to the editor, ending with a line about subscribers.
A fragmentary prospectus promotes a religious post on a gift enterprise plan mixing piety politics and patent medicines. Subscribers receive humorous and improbable goods from a boot blacking set to a wooden leg and a farm in New Jersey, with clergy involved as agents.
A London Field correspondent shares a longtime proven harness plucking formula using beeswax turpentine ivory black olive oil and Prussian blue with a note to soften with turpentine if needed. The column also includes a table listing each state’s number of presidential electors for reference.
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