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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1886
Page
2
The sermon on clandestine marriages denounces elopements and escape marriages across states, citing New England divorce rates and social harm. It argues parental guidance, legal license, and public accountability to curb secret unions and protect women from degradation.
A preacher laments modern attacks on marriage and domestic duty. He argues home is foundation of church and state, urging couples to harmonize temperaments, pray, and communicate. He cites Washington and James Mackintosh to stress shared work, responsibility, and patience in husband and wife to sustain family virtue.
A fragmented tale opens with mock solemn vows and a lavish ball scene ending in tragedy as a couple’s dream of eternal happiness collapses amid deceit, wealth, and moral reckoning. A clerk earning a thousand dollars a year reflects on marriage, faith, and divine judgment before a dramatic throne of love appears. A tangential ad for Parker's Tonic closes.
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