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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1864
Page
1
Fragmented poem reflects on missing snow and rain, noting autumnal decay and a sense of loss. Lines recall memory, nature, and resilience, invoking a spiritual refrain about providence and renewal amid vanished weather and fading beauty.
The fragmentary OCR passage discusses newspaper design, editorial roles, and the craft of printing. It references university and state editors, printing standards, and historical figures, all within a broad meditation on journalism's role and responsibilities. The piece also includes remarks on public health notices and wartime exhortations.
The article compares Union general Ulysses S. Grant's and Confederate general Robert E. Lee's campaigns in Virginia. It praises Grant's strategic mastery in avoiding heavy losses, repeatedly turning the tide in battles around the Rapidan, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Gettysburg vicinity, while criticizing Lee's leadership and missed opportunities. It argues Grant will prevail and Lee's prestige rests on fragile foundations.
The author denounces speculative efforts by brokers and wholesalers that sparked a price panic across dry goods and groceries. Consumers urged to “hold on,” while the remedy calls for frugal living, selling unused items, and buying only essentials. Crop notes follow, predicting mixed yields for wheat and corn and noting foreign demand. A Cincinnati Medical Journal reader praises Scovill’s Bucop and Stolen Sugar as cures for scrofula.
A collection of quips and humorous maxims about marriage wealth vanity and politeness attributed to Josh Billings. The piece weaves satirical proverbs on prudent living, social sensitivity and self awareness with a long comic anecdote about a rural wedding swindle described as a double barrelled life choice. It mocks tender moral egos and praises practical wit.
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