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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1906
Page
4
A long romantic saga unfolds across Civil War and postwar years centering on Rosalie Benton and Ben Benton. A pivotal reunion rekindles a forced surrender of pride for love as memories of Ladue McKinnon, Jack, and family loyalties shape a final farewell at Mobile. The narrative traces Hardin’s soldiers, northern and southern, reconciling past hostilities and honoring fallen comrades in a shared, restored Union.
The note tells of Theodore Ayrauly Dodge recalling a Berlin lesson on German military discipline. Lieutenant Swartz donned civilian dress to disguise himself, outwitted a colonel by posing as his own countryman, and narrowly escaped discovery before being admonished to stop such ruses or face ten days in close confinement.
A hermit priest serves a tiny cross shaped church carved from two caverns high in the Montenegro rocks. He tells Miss Mary Durham that armed robbers once threatened him, but he prayed aloud and they left, after he cried to the Lord God.
A historical note describes families using daughters as salaried helpers. One daughter became housekeeper and manager, receiving a monthly wagon. another, ill mother, sent a weekly envelope with the same amount that would have been paid by a muse. Both daughters are depicted as content, independent, and self reliant, avoiding requests to the father for casual funds.
An artistic center argues for free art imports opposing restrictive laws. Advocates claim free art elevates family taste and public culture, while freeing masterpieces would curb foreign trash and prevent overlong loans from diminishing demand for inferior works.
A Kansas City Journal excerpt tells of a mother praising her son Tommy for acts of kindness during Thanksgiving. Tommy donates his hat, cooks shoes, and a borrowed evening suit to those in need, while the piece reflects on charity and social morals in historical literature and society.
A fragmentary exchange shows a man asking about survivors and another replying that he will be provided for, mentioning insurance as his lifeline. The text preserves an elderly speaker and a focus on family protection after death.
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