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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1855
Page
9
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The issue prints commentary on an ancient English ballad noted for its vivid speech and wild imagery. It also discusses The Farmer's Home as a moral centerpiece, urging harmony and spiritual nourishment over mere wealth, with extended reflections on domestic life and cultivation. An added feature recounts Silas E. Burrows's observations in Japan and near Queen Charlotte's Island, linking North American and Japanese artistry and speculating about Asian origins of some Native American peoples.
A reflective meditation on night as a time for rest, study, prayer, and memory. The piece celebrates night’s peace for the weary, sick, and hopeful, contrasting waking toil with sleep, repentance, and eventual renewal in God. It frames night as a time for contemplation, learning, and solace under the moon and stars.
The Boston Transcript reports on Mrs. Mowatt Ritchie’s private life and charitable pursuits in Virginia. It notes her role as Corresponding Secretary for Mount Vernon purchase efforts and her literary contributions to her husband’s journal. The piece recalls her fostering an orphan girl who died of consumption, with details of the funeral at Monumental Church and the white mourning observances.
The Washington Star reports a three year old swallowed a quantity of exmphene. The father, hearing screams, gave fresh milk which provided immediate relief and the child soon was free from pain.
The Paris Patrie notes Academy of Sciences interest in Don Diego de Salamanca’s flying machine. Rosaura and Don Diego plan to showcase in Paris with two 10 foot wings and a leather waistband restraint. Tests aim for short hops over the Seine, with later aims to Lyon and Marseille. Prices cited 1270 francs for men, 1000 for women. Security concerns rise about air crime and control.
A city couple wed on Wednesday with the bride aged 71 and the groom 73. The groom asked the minister if it was a sin, and the parson replied that it might not be sinful before God but questioned whether it was worthwhile for the time it would last.
A Reuters report from Sidon describes a dig in ancient graves yielding three copper pots with eight hundred pieces of pula each and a remarkably preserved Phoenician lid. The lid bears a twenty two line royal genealogical inscription praising Baal and Asitoreth, with a striking Egyptian style female head and bird heads on the shoulders. The inscription, read by Rev. Thompson, is the longest known Phoenician text, offering clues to Sidon’s kingly past and cross influences from Hebrew and Greek scripts.
In a clerks tale at Clinton Hotel, two young men bet on the direction of Dr Springe’s church steeple opposite Fallayi toward the East River. They promised to drink two bottles charged to the winner, but the landlord, Mr Hodges, refused after dinner and the wine was never charged or paid.
A man in England, rummaging among family papers, discovered on an old deed a note hinting at buried treasure. He dug in the garden and unearthed an iron pot containing fifteen thousand guineas and a decayed parchment reading The devil shall have it sooner than Cromwell.
In the fading hours Napoleon speaks inarticulate murmurs. Montholon recalls phrases like France army head of the army Josephine as a tempest rages at sea. The dying emperor’s last whispered phrases include France the army Josephine and the tale ends with a stormy night and the spirit of Napoleon entering the unknown.
Gustavus Herman and Annis walk in spring fields gathering violet flowers symbolizing innocence, modesty, and love. Each selects a flower as a token, presents crowns to their parents, and the trio vows to meet again in the arbor, blessed by a guardian angel. The tale ends with a moral about crowns of virtue and peaceful unity.
The act adds bounty land certificates or warrants for veterans and certain wartime helpers. It covers regular and volunteer soldiers, wagon masters, and teamsters, with limits on acreage and conditions of service. Surviving widows and children may share benefits, and transfers and locations of warrants are allowed under existing rules. The act extends provisions to Indians and includes several named campaigns and dates.
The President proclaimed free accession of Canada growth produce into the United States under the Reciprocity Act subject to the 1854 treaty with Great Britain. It lists grains breads meats seeds fruits fish eggs hides oils timber and many unmanufactured goods moving duty free, contingent on treaty provisions.
The dashing 93d Highlanders, 300 strong, departed Constantinople and arrived by the Crimea with an additional 150 men. The regiment has recently returned to Constantinople, reduced to a name and five officers, yet still bearing the flag with glory.
A reflective citation on character stressing that honor comes from the person, not the title or position. The quote emphasizes virtue and integrity as defining, rather than status or rank.
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