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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1855
Page
5
A scanned fragment from the Fremont Journal advertises poetry with unknown authors and topics. It mentions Rich with star traveled story and vivid lines about music and freedom, describing a masterful poetic scene and minstrel-like verses.
A vivid reminiscence recalls a Louisiana heiress, her 17th birthday, and guardianship schemes. A stylish lure from St Louis leads to elopement, inheritance disputes, and a dramatic legal pursuit ending in reconciliation and renewed virtue. The piece closes with a note on Sam Woodworth's popular song The Old Oak Backer and its origin tale in New York.
A tale follows Philip Dale a kind boy who stops cruelty to animals after Clara the cousin begs mercy for a kitten. His change spreads as Frank Howard aids Joe Dennis, aiding a drunkard and sparing his family from hunger through timely generosity. The story links kindness to animals with human mercy.
Reports from St Petersburgh describe the state funeral of the late emperor and Empress dowager, detailing the vast crowds and reverent procession. Amid mournful scenes, letters note doctors leaving Russia and a counterfeiting convict’s escape, while real estate values in New York are quoted and a Buffalo storm toll recounts damage across the region.
A rumor from Kemper County describes a mysterious event witnessed by a resident of Ithult. A child covered with a strange substance was involved, and a thing allegedly spoke three words, seven years famine, causing widespread fear among locals who take it as Providence speaking.
A fragmentary passage extols love as a divine diamond among Christian graces, comparing it to pure white light and suggesting love centers and heightens all other virtues. The text presents a devotional tone but contains misspellings and garbled phrases.
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