24 Nov 1854
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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1854
Page
1
The piece from Moncatine Jaifins, dated November 1854, laments a traveler’s quest for youth and renewal. It weaves imagery of a distant fountain and deceitful mirage as the seeker falters between grief and hopeful passion, ending with a meditation on life’s thwarted dreams.
In a Mississippi steam-host social hall, four men played cards past midnight. Two were notorious gamblers, two innocent countrymen. The gamblers win and lose, a double stake round escalates, a secret card stash is exposed, and a knife is drawn before the stranger restrains the assailant, ending in a struggle on the floor.
In a social hall drama on a steamer, a gambler was disarmed after wounding a stranger. The young man, urged by a veteran, prepared for a duel with two pistols. He wrote a note for his heir and partner, then faced the night deck with three companions. The gambler and combatants left the boat for a wood-yard and the duel did not occur as a search party reported both gamblers gone.
A report describes a London firm manufacturing thirty five million cartridges for the army in the East, employing 500 workers including many children, with envelopes and powder handling, plus a separate contract for sixty two thousand bombs. The piece notes long war duration and details the production process, wages, and shipping to Tilbury Fort.
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